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11:15 PM ET, April 20, 2012

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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.
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Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
Nigel Barker: America's Next Top Model Firing “Wasn't a Shock”  —  Business isn't always pretty.  —  On Friday, Tyra Banks confirmed the news on Twitter that J. Alexander, Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker had been fired from America's Next Top Model.  But Barker saw the writing on the wall long before he got the ax.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Tyra Banks Fires America's Next Top Model's Nigel Barker, J. Alexander and Jay Manuel  —  Tyra Banks has one photo in her hand . . . and none of them belong to America's Next Top Model's Nigel Barker, J. Alexander or Jay Manuel.  —  Host and producer Banks, 38, has fired her panel of experts …
TMZ.com:
Fired ‘Top Model’ Judge Nigel Barker — Good Luck Replacing Me
Discussion: omg!
Variety:
Guy Pearce bonds with ‘Iron Man 3’  —  Actor to play geneticist in Marvel sequel  —  Guy Pearce is in final talks to join Marvel Studios and Disney's “Iron Man 3” as the geneticist Aldrich Killian.  —  Shane Black is helming the film, that brings back Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and Iron Man …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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Todd McCarthy / Hollywood Reporter:
The Avengers: Film Review  —  Director Joss Whedon pulls off a stunning feat in bringing balance to this superhuman circus, engineered to charm the geek core and non-fans alike.  —  The All-Star Game of modern superhero extravaganzas, The Avengers is humongous, the film Marvel and its legions of fans have been waiting for.
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Taylor Swift in tune with Joni Mitchell role  —  Would be pop star's first bigscreen drama  —  Taylor Swift is circling the role of Joni Mitchell in Sony Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures' adaptation of Sheila Weller's book “Girls Like Us,” which would mark the pop star's first turn in a bigscreen drama.
Jennifer Gould Keil / New York Post:
Aniston dumps NYC digs  —  Jennifer Aniston just sold her two stunning West Village condos for $6.5 million to a non-boldface mystery buyer, The Post has learned.  —  That's a half-million less than what she bought them for last year, when she paid $7.01 million for two prewar condos …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Gossip Cop
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Sells Her N.Y.C. Apartment to Mystery Buyer  —  Not even Jennifer Aniston gets a break when it comes to the housing market.  —  Months after moving into an 8,500-sq.-ft. Los Angeles estate with beau Justin Theroux, the actress's New York City apartment is officially off the market …
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Coco Squeezes Into Barely-There Top to Take Pups to the Park  —  What would Friday be without Coco showing us just a little more than we really needed to see?  —  We found Ice-T's super curvy wife chilling at the dog park with her two super adorable English bulldogs.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Nicki Minaj & Her Props Try Too Hard in London
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Adam S. Levy / RADAR:
Is Rihanna Switching Teams?  Tweets Of ‘Date Night’ With Female ‘Lover’  —  Apparently it's not just boys who are welcome under Rihanna's umbrella.  —  “I'm on my first date in almost 2 yearz,” the 24-year-old singer tweeted late Thursday night, prior to revealing her date …
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Socialite Life
The Superficial:
How Will Lindsay Lohan Mess Things Up?  Bar Fights.  She'll Mess Things Up With Bar Fights.  —  I haven't really touched this story much, so just to bring everyone up to speed, two weeks ago Lindsay Lohan was accused of getting in a fight with a chick at The Standard except she's adamantly denied …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Justin Bieber engaged?  He's ring shopping with Selena Gomez  —  Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez are very young, and their people laugh off the suggestion of a pending wedding.  But several people close to the superstar couple say they're convinced an engagement is in the very near future.
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Rep: Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Are Not Getting Engaged
Discussion: Dailyfill and PerezHilton
omg!:
Hilary Duff: Breastfeeding Is “Challenging, but Wonderful”  —  Hilary Duff is up for each and every challenge that being a new mother offers her — including the highs and lows of nursing her son, Luca, 4 weeks.  —  “I'm breastfeeding now so that's a really wonderful experience …
Discussion: X17 Online
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Anya / People.com:
Hilary Duff: Seeing Luca Thrive on Breastmilk Is Rewarding
Discussion: Crushable and Oh No They Didn't!
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Rihanna Bares Her Garter Belts at Dinner!  —  Rihanna was looking all sweet and wholesome when we ran into her as she was leaving Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi with her best friend Melissa Forde in Santa Monica last night.  Well, except for baring her thigh-highs and garter belts - she's gotta do something, you know?
Discussion: X17 Online and DrunkenStepfather
Noelle Talmon / Starpulse:
Nicki Minaj Nearly Blinds Fans With Fluorescent Yellow Legwarmers … Nicki Minaj knows how to get attention while promoting her new album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.”  She left her hotel in London today wearing a colorful leotard with furry fluorescent yellow leg warmers.
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Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
If Barbie did bondage!  Nicki Minaj wears bubblegum pink PVC corset with giant platforms …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
TMZ.com:
‘Basketball Wives’ — Nia Crooks Charged with Battery for Slap Attack  —  Nia Crooks Charged with Battery  —  for Insane Slap Attack  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Basketball Wives” star Nia Crooks has been charged with misdemeanor battery for pimp slappin' the taste out of Jennifer Williams' mouth back in January ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Bossip
omg!:
Francis Lawrence Tapped to Direct Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire  —  The search for Hunger Games director Gary Ross' replacement may be over.  —  The Hollywood Reporter and Variety report that the 55-year-old director, who announced his departure April 11, will hand over the reigns to Francis Lawrence, 42.
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Dick Clark To Be Cremated: Report
Discussion: ETonline.com and omg!
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay Inks New Deal With Universal Television (Exclusive)
Andrea Lavinthal / Us Weekly:
Us Poll: Emily Blunt Steps Out in Two Bold Dresses: Which Is Better?
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
NBC Picks Up Matthew Perry Comedy Pilot ‘Go On’ To Series
Discussion: TV Fanatic
omg!:
Jack Osbourne's Baby Is Due Any Minute, Says Mom Sharon
Discussion: X17 Online
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Johnny Depp: ‘Shadows’ star Jonathan Frid was ‘elegant, magical’
Discussion: Kathryn Leigh Scott
Jessica Misener / The Huffington Post:
Lady Gaga Cleavage Makes A Sexy Appearance In South Korea (PHOTOS)
Discussion: World Of Wonder
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Mark Wahlberg Knocking On The Door For Fox Comedy ‘Avon Man’
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Digital Spy
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Stephanie / X17 Online:
RACHEL ZOE, BABY SKLYER AND HUBBY ARE A JET SET FAMILY!
People.com:
Kate's Lookalike Crowned Miss Wales!
Stephanie / X17 Online:
KIM AND KHLOE KARDASHIAN: CHICAGO BOUND!
Discussion: INF Daily
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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