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9:10 AM ET, April 5, 2013

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Neil Steinberg / Chicago Sun Times:
Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer  —  Except for those he hated.  —  For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film …
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TMZ.com:
Roger Ebert Dead — Legendary Movie Critic Dies at 70  —  DEAD AT 70  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Roger Ebert — one of the most famous movie critics of all time — died today after a battle with cancer.  He was 70 years old.  —  Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid and salivary cancer in 2002.
Discussion: tooFab.com and X17 Online
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Roger Ebert 1942-2013: Reactions and tributes
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z Celebrate Anniversary in Cuba  —  Happy anniversary!  —  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are causing quite the stir in Havana, where the couple is celebrating their fifth year of marriage.  —  The superstars were mobbed by dozens of fans at La Guarida, a popular restaurant …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Hotel Owner BFF Arrested for Coke, Pot, Heroin, Pills  —  Hotel Owner BFF Arrested  —  COKE, POT, HEROIN, PILLS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Multi-millionaire hotel owner Vikram Chatwal — who's been close with Lindsay Lohan since 2011 — has been arrested in Florida …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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Michael K / Dlisted:
One Of Lindsay Lohan's Sugar Daddies Arrested For Drug Possession and Trafficking
Discussion: The Superficial and RADAR
Linda Marx / People.com:   Vikram Chatwal Arrested for Drug Possession and Trafficking
TMZ.com:
Debbie Rowe and Paris Jackson — REUNITED!!!  —  REUNITED!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paris Jackson has secretly reestablished ties with her birth mother, Debbie Rowe ... TMZ has learned.  —  Multiple sources connected to both Debbie and Paris tell TMZ ... Michael Jackson's 15-year-old daughter spent …
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Cutest boy leaving ‘Girls’  —  Christopher Abbott — who plays Allison Williams' boyfriend Charlie on Lena Dunham's HBO series “Girls” — has abruptly left the show, we've exclusively learned.  The move comes just as his character seemed to be gaining prominence, with Charlie …
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Heidi Klum Explains Rescuing Her Son & Nannies from the Ocean  —  Heidi Klum rescues one of her family's nannies from a riptide in Hawaii  —  When Heidi Klum saved her 7-year-old son and two nannies from the strong undertow of the Pacific Ocean on her Hawaiian vacation, she says she was just doing her duty as a mother.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson and BFF CaCee Cobb Show Off Matching Baby Bumps, Pregnancy Style: Picture  —  Looks like pregnancy is turning out to be the ultimate bonding experience for Jessica Simpson and longtime BFF CaCee Cobb.  The moms-to-be looked closer than ever as they showed off their matching baby bumps …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Magic Johnson Opens Up About Gay Son EJ: “I Love Him So Much”  —  Credit: X17online.com; Timothy Hiatt/Getty (inset)  —  Sports legend and AIDS activist Magic Johnson took a backseat earlier this week to his 20-year-old son, EJ, who came out of the closet as gay after he was photographed …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Ryan Murphy Shopping Hot Cable Drama About Sexuality & Relationships  —  EXCLUSIVE: In what will likely be one of the biggest cable sales of the year, Glee and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy is out shopping a racy new project.  Open, which he is creating and writing …
Discussion: PerezHilton
lifeandstylemag.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Pattinson's Upcoming Steamy Dior Campaign ‘Will Make Kristen Stewart Livid!’  —  Robert Pattinson's steamy Dior ad is going to make Kristen Stewart furious.  —  Kristen Stewart is about to get a taste of her own medicine!  —  Soon after news of her affair emerged last July …
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in Del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Guillermo del Toro is assembling quite the guestlist for his haunted house thriller “Crimson Peak,” as Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the Legendary Pictures movie.  —  Cumberbatch would join Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam with del Toro helming.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Digital Spy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Justin Lin Won't Direct ‘Fast & Furious 7’ (Exclusive)  —  The veteran of four “Fast” films has told Universal he does not want to shepherd the next sequel on the studio's accelerated timetable.  —  Justin Lin  —  Universal's Fast and Furious franchise will be continuing without Justin Lin.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Queen Cersei from ‘Game of Thrones’ — ‘I Have Less than $5 in My Bank Account’  —  ‘I HAVE LESS THAN $5 IN MY BANK ACCOUNT’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Actress Lena Headey — aka evil Queen Cersei from “Game of Thrones” — claims she's dead broke with “less than $5 in her bank account” …
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Lena Headey Broke: Game of Thrones' Queen Cersei Has Less Than $5 in Bank Account
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Iconic Hollywood Hotspot Sued Over Alleged Rapes  —  Alleged Rapes  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Two women have filed a lawsuit, claiming they were drugged and raped by employees of one of the hottest restaurant/bars in Hollywood — The Abbey.  —  The club has been a fixture in West Hollywood for more than 15 years.
lifeandstylemag.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie Sees Ex-Hubby Billy Bob Thornton Behind Brad Pitt's Back  —  Angelina Jolie has been seeing ex-hubby Billy Bob Thornton behind Brad Pitt's back.  —  Reunited...but it doesn't feel so good for Brad Pitt!  —  Life & Style has learned that Angelina Jolie …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Starpulse
 
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Leonardo DiCaprio Loses His Sh*t While Beyoncé Croons Like Amy Winehouse In New Great Gatsby Trailer!
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Chris Bosh BURGLARIZED — Crooks Jack $340k In Jewelry
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Arrested Development’ Gets Premiere Date On Netflix, Order Increased To 15 Episodes
Discussion: PerezHilton
 

 
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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
2024 Pulitzer Prize winners: NYT for Investigative Reporting, WaPo and Reuters for National Reporting, and NYT for International Reporting for Oct. 7 coverage

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