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3:45 PM ET, May 12, 2009

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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Kate Gosselin ‘Horrified’ by Claims She Cheated with Bodyguard  —  Kate Gosselin, whose adventures raising twins and sextuplets are chronicled on the hit TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight, is fighting back at reports that she has been having a more-than-platonic relationship with Steve Neild …
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Joe Flint / Company Town:
‘Jon & Kate’ is running late  —  With just two weeks to go before its season premiere, the first episode of cable channel TLC's reality hit “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” still isn't in the can.  It's not a salary dispute with stars Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight kids, that would be an easy one to solve.
TMZ.com:
Miss California Topless — Oops, She Did It Again  —  Carrie Prejean must have a really, really bad memory — because TMZ uncovered a brand new set of topless photos “biblically correct” Miss California took before she applied for the crown.  —  These pics were taken just last year — meaning Carrie was the ripe ol' LEGAL age of 20.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Trump: Miss Calif. Carrie Prejean to Keep Her Crown  —  Miss California Carrie Prejean will keep her crown, Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump announced at a press conference Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York City.  —  Prejean, 21, failed to reveal before last month's Miss USA pageant …
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Amanda Beard's Double Surprise: Married - and Expecting  —  She's won seven Olympic medals and flaunted her toned figure in magazines from Playboy to PEOPLE's 2008 World's Most Beautiful issue.  Now Amanda Beard has two new reasons to celebrate: She just got hitched - and is nearly 5½-months pregnant …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives' Kelly Bensimon Wants People to See ‘the Real Kelly’  —  She battled with Bethenny Frankel and got beat up in the blogs, but Kelly Bensimon, the season's new girl on The Real Housewives of New York City, says she'd do it again — and hopes to come back for another season.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Bethenny Frankel: Real Housewives Reunion Like “Vietnam”
Denise Warner / PopEater:
‘Real Housewife’ Bethenny Frankel Would Love to Try ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who Dies on Your Fave TV Shows?  —  It's finale time on TV, and that means a veritable bonanza of births, deaths, weddings, love declarations, illicit assignations, consummations, character reveals and devastating departures.  —  Plus, which bubble shows are going to get pickups?
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider, TV Fanatic and io9
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Vanessa Hudgens: Ready to Get Naked in a Movie?  —  Bye-bye, High School Musical!  Hello...nudity?!  —  Fresh off the heels of boyfriend Zac Efron's risqué photo shoot in Interview magazine, Vanessa Hudgens says she'd consider getting all un-High School Musical on us, too.  —  How so?
Ken Lee / People.com:
Sam Lutfi May Have to Foot Britney's Legal Bill  —  Sam Lutfi faced off against Britney Spears's legal team - and lost, slapped with a three-year restraining order last month.  —  His wallet may be taking a hit next.  —  Lawyers for the singer asked a Los Angeles court last Friday to order Lutfi …
Discussion: Extra and Hollyscoop
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Hedy days for Rachel Weisz  —  Actress eyes role as icon Lamarr in ‘Face Value’  —  CANNES — Rachel Weisz may be going Old Hollywood.  —  The British actress is loosely attached to play MGM icon Hedy Lamarr in Amy Redford's indie tale “Face Value.”  —  “Value” centers on Lamarr's eccentric life …
Tabloid Prodigy:
Dolph Lundgren snapped naked on beach  —  Blond musclecake Dolph Lundgren, 51, was snapped on a beach in the Mexican Riviera with his ding-a-ling out this week.  And I must say-there is noooo evidence of steroid use for this 6′5″ '80s action hero.  Check it out in the NSFW jump!
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
The Sun:
Jordan and Peter Andre split  —  JORDAN and hubby Peter Andre have sensationally split - after nearly five years of marriage, The Sun can reveal.  —  The former Page 3 girl, 30, and the singer, 36, who found love in the Australian jungle on ITV1 hit I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! made the shock announcement this afternoon.
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Shawna Flavell / The PETA Files:
‘The Mentalist’ Star Sheds Meat (and His Shirt)  —  Not only is Owain Yeoman one of the hottest males ever to come out of Wales, he also stars in the hottest new show on TV and is married to the hot and humane Lucy Davis.  (Who can forget the Office star's sexy teddy ad?)
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag Becomes Heidi Pratt  —  To honor her husband Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag has legally changed her name to Heidi Pratt.  —  “When we filled out the marriage license, I checked the box to change my name to Heidi Pratt,” she tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  “It's on my new license, credit cards and everything.”
Betsy Taylor / Associated Press:
Woman finds ‘Twilight’ sequel script in trash  —  ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis beauty salon owner accidentally happened upon one of the hottest Hollywood scripts — the pages from an upcoming “Twilight” sequel — in a trash bin.  —  Casey Ray found two scripts, one for the vampire sequel …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
‘Gladiators’ leaps to bigscreen  —  Film to be based on ‘American’ TV show  —  Johnny Ferraro, creator of the “American Gladiators” TV franchise, is bringing a live-action adaptation of the property to the bigscreen.  —  The film will be based on the TV show that first aired in 1988 …
NY Daily News:
Brooke Shields to Kiefer Sutherland's defense over “butt” head move  —  Brooke Shields must think a head-butt spells “chivalry.”  —  The former “Lipstick Jungle” star is coming to pal Kiefer Sutherland's defense after he was charged with assaulting designer Jack McCollough in her honor on May 4 …
Discussion: Dlisted and Just Jared
People.com:
It's a Girl for Funnyman Jim Gaffigan!  —  Comic actor Jim Gaffigan and wife Jeannie Gaffigan welcomed their third child in New York.  —  Katie Louise Gaffigan joined the gang Sunday.  “The family is home, healthy, and happily enjoying the new addition to their family,” Gaffigan's rep tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
TMZ.com:
Carmelo Anthony's Fiance Explodes in Stands  —  The blood-feud between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets is so nasty, Carmelo Anthony's fiance had to be escorted out of the stands in last night's game after an argument with opposing fans got way out of control.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
 
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