Madonna Closes In On Streisand
 Madonna lands her seventh #1 album as Hard Candy debuts in the lead position. In the 52 year history of Billboard's weekly album chart, only one female artist,Barbra Streisand, has had more #1 albums. Madonna is also second only to Streisand for the longest span of #1 albums. Streisand's span a little more than 33 years, from 'People' in October 1964 to 'Higher Ground' in November 1997. Madonna's span a little more than 23 years, from 'Like A Virgin' in February 1985 to 'Hard Candy'.
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Tony Romo Misses Cut
 Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo played in a U.S. Open qualifying event Wednesday in Dallas, Texas and finished nine over par, just missing the cut.
'I hadn't played golf in a week or so,' Romo explained in an interview. 'I played nine holes last week, and tried to get in game shape, but obviously that wasn't enough it comes and goes.'
Romo continued, 'Well, I didn't make the next round. You come out here and try to advance. I found a good rhythm on back side, but it just took too long to get started. I just haven't been able to practice or prepare. I got a lot of football stuff. So that's part of it.'
Another possible distraction,Girlfriend Jessica Simpson. Simpson gushed in a recent magazine article that she is 'in love' with Romo, whom she says helped her gain more confidence. 'Tony taught me that because he loves me [as me]. He made me feel comfortable (being myself) again,' she added.
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Britney Spears Gets More Visitation
 Britney Spears' visitation rights to sons Sean Preston and Jayden James were expanded Tuesday following a custody hearing with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
There was no change in custody, Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said at a press conference, but he said her time with her boys will be 'more than it has been.' He would not elaborate.
According to reports, Spears will get three days supervised visitation a week and visitation on Mother's Day.
'The court made orders today, they were orders that the parties were able to mostly agree to,' Kaplan said. 'It represents a cautious step moving forward.'
Kaplan says the court was pleased with the progress that seems to be occurring daily with Spears.
He called the court's ruling 'a step in the right direction.'
'The children are doing great — that's the key,' Kaplan said. 'That's what all of this is about.'
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Barbara Walters Spills About Star Jones
 Star Jones had her View co-hosts cover-up her gastric bypass surgery.
'She decided to have a gastric bypass operation, but then she decided not to tell anybody,' Barbara Walters said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing Tuesday.
'Then we had to lie on the set everyday because she said it was portion control and Pilates,' Walters said. 'Well, we knew it wasn't portion control and Pilates.'
Winfrey responded, 'We in the audience go, that's some damn Pilates teacher!'
Walters, who is on a press tour for her memoir, Audition, in which she admits to an affair with a married senator in the '70s, also told Winfrey she has no regrets over on-air spats with former View co-host Rosie O'Donnell.
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Avril Lavigne Postpones Tour
 Suffering from acute laryngitis, rocker Avril Lavigne has postponed six dates on her U.S. 'Best Damn Tour.'
She had already canceled shows in Phoenix and San Diego this week.
'My sincerest apologies to all of my fans,' she said in a statement. 'My intention was to complete the rest of the tour, but tonight at sound check in Anaheim, [Ca.], I realized this wasn't possible.'
'Even though I have been resting my voice for days,' she continued, 'when I tried to sing nothing came out.'
The canceled shows were in California and Washington.
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Scarlett Johansson Is Engaged
 Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are making it official!
Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who have been dating since Spring 2007, are engaged, their reps are confirming.
Reynolds was engaged to singer Alanis Morissette. They split in February 2007 after four years together.
Johansson was previously dating Josh Hartnett.
In February, it was reported that the actress was seen shopping for wedding dresses at a Monique Lhuillier boutique in L.A. with her mother and sister.
However, her publicist said then that, 'A family member is getting married, not her. She is not engaged.'
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Mariah Carey Rumored To Be Engaged
 Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are engaged, according to a source close to the diva.
Carey, 38, met the 27-year-old rapper-actor when he directed the video for her latest single, 'Bye Bye,' in late March.
Cannon attended the premiere of Carey's film, Tennessee, in NYC on April 26.
Carey said it was 'very nice' to work with Cannon, who, when asked what he loved about the singer, exclaimed, 'Everything!'
'I've always had really low self-esteem, and I still do,' Carey told a reporter in March. 'What's weird about that is being onstage, and the love that you get, and the adoration that you feel from your real fans. It's hard for a partner to compete – just imagine.'
Carey was previously married to music mogul Tommy Mottola. They divorced in 1998.
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David Blaine Sets Record on Oprah
 Magician David Blaine set a new world record live on Wednesday's Oprah Winfrey Show — he held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds.
The audience cheered as the 35-year-old was pulled from a water-filled sphere by divers after he broke the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds (set in February by Switzerland's Peter Colat).
Blaine inhaled pure oxygen through a mask before the stunt to fill his blood with oxygen, which is permitted under the rules set by Guinness World Records.
He told Winfrey the record was 'a lifelong dream.'
Blaine has previously garnered international fame by living for a week in a glass coffin in New York.
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McDreamy Gives Marriage Tips
 McDreamy may not know how to make a marriage last on Grey’s Anatomy — but Patrick Dempsey sure does!
'Love, humor and communication — those are the bedrocks of a good relationship,' said the 42 year-old Dempsey, Monday at the NYC premiere of his wedding-themed romantic comedy Made of Honor.
He plays a compulsive womanizer in the comedy, but he insisted the character's 'nothing like me at all — I'm married and have kids!'
Of wife Jillian, the father-of-three said, 'She's immensely supportive. Without her, I wouldn’t be here.'
So does Dempsey — who recently revealed he has pec envy — have any funny memories from their 1999 nuptials?
'The photographers were just drunk and never got a good picture!' he joked.
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CSI Star Arrested
 CSI star Gary Dourdan was arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine and ecstasy and prescription drugs in Palm Springs Monday.
An officer found the actor, 41, asleep in his car, parked on the wrong side of the street, at 5:12 a.m.
The officer described Dourdan as 'disoriented and possibly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs,' according to a statement by the Palm Springs Police Department.
'The officer subsequently located suspected cocaine, heroin, ecstacy, miscellaneous prescription drugs, and paraphernalia,' the statement continued.
Sgt. Mitch Spike of the Palm Springs Police Department said, 'The officers stopped because the car was parked on the wrong side of the
street. The vehicle was occupied and the officers didn't know if the occupant was sleeping or in medical distress.'
Dourdan was then taken to a jail in Palm Spring but posted $5,000 bail and was released at 10:30 a.m.
His rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
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