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10:40 AM ET, April 20, 2012

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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Cops Have Video Of Lindsay Lohan At The Standard, Night Of Alleged Assault, She WAS There!  —  Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have officially received the surveillance video from The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood from the night that a woman claims Lindsay Lohan assaulted her …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan In Nightclub Fight Sequel  —  In Nightclub Fight Sequel!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan returned to the scene of the (alleged) crime!!!  We've learned she showed up at The Standard Hotel on the Sunset Strip Wednesday night ... went to Smoke and Mirrors …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Francis Lawrence Is Lionsgate's Choice to Direct ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’ (Exclusive)  —  Sources say that Lawrence will receive an official offer this afternoon.  —  Francis Lawrence  —  After a quick but fairly exhaustive search, Lionsgate has chosen Francis Lawrence to direct the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Director Francis Lawrence Chosen For ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’
Discussion: PopSugar
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Ugly firings on model show  —  Model turned media mogul Tyra Banks swung the ax at her longtime “America's Next Top Model” co-stars J. Alexander, Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker yesterday, dismissing three of the competition's longest-running personalities in one fell swoop.
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Jennifer Lopez Rocks a Crazy Severe Dress for American Idol  —  Dayum.  Can you imagine being 42 and having such a toned stomach that you wear a dress like this?  Like anyone needs another reason to envy Jennifer Lopez.  —  While her body is undeniably fabulous …
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Levon Helm, Drummer and Rough-Throated Singer for the Band, Dies at 71  —  Levon Helm, who helped to forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday in Manhattan.  He was 71 and lived in Woodstock, N.Y.  —  His death, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center …
Discussion: Thighs Wide Shut and The Wrap
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Jerry Shriver / USA Today:
The Band's Levon Helm dies at age 71
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Gawker
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Glee Scoop: Perez Hilton and Rex Lee Join Lindsay Lohan for Guest Spot—With a Voice Twist!  —  Tony DiMaio/startraksphoto.com; AP Photo/Evan Agostini;Jason Merritt/Getty Images  —  Looks like Lindsay Lohan's gonna have some famous (and infamous) friends joining her at the judging table on Glee.
omg!:
Dark Shadows Actor Jonathan Frid Dies at 87  —  Actor Jonathan Frid died Friday, April 13, of natural causes in a hospital in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, the Associated Press reports.  He was 87.  —  Best known for playing Barnabas Collins from 1966-1971 on ABC's vampire soap opera Dark Shadows …
Discussion: NY Daily News and PerezHilton
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Paul Chi / People.com:
Zac Efron: Having His Mom See His Love Scenes Is ‘Awkward’  —  Stripping off his clothes to shoot love scenes with Taylor Schilling for The Lucky One was fine with Zac Efron - until he watched the movie with his mother, Starla.  —  “We saw the film together and I was kind of squirming,” …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie and Wife Separate  —  “Pregnant Man” Thomas Beatie with family  —  Thomas Beatie, who gained fame as the world's first known legal man to give birth, has split from his wife of nine years.  —  Beatie revealed the breakup with Nancy during a taping of the syndicated TV show …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Hollyscoop
Paul Flynn / Out Magazine:
Chris Hemsworth: Of Gods & Men  —  Chris Hemsworth went from being an Aussie soap star to the embodiment of the Norse thunder god, nudging to the head of the pack of blond Hollywood newbies — and what killer hair!  —  Photography by Xevi Muntané Styling by Jessie Culley
Jethro Nededog / Hollywood Reporter:
Giuliana and Bill Rancic to Host Eva Longoria's Dating Show ‘Ready for Love’  —  Additionally, the upcoming NBC dating series announced a country-wide search for eligible women via social media ending May 18.  —  Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria announced during a panel at NBC's Summer Press …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Penelope Cruz Eyes Reteam With Javier Bardem for ‘The Counselor’ (Exclusive)  —  She is the front-runner for a role in a gritty drama that will also star Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt.  —  Penelope Cruz might be reteaming with husband Javier Bardem for The Counselor …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Digital Spy
Keith Caulfield / Hollywood Reporter:
Lionel Richie's ‘Tuskegee’ Album Hits No. 1 On Billboard 200  —  Nicki Minaj's ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’, falls from No. 1 to No. 3, Monica's ‘New Life’ debut's at No.4.  —  Lionel Richie's Tuskegee album rises to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its third week on the list, selling 129,000 copies …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
The Superficial:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Breasts Have Made Her Pretty Popular.  Pretty Popular Indeed...  By all definitions, Jennifer Love Hewitt is a crazy woman who more than likely tries on wedding dresses in front of tuxedo-wearing men with bear traps through their legs in her basement, but she has really …
Andrea Lavinthal / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Morrison Dyes Her Hair Red!  —  It wasn't easy to stand out at Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood party Wednesday night, with sexy stars including Kim Kardashian and Julianne Hough in attendance.  But one actress managed to steal the spotlight with her shocking new look.
Discussion: LA Rag Mag, Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Bash: What All the Stars Wore!
Discussion: Socialite Life
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
American Horror Story New Setting Revealed!  —  A mental hospital?  A college?  A prison?  The theories for American Horror Story's season-two setting have been flying around even before season one wrapped.  And finally, after months of waiting, Ryan Murphy revealed at a special AHS panel session …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Horror Story’: Season 2 Locale Revealed
Discussion: Gawker, AfterElton.com and TV Fanatic
People.com:
Stars Will Light Up Cannes Film Festival  —  From left: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart  —  The carpet will be red hot - with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson,Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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Oliver Lyttelton / Indiewire Blogs …:
‘Lawless,’ ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘Cosmopolis,’ ‘On The Road’ Lead Official Selection For 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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BBC:
‘Eggless’ chick laid by hen in Sri Lanka
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Daily Mail:
'None of it's true': Jessie J denies she is a lesbian after she is ‘outed’ by unauthorised book
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Perez Hilton:
GLEE Quartet SLAYS Whitney Houston's How Will I Know Tribute!
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Tim / Dailyfill:
Trailer: Robert Pattinson's Creepy New Cronenberg Film “Cosmopolis”
Discussion: PerezHilton
The Superficial:
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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
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