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If there were any doubt that Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" was inspired by Madonna's "Express Yourself," well, this remix should clear those doubts up.

Not that it matters, of course. Madonna supports the song and Gaga couldn't be more adamant about her adoration of the Queen of Pop. There's no feud.

It is interesting to note just how alike the two hits are, however.

Whether it's a blatant rip-off by Gaga or homage to Madge, the similarities are even greater than you might think when the tracks overlaying like this:

Lady Gaga - Born This Way vs. Madonna - Express Yourself

Is "Born This Way" a Madonna ripoff?

Jessica Alba has delivered exciting news via her Facebook page. We'll let the actress pass it along herself:

I thought I'd drop by to let you all in on some exciting news – Honor is going to be a Big Sister! Cash and I are thrilled and wanted to share the news directly with you so you didn't hear about it somewhere else.

I appreciated all of the love and support you all gave me during my first pregnancy and will definitely appreciate it again this time around. Have a great day!

There's not much we can ad to that, except: congratulations!

Alba gave birth to daughter Honor Marie in June 2008. She and Cash Warren got married a month prior to that blessed event.

If you aren't familiar with Callan McAuliffe, 16, that should change soon. He's earning raves for his role in I Am Number Four with Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron.

Who is the talented young Australian? In an interview with Movie Fanatic, he admits he kind of just fell into acting recently, which he isn't taking for granted. 

"I happened to be at the right place at the right time, went to the right audition thanks to my manager and it just sort of worked out," McAuliffe said.

"So I'm going to ride the bus until the wheels fall off."

Callan's accent is so good, you wouldn't know he hails from Down Under.

"It doesn't seem too difficult for Australian or British people to do American accents," he says. "[Maybe] that's because you pronounce things the way they're spelled and we don't, so it's kind of like going up a step in intelligence to do an American accent."

He calls his role in I Am Number Four a dream: "I've always wanted to do an action film, I've always wanted to shoot something and my dreams came true."

Follow the link to read RMN's full Callan McAuliffe interview ...

Lisa Edelstein is taking on Republicans in a new ad that is sure to stir up a lot of controversy.

In the following spot, sponsored by Move On dot Org, the House cast member dresses like a 1950s-era woman and walks toward a door.

As she gets closer to it, her narration says: "The Republican Party launched an all-out assault on women's health, pushing bills to limit access to vital services... why is the GOP trying to send women back... to the back alley?"

She then opens the door to reveal a closet full of hangers. Watch now and sound off:

Lisa Edelstein Abortion Ad

Natalie Munroe, a high school English teacher in Pennsylvania's Central Bucks School District, has been suspended for going off on students in her blog.

After her school found out Munroe was writing blog posts about her students for her friends and family to enjoy, she was quickly suspended without pay.

"I don't think I did anything wrong," she said on Good Morning America.

Some of her best lines, which could easily be Sue Sylvester quotes if coupled with the Glee character's penchant for bullying, include these gems:

• "Although academically okay, your child has no other redeeming qualities."
• "I didn't realize one person could have this many problems."
• "There's no other way to say this, I hate your kid."
• "A complete and utter jerk in all ways."
• "I hear the trash company is hiring."

Her posts also reference "out of contol," "rude, lazy, disengaged whiners," and "rat-like," "frightfully dim" students who dress like "streetwalkers."

More details and a video interview with Munroe after the jump ...

This could be said about so many incidents, but what the heck goes on with Lindsay Lohan?! With this whack job, truth is always stranger than fiction.

Turns out she won't be reading the Late Show Top Ten list after all. Why? Because the person who booked Lohan to appear was not authorized to do so.

Yes, apparently Lindsay Lohan was booked by some impostor.

TEAM LOHAN: It's apparently a disorganized team.

"Lindsay Lohan will not be delivering a Top Ten list on Thursday's 'Late Show with David Letterman,' as had been previously announced," CBS says.

"We made a mistake. Someone purporting to be a friend of Lindsay's reached out to the show yesterday, allegedly on her behalf, and booked her."

"Clearly, this person was not authorized to make commitments on her behalf. We wish Lindsay well, and look forward to having her on the show in the future."

Anderson Cooper has Tweeted out a response to the unsettling news about Lara Logan and her attack at the hands of Egyptian protesters.

The CNN anchor, who left the country soon after he and his crew were also assaulted while covering that nation's recent uprising, simply wrote: "Sickened and saddened by the attack on Lara Logan. She is in all of our thoughts and prayers.”

Logan is a native of South Africa and has worked as the CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for years.

In the wake of this February 11 incident, she was flown home and hospitalized. She is now resting at home in the D.C. area with her husband and two kids.

Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried, who have been a couple for a few months now, were spotted having an intense conversation the week before last.

This sparked rumors that the two are on the rocks, if not over for good, because days later, Phillippe was already on the prowl, trying to pick up Rihanna.

"He said something to the effect of, 'What are you doing tonight?' She said 'sleep,'" a source said. "She was polite, but she was genuinely not interested."

In Michelle Money's defense, she seems a lot less crazy on Ellen today than on The Bachelor. But she still admits she has a screw loose or several.

The Bachelor's latest castoff sat down with the host today to talk about how she was portrayed, who she thinks Brad proposes to and much more.

Amusingly, Ellen gets her to admit she's crazy ... if only just "a little."

"You do a show like this, you know there's editing," Ellen said. "You maybe say "Hey, that's not who I was." Do you look at that and go "That's not who I was?"

Her response: "Yeah, for the most part. It's definitely part of who I am. I'm assertive and a go-getter but there are many sides of me that weren't shown."

The "assertive go-getter" part was definitely on display during her Swimsuit Issue mauling of Brad Womack, which ultimately led him to cut her loose.

But despite this week's Bachelor episode being her last, Michelle says there are no hard feelings, and wishes Brad the best with his true love, who is ...

Dr. Conrad Murray, who will be tried for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson this spring, is no stranger to accusations of shoddy care.

According to TMZ, investigators spoke with the son of a former Murray patient who blames the physician for killing his dad in a botched surgery in 2007.

After the death of Michael Jackson, LAPD detectives talked to Gerard White, whose father passed away six days after Dr. Murray operated on his heart.

White says Murray not only botched the surgery and ripped a hole in his dad's heart, but failed to recognize obvious signs that his patient was fatally wounded.

It is worth noting that Dr. Conrad Murray was never charged or sued.

Gerard told investigators he and his family contacted lawyers to go after Murray, but couldn't find an attorney who would, as there was little money to be made.

Gerard did say Murray did "exactly what he's doing in the Jackson case" - he never even attempted to speak with his family members about the situation at all.

Murray's rep calls the claim "totally unsubstantiated," adding "Murray has medical insurance for lawsuits" and if the claim had merit, he'd have pursued it.