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4:15 PM ET, May 30, 2007

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Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE LAST OF KEVIN FEDERLINE  —  Kevin Federline is NOT giving up on his musical career.  He is investing his OWN money to produce a second album.  The fact that his first album Playing With Fire was received with little enthusiasm hasn't deterred him.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
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Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
K-Fed to release new album, wants full custody of kids w/ Britney  —  Janet Charlton is reporting that K-Fed is ponying up his own money to fund a follow-up to his widely panned album, "Playing with Fire."  Federline is consulting with music business insiders and is working in his own studio to produce the album.
Discussion: Don't Judge Me and OH NO!!
Wenn / Hollywood.com:
Federline Lands Movie Role Opposite Reeves  —  HOLLYWOOD - Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is embarking on a movie career after landing a part in Keanu Reeves' new film.  —  The dancer/rapper will play a "small but notable" role in the thriller Night Watch, opposite Reeves …
The Sun:
Pop princess Brit is toxsick  —  ANOTHER night, another LA party girl hits the deck.  —  But seriously, somebody needs to ship BRITNEY back to rehab asap.  —  The Toxic star had to be carried out of the men's toilets of an exclusive LA hotel bar on Sunday night after she was discovered vomiting uncontrollably.
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Richard White / The Sun:
Calum's coke-fuelled orgy  —  Sordid ... Calum Best snorts Coke and romps with two vice girls  —  STRUTTING Casanova CALUM BEST is exposed today as a pathetic cocaine addict who gets his kicks from depraved orgies.  —  In public, Calum loves to lap up the glamour at celebrity parties with Hollywood actress LINDSAY LOHAN on his arm.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Source: Paris Hilton Is Dreading Jail Time  —  Paris Hilton may be putting on a brave face - she's spent the past week shopping and partying with friends - but a source tells PEOPLE the heiress is hugely distressed about her impending jail time.  —  "Paris hasn't been eating at all and her parents …
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TMZ.com:
Paris' Cell Mate Hand-Picked  —  TMZ has learned Paris Hilton's cell mate has already been selected.  —  Officials at the jail where Paris will do time have decided an inmate who is doing time for reckless driving will be the perfect match for Paris.  Sources tell TMZ that jailers were looking …
FemaleFirst:
Beth Ditto's gay rant  —  The Gossip singer Beth Ditto says gay men in the fashion industry are to blame for the worrying size zero trend.  —  Plus-sized Beth, who has posed naked for this month's cover of NME magazine, slammed homosexual designers for putting unrealistic pressure on women to be skinny.
Discussion: Holy Candy and Gossip Rocks Forum
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Beth Ditto Blames the Gays
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Jordin reportedly had some help to win 'Idol'  —  $10 million doesn't buy much of Michael Jackson's time  —  Jordin Sparks says that she can't take credit for her fabulous voice because it's a gift from God.  Apparently, the "American Idol" winner also had a little more earthly help: she reportedly had a vocal coach.
New York Post:
NOT SO STUNNING  —  PARIS Hilton was axed from an upcoming photo book of the world's most stunning heiresses - even before The Post reported that her half-aunt, Elizabeth Avanzino, is a junkie jailbird.  Celebrity lensman Roger Moenks planned to include the heir-head in "Inheriting Beauty …
Dan Mangan / New York Post:
A-ROD'S A YANKEE DOODLE RANDY  —  HITS A STRIP JOINT WITH TORONTO BABE  —  Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate with a mysterious, busty blonde in Toronto, as these intimate, exclusive photos reveal.  —  The cozy duo dined with two pals at a pricey steakhouse late Sunday night …
Us Weekly:
Brittany Murphy's Husband Once Bought Fake Engagement Ring  —  Brittany Murphy and Factory Girl executive producer and writer Simon Monjack shocked friends and family in April by marrying after only four months of dating.  The couple skipped the proposal and honeymoon, exchanging Neil Lane rings …
Selim Algar / New York Post:
PAPA DO PREACH: DAD PLANS HAMPTONS RELIGIOUS DETOX  —  Lindsay Lohan's dad has teamed up with a firebrand preacher to establish a $15 million treatment center in Southampton - for people like his drink- and drug-addled daughter.  —  Michael Lohan, who reacted in horror to Lindsay's lifeless image …
Us Weekly:
American Idol Snubs Katharine McPhee  —  Scores of American Idol alums turned out to partake in this year's season finale, but noticeably absent from the festivities was last year's runner-up, Katharine McPhee.  —  Although fellow Season 5 competitors Elliot Yamin, Kellie Pickler …
Linda Trischitta / People.com:
NBA Star Dwyane Wade, Wife Have a Son  —  Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and his wife Siohvaughn, welcomed a son, Zion, in Chicago on Tuesday, the basketball star announced on his Web site.  —  "We are really happy and everyone is healthy," Wade says.  —  Zion was born at 8:45 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
popbytes:
IS NICOLE RICHIE...PREGNANT?!?  —  oh my gosh i just woke up to the brand new national enquirer cover in my inbox and their big story this week revolves around the real reason nicole richie is seeking help...she's pregnant - or so the magazine claims - oh my goodness!
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Actress Jaime King Engaged to Director  —  Actress Jaime King and filmmaker Kyle Newman are engaged, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The Sin City star met Newman a year ago while working on the film Fanboys, which he directed.  —  King, 28, recently wrapped production on the thriller They Wait …
Discussion: OH NO!!
New York Post:
MUSIC MOGUL CRAMPING KELLY  —  NOTE to music industry legend Clive Davis: Stop trashing Kelly Clarkson - you are making yourself look bad.  —  "Clive is furious because Kelly has assumed total artistic control over her new album and refuses his suggestions," according to an insider at Sony BMG, the parent of Clarkson's label, RCA.
 
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Brian Juergens / AfterElton.com blogs:
Exclusive: David Hyde Pierce is officially out
Discussion: Gawker and The PEN15 Club
TMZ.com:
Bush & Tush — Hot & Heavy
Billboard:
Maroon 5 Nudges Linkin Park From Atop Billboard 200
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and OH NO!!
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kristen Bell Bikini Pictures
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
Starpulse News Blog:
Hilarious 'Knocked Up' Finds The Perfect Balance Of Raunchy And Sweet
Hollywood Rag:
Nicole Richie Didn't Want Fat Chicks at Her Party
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Shiloh's Big Birthday Bash!
Discussion: Defamer
Thomas Whitaker / The Sun:
Jordan's agony over son's fall
 Earlier Picks: 
Michael K / Dlisted:
Nicole Jealous of Katie?! PLEASE!
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Pals Call DUI Bust a 'Wake-Up Call'
Cord Jefferson / MollyGood:
Here Come the Rats
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gone Hollywood
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Enrique Iglesias Only Joking About Anna Kournikova 'Divorce'
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
Phil / Egotastic!:
Petra Nemcova Wears the Shortest Skirt Ever
NY Daily News:
Radio hosts push Usher's buttons
Discussion: Spilled Inq and Stereohyped
New York Post:
MISSING ELEMENT  —  ONE of Mark Wahlberg's former bodyguards …
New York Post:
ONE-HIT WHAT?  —  REMEMBERING the words to his hit songs …
 

 
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New York Times:
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