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12:15 PM ET, April 17, 2012

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 Top News: 
Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Rapper's De-Light: Tupac ‘Hologram’ May Go on Tour  —  The biggest buzz at Sunday's Coachella music festival in California wasn't for a hot new DJ or indie-rock band.  It was for Tupac Shakur, the rapper who died more than 15 years ago and “performed” Sunday night alongside Snoop Dogg and producer Dr. Dre.
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Kevin Winter / People.com:
Tupac Hologram to Tour?  —  A holographic image of Tupac Shakur at Coachella  —  Don't call it a comeback!  Well, because Tupac Shakur is just a hologram.  —  But despite being dead since 1996, Shakur, who was 25 at the time of his fatal shooting, appeared at the Coachella Valley Music …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Tupac's Mom — Coachella Hologram Was Frickin' AMAZING
Discussion: Starpulse, Bossip, The Wrap and omg!
TMZ.com:
Tupac Rises from the Dead ... Performs at Coachella [Video]
Discussion: omg! and Dailyfill
The Superficial:
Mila Kunis Immediately Denies Dating Ashton Kutcher  —  “You're f**king kidding me, right?”  —  Most celebrities don't waste time denying the hundreds of tabloid rumors that pop up everyday - and/or just get straight pissed off if you even try to ask them about them - but sometimes something …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Are “So Not Dating”  —  Friends with Benefits meets No Strings Attached, starring Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?  Not so much.  —  On Monday, X17 claimed that the former That '70s Show costars were dating after Kunis, 28, and Kutcher, 34 …
People.com:
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Spend Quality Time Together  —  Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis may have been seen out and about together last weekend, but the two are nothing more than friends, a source close to the former That '70s Show costars tells PEOPLE - and which Kunis's rep confirms.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Topless Rihanna Frolics Underneath Hawaiian Waterfall  —  Is Rihanna auditioning for Girls Gone Wild?  —  The “Where Have You Been” singer, 24, shared a handful of racy pictures from her Hawaiian vacation via Facebook Monday.  In one image, the naughty star flings off her white bikini top while standing underneath a waterfall.
Discussion: PopSugar and Socialite Life
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Jennifer Aniston “Doesn't Care” About Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Engagement, Says Source  —  There are many questions still unanswered about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's engagement.  —  We all still want to know how the proposal went down, when and where they will say their I-dos and what the wedding dress will look like.
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Perez Hilton:
Brad and Angelina To Have a French Fairytale Wedding!
Discussion: omg!, Reuters and INF Daily
Extra:
Halle Berry on Her Engagement: ‘Never Say Never!’  —  “Extra's” Terri Seymour was exclusively with the lovely Halle Berry at the 2012 Jenesse Center Silver Rose Gala this past Saturday, an event that benefits victims of domestic violence.  —  In Berry's first red carpet appearance since …
Discussion: People.com and Hollyscoop
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Halle Berry Finally Confirms Engagement to Olivier Martinez
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Crushable and PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Porta Potty Sex: The Butler Did It!  —  Please clap your ass cheeks for man skank for all seasons, Gerard Butler, reaching the pinnacle of dirty slutdom by probably sexing on a piece he just met in a porta potty at Coachella over the weekend.  You truly haven't wished that the person …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Gerard parties hard
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Crushable and The Blemish
omg!:
Heidi Montag Flashes Major Cleavage on “Dreams Come True” EP Cover  —  Don't call it a comeback!  —  On April 11, Heidi Montag released her Dreams Come True EP, and as expected, the cover art featured the 25-year-old showing off her body in a skimpy pink monokini.
Discussion: X17 Online
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Michelle Williams Takes Matilda Scooting in Brooklyn  —  Boy Michelle Williams sure had a busy weekend.  INF Daily photogs snapped exclusive pictures of the single mom and 5-year-old daughter Matilda, as the two took advantage of the perfect Brooklyn weather over the weekend.
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omg!:   NEW PIC: Michelle Williams Steps Out Without New Boyfriend Jason Segel
Joyce Chen / NY Daily News:
Howard Stern slams Kim Kardashian, calls her ‘Jen Aniston’ for playing coy about her love life  —  Shock Jock mocks the reality TV star and says ‘stop the nonsense’  —  Radio personality Howard Stern (l.) rips into Kim Kardashian's reticence to talk about her relationship with rapper Kanye West.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Starpulse
omg!:
PIC: Demi Moore Tweets Self-Portait 3 Months After Rehab  —  Welcome back to the world wide web, Demi Moore.  —  The 49-year-old actress shared a self-snapped portrait with her 4.9 million Twitter followers Monday — her first update since January 7.  In the grainy pic, Moore appears to be lying on top of a white bedspread.
Discussion: Digital Spy and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Johnny Depp Sued Over Alleged Concert Beatdown — Your Thugs Ripped My Pants Off  —  Your Thugs Ripped My Pants Off  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Johnny Depp is being sued by a 52-year-old disabled woman who says she was roughed up and humiliated by the actor's bodyguards during a concert back in December …
Discussion: Digital Spy and omg!
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Is Marilyn Manson Engaged?!  Not So Fast  —  Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images; John Shearer/Getty Images; Twitter  —  So long, Evan Rachel Wood.  Marilyn Manson has moved on to darker pastures.  Or has he?  —  Tabloid reports claimed the shock rocker got hitched to Seraphim Ward …
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Rep: Marilyn Manson Is NOT Engaged to Seraphim Ward!
 
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 More News: 
Sophie A. Schillaci / Hollywood Reporter:
Alec Baldwin Confirms He Will Stay With ‘30 Rock’ Through Season 7
Discussion: PerezHilton and Digital Spy
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Avengers’ Tracking to Open North of $150 Million, Strong as ‘Dark Knight’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Amanda Bynes Holds Up L.A. Traffic, Has Another Parking Mishap
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Blunt joins Cruise in ‘All You Need Is Kill’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Digital Spy
Hollywoodtuna:
Nicollette Sheridan Cougarific Bikini Pictures
Discussion: Yeeeah!
 Earlier Picks: 
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Maggie Smith Departing ‘Downton Abbey’? Studio Says ‘Not True’
Discussion: TV Fanatic and !! omg blog !!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Start The Countdown To Kelsey Grammer's Fourth Divorce
Discussion: Gawker, Best Week Ever and People.com
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Barrymore's bump keeps on growing!  —  Last week, Drew Barrymore …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

 
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