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12:40 AM ET, April 1, 2012

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Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
Slime pours nonstop at Kids Choice Awards  —  The slime came fast and furious at the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards, where even celebrities get doused in bucket loads of green gunk.  —  Host Will Smith opened the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards promising a record amount of slime, and, halfway through the show, he was delivering.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Chevy Chase In Feud With ‘Community’ Creator Dan Harmon  —  Things are looking up for NBC's perennial bubble series Community, which has been solid since returning from a long hiatus earlier this month, establishing itself as NBC's second highest-rated comedy behind The Office.
TMZ.com:
Octomom — Now On Welfare  —  Now On Welfare  —  Octomom is doing what she swore she would never do — go on welfare ... TMZ has learned.  —  The mother of 14 is getting $2,000 a month from the State of California.  The money is deposited directly into a special debit card account (see above).
omg!:
Since he burst on the scene with Disney's High School Musical in 2006, Zac Efron has been a crush object for tweens, teens, and yes, grown women everywhere.  —  Still, during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning airing April 1, Efron, 24, makes it clear he's pretty uncomfortable with his teen idol status.
Discussion: X17 Online
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Jennie Garth: Peter Facinelli and I Are ‘Great Parents Together’  —  Even though they're in the middle of a divorce, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli are on the same page when it comes to parenting their three daughters.  —  “We are great parents together,” Garth, who is mom to Luca, 14 …
E! Online:
Lake Bell Is Engaged!  —  Lake Bell is set to tie the knot!  —  The 33-year-old How to Make It in America star is engaged to tattoo artist Scott Campbell, Bell's rep confirmed exclusively to E! News.  —  So, how did the proposal go down?  —  Details on the duo's engagement are being kept under wraps for now.
Emily Smith / New York Post:
‘Moonstruck’ scribe had violent S&M relationship with actress: suit  —  The Oscar-winning writer of “Moonstruck” carried on a violent sexual relationship with a young indie-film actress — and choked her to within inches of her life, she charges in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Marco / X17 Online:
CISSY HOUSTON ON DAUGHTER WHITNEY'S DEATH: “I DON'T BLAME MYSELF”  —  Cissy Houston is opening up about the loss of her daughter Whitney.  —  The 78-year-old gospel singer tells New Jersey's My9's 10 O'Clock News:  —  “I have my moments.  I'm not there yet.  I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else.
Discussion: Associated Press and omg!
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Cissy Houston Speaks Out for First Time Since Whitney's Death
Discussion: RADAR, Celebs.com and PerezHilton
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Miranda Kerr Talks Motherhood: “It's the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me”  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  Miranda Kerr is a model mama.  In both senses of the word.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com/hollywood:
JJ Abrams/Mark Schwahn's CW Pilot ‘Shelter’ Finds Its Lead  —  EXCLUSIVE: After an extensive search, the last pilot lead this season has been cast.  Zachary Abel (Make It Or Brake It) has landed the lead role in the CW's Mark Schwahn/J.J. Abrams drama pilot Shelter.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and PerezHilton
Kevin Tomlinson / South Beach Condos Blog:
Celebrity Real Estate-On Last Day of Show Rosie O'Donnell Lists Star Island Manse in Miami [UPDATED]  —  Just in....  On the last day of her talk show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN TV network, Rosie O' Donnell lists her Miami Beach Star Island Estate for $19,500,000
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlize Theron to be Honored With CinemaCon's Decade of Achievement Award
Discussion: Just Jared
Stephanie / X17 Online:
REPORT: LINDSAY LOHAN CELEBRATES THE END OF PROBATION WITH A PARTY AT CHATEAU MARMONT
Discussion: omg! and PerezHilton
Stephanie / X17 Online:
NEW PARENTS JENNIFER GARNER AND BEN AFFLECK HOLD HANDS AT A PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE
Discussion: omg!
Mary Green / People.com:
Bobbi Kristina Brown Cast on Tyler Perry Show: Source
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Rachel Zoe “Can't Stop” Shopping for One-Year-Old Skyler! »
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Report: Cocaine Found Inside Whitney Houston's Hotel Room
The Superficial:
I Hope Courtney Stodden's Using The Proper SPF
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Cory Monteith “Having a Positive Effect” on Girlfriend Lea Michele
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

 
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