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There's a new Kardashian in the world. Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to daughter Penelope Scotland Disick early Sunday at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This is the second child for Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick (the two have a 2-year-old son, Mason). E! reports that the 33-year-old had an all-natural birth. Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. So will viewers get to watch Penelope's birth? "I don't know," Kourtney said on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago. "We're gonna film it again ourselves, and honestly, my experience last time was so peaceful and calm and everything you don't see in the movies. And I really wanted to share that with people so they knew it doesn't have to be a crazy screaming session."
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In honor of her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which is set against the Bosnian War, actor-director Angelina Jolie became an honorary citizen of the Bosnian city. The tearful Jolie accepted the honor at the country's Sarajevo Film Festival on Saturday. "This means so much to me. My heart is in this city," she said. Jolie arrived at the event with three of her children on a private plane.
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There was very sad news for Usher and his estranged wife over the weekend. The singer's 11-year-old stepson, Kyle, was declared brain dead after being accidentally struck with a jetski. The boy was in an inner tube on a lake in Atlanta when a jetskier hit him, striking him in the head and knocking him unconscious. Doctors later said that Kyle had registered no brain activity since being admitted to the hospital. Currently Usher and Tameka Foster are in the middle of a bitter divorce battle but despite the feud Usher chartered a plane for Tameka, who was out of town, so she could be by her son's side. No decision has yet been made as to whether or not take Kyle off life support.
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Actor Ernest Borgnine passed away Sunday of renal failure at the age of 95. The legendary actor had more than 200 credits to his name, most recently starring in 2010's Red. Borgnine earned a Best Actor Oscar for his role in 1955's Marty He was best known for playing the title officer in the 1960s TV comedy McHale's Navy. In 2011 he received the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actor's Guild. “Heck, I’m just a character actor for God sakes. I’m no big star,” he told Deadline at the time. Borgnine's wife and children were at his side when he passed away.
watch our coverage of Borgnine's passing >> Posted 07.09.12 by Chris -
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Max Page, the 7-year-old star of the popular Volkswagen "Dark Vader" Super Bowl commercial, underwent open heart surgery to replace his pulmonary valve on Thursday at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. Doctors say the two-hour surgery went without a hitch and that Max is recovering "very well." He's expected to stay in the hospital for the next two weeks. In addition to the VW spot, Max has acting credits on The Young and the Restless and Prime Suspect. Max was born with the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot. His family is encouraging fans to make donations in his name to the hospital's Children's Fund.
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Despite crashing her rented Porsche into the back of a semi on the Pacific Coast Highway and despite her history of DUI, police did not collect a blood sample from Lindsay Lohan, reports RadarOnline. The actress did submit to a portable breathalyzer test along with other field sobriety tests, with police concluding she wasn't under the influence. Reportedly, the officers also told Lohan she's lucky to be alive and that her seat belt saved her life.
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Oprah Winfrey asked the question we've all been asking: Why did Kim Kardashian leave her marriage after just 72 days? Everyone will hear that answer when the interview with Kim and the entire Kardashian clan airs this weekend on Oprah's Next Chapter. On her Facebook page, Winfrey said Kim's answer "leveled me." Winfrey admits she has never met the Kardashians before or seen the show, but said she wants to know why this family has become a cultural phenomenon. Oprah, when you find out, let us know, OK? For those who can't wait, here's a preview of the interview.
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Katy Perry made a surprise appearance at the L.A. screening of her new 3-D concert movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me.***
There are rumors that Kourtney Kardashian has given birth to her second child after she posted a cryptic tweet — "Chick-fil-A and a water birth. No big deal."
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Miley Cryus is shooting down rumors she cheated on fiancé Liam Hemsworth with her best friend.
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Jake Gyllenhaal secretly hooked up with Minka Kelly after she broke up with Yankees slugger Derek Jeter.
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It has long been suspected, but People magazine has finally made it official: Beyoncé Knowles is the Most Beautiful Woman of 2012. The full list of 100 beauties will be available when the magazine hits newsstands on Friday, but so far People has revealed that the list will include Christina Hendricks, Madeline Stowe, Miranda Lambert, Kate Middleton, and Charlize Theron.
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Yesterday, the Kardashians signed a $40M deal with E! to extend their reality shows another three years. That deal only applies to existing shows; if new shows are created for the family, Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kris, Bruce, Kendall, Kylie, and/or Rob could be looking at even more money. In other news, mass layoffs affected over 100,000 Americans last month.***
Last night, President Barack Obama took on some new duties. The President appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to slow jam the news, discuss Secret Service "knuckleheads," and be declared the "POTUS with the most-est." Election season can be pretty fun sometimes.
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Supermodel and reality show host Heidi Klum went nude for a new Astor cosmetics ad. The beauty donned only head-to-toe body paint that took 12 hours to complete. That's longer than the time allotted to complete a whole outfit for most Project Runway challenges.
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Last weekend, Alfonso Ribeiro led a 'Carlton Dance' flash mob in LA. According to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor's Twitter page, it was the world's largest simultaneous flash mob, with the same moves being performed by participants in over 300 countries.
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And last, in we'd-rather-not-have-to-report-this news, Chris Brown has become an amateur pit bull breeder. What's next, a duet with Michael Vick?
Posted 04.25.12 by Mandy