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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Katie Couric: I Am Leaving CBS Evening News  —  After weeks of widespread speculation about her future, Katie Couric is finally ready to go on the record.  —  “I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News,” Couric tells PEOPLE exclusively.  “I'm really proud of the talented team …
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Stephen Battaglio / TVGuide.com:
CBS Thinks ABC Will Get Katie Couric
TMZ.com:
Katie Couric — I'm LEAVING CBS News
People.com:
Ian Ziering Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  It's a girl for Ian Ziering!  —  The actor's wife Erin delivered daughter Mia Loren Ziering at 10:09 p.m. Monday in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms.  Weighing in at 7 lbs., 6 oz., the baby girl's name begins with ‘M’ in honor of Ian's late mother Micki, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
‘90210’ Star Ian Ziering and Wife Welcome Baby Girl
Discussion: Ministry of Gossip
Nicki Gostin / PopEater:
Kara DioGuardi on Sex Abuse and ‘Fumbling’ ‘Idol’  —  For most of America, Kara DioGuardi is best known for her brief and widely dissected stint as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ and oh yes, flashing her bikini during the season eight finale.  But she is much, much more as evidenced in her memoir …
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Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Kara DioGuardi Says Being a Judge on ‘American Idol’ Was “Torture”
Discussion: Show Tracker and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Whoa!  Jake Gyllenhaal Goes Bald  —  There's a lot of buzz surrounding Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie role.  —  After all, the 30-year-old actor shaved his head for End of Watch, a police drama costarring Michael Pena.  Though filming doesn't begin until July, Gyllenhaal and Pena, 35, shot promos for the movie in L.A. last week.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Strip for Twilight's Sexy Last Scene  —  On a balmy night on a secluded St. Thomas beach April 22, Stewart, 21, and Pattinson, 24, did what comes naturally: Barely clad (she in neon-green bikini, he in a dangerously low, wet swimsuit) …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did K-Stew & Sparkles do honeymoon reshoots because of eye-rolling?
Discussion: Caught On Set
Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Lindsay Lohan ‘wants an Oscar by 30’  —  Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she would like to win an Oscar before she turns 30.  —  The actress discussed her future projects, the paparazzi and her past troubles on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  —  When asked by Leno where she saw herself at 30 …
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Associated Press:
Phoebe Snow, ‘Poetry Man’ singer, dies at 60  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Phoebe Snow, a bluesy singer, guitarist and songwriter who had a defining hit of the 1970s with “Poetry Man” but then largely dropped out of the spotlight to care for her disabled daughter, has died.
Discussion: PopEater, Hollywood Life and The Stir
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Keith Thursby / Los Angeles Times:
Phoebe Snow, singer of 1970s hit ‘Poetry Man,’ dies at 60
TMZ.com:
Beyonce Accused of Destroying Xmas for 70 People  —  Beyonce Knowles is a “morally reprehensible” person who screwed 70 people out of their jobs one week before Christmas ... this according to a new legal documents obtained by TMZ.  —  A video game company called Gate Five filed papers today in NY …
Sarah / People.com:
Justin Guarini Welcomes Son William Neko  —  Will Ragozzino/PatrickMcMullan.com/ Sipa  —  Justin Guarini is a new dad.  —  The American Idol alum, 32, and wife Reina Capodici welcomed a son, William Neko Bell Guarini, at 6:26 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, his rep Jeff Ballard confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
Megan Fox's Marilyn Monroe tattoo disappearing: Actress appears to be removing design on arm  —  Megan Fox (l. in 2009, r.  April 20) appears to be in the process of removing her arm tattoo.  —  Megan Fox is a little less inked up these days.  —  The stunning actress, 24 …
Kevin Ritchie / Entertainment News from Celebrity …:
Pop culture as religion: Lady Gaga explains the controversial biblical imagery in her upcoming music video “Judas”  —  Next week Lady Gaga will premiere a Federico Fellini-esque music video for her new single “Judas,” a song that has predictably rankled Catholic groups with its hard-edged appropriation …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Terminator’ Back With Arnold To Star: Schwarzenegger In Package Shopping Now; 'Fast Five's Justin Lin To Direct  —  EXCLUSIVE: He's baaack!  Arnold Schwarzenegger is attached to star in a rights package that CAA is shopping today that will revive The Terminator, one of Hollywood's most iconic scifi franchises.
