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4:40 PM ET, March 18, 2009

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People.com:
Family Friend: ‘There Is No Chance’ for Natasha Richardson  —  As Natasha Richardson remained in a New York hospital, her family and friends had all but given up hope that she'll recover from a severe head injury.  —  “There is no chance,” a family friend told PEOPLE on Tuesday night.
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Liz Smith / wowOwow:
Natasha Richardson Off Life Support at Lenox Hill Hospital  —  Tuesday I was sitting at lunch with Page Six's Paula Froelich and casting director Bonnie Timmermann at Michael's restaurant.  The head man came and whispered in my ear, “Natasha is dead.”  I was worried whether to pass this bad news …
TMZ.com:
Natasha Richardson — Life Support Plug Pulled  —  Natasha Richardson has been taken off life support, according to NYC legendary columnist, Liz Smith.  —  Smith has extremely close ties to the whole Broadway scene and is certainly in a position to know.  Smith says as of 1:30 PM ET today, Natasha was taken off life support.
X17 Online:
“No Chance” For Natasha Richardson
Discussion: Access Hollywood and omg!
TMZ.com:   Richardson's Ambulance Ride Confirms Condition
Michael Riedel / New York Post:
NATASHA LEFT BRAIN DEAD
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Married LeAnn Rimes Having Steamy Affair With Sexy Costar  —  LeAnn Rimes is having a shocking affair with her TV movie costar, Eddie Cibrian, Us Weekly reveals in its newest issue, on stands Wednesday.  —  Rimes, 26 — currently wed to former backup dancer Dean Sheremet — got cozy with Cirbian …
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Perez Hilton:
LeAnn's Cuckolded Husband Speaks Out!!!!  —  As we mentioned earlier, country singer LeAnn Rimes has been caught in the middle of an affair with married actor, and her current co-star, Eddie Cibrian.  —  LeAnn is currently married to Dean Sheremet, former backup dancer, and her current makeup artist and stylist it seems.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes' Husband Twitters: “I Love My Wife”
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kanye West Charged with Three Misdemeanors in Paparazzi Scuffle  —  Kanye West in New York City Sept. 8  —  This may be one rap he can't beat.  —  Kanye West has been formally charged with three misdemeanors stemming from a scuffle with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 11.
TMZ.com:
Adnan Must Stay Clear of Britney ... For Years  —  Britney Spears got a break today — whether she knows it or not.  A judge just ordered Adnan Ghalib to stay completely clear of Brit for three years.  —  You'll recall Brit's conservators already got a temporary restraining order prohibiting Adnan …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Ex Ordered to Stay Away for Three Years
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X17 Online:   X17 XCLUSIVE - Is It Over Between Chris Brown & Rihanna?
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Hills’ star inks deal with Mark Burnett  —  Audrina Patridge exits MTV show for potential new series  —  “The Hills” has lost another resident.  —  Audrina Patridge is leaving the show after its upcoming fifth season, exiting MTV's popular soap for a new deal with Mark Burnett Prods.
TMZ.com:
“Real World” Alum in Naked Doggie Rescue  —  You may not remember Eric Nies from the first “Real World: New York” — but now you'll know him as the guy who risked his bare ass to save a puppy from drowning in a partially frozen lake.  —  During a recent trip to Bear Mountain in upstate NY …
David Jenison / E! Online:
Kelly Clarkson's Back!  Taylor Hicks, Not So Much  —  Definitely no sucking in Kelly Clarkson's life right now.  —  Reclaiming her place atop the charts, the inaugural American Idol champ just landed her latest, All I Ever Wanted, at No. 1, selling 255,000 copies for the week ended Sunday.
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TMZ.com:
Taylor Hicks Tickets — Totally Worthless
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Gabby Babble
OK! Magazine:
Tom & Katie's Baby Surprise!  —  Her face is fuller and she radiates an undeniable glow.  Now, after weeks of speculation, sources tell OK! that Katie Holmes is expecting baby #2 with hubby Tom Cruise!  —  “They are deliriously happy that Suri will be a big sister,” one family friend says.
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and Just Jared
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Pitt, Portman to star in ‘Artifacts’  —  Paramount film based on Shapton book  —  Paramount Pictures has attached Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman to star in a film based on the new Leanne Shapton book “Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris …
TMZ.com:
Jessica Lange Breaks Several Bones in Cabin Fall  —  Jessica Lange got extremely lucky yesterday after taking a fall at her Minnesota cabin.  —  Family sources tell TMZ the legendary actress grabbed for a railing that was not secure and fell over — breaking her shoulder and collar bone and dislocating her arm.
RADAR:
WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE: OCTO-BABIES INSIDE HOME!  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman brought tiny Noah and Isaiah home from the hospital Tuesday night to a chaotic scene that nearly brought Nadya to tears.  —  Paparazzi swarmed their SUV as it pulled into the garage of Nadya's new home in La Habra, California.
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Two Octuplets Released from Hospital  —  Nadya Suleman with one of her babies  —  The long-awaited hand-off between neonatal nurses at Kaiser Permanante Medical Center and octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has started.  —  Two of Suleman's healthiest and heaviest infants - sons Noah …
 
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