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8:50 AM ET, April 7, 2008

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David Germain / Associated Press:
Heston left cinematic, political mark  —  LOS ANGELES - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death.  President Bush hailed him as a “strong advocate for liberty,” while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights.  —  Even Michael Moore …
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Film world mourns the death of ‘Ben-Hur’ star Charlton Heston
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CNN:
Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead at 84
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mary J. Blige: Congrats, Jay-Z & Beyoncé!
Daily Mail:
Paul McCartney's new love gets a fashion update at daughter Stella's shop... while Heather becomes a redhead  —  She might have been hoping for a discount.  Or perhaps Nancy Shevell just wanted to make a good impression on her new boyfriend's daughter.  —  Of all the shops in New York …
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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 …
New York Post:
HOW I WHIPPED DEMI INTO SHAPE  —  DEMI Moore needed some major work to turn herself from a fat-kneed, thunder-thighed girl into a ravishing knockout, according to Robb Parr, her former personal trainer.  In his upcoming exercise book, “Star Quality,” Parr writes: “[Demi] lacked a defined waist …
FlynetOnline:
MEET THE BARKERS  —  Minus Shana!  On Saturday we caught up with tattooed drummer, Travis Barker, spending some quality time with his kids Atiana, Landon and Alabama at the beach in Malibu.  —  At one point Landon got a shoulder ride from his rocker dad and had a chicken fight …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Celebrity Baby Blog
Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Idol David Cook's Family Crisis  —  David Cook quickly bounced back from his brief hospitalization due to high blood pressure and heart palpitations, but the American Idol finalist is coping with more than the weekly eliminations.  —  His older brother Adam Cook is battling cancer, sources confirm.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
NEWS.com.au:
Father, daughter have child together  —  A SOUTH Australian father and daughter have revealed they are a couple, and have had a child together.  —  John and Jenny Deaves reunited 30 years after Mr Deaves separated from Jenny's mother.  —  Jenny was 31 and just two weeks after meeting, father and daughter had sex.
New York Post:
BEATLE BABY  —  WHILE Paul McCartney was taking a break with his new love Nancy Shevell - and his peg-legged ex, Heather Mills, was looking for a New York apartment - their daughter, Beatrice, went shopping.  Our spy saw the precocious 4-year-old and her nanny strolling into CPW Kids at 84th and Amsterdam early last week.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Jessica Alba's Baby Bash  —  As if winning the genetic lottery wasn't enough, Baby Alba just scored big time in the swag department.  —  Some of Mama Jessica's friends and family descended upon Ever After Teahouse in Studio City Sunday for a baby shower.  —  About 35 people made it through …
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.
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Dancing's Cheryl Burke Opens Her Own Dance Studio  —  Two-time Dancing With the Stars champion Cheryl Burke celebrated the opening of her own dance studio Friday night in San Francisco.  —  “San Francisco's my hometown, so I felt like I needed to give back,” Burke, 23, told PEOPLE.
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