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7:35 AM ET, April 23, 2014

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Anya / People.com:
Drew Barrymore Welcomes Daughter Frankie  —  Drew Barrymore's own heart just got a little bigger: her baby girl is here!  —  The actress and star of the upcoming comedy, Blended, 39, and her husband, art advisor Will Kopelman, 36, welcomed their second child on Tuesday, April 22, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Daniel Franzese / Indiewire Blogs …:
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Daniel Franzese Writes a Touching Coming Out Letter To His Iconic ‘Mean Girls’ Character Damian  —  Daniel Franzese, who played openly gay Damian in “Mean Girls” — which came out 10 years ago this month — asked us to share this touching coming out letter he wrote to his character in the film.
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Uma Uma nay.  Actress Uma Thurman and fiance Arpad “Arki” Busson have called off their engagement for the second time, Us Weekly can confirm, after the actress attended a recent event without wearing her ring.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity splits of 2014  —  “It's true,” the source tells Us of the couple.
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Sheila Cosgrove Baylis / People.com:
Uma Thurman Ends Engagement to Arpad Busson  —  Uma Thurman and financier Arpad Busson have ended their engagement.  —  The couple decided to call off the wedding months ago, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The pair began dating in 2007 after attending a private dinner together in Milan.
Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. — Wife Files for Separation ... After 20 Years  —  CUBA GOODING JR.  —  WIFE FILES FOR SEPARATION  —  ... After 20 Years  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Marriage was NOT as good as it gets for Cuba Gooding Jr.'s wife — she just filed for separation from the Oscar-winning actor after 20 years of marriage, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Digital Spy, Bossip and Gossip Cop
Michelle Carlbert / Entertainment News & …:
INTERVIEW: Laura Prepon shoots down Tom Cruise rumors  —  Laura Prepon is a busy actress who will soon be seen on the second season of the hit Netflix series, Orange Is the New Black, which premieres on June 6.  —  5 Reasons we think Tom Cruise denies dating Laura Prepon >>
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Orange is the New Black's Laura Prepon on the Return of Alex Vause and Tom Cruise Dating Rumors
Discussion: PopWatch
Details:
Matt Bomer Is More Than Just A Pretty Face  —  With the end of his hit show, White Collar, in sight, the 36-year-old actor was looking to take risks, challenge himself, and change how he's seen.  He succeeded on all counts playing an AIDS-afflicted writer in HBO's adaptation of The Normal Heart.
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Jokes About Living With Brother Rob: “We're Not Sexually Involved”  —  Chelsea Handler isn't the only one mocking the Kardashians!  When the famed host of Chelsea Lately was away for the day, her favorite member of the reality show family, Khloe Kardashian, stepped in to host in her place.
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RADAR:
'My Brother's Not Nearly Black Enough For Me!': …
Cheneya / Variety:
Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Splitting Up on Bigscreen (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The duo will continue to work together on TV projects.  —  Editor-in-chief: TV  —  Longtime writing and producing partners Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are parting ways in their filmmaking endeavors after nearly a decade together.
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
John Legend Finds His Baby Lookalike on Twitter, Chrissy Teigen Freaks Out: Meet His Doppelganger!  —  Doppelbaby!  John Legend has a startling lookalike, and the Grammy-winning singer's doppelganger is a little baby named Caden!  —  St. Louis native and proud aunt Rachel Ayanaw tweeted …
Discussion: Bossip
James Leyfield / Daily Mail:
Jay Z and Beyonce 'snub Kim Kardashian and Kanye's wedding to avoid being filmed for TV show... but will spend £100k on yacht for couple's honeymoon'  —  Jay Z and Beyonce have reportedly turned down an invite to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding.
Clover Hope / Cosmopolitan:
Nicki Minaj Isn't Bringing Her Crazy Wigs Back Anytime Soon  —  It's hard to believe that Nicki Minaj once needed an entire room to house her rainbow wig collection.  Over the past year, since splitting with her longtime wig-man Terrence Davidson, her crazier styles have been stowed away …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Bloomberg:
‘Star Wars’ Coming Back for 2015: Disney's Horn  —  Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn discusses casting and shooting locations for the upcoming Star Wars film.  He speaks with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman.  (Source: Bloomberg)
Andrew Corsello / GQ Magazine Online:
Louis C.K. Is America's Undisputed King of Comedy  —  Comedy is subjective, but not with Louis C.K. He's the funniest man alive, and we don't want any of your lip about it  —  The greatest jokes, Louis C.K. tells me, never register as jokes.  Not quite.  The punch line of a great joke …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip and The Wrap
Allison / Dlisted:
Beautiful Truth-Teller Jon Hamm Calls Justin Bieber A S**thead  —  I'll give you a moment to clean up whatever mess your downstairs parts made after they exploded from reading that sentence (if your reaction was anything like mine, you're going to need a ShamWow).
Megantownsend / GLAAD:
George Takei to be honored at #GLAADAwards, Kylie Minogue to perform  —  TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei will be honored at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 3 where he will receive the Vito Russo Award, it was announced today.
Discussion: thebacklot.com
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Tori Spelling Blindsided As Cheater Dean Threatens Divorce: 'He's Tired Of Tori Playing The Victim!'  —  Tori Spelling's troubled marriage just took a twist she never saw coming.  —  After standing by her love rat husband Dean McDermott through a tawdry cheating scandal and subsequent rehab stay …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince George Has Added an ‘Extra Fat Roll’ on Vacation, Says Kate  —  Sign of a luxurious vacation: You come back a bit plumper than when you left.  —  Prince George has been so well looked after in New Zealand and Australia that he's added an “extra fat roll,” his mother Kate told some schoolgirls on Tuesday.
Discussion: Crushable and Dlisted
X17 Online:
MEGAN FOX AND BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN SHARE SWEET SNAPSHOTS FROM DISNEYLAND  —  She may have famously said “F*ck Disney” in an interview with GQ in 2008, but Megan Fox seems to be singing a different tune these days.  Megan and hubby Brian Austin Green went to Disneyland in Anaheim over the weekend …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Trey Speegle / World of Wonder:
Gay-Mazing!:  Will & Grace Reunion In The Works  —  It's been talked about for years but now it seems that all four key cast members from Will & Grace really ARE ready to reunite with original producers and director James L. Burrows to film a reunion special for NBC.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Digital Spy and The Wrap
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Courteney Cox Says a Friends Reunion Is “Not Gonna Happen”  —  Thanks a lot, Monica.  It's the end of Friends as we know it!  Courteney Cox squashed all hope of any potential Friends reunion on The Late Show With David Letterman Monday, April 21.  —  “Everybody keeps wanting me to ask you, ‘Will there be a Friends thing going on?’”
 
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MEETS THE BANKRUPTCY  —  “Meet the Parents” star Teri Polo …
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Selena Gomez — I'm Fortifying My Fortress ... Because I'm Scared
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