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Scarlett Johansson is moving in with beau Ryan Reynolds. Apparently Johansson’s mom thinks her daughter, who’s 23, is too young to be moving in with Reynolds, 31. /DN 24

“American Idol” contestant David Hernandez will remain in the competition despite reports that he used to be a stripper, says a source close to the show. /USAT 3D

Jennifer Aniston is looking for a house in Miami. The actress will be there for the next couple of months shooting “Marley and Me” with Owen Wilson. /NYP 17

Carrie Underwood’s boyfriend, Chase Crawford, was “surrounded by women” at Tao in Las Vegas Friday night. He and the girls dance wildly and “were pawing each other” all night, a spy tells The Post. /NYP 17

“It smells like Daddy’s concert!” – Kate Hudson’s son, Ryder, recently said to the actress after the two entered an elevator at the Raleigh in South Beach that “smelled like cigarettes and booze from the night before. /NYP 18

“The Insider” host Pat O’Brien, who checked into rehab for a second time last month, is being dropped from the show, sources say. Donnie Osmond, who has been filling in for O’Brien, is expected to permanently take over as co-host. /NYP 16

Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, Dannielynn, has been named the sole heir of Smith’s estate. An estate will be set up in her name with dad Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern as co-trustees. Dannielynn could win millions of dollars if the estate wins an ongoing court battle over a will by Smith’s late ex-husband. /DN 10

Lisa Marie Presley’s publicist refused to comment yesterday on reports that she’s about two months pregnant. Her recent appearance at a Los Angeles Farmers Market is fueling rumors that she’s expecting. /DN 12

Mark Ronson was spotted making out with 17-year-old “All My Children” star Leven Rambin at the Spotted Pig Saturday night. /NYP 16

Naomi Campbell made her first public appearance in Brazil Monday since a recent hospital visit to remove a cyst. /DN 24

Demi Moore opens up about family life in the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Moore and her daughters appear in photos in the mag. /USAT 3D, DN 3

Salma Hayek confesses that when she was pregnant, she hoped she was having a boy because she was afraid of having mother/daughter conflicts. But now that she has a girl, she “can’t imagine there ever being a conflict.” /NYP 16

Avon “global ambassador” Reese Witherspoon attended a press conference yesterday at the United Nations. /NYP 18

Avril Lavigne is teaming up with retailer Kohl’s to launch her own clothing line in July. The juniors’ collection, dubbed Abbey Dawn (her childhood nickname), will draw on her rock style. /USAT 4D

Mariska Hargitay, Heidi Klum and Iman are among the latest stars to launch their own design ventures. Hargitay has designed lockets to help raise money for sexual assault. They are available on Revenvelope.com. Meanwhile, after a year of serving as the face of Jordache, Klum has created a mini-collection of jeans for the brand. Iman has launched an accessory line available on HSN.com. /USAT 4D

“Project Runway’s” fourth season finale airs tonight on Bravo. The clothing created for the finale will hit the auction block after the show. Items will be sold to the highest bidder on projectrunway.com. /NYP 84, DN 45

Keith Richards is the new face of Louis Vuitton. His ad, shot by Annie Leibovitz, will appear in magazines next month. Richards plans to donate his fee to charity. /USAT 1D, DN 26, NYP 31

Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have posed for London Fog to help raise awareness for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, providing seriously ill children a chance to go to camp. /USAT 1D

Juliana Margulies is producing and starring in the new Fox drama series “Canterbury’s Law. The show premieres Monday. /DN 89

Mario Lopez will make his Broadway debut in “A Chorus Line” beginning April 15 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. He’ll play Zach, the director casting for a new Broadway musical. /USAT 1D, DN 15

Paris Hilton will guest-star on “My Name is Earl” when the show returns April 3. /USAT 1D, DN 88

Cyndi Lauper will be taking her True Colors tour on the road again this summer beginning May 31 in Boston. /USAT 1D

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre announced his retirement from football yesterday after 17 seasons in the NFL. /DN 72, NYP 78

“Dungeons & Dragons” co-creator Gary Gygax died Tuesday at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. His wife said he had been in poor health for years. /USAT 1D, NYP 27

Film and television composer Leonard Rosenman died Tuesday of a heart attack at his home at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. He was 83. Rosenman wrote the score for “East of Eden,” beginning Rosenman’s film career and won back-to-back Academy Awards in 1975 and 1976 for his work on “Barry Lyndon” and “Bound for Glory.” He won Emmys for his TV-movie scores for “Sybil” in 1976 and “Friendly Fire” in 1979. /AP

Identical triplets were born Wednesday at North Shore University Hospital on Long Island. The triplets’ mother, Allison Penn, was impregnated with just one embryo through in-vitro fertilization, said Dr. Victor Klein. That embryo split in half, and then one half of that split again, he said. Identical triplets are born at a rate between one in 60,000 and one in 200 million, depending on the research, Klein said. Newborns Logan, Eli and Collin Penn have to wear nail polish so their parents can tell them apart. /AP

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Janet Jackson is preparing to marry. The twice-divorced pop star recently hit up designers like Badgley Mischka asking for bridal gown samples. One source says she’s “preparing for her private nuptials.” /NYP 10

Minnie Driver, who’s rumored to be expecting, was overheard talking about her pregnancy and how she wasn’t feeling well at the J.Crew on Prince Street. She reportedly also bought baby clothes for a girl. /NYP 10

