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8:40 AM ET, April 22, 2009

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New York Post:
LINDSAY LOHAN REDISCOVERS THE GUYS  —  LINDSAY Lohan is drowning her sorrows over her breakup with Samantha Ronson in a sea of men — and some friends are terrified she'll go down the road Britney Spears traveled two years ago.  Except that, unlike Spears, Lohan doesn't have a stable family member to lean on.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Lindsay Lohan wants to move to London; have paparazzi drama
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Topless in Vegas?
Discussion: Celebslam
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE CONFIRMATION: Miss California Dating Michael Phelps  —  Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean is set to make headlines with something other than her anti-gay marriage comments.  Her grandmother Jeanette Coppolla confirmed to RadarOnline.com exclusively that the beauty queen has been casually dating Olympian Michael Phelps.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Miss California's Granny Comes Out Swinging: “I Never Knew …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
DailyFill.com:   Miss California: Marriage Is Between A Man And A Fake-Breasted, Botoxed Robot Woman
People.com:
It's a Boy for Jill Scott!  —  R&B singer and actress Jill Scott and her fiancé, drummer Lil John Roberts, have welcomed their first child, a boy, her manager confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Jett Hamilton Roberts was born at 4:20 p.m. on April 20.  He weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Singer Jill Scott Gives Birth to Baby Jett Hamilton
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Peter G / Us Weekly:
David Blaine Engaged  —  David Blaine is getting married to his girlfriend, French model Alizee Guinochet; a source close to the couple confirms to Usmagazine.com.  The engagement occurred on Blaine's birthday, April 4, the source said.  —  “Alizee's a great girl.  She's really smart and talented,” the source said.
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Metro.co.uk:
Blaine to turn himself into husband?  —  He's endured 44 days living in a glass box but now magician David Blaine is to try his luck at the ultimate challenge, following reports he is about to get married.  —  The US magician, 36, is rumoured to be making wedding plans with French girlfriend …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
The Sun:
Amy's Rasta pasta disasta  —  AMY WINEHOUSE suffered agonising burns to her leg as she cooked pasta for local chums on a Caribbean island, it emerged last night.  —  The Back To Black singer, 25, had an accident while rustling up a meal in the sun-kissed paradise of St Lucia.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Wino Blames It On Pasta
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: ‘Wolf pack’ actors grin and bare it for ‘New Moon’  —  Step aside, aloof vampires with all your undead issues.  The wolf pack is ready to howl.  —  Unlike cold-blooded neck biters, these poster guys for animal magnetism are hot.  So hot that their temperature runs a steady 108 degrees …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess, You Guess  —  This celebrity couple's pre-nuptial agreement required the wife to stay in the relationship for a certain amount of time.  However, the Stepford Wife's law firm has decided that it may be difficult to impossible for the husband to enforce this.
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PopEater:
Paula: Kara DioGuardi Can't Replace Me  —  Despite rumors that ‘American Idol’ judges Paula Abdul was being forced out of the show by Kara DioGuardi, Abdul says it is not true.  “I don't think anyone [can replace me],” Abdul told ABC.  Read more as Abdul opens up about leaving 'Idol …
Discussion: Fan Fare and omg!
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Steve-O Recalls Being a ‘Cocaine-Addicted Clown’  —  On Jackass, viewers watched him gag inside a helmet full of crickets and bob for jellyfish.  On Dancing with the Stars, they watched as he danced the foxtrot and Viennese waltz.  Now on a new unflinching MTV special, Steve-O: Demise and Rise …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
OK! Magazine:
Tim Gunn: “I Haven't Been On a Date in 26 Years”  —  Tim Gunn is a natural chatterbox when it comes to style, but get him talking about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and he really gets going.  The Project Runway star is less effusive when talk turns to his love life, but insists he's happy with the lack of activity in that department.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad to Launch Clothing Line for Kohl's  —  It's a clothes call for Lauren Conrad!  —  One month after the 23-year-old designer announced that she was taking a hiatus from her upscale clothing line, the Hills star reveals that she is launching a brand-new apparel line for Kohl's department stores.
Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Judge says ‘no’ to Rod Blagojevich reality show  —  ‘I do not have confidence that things will not go astray,’ Zagel says  —  A federal judge ruled today that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich cannot go to Costa Rica to film a reality show, saying he does not “have confidence” that Blagojevich will comply with the conditions of his bail.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes: I Love Dean Sheremet “Dearly”  —  LeAnn Rimes says she's “actually really great” despite the fallout from her affair with her Lifetime movie costar Eddie Cibrian.  —  After Us Weekly broke the news of their hookup, Rimes admitted she and husband Dean Sheremet were going through a “difficult time.”
Ken Lee / People.com:
Closing Arguments Heard in Britney Restraining Order Case  —  After three hours of closing arguments Tuesday, no ruling was made on whether to extend a restraining order against Britney Spears's ex-manager Sam Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley.  —  The singer's father Jamie …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
 
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