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9:50 AM ET, April 9, 2013

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ExtraTV.com:
Former ‘Mouseketeer’ Annette Funicello Dead at 70  —  Actress Annette Funicello, best known as a child performer on the original “Mickey Mouse Club” and for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, died on Monday.  She was 70.  —  Her family confirmed to “Extra” that Funicello died from complications of multiple sclerosis.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Annette Funicello's Passing ‘Is Great’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and Beach Movie Actress, Dies at 70
Discussion: PopWatch
Michael K / Dlisted:
Annette Funicello Has Passed Away
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:   Annette Funicello Dead — Mouseketeer Dies at 70
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Farrah Abraham — Hand In Hand w/ GIANT Male Porn Star
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Grady Smith / EW.com:
Brad Paisley talks about his LL Cool J duet ‘Accidental Racist’  —  Today, the internet is abuzz over a provocative new track from Brad Paisley and LL Cool J (yes, like Nelly and Tim McGraw before them, they recorded a duet) called “Accidental Racist,” which appears on Paisley's ninth studio album Wheelhouse, available tomorrow.
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Bobby Finger / The Hairpin:
Here's Brad Paisley's Horrible New Song “Accidental Racist”
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Michael Clarke Duncan's Family — We Want Omarosa Investigated  —  Michael Clarke Duncan's family has questions about Omarosa Manigault ... specifically, whether the late actor's fiancee unduly influenced him into re-writing his will months before he died and leaving almost everything to her.
Betsy Anderson / CNN:
Halle Berry on pregnancy: ‘Biggest surprise of my life’  —  Halle Berry gave birth to her daughter, Nahla, in March 2008.  Nahla's father is Gabriel Aubry.  The actress, 46, is pregnant with her second child — her first with fiancé Olivier Martinez.  —  HIDE CAPTION  —  Celeb moms over 40
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E! Online:
NEWS/Chris Brown and Rihanna Call It Quits, Says Source  —  We can finally close the cluttered chapter of our Rihanna and Chris Brown scrapbooks, because it's officially over...for now.  —  A source exclusive to E! News has confirmed the couple's split after a tireless frenzy of are-they-or-aren't-they tailchasing.
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Mike Larkin / Daily Mail:
Still missing Rihanna? Chris Brown dances with mystery blonde as he parties in Hollywood
Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Eva Longoria Nip Slips!  Just the Tops in Bikini Malfunctions  —  Oh, happy days when Eva Longoria, the most eligible bachelorette on Egotastic!, finally finally finally slips some serious full nipple in the midday sun for us all to behold, if not virtually suckle like hungry infant children.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Blows Off Deposition ... Again  —  BLOWS OFF DEPO  —  ... Again  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Stop us if you've heard this before ... Lindsay Lohan just blew off another deposition in another lawsuit.  —  Lindsay had been ordered to appear for a deposition in L.A. this morning …
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Sara Lieberman / Fabulous Magazine:
Main menu  —  ΩShe's faced weight loss and love affair scandals, but LeAnn Rimes is back on fighting form  —  Photographed exclusively for Fabulous by Lancton  —  LeAnn Rimes certainly doesn't make being a size 6 sound easy.  First there's the hour-long morning workout of boxing …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, RADAR, Dlisted and Gossip Cop
People.com:
Kate to Christen a Sister Princess (of the Sea)  —  The Duchess of Cambridge is set to become a godmother - of a ship.  —  Fittingly enough, the ship that Kate is to christen with a bottle of Champagne is the 3,600-passenger Royal Princess, the newest addition to the Princess Cruises fleet.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Bizarre Bynes hits gym in fishnets and wig  —  Amanda Bynes was asked to leave a gymnastics class after further episodes of bizarre behavior, witnesses exclusively tell Page Six.  —  The former Nickelodeon child star stunned fellow athletes at the Adult Gymnastics class at Chelsea Piers when she …
Michael Blaustein / New York Post:
Beyond missionary work: The porn that's watched in Vatican City  —  Thou shalt not steal porn off the Internet seems to be a commandment some residents of Vatican City choose to ignore.  —  The tiny city-state within Rome that houses around 800 people doesn't exactly have the highest downloading levels …
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/True Blood's Alexander Skarsgård: “I'm an Actor, Not a Sex Symbol”  —  Alexander Skarsgård is best known for playing sexy vamp Eric Northman on True Blood, but according to the good-looking star, he doesn't care about being a sex symbol.  —  The handsome HBO hunk recently sat …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Pilot Panic: Streaming Deals Boost Chances Of CW Bubble Series; Will They All Return?  —  The CW's midseason drama The Carrie Diaries wraps its 13-episode freshman season tonight.  With its pedigree as an offshoot from one of most recognizable media franchises of the last 20 years, Sex And The City, it was expected to be a slam-dunk.
Discussion: AfterElton.com and TV Fanatic
John / Wonderland Magazine:
Taylor Swift for Wonderland Summer 2013  —  The cover star of our Outspoken issue, revealed - plus a sneak peek of what's in store for the new issue.  —  &% #@! You heard: Wonderland is a little hot around the collar, and we ain't exactly whispering about it.
 
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

 
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