PopEater:
Kirstie Alley Returning to Scripted TV  —  Kirstie Alley is eying a return to situation comedy with potential projects in the works at TV Land and HBO.  —  The ‘Dancing With the Stars’ contestant spilled the beans to AOL TV's Michael Maloney on the ‘DWTS’ press line last night.
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Chanel brings style to Tribeca Film Festival  —  NEW YORK — Screenings took a back seat to style Monday night, when Chanel hosted its annual dinner during the Tribeca Film Festival.  —  In attendance at Odeon: Robert DeNiro, Chloe Sevigny, Jason Sudeikis, Naomi Watts and various artists, who were being honored.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Boston Herald:
NKOTB's Donnie Wahlberg helps score fan new kidney  —  By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Megan Johnson  —  Self-proclaimed “Twitter-aholic” Donnie Wahlberg doles out daily inspiration and gives a lot of “twugs” to his 183,000-plus followers, but he never thought he'd help find a NKOTB fan a kidney!
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lopez Join ‘Ice Age 4’ Cast (Exclusive) … Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer and Jennifer Lopez are joining the voice cast of 20th Century Fox's Ice Age: Continental Drift, along with Aziz Ansari and hip hop star Drake.  —  Returning are Ice Age franchise stars Ray Romano …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Pop2it
PopEater:
Ice-T and Wife Coco to Star in Reality Series  —  Rapper-turned-actor Ice-T and his voluptuous wife Coco are headed back toward the spotlight.  The happy couple will star in an upcoming reality show for E! dubbed ‘Ice Loves Coco,’ with plans for the series to debut on the celebrity network in June.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cary Grant's Daughter Pens Memoir of Her Legendary Father  —  Hers was a Hollywood fairy-tale existence few, if anybody, can live: being the child of arguably the most famous movie star in the world - and, certainly, the most dapper, elegant and charming.  His name was Cary Grant.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Contactmusic.com:
Metallica - Metallica To Work With Rick Rubin On Next Album  —  Metallica To Work With Rick Rubin On Next Album  —  Metallica will work with Rick Rubin - who they describe as a “zen guru” - on their next album.  —  Metallica will work with “zen guru” Rick Rubin on their next album.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Spinner
BBC:
Punk icon Poly Styrene dies at 53  —  Poly Styrene formed a band after going to a Sex Pistols concert  —  Punk singer Poly Styrene, former singer with the X Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53 after suffering from cancer.  —  She was one of the first female punk icons, whose unorthodox yet infectious style was highly influential.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow deigned to call her grandmother a c-bomb on Chelsea Lately  —  This week, I was certain that I was going to be doing at least two royal stories a day, until Friday, which will be a huge royal coverage blowout.  But I was wrong to think that, because we are still in the midst …
Discussion: coverawards.com, WWD and Yeeeah!
 
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Meaghan Murphy / Reuters:
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Tyler Perry Launching Third TBS Series (Exclusive)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Perez Hilton
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps' Tips to Marry a Royal
Discussion: Socialite Life
Celebslam:
How the hell did I miss these?  —  Miranda Kerr bikini pics!
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
The Superficial:
‘Teen Mom’ Leah is Going to Let MTV Film Her Entire Divorce. Oh, Good.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Pics! Miranda Kerr Shows Off Her Chichis In A See-Thru Black Top & Push-Up Bra
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Daily Mail:
Curvy Kim Kardashian strips down to her underwear in a sizzling photoshoot for Cosmopolitan's body issue
Michael Holden / omg!:
Royal wedding snapshots: Rain forecast, but Kate to “glow”
Discussion: Digital Spy and Perez Hilton
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

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