The LAPD have busted two paparazzi for blocking a sidewalk in front of a shop where Britney Spears was getting her hair done and two other paps were arrested for the same reason at a nearby club where Lindsay Lohan was hanging out. At least 55 photogs tailed Spears to the B2V salon in West Hollywood, and two blocks away, 30 paparazzi were waiting outside the Villa nightclub for Lohan, /DN 6

George Clooney is on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine, out Friday. /USAT 1D

A new portrait of the late Heath Ledger was made public yesterday. The actor sat for Melbourne, Australia artist Vincent Fantauzzo in December during his last visit home. /DN 14

Rosie O’Donnell recently vented about Britney Spears’ ex manager/friend Sam Lufti on her blog. She says she’s spoken to him a few times and thinks “he’s a bad guy all around.” /NYP 12

Things are heating up between Christian Slater and Tamara Mellon. Sources say the couple, who began dating last September, moved in together recently. /NYP 11

USA Today picked up Dina Lohan’s quotes to People about daughter Lindsay’s “tasteful” New York magazine photo shoot. Meanwhile, dad Michael tells Us Weekly he won’t look at the pics. /USAT 1D

Jack Nicholson was confirmed Wednesday as one of the presenters at Sunday’s Oscars. /USAT 1D

Andre Benjamin, who was just named by PETA the world’s sexiest vegetarian celebrity, is shopping for an apartment in Manhattan. /NYP 12

Dennis Quaid and Forest Whitaker were at Lincoln Center last night for the premiere of their new film, “Vantage Point.” /DN 16

Beyonce will play Etta James and Adrien Brody will portray Chess Records founder Leonard Chess in a movie about the label. /DN 22

Justin Timberlake recently stopped by his Upper East Side eatery Southern Hospitality, where he chatted up customers and gave them his personal recommendations on the menu. /NYP 12

Nick Lachey, who was paid to make an appearance JC Penny’s “American Living” launch at Skylight on Hudson Street, whined the whole time about wanting to leave, according to a source. Nick’s rep says that’s not true and Lachey “had a great time.” /NYP 10

Howard Stern’s fiancée, Beth Ostrosky, told the Post yesterday that they’ll tie the knot in October. /NYP 12

Former “ER” star Noah Wyle was spotted strolling on Madison Ave. yesterday with his two young children. /12

Aretha Franklin was crowned this year’s worst-dressed celebrity by PETA for wearing fur. The other offenders are Marilyn Manson, Eva Longoria, Lindsay Lohan, Kate Moss and Kylie Minogue. /AP

“Lost” star Marsha Thompson, who’s anti fur, and Victoria Gotti got into a screaming match Saturday at the House of Blues in Las Vegas over Gotti’s waist-length fur coat. /NYP 12

“The Hills” star Spencer Pratt has made himself singer/girlfriend Heidi Montag’s manager. He’s also talking with networks about a show starring the two of them. Sources say Pratt is calling all the shots and won’t let Heidi open her mouth when they’re in meetings with producers. /NYP 11

A Tara Reid fan has purchased a box of items owned by Reid’s paternal grandmother at auction and is trying to return them to Tara. The items include baby photos of Reid and letters. /NYP 11

Jesse L. Martin, who has been on “Law & Order” since 1999, is leaving the show and Anthony Anderson is in negotiations to take his place. /AP

The Style network has picked up a second season of Kimora Simmons’ series, “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane.” The new season will premier April 20. /DN 82

MTV is allowing the cast of “Jackass” to take over the network for 24 hours beginning Saturday at noon. /DN 82

The USA network has picked up “Monk” for a seventh season. The first of 16 episodes will premiere sometime in the summer. /DN 82

The CW will premiere a new season of “Beauty and the Geek” March 11. As a twist, this year it won’t be a beauty paired with a geek, but rather beauties versus geeks. /DN 82

The Hollywood writers’ strike took a $2.5 billion toll on the Los Angeles County economy, according to Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. /USAT 1D

Elizabeth Hurley and husband Arun Nayer have reached a five-figure settlement with a former maid who accused the couple of paying her as little as $2.33 an hour for as many as 70 hours of work a week in their London home, according to British papers. /NYP 10

Juan Luis Ochoa Anderson, a parking lot attendant who claimed he was punched by Omar Sharif, was awarded more than $318,000 in damages when the 75-year-old actor failed to show up for a deposition, according to court documents. Sharif pleaded no contest last year to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to take an anger management course for the incident outside a Beverly Hills steakhouse in 2005. /AP

Sony BMG is mad at Billboard for keeping the newly released 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” off its main album chart. Billboard typically leaves sales of older albums, including reissues featuring bonus tracks, off the Billboard 200 so the chart can act as a barometer of sales for new music. “Thriller” was the second-biggest album this week, selling more copies that Herbie Hancock and Amy Winehouse, who had big sales because of their Grammy success. /NYP 34

The New York Times today published a story suggesting John McCain had an affair with lobbyist Vicki Iseman eight years ago. Both McCain, 71, and Iseman, 40, have denied they ever had a relationship. /NYP 4

Patrick van der Eem, the Dutchman who befriended Natalee Holloway’s suspected killer and got him to make self-incriminating statements, is trying to sell the story. Included in the book would be excerpts from over 20 hours of video he made of Joran van der Sloot that no one except the Aruban prosecutor has seen. /NYP 10

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