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4:20 PM ET, May 11, 2006

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TMZ:
Major Band to Give Daughtry the Break of a Lifetime  —  Offer will be captured on camera and announced on 'EXTRA'  —  (May 11, 11:00AM ET) — Chris Daughtry will get an offer tonight to front a famous band.  It will unfold on the television show 'EXTRA.'  —  Members of the band will appear on the 'EXTRA' set to make the offer.
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Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
'American Idol' Shocks With Latest Cut  —  NEW YORK - Shock.  Total shock.  That was the reaction in the audience when "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry — predicted by many to be the last singer standing — was booted off in Wednesday's voting.  —  In the most competitive "Idol" …
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Idol Stunner: Chris Daughtry Dropped  —  In a shocking turn, American Idol frontrunner Chris Daughtry was voted off the show Wednesday night.  —  As the audience gasped and shouted no, host Ryan Seacrest asked a shell-shocked-looking Daughtry, "Surprised?"  "A little bit," he answered.
Associated Press:
Ashlee Simpson Coy on Nose Job Rumors  —  NEW YORK - Ashlee Simpson is laughing off rumors that she had a nose job — but she's not denying it either.  Recent photos splashed across the Internet and in tabloids suggest the multiplatinum singer has made an alteration to her profile, removing the bump that made her nose distinctive.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ashlee Laughs Off Nose Job Talk  —  When it comes to discussing the state of her profile, Ashlee Simpson's policy is don't ask, don't tell.  But giggling is fine.  —  Asked about the widespread speculation - on the Web and in tabloids - that's she's had a nose job, the 21-year-old singer giggled …
Discussion: Dlisted
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Vince Muses About Future with Jen  —  Playing on the tabloid rumor that Oprah Winfrey was going to throw an $8 million wedding for Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, the comic-actor thanked the talk-show queen on Wednesday for her "very nice gesture" and noted, "I'm expecting a pretty good band for $8 million."
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Tashi Singh / The Post Chronicle:
Vince Wants Million$ Wedding, Kids With Jennifer Aniston  —  Everyone knows that Vince Vaughn is head-over-heels in love with his sweetie, Jennifer Aniston, and now he's mentioning her name and a desire to have children in the same breath.  WENN says 'The Break-Up' co-stars have been and continue …
Discussion: Dlisted
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Sambora blasts rumors he cheated on Locklear  —  Plus: Kelly Rowland comes clean about her troubled childhood  —  Richie Sambora is speaking out - and the rocker is blasting rumors that he cheated on wife Heather Locklear.  —  "I remained faithful during my marriage," Sambora tells the upcoming issue of Us magazine.
Discussion: News Update and Simply Skin Deep
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Noelle / Us Weekly Online:   Us Exclusive: Sambora Says He Didn't Cheat On Locklear
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears Nude is Not Something I Want to See  —  There was a time once, when Britney Spears was pretty sexy.  Wearing schoolgirl outfits, and red latex jumpsuits, she was one of the top male fantasies in the world.  But those days are long gone, and news that Britney Spears would go nude …
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Lindsay's Late Night  —  No wonder she was dodging Matt Lauer's questions on The Today Show.  She was supposedly still recovering from the night before.  Figures.  Page Six reports: … She sure looks spicy hot at the afterparty of the Just My Luck premiere.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Scientology Gives You Super Powers  —  Or at least one person believes that Scientology gives him super powers.  Maybe Britney Spears could play a nude Scientologist with super powers?  Apparently, there is a whole new level of Scientology that only one person has reached.  No, it's not Tom Cruise.
Marisa Guthrie / NY Daily News:
Life's fine without 'Friends'  —  Perry returns as a teacher on TNT & a writer on NBC  —  Matthew Perry hasn't worked much since "Friends."  —  "I didn't have an interest in rehashing the same kind of character," said the actor during a conference call with reporters.
Greg Wilson / NY Daily News:
Hip-hop jock's sick rap  —  Power 105 DJ fired after sex threat vs. rival's kid  —  A popular radio personality was fired yesterday after making a series of shockingly ugly, racist and violent on-air remarks - including a threat to sexually molest the young daughter of a rival deejay.
Alicia Ritchey / media.www.thelantern.com:
Men behind 'The Office' open up  —  When "The Office" crossed the pond in early 2005, fans of the original were skeptical at the level of success it could possibly achieve.  For one, it was a remake of the highly popular BBC show, and two, the failure of the U.S. version of "Coupling" was still fresh in many minds.
Discussion: Give Me My Remote and Pop Candy
Ryan Phillippe / justjared.com:
On The Beach With Ryan Phillippe … Ryan Phillippe, 31, took his wife Reese Witherspoon, 30, and son Deacon Phillippe, 2, to a Malbiu beach earlier this week.  Six-year-old daughter Ava Phillippe seemed to be MIA (school?).  More pictures in the gallery!
Discussion: Celebguru
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Just Jared:
Ryan Phillippe Beach
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Three dramas, sitcoms get ABC pickup orders  —  ABC got busy putting the pieces of its 2006-07 schedule together Wednesday, handing series orders to the dramas "The Nine," "Six Degrees" and "Day Break" and comedies "In Case of Emergency," "Help Me Help You" and "Notes From the Underbelly."
Discussion: Defamer and TV Squad
NY Daily News:
Nick rejects hot-to-trot Derby filly  —  Pop singer Nick Lachey claims to be heartsick over his broken marriage to ol' what's-her-name.  But that doesn't mean he's letting just any woman give him aid and comfort.  —  A Lowdown spy reports that 26-year-old former beauty queen Lizzie Arnold …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED Network Primetime Panic: NBC Picks Up 3 Dramas/2 Sitcoms, ABC 3+3  —  This will continue to be updated as warranted  —  The following NBC comedies picked up Thursday:  —  Twenty Good Years (Warner Bros.  /Werner-Gold-Miller): Producers Michael Leeson, Tom Werner, Eric Gold, Johnny Miller and Mike Clements.
Discussion: Pop Candy
Associated Press:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Host 'SNL'  —  Julia Louis-Dreyfus will return this weekend to "Saturday Night Live," where she began her career over two decades ago.  —  "It's exactly the same schedule and pattern as it was 21 years ago except more fun," Louis-Dreyfus told The Associated Press on Wednesday …
POPSUGAR:
Attack of The Himbo's  —  Pink may have made headlines by making fun of the Stupid Girls in Hollywood, but let's not forget about all the men in Hollywood could be labeled just the same.  They may not wear big sunglasses or carry Balenciagas but the male bimbo acts like they are pimpin' with their big studs and hot cars.
Discussion: MSNBC and Jossip
 
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