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10:55 AM ET, April 2, 2012

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Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs  —  Indie pic ‘Jobs’ to be directed by Joshua Michael Stern  —  The King of Twitter is now the King of Apple, as “Two and a Half Men” star Ashton Kutcher is attached to play Steve Jobs in the indie pic “Jobs,” which Joshua Michael Stern ("Swing Vote") will direct from a script by Matt Whiteley.
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Ashton Kutcher to Play Steve Jobs in Indie Biopic  —  Joshua Michael Stern will begin shooting the film in May, with Five Star Institute's Mark Hulme producing and financing; Sony is planning a separate Jobs biopic.  —  Ashton Kutcher is attached to star as Steve Jobs in Jobs …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Adam Levine and Model Girlfriend Anne V Split  —  It's all over but the singing for Adam Levine and his model girlfriend of two years.  —  The Maroon 5 frontman and judge on The Voice has split from Anne Vyalitsyna, her rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  “Adam and I have decided to separate in an amicable and supportive manner.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Adam Levine, Model Anne V Split  —  This love has taken its toll.  —  After two years together, Adam Levine and Anne Vyalitsyna have called it quits, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  “He will always love and cherish her,” a source tells Us of the Maroon 5 singer and The Voice judge, 33.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
It's a Girl for Bruce Willis and Emma Hemming!  —  Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Hemming welcomed a baby girl, Mabel Ray Willis, Sunday in Los Angeles, Willis's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The Die Hard actor and Hemming, a designer-model, “are overjoyed about the newest member of their family.
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Bruce Willis has a brand-new special lady in his life.  —  The 57-year-old actor's second wife, Emma Heming, gave birth to a daughter, Mabel Ray Willis, on Sunday, their rep told ETonline.  —  Little Mabel Ray weighed in at 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and both baby and her model-designer mom, 35, are doing well.
Discussion: X17 Online and Just Jared
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: Digital Spy, omg! and X17 Online
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Colin Daniels / Digital Spy:
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012: Bieber, Lautner slimed - gallery
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TMZ.com:
The Situation — MTV Warned Him for YEARS About Drinking Problem  —  MTV Warned Him for YEARS —  Stop Being a Drunk Mess!!!  —  MTV had threatened to replace The Situation on “Jersey Shore” many times over the past two years due to his excessive drinking — sources connected with the production tell TMZ.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Charlize Theron Takes Baby Jackson to Lunch!  —  Charlize Theron adopted baby Jackson a little over a month ago, and she's already introducing him to the swanky Hollywood life.  INF Daily's photogs caught the A-lister taking her little baby to the Bouchon Hotel in Beverly Hills with her mother Gerda.
Discussion: X17 Online
Lindsay Silberman / omg!:
Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift Win Big at Country Music Awards  —  It was a busy evening for country star Blake Shelton at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards.  Not only did The Voice coach serve as the show's co-host alongside Reba McEntire, but he also took home the award for best male vocalist.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Yes, they're madly in love - but, whisper it, have Mr and Mrs Wales got just a tad middle-aged?  —  It was an understandably emotional reunion.  After six long weeks apart, the Duchess of Cambridge drove to RAF Brize Norton to give Prince William the romantic welcome he would have dreamed of while serving in the Falklands.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
msnbc.com:
This week on TODAY: A legend returns, Sarah Palin to co-host  —  This week is shaping up as a big one for TODAY.  —  A legend will return to the broadcast Monday morning.  (Have a guess?  Tell us on Facebook).  —  Sarah Palin will co-host Tuesday.  She'll reveal a different side of her than you've seen before.
Jessica Wedemeyer / People.com:
Scotty McCreery Is Picking a College for Fall  —  He won the 10th season of American Idol and released a Platinum-selling debut album, but there's one accomplishment Scotty McCreery has yet to achieve: graduating high school.  The country star is walking with his classmates this June, and doesn't expect his education to end there.
Discussion: Digital Spy
 
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