Father tries to cash in on daughter's fame  —  THE poverty-stricken father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali plans to become a millionaire himself-by SELLING his nine-year-old daughter.  —  In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling …

Zac Efron Nearly Blows His Nice Guy Cover With Angry Thumbs Up  —  You can't make sarcastic hand gestures AND wear aviator sunglasses at the same time unless you want everyone to finally figure out that you're actually an a**hole.  —  Zac Efron, with Vanessa Hudgens, gives the paps a thumbs …

Madonna Hospitalized After Horse Accident  —  Madonna  —  Madonna suffered “minor injuries and bruises” Saturday while horseback riding in New York's Hamptons, her publicist has announced.  —  On Saturday evening, Liz Rosenberg said that the entertainer, 50, had already been released …

Miss North Carolina USA crowned Miss USA 2009  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Lindsay Lohan & Leonardo DiCaprio?  —  More: Leonardo DiCaprio , Lindsay Lohan  —  Demonstrating her exodus from Lesbian Land, Lindsay Lohan recently seduced Leonardo DiCaprio at MyHouse in LA, according to The Sun: … There's only one thing I believe about this story, and that's that Lindsay was at a bar.

Ellen Pompeo Is Pregnant  —  Ellen Pompeo and her husband, Chris Ivery, are starting a family together, her rep, Jennifer Allen, confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “It's great news,” says Allen.  “They're ecstatic.”  —  The Grey's Anatomy star, 39, and Ivery, 41, a music producer …

Kate Hudson Turns 30 with All-Star Blowout  —  Kate Hudson, whose actual 30th birthday was Sunday, bid farewell to her 20s with a star-studded blowout birthday bash Friday night in Pacific Palisades, Calif.  —  Noticeably absent?  Owen Wilson, the actress' on-again-off-again beau.

Disney screens ‘Toy’ teaser at NAB  —  Studio offers sneak of upcoming toon  —  LAS VEGAS — For their presentation to the Digital Cinema Summit at NAB, Disney went to infinity ... and beyond.  —  Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Group prexy offered up the first-ever public screening of the teaser trailer for “Toy Story 3.”

Winehouse To Adopt A St. Lucian Child!?  —  Apparently, Amy Winehouse is desperate to become a mother, and plans on adopting a child from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, her home away from home for most of this year.  Holy Angelina Jolie!  In the understatement of the year …

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NORM: Coarse shout-out stirs up Tweeters  —  The Twitterati world is aflutter over Criss Angel's profane parting shot at celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.  —  As Angel was ending his magic show Friday at the Luxor, the “Mindfreak” illusionist gave a shout-out.