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1:15 PM ET, April 7, 2008

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Fall TV Watch:
Brad Pitt Gets a Hands-on Welcome at American Idol  —  Brad Pitt was speechless when he walked onto the American Idol stage Sunday night — literally.  —  The crowd went wild when the actor took the stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theater to tape a segment for Fox's second annual Idol Gives Back special, making talking impossible.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Fans Go Crazy for Brad Pitt at Idol Gives Back Taping
Hellomagazine.com:
Geri shows off new beau as she joins Simon at US charity bash
Discussion: omg!
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Where 'Idol's' Charitable Arm Reaches
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Just Jared
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Wear Masks to Stylist's Wedding  —  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made another big fashion statement over the weekend.  —  To disguise themselves from photographers, they wore masks to the Los Angeles wedding of stylist Estee Stanley on Saturday night.  —  Ashley Olsen was a bridesmaid.
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POPSUGAR:   Celebrity Stylist Wedding Brings Out the Stars
Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
Natural Born Stripper: Woody Harrelson skinny dips with Hollywood pal Owen Wilson  —  Woody Harrelson cools off in the hot Florida sun with an impromptu skinny dip with actor friend Owen Wilson.  —  The Natural Born Killers star, 46, has been hanging out with the Wedding Crashers actor …
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog and cityrag
OK! Magazine:
Mary J. Blige Congratulates Jay-Z & Beyoncé  —  One day after sources tell OK! that music superstars Jay-Z and Beyoncé were wed in a small, private ceremony in New York, the pair were on a plane to Greensboro, North Carolina, where the rapper continued his Heart of the City Tour with co-headliner Mary J. Blige.
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3am:
Guns drama at Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z's New York wedding  —  It was the most blinging R&B wedding of the decade, as Beyonce became Mrs Jay-Z.  —  And with an all-white theme of white roses, orchids, diamond-encrusted candelabras and a plush Egyptian cotton-lined marquee …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
New York Post:
COOK'S POOP PROBLEM  —  DANE Cook isn't only despised by other comedians and the public in general, he's now hated by his Los An geles neighbors.  Cook is at war with the owners of the West Hollywood apartment complex where he lives for not picking up after his dog, Beast.
Hellomagazine.com:
Expectant ‘Sin City’ star Jessica is blooming after baby shower  —  While mums-to-be eagerly await the arrival of their bundle of joy there's one other event in particular to look forward to ahead of the big day - the baby shower.  Sin City star Jessica Alba held hers on Sunday.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Marie Claire News:
JESSICA ALBA'S BABY SHOWER
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
WebExtra / Extra:
Carrie's Texted Breakup with Chace  —  Country crooner Carrie Underwood's first hit single was vengeful breakup anthem “Before He Cheats,” but when we caught up with her at “Idol Gives Back,” Ms. Underwood seemed ultra cool about her split with Chace Crawford.
Discussion: Dlisted and Lifeline Live
Owen Williams / Showbiz Spy:
Jennifer Lopez wants to Tom Cruise to be her twins' godfather  —  Jennifer Lopez wants to Tom Cruise to be godfather to her newborn twins.  —  The ‘Jenny From The Block’ singer — who gave birth to son Max and daughter Emme on February 22 — has convinced husband Marc Anthony to give Tom …
Discussion: Guanabee and poponthepop.com
Tina Sims / The National Ledger:
Miley Cyrus Exotic New Older Man: Hannah Montana Sneaking Around?  —  Miley Cyrus is only fifteen but the number one teen sensation has been seeing an older man behind dad Billy Ray's back, a new report from Star Magazine claims.  Don't get too excited the new mystery man isn't a love interest …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Buy $7 Million L.A. Home  —  Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban will raise their new baby in L.A.  —  The couple bought a home just down the road from her ex Tom Cruise in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reports.  —  Price tag: $7 million.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
CNN:
Jury: Diana's death was unlawful, caused by gross negligence  —  LONDON, England (CNN) — The jury in the Diana, Princess of Wales inquest Monday returned a verdict of unlawful killing because of the negligent driving of the car she was in and the negligent driving of the vehicles chasing her car.
Discussion: OH NO!! and MollyGood
New York Post:
FULL CIRCLE  —  NICKY Hilton doesn't need a reality show to find a new best friend.  Hilton was spotted getting chummy with “The Hills” star Whitney Port, and LA sources say it's because their boyfriends are best friends.  Port has found love in Ashley Olsen's sloppy seconds, a k a former Columbia University quarterback Matt Kaplan.
Agence France Presse:
Kate Moss back on top in women's magazine's best-dressed list  —  Supermodel Kate Moss regained first place in the British edition of Glamour's annual best-dressed woman list, the magazine revealed Monday, as Kylie Minogue tumbled from the top.  —  Moss, 34, reigned for three straight years before being overtaken by Minogue in 2007.
Sunday Mirror:
Cameron Diaz falls for Gerard Butler  —  Cameron Diaz has fallen for the obvious charms of buff Scottish actor Gerard Butler.  —  I can reveal she has been on three dates with the gorgeous Glaswegian in just 10 days.  Clearly the Something About Mary star, who recently said she was …
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Owen Williams / Showbiz Spy:
Cameron Diaz dating Gerard Butler
 
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Michael K / Dlisted:
JLo Has Gone Too Far!
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Carolyn Giardina / Hollywood Reporter:
Jensen Ackles set for ‘Bloody Valentine’
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Idol David Cook's Family Crisis
New York Post:
BEATLE BABY  —  WHILE Paul McCartney was taking a break …
Fall TV Watch:
Dancing's Cheryl Burke Opens Her Own Dance Studio
David Germain / Associated Press:
Heston left cinematic, political mark
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Wall Street Journal:
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The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”

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Spotify rolls out music videos to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, following a beta launch in nearly 100 markets last year

 
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