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11:45 AM ET, May 13, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Family Member: Jon Gosselin Grew Suspicious of Kate and Her Bodyguard  —  The new issue of Us Weekly reports that Jon & Kate mom Kate Gosselin grew so close to her bodyguard, Steve Neild, it caught the attention of her husband, Jon — and has become the talk of many locals in their Berks County, Pennsylvania, community.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Police Find Mess at Lindsay Lohan's House  —  Lindsay Lohan's housekeeping abilities have come under fire by no less a clean-up patrol than the Los Angeles Police.  —  On Tuesday, reports the Associated Press, officers responded to a 3 p.m. call from a security company that the burglar alarm went off at the star's Hollywood residence.
Associated Press:
LA police: Burglar had no part in messy Lohan home
Variety:
KIDMAN BOLTS FROM WOODY ALLEN FILM  —  Actress was to star alongside Brolin, Watts  —  Nicole Kidman has ankled her role in Woody Allen's latest, untitled project.  —  Pic, which co-stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts and Freida Pinto, is set to start shooting in London in the summer.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Nicole Kidman Abandons Movie Role
Reality TV World:
Paulina Porizkova: I've been fired from 'America's Next Top Model'  —  Paulina Porizkova has announced she has been fired from her America's Next Top Model judging role after three seasons with the popular The CW reality series.  —  “Listen, do you know why I am in Los Angeles …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Top Model Dumps Paulina and her “Huge Ego”
Discussion: Socialite Life
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Murray, Burton exit ‘One Tree Hill’  —  It looks like One Tree Hill newlyweds Peyton and Lucas are about to embark on a permanent honeymoon.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton, whose characters tied the knot in last night's penultimate episode …
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Denise Martin / Show Tracker:
Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton leaving ‘One Tree Hill’
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
In ‘Blink,’ Al Pacino may smell the scent of Malcolm Gladwell  —  Like everyone else who's ever read the New Yorker or caught a glimpse of the book that guy on the plane next to them is reading, we've been mystified as to how Malcolm Gladwell's nonfiction bestseller “Blink” …
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?
mjsbigblog:
American Idol Season 8 - Top 3 Song Spoiler and Pre-Show Discussion Thread  —  A BIG THANK YOU to Jessica for playing an AWESOME mole!  And to Maggie and Buckeyegirl for standing by!  —  SPOILERS!  These are going to come one at a time and in PERFORMANCE ORDER.  Be patient!
Discussion: EW.com and Vote for the Worst
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Judges Spar As Competition Heats Up For Danny, Kris & Adam On ‘American Idol’
Discussion: Fan Fare
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Shanna Moakler Looks for Fresh Start with Miss California USA  —  Carrie Prejean (left) and Shanna Moakler  —  It took some high-level diplomacy by Donald Trump to make it happen, but now Shanna Moakler offers her conditional support for controversial Miss California USA Carrie Prejean.
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Beauty Queen Showdown — Rees vs. Prejean!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Adam / Showbiz Spy:
BRAD PITT MAKING DRUNKEN CALLS TO JENNIFER ANISTON?  —  Brad Pitt has been making drunken calls to ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, it has been claimed.  —  The actor, 45, has apparently been opening his heart to Aniston about his miserable relationship with Angelina Jolie.
Discussion: X17 Online and Dlisted
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Octo-Mom: “I Don't Need” a Tummy Tuck!  —  “I would never even accept a tummy tuck even if it were offered because I don't need it,” Suleman told RadarOnline.com.  “I'm actually shocked myself at my own body.  My goal is to do things as naturally as possible.”
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Coming to America: Prince Harry!  —  Calling all wannabe princesses and polo fans!  Prince Harry will be making his first-ever formal visit to the United States later this month to participate in the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic - and the public is invited.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Coco: The Magazine  —  If there's such a thing as a woman who's too busty or has too much of an ass, I haven't met her yet.  Here's Ice T's wife or ho or both CoCo flashing her birthday gifts on the cover of wait, her own magazine?  Let me get this straight, there's a magazine called CoCo …
Kate Hogan / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Poses with New Puppy for Her Magazine  —  Oprah Winfrey  —  It's a puppy party!  —  Oprah Winfrey poses with her new rescue puppy, Sadie (top left), and a pack of four-legged friends for the June cover of O, The Oprah Magazine, on newsstands May 19.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and iVillage
Marc Graser / Variety:
Universal rides Dark Horse's ‘Secret’  —  Duo to bring graphic novel to bigscreen  —  Universal Pictures and Dark Horse Comics are gearing up to tell “The Secret.”  —  The two companies have partnered with Scott Stuber to produce an adaptation of Mike Richardson's graphic novel that Scott Milam will adapt.
Discussion: Splash Page and /Film
TMZ.com:
Cops: Snoop Dogg Willing to Take the Hit  —  Snoop Dogg is the boss you dream of — if you're a pot smoking employee who is looking for someone to take the rap.  —  A few hours ago, cops in Norfolk, Virginia got a tip that a suspicious package had just arrived in the mail from Canada …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Stepping on feet of Clay  —  ‘Idol’ doesn't want ex-runner-up anywhere near Lambert  —  Though it looks likely Adam Lambert will be the next “American Idol” winner, ex-"Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken already is reaching out to Lambert — looking to team up with the edgy singer for a possible duets album and concert tour.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael Fleming / Variety:
TRIO BOUND TO STOWE'S ‘CAPTIVES’  —  Weisz, Jackman, Pattinson set for pic  —  Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in the period drama “Unbound Captives,” with Madeleine Stowe making her directorial debut from a script she wrote.  —  Gil Netter and Grant Hill …
Discussion: Gawker, Hollywood Elsewhere and EW.com
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Starz keeps ‘Party’ going  —  Network gives second-season pickup to ‘Down’  —  Starz has given a second season pickup to its half-hour laffer “Party Down.”  —  Pay cabler's sibling production/ distribution arm Starz Media will produce another 10 episodes of the single-camera series, which comes from creator Rob Thomas.
Discussion: TV Squad and AfterEllen.com
 
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