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In current feud with Cher, Donald Trump turns back time

BILL ZWECKER: Donald Trump’s heated reaction to her slams on Mitt Romney has roots in Cher’s earlier digs at the “Apprentice” honcho.
Hudson’s weekend: prayer and escape on a rollercoaster

BILL ZWECKER: “Mother’s Day is always going to be tough,” says an insider, but with verdict behind her, Jennifer Hudson is looking ahead to new projects. One might be another baby.
TV role as Elizabeth Taylor a do-or-die job for Lindsay Lohan

BILL ZWECKER: Determined not to flop, Lindsay Lohan is screening Elizabeth Taylor’s movies, watching her interviews and even reaching out to the screen legend’s ex-husbands.

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John Travolta fights back as two male masseurs allege sexual harassment

BILL ZWECKER: His team wants the lawsuits thrown out, and a friend says John Travolta is sick of dealing with “this insidious, ongoing whisper campaign” about his sexuality.

Jennifer Lopez eyeing marriage, baby with Casper Smart, source says

BILL ZWECKER: The dancer, newly promoted to J. Lo’s lead choreographer, is “ very savvy about handling women in general,” the insider reveals.

Taylor Kinney a little too cool to Lady Gaga

BILL ZWECKER: The “Shameless” actor’s indifferent demeanor may have doomed his romance with the pop star.

Khloe Kardashian depressed as marriage to Lamar Odom falters

BILL ZWECKER: “I like to think divorce is not an option,” Khloe Kardashian says as hubby frets about about his NBA future.

Simon Cowell dangles cash to lure Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani to ‘X Factor’

BILL ZWECKER: As he tries to coax the pop megastars to his talent show, Simon Cowell reportedly signs Demi Lovato to be a judge.

Christina Aguilera’s sitting prissy in her spinning chair on ‘The Voice’

BILL ZWECKER: The singer is a “just plain nasty” diva on the set, says a show insider, but an Aguilera associate counters that she’s just a perfectioninst who “wants the show to be the best musical competition out there.”

What doesn’t Suri Cruise want? A little brother or sister

BILL ZWECKER: A happy “little princess,” the 6-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes would rather not compete for their attention with a younger sibling.

Kardashian hopes Kanye romance vaults

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BILL ZWECKER: T hose close to the fast-growing Kanye West-Kim Kardashian romance have filled me in on the whys and wherefores of this new celebrity hook-up. There appears to be two main reasons for the couple’s mutual attraction to each other.

Jennifer Hudson’s strong faith helps her endure loss of family

BILL ZWECKER: Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has spent many months “steeling herself” for the beginning of the trail this week of William Balfour, charged with killing her mother, brother and nephew, a high school friend says.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hankers for status of movie superstars

BILL ZWECKER: Sean “Diddy” Combs is a renaissance man of many talents — and now he wants to make a bigger mark on the big screen, hoping to become the next Denzel Washington or Will Smith.

John Cusack is nevermore happy than when in Chicago

When told “welcome home” recently, Chicago native John Cusack grinned and said, “Well, that’s funny, because I really never have left Chicago.” In “The Raven,” opening Friday, Cusack plays the great Edgar Allan Poe.

Jenny McCarthy giddy over her love touchdown with Brian Urlacher

BILL ZWECKER: Jenny McCarthy is said to be more than just “giddy” about her new romance with Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. A longtime pal of the actress and TV personality tells me that McCarthy “has really fallen for the guy. He’s such a man’s man, the most macho guy Jenny’s dated for a long, long time.”