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8:45 AM ET, February 28, 2012

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Chantal Waldholz / Life and Style:
Life & Style Exclusive: Uma Thurman is Pregnant Again!  —  Uma Thurman is reprising her role as a mom.  The 41-year-old actress is expecting her third child, a source exclusively tells Life & Style.  —  “Yes, Uma is pregnant!” a friend of Uma's tells Life & Style.
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Uma Thurman Expecting Third Child  —  There's a baby on the way for Uma Thurman.  —  The actress, 41, is set to welcome her first child with financier Arpad Busson, a rep for Thurman confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Thurman, whose bump went unnoticed when she stepped …
omg!:
Uma Thurman Is Pregnant!
Discussion: X17 Online
Variety:
AnnaSophia Robb cast as young Carrie Bradshaw  —  Actress takes lead role in CW's ‘Carrie Diaries’  —  The CW has its Carrie Bradshaw.  —  AnnaSophia Robb has been cast as the lead in the pilot “The Carrie Diaries,” the prequel to the wildly successful HBO comedy “Sex and the City.”
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
The CW casts its young Carrie Bradshaw — PHOTO
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
AnnaSophia Robb To Play Young Carrie Bradshaw In CW Pilot ‘Carrie Diaries’
Discussion: TVgasm
Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Pilot Scoop: The CW Finds Its Young Carrie Bradshaw — Look Who Landed the Plum Part!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Style Watch:
Sean Young Seeking Apology from Academy Awards  —  Sean Young's Oscar night ended at the police station after she allegedly slapped a security guard outside the Governors Ball - and now the actress wants someone to answer for her ordeal.  —  “I was just standing by the little line …
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Marco / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO - Sean Young Returns Home After Arrest For Oscars Fight
Discussion: L.A. NOW, FishbowlLA and omg!
Victoria Kim / L.A. NOW:   Actress Sean Young arrested on battery charge at Oscars after-party
Michael K / Dlisted:
Somebody Had To Be The Spaz de la Huerta Last Night
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
PICS: Is Natalie Portman Secretly Married?  —  Something you'd like to tell us, Nat?  —  Natalie Portman made a resplendent return to the Academy Awards on Sunday one year after she triumphed with her Best Actress win for her searing performance in Black Swan.  —  PHOTOS: Natalie and all the stars party after the Oscars 2012
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Amy Grindhouse and Dlisted
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Style Watch:
Natalie Portman & Benjamin Millepied: Are They Secretly Married?
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
James Spader won't return for more ‘Office’  —  Studio grants actor's request to exit  —  James Spader is leaving “The Office” early.  —  The network confirmed the Emmy-winning actor isn't going to return for a ninth season of the NBC series, a decision made at the actor's behest.
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
LOL!  Angelina Jolie's Right Leg Takes Over the Internet!  —  Right on, Angie's right leg!  —  Angelina Jolie — her right leg in particular — became the subject of an immediately ubiquitous internet sensation on Monday after the Versace-clad star, 36, self-consciously flaunted her gam …
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Bethenny Frankel Shows Off Her Flawless Bikini Body in Miami Beach!  —  Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel was all over Miami Beach this weekend - playing with baby Bryn (and a monkey!), walking hand-in-hand with husband Jason Hoppy, and most importantly …
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Laura Johnston / Metro:
Chardon High School student identifies shooter in spree that killed 1  —  CHARDON, Ohio — A Chardon High School student died today after a shooting spree that left four others injured, police said.  —  High school junior Nate Mueller, who was hit in the right ear, identified the shooter as T.J. Lane.
Discussion: Plain Dealer, Gawker and CNN
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Jonah Hill, James Franco Team For Brad Pitt-Produced Drama ‘True Story’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Jonah Hill had so much fun working with fellow Oscar nominee and Moneyball producer Brad Pitt that they're back in business on another fact-based film.  Hill and James Franco are attached to star in True Story …
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez's Oscar Nip Slip: “No Chance,” Says Stylist  —  Jennifer Lopez's nipple nearly stole the show at the 84th Annual Academy Awards while presenting with Cameron Diaz, 39 — or did it?  —  Wearing a cleavage-baring Zuhair Murad gown, many wondered if the American Idol judge, 42 …
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omg!:
Jennifer Lopez's Stylist: There Was No Oscar ‘Slip’
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Video: “Tipsy” Katy Perry Spends $50,000 on Cooking Lesson at Oscars Bash  —  She may be cooking for one, but Katy Perry takes her kitchen skills seriously.  —  At the 20th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party at The City of West Hollywood Park in Beverly Hills Sunday …
Discussion: Digital Spy, PopSugar and PerezHilton
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The Superficial:
Rihanna Wants To Help Katy Perry Find A New Man. Oh, Good.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
For the Return of ‘Mad Men,’ an Ad Pitch Comes Wrapped in an Enigma  —  It is a challenge worthy of the archetypal adman Don Draper: How do you promote the start of the next season of a television series that a contract dispute delayed by seven or eight months?
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Lucy Liu To Play Watson In CBS' Modern Sherlock Holmes Pilot ‘Elementary’  —  The name is Watson, Joan Watson.  Lucy Liu is set to play Sherlock Holmes' sidekick in CBS' drama pilot Elementary, whose tweaks to Arthur Conan Doyle's classic include switching Watson's gender to female.
Discussion: Just Jared
Jason Merritt / PEOPLE Pets:
Jennifer Aniston Reveals Why She Named Her Dog Sophie  —  Jennifer Aniston, and dog Sophie (inset)  —  What's in a name?  For Jennifer Aniston and her new puppy Sophie, there's the memory of a few tears.  —  “We were [at the shelter] for three hours.  I was almost walking out with three puppies …
Michael K / Dlisted:
A Work Of Art  —  I will never forgive myself for letting the stupid Oscars suck up most of my day when I should've been focused on more important things in the world like these stunning portraits of the naturally gorgeous Pamela Anderson.  These pictures of Pamela at a Terry Richardson party …
Michel Hazanivicius / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars 2012: Complete Winners List  —  “The Artist” and “Hugo” topped the 84th annual Academy Awards with five wins apiece.  —  The 84th annual Academy Awards took place Sunday, Feb. 26 with Billy Crystal hosting for a ninth time.  —  Martin Scorsese's 3D film Hugo and silent movie The Artist topped the night with five wins apiece.
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Red Carpet Fashion! Academy Awards Photo Round-Up!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Billy Crystal-Hosted Oscars Watched By 39.3 Million, Up From Last Year
 
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NY Daily News:
Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana make out madly at pre-Oscars bash
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Michael K / Dlisted:
QOTD: KFed Wants His Kids To Get Real Jobs
Allison Samuels / The Daily Beast:
Why Viola Davis Ditched the Wig at the Oscars
TMZ.com:
Rapper Jim Jones — Arrested AGAIN [VIDEO]
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Exclusive Pics! The Beckhams Celebrate Cruz's 7th Birthday at the Bowling Alley!
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Ryan Seacrest on Sasha Baron Cohen Prank: I Had No Idea He'd Do That!
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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