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Extra, Extra: Kate Winslet Expecting Baby #3, John Travolta Crashes Wedding, Don Draper Visits Twin Peaks
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- Kate Winslet is expecting her third child with husband number three, Ned Rocknroll. If he's in charge of naming the baby, look out Pilot Inspektor.
- Lake Bell (Boston Legal) is hardly a household name but her wedding drew some big-name guests, including Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and Eva Longoria.
- One celeb who was not there? John Travolta, who was busy crashing a wedding in Georgia.
- Remember the time Don Draper visited Twin Peaks?
- A creative woman gets the most excellent (and non-violent) revenge on her cheating boyfriend.
- The judge trying Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes has accepted a "not guilty by reason of insanity" plea, which may spare him the death penalty.
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