Julia Roberts Adopting A Baby From India

By Dodai Stewart  |  September 30, 2010 | 1:00pm
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A “friend” says Julia has wanted more children for years, but her past pregnancies were “fraught with complications.” Julia recently converted to the Hindu faith and has contacted adoption agencies in India and Bali, Indonesia. [Daily Express]

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  • Whoa, whoa, whoa: Katie Couric might return to the Today show? Meredith Vieira is expected to leave? [Page Six]
  • My brain will explode with joy if Cher and Lady Gaga actually record a duet. You’ve been warned. [Daily Express]
  • But seriously, taking pictures of Gaga at her grandfather’s funeral is fucked up. [Daily Mail]
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  • Michael Douglas says of the chemo and radiation: “It really knocks you out. You just never think it is going to be you. But I’ll beat this. The tumor is shrinking. The odds are good. I’m not dealing with mortality issues until I hear otherwise.” [NY Post]
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