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12:45 PM ET, February 28, 2012

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Natalie Portman & Benjamin Millepied: Are They Secretly Married?  —  Did Natalie Portman slyly reveal big news before more than 1 billion TV viewers?  —  On Sunday night's 84th Academy Awards, the actress appeared to be wearing a wedding ring set as she clutched an envelope onstage.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Confirmed!  Natalie Portman, Benjamin Millepied Married!  —  Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Millepied!  —  As suspected, Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied were indeed sporting wedding bands when they attended Sunday's Academy Awards in Hollywood, jeweler Jaime Wolf confirms to Us Weekly.
Will Hersey / Esquire UK:
First Look |  Freida Pinto  —  She was the Indian girl with the faraway eyes in Slumdog Millionaire, the best-supporting hottie in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.  And this month?  She's none other than the cover star of Esquire's April issue.  —  What British audiences perhaps don't yet …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Freida Pinto covers Esquire UK in her underwear: tacky or sexy?
Discussion: Daily Mail and Celebs.com
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 …
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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.
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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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 …
Vanity Fair:
From Sketch to Still: The Costumes of The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo Julia Roberts on Young Actors in Hollywood: “There's the Express Elevator [to Fame] and There's Rehab”  —  In Vanity Fair's April 2012 cover story, Oscar winner and Mirror, Mirror actress Julia Roberts tells contributing editor Sam Kashner …
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
Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Pilot Scoop: The CW Finds Its Young Carrie Bradshaw — Look Who Landed the Plum Part!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
AnnaSophia Robb To Play Young Carrie Bradshaw In CW Pilot ‘Carrie Diaries’
Discussion: TVgasm
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Halle Berry Hobbles Around L.A. With Olivier Martinez  —  Halle Berry was out and about, hobbling around Los Angeles with boyfriend/maybe fiance Olivier Martinez yesterday afternoon.  —  Poor Halle's still dealing with that pesky right foot of hers, which refuses to heal properly after a bad break in September.
Discussion: X17 Online
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.
People.com:
Paula Deen: 'I've Dropped Two Pant Sizes!'  —  Paula Deen's fans noticed something different about her at Sunday's 2012 South Beach Wine and Food Festival.  —  The Queen of Southern cooking - who recently revealed she's had Type 2 Diabetes for three years - is looking thinner.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Clemmie Moodie / mirror:
“Yes, he might flirt with me...” - diamond divorcee Zeta tells all on her relationship with Simon Cowell  —  Zeta Graff reckons the X Factor boss, who she met in 2004, has a long-standing crush on her but insists they are just friends  —  Ex Factor: Simon Cowell and his former fiancee
Discussion: Digital Spy and Star Trip
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Exes Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson Bond Over Babies at Oscars Bash  —  Who says exes can't become friends?  —  Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson had a surprise reunion in the front hallway of the Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood Sunday.  —  PHOTOS: Star-studded Oscars afterparties
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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 …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Two in a corner  —  Elizabeth Olsen and Alexander Skarsgard were more interested in chatting with each other in a corner than mingling with the plentiful A-listers at Vanity Fair's party at the Sunset Tower.  A witness said, “They were talking in a corner, for a long time.”
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart's PDA-filled Pre-Oscar Party  —  Longtime lovebirds Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart made a rare semi-public appearance together during the Oscar weekend in Los Angeles.  —  The couple attended WME's Grey Goose-hosted pre-Oscar bash at agent Ari Emanuel's house …
Discussion: PopSugar
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 …
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The Superficial:
Rihanna Wants To Help Katy Perry Find A New Man. Oh, Good.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Jessica / INF Daily:
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Jessica / INF Daily:
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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