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4:30 PM ET, June 19, 2008

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Mary Margaret / People.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears Has a Baby Girl  —  There is a new baby in the Spears clan!  Jamie Lynn Spears and her fiancé Casey Aldridge welcomed a baby girl Thursday morning.  —  PEOPLE confirms exclusively that the baby was named Maddie Briann.  —  “Just the family was there,” …
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears Gives Birth to a Girl  —  Jamie Lynn Spears has given birth, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Daughter Maddie was born Thursday at Mississippi Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi.  —  Maddie weighed 7 lbs., 11 ounces.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Nickelodeon: Mad About Jamie Lynn's Maddie  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - One kid-friendly cable net just got a little kid-friendlier.  —  “We wish her and her family well,” a rep for Nickelodeon tells E! News about this morning's birth of former network star Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter, Maddie Briann.
New York Post:
BROKEN DUO PLAY IT COY  —  ANNE Hathaway was staying at the Gramercy Park Hotel yesterday while her boyfriend of four years, Raffaello Follieri, has a new rental apartment at Trump Tower.  But there was word the recently split couple were planning to have dinner together at Cipriani.  “It's very amicable.
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Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Anne Hathaway Rides Emotional Highs & Lows
Discussion: HollyWire.com and Gabby Babble
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Anne Hathaway “Somber” After Split
Phil / Egotastic!:
A Little Blake Lively Upskirt  —  Blake Lively is hot, but pretty boring, and actually rather annoying if you've ever heard her speak, but did I mention she's hot?  But maybe Blake's not as boring as I thought, because I'm pretty sure I see a Blake Lively upskirt moment happening here, or as close as you can get to an upskirt, really.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
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Blake's Puppy Just Couldn't Contain Herself
Discussion: FabSugar
Michael K / Dlisted:
Troll Girl  —  45-year-old Ali Lohan is in talks to play the female lead in a remake of the 1986 movie “Troll.”  White Oprah has already snagged the title role No, she hasn't, but that's truly a shame.  That was the roll (as Brit Brit says) she was born to play.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
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Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
Megan Fox reveals 'Transformers 2′ script re-writes, make-out scenes  —  When Michael Bay got behind the camera for his most recent film, he chronicled a lot more than just automobiles transforming into robots from outer space.  Millions of fans also watched then 21-year-old Megan Fox transform …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Janet Jackson keeps it real for MTV  —  Singer developing music competition with 25/7  —  Janet Jackson is getting into the reality TV business, developing a music competition with 25/7 Prods. for MTV.  —  Untitled project, which has already started casting, will feature Jackson as she mentors …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Katie Holmes boots Mario Lopez from the stage  —  Plus: Michelle Obama's week of publicity; update on Mariah's registry  —  Katie Holmes' Broadway debut isn't until September, but the show is already causing controversy.  Why?  In order to offset the cost of having Holmes star in …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Just Jared
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kardashian Clan Ordered to Court  —  The family that shops together swears to tell the truth together.  —  A judge set a Feb. 17, 2009, trial date in the lawsuit brought by Sonja Norwood, mother of R&B star Brandy, against sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian and their brother Robert Jr.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog and Love B. Scott
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Audrina on New Hills Season: “Bathing Suits, Drama, Romance!”  —  Squashing rumors of a feud, Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge filmed scenes for the new season of The Hills Wednesday at L.A.'s Kumo Restaurant.  Lauren “Lo” Bosworth was also there.  —  Patridge recently told Usmagazine.com …
Discussion: Extra, Fancast and The Hollywood Gossip
Kathleen Kingsbury / Time:
Pregnancy Boom at Gloucester High  —  As summer vacation begins, 17 girls at Gloucester High School are expecting babies—more than four times the number of pregnancies the 1,200-student school had last year.  Some adults dismissed the statistic as a blip.  Others blamed hit movies like Juno …
 
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Melissa / Off the Rack:
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Celebrities Show Their Love For Cartier
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Daily Mail:
J-Lo and Marc Anthony touch down with a precious cargo - their baby twins
Contactmusic.com:
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Access Hollywood:
Salma Hayek Steps Out For Awards Show; Talks Motherhood
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Faded Youth Blog
Shamus Eaton / Fashion Week Daily:
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Valerie Nome / OK! Magazine:
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New York Post:
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Discussion: The Corsair
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Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Woman Sues Victoria's Secret After Alleged “Thong Injury”
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
TMZ.com:
K-Fed's Sin City Booty Call?
People.com:
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Discussion: Extra
MSNBC:
Charlie apologizes for calling Denise N-word
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Financial Times:
OpenAI hopes the Disney deal boosts Sora, which has high costs and limited traction; Sensor Tower: users average 13 minutes per day on Sora vs. 90 on TikTok

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Washington Post's new Your Personal Podcast, which offers AI-generated customizable podcasts, was developed under a multiyear agreement with ElevenLabs

 
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