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3:05 PM ET, May 13, 2009

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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Admits to Struggling with Her Marriage  —  She's embroiled in a public scandal linking her husband, Jon Gosselin, to another woman, and Kate Gosselin tells PEOPLE in its latest cover story that she and her spouse have been privately struggling for months.
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Perez Hilton:
Gosselin Family Friend Says “It's Over.”
Discussion: omg!
Just Jared:
Kate Gosselin & Steve Neild: Baltimore Buddies
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Top Model Contestant Tells Tyra Banks She's Pregnant  —  Tahlia Brookins, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, opened up to Tyra Banks about some unexpected news.  —  The model — a burn victim who was told she could never have children — is pregnant!
Discussion: Bossip.com
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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 …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Top Model Dumps Paulina and her “Huge Ego”
Perez Hilton:
Tyra Fires Top Model Judge!
Discussion: Reality TV World
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
ANTM Judge Paulina Porizkova: I Was Fired for Having an “Ego”
TMZ.com:
Break-In At Lindsay Lohan's House  —  Some bad guys broke into Lindsay Lohan's home this afternoon and messed it up good ... or so it seemed.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us at around 3 PM PT today, the alarm company that services the house notified cops that the alarm had been tripped.
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Associated Press:
LA police: Burglar had no part in messy Lohan home  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A burglar alarm led police to Lindsay Lohan's house on Tuesday, where officers found evidence of a potential break-in and ransacking.  —  Turns out, the mess belonged to Lohan, not the burglars, police said.
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.
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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PopEater:   Nicole Kidman Ditches Woody Allen Film
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Nicole Kidman Abandons Movie Role
TMZ.com:
Carrie Prejean — Spontaneous Boob Shots  —  The photog who took those boobie shots of “biblically correct” Miss California USA Carrie Prejean is laughing at her claim that the wind was the reason her breasts were exposed.  —  Dominic Petruzzi told us he never prompted Carrie to show her breasts …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Shanna Moakler Resigns as Miss California Pageant Director  —  The day after Carrie Prejean resigned her Miss California crown, Shanna Moakler has resigned, she confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Lifeline Live
Access Hollywood:
Adam Lambert Already A Hit On eBay  —  Adam Lambert,American Idol,Reality TV  —  Adam Lambert has stood out as one of the most unique contestants on “American Idol's” Season 8, so it's only fitting that a slew of equally unique items related to the star-on-the rise have cropped up on eBay.
Discussion: Popsquire
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Perez Hilton:
Loving Lambert!  —  American Idol front-runner Adam Lambert …
Discussion: omg!
omg!:
Judges Spar As Competition Heats Up For Danny, Kris & Adam On ‘American Idol’
Discussion: X17 Online and Fan Fare
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Helen Phillips Drops 140 Lbs. to Win The Biggest Loser  —  Pink is the new black!  For the third consecutive time, a Pink Team woman trained by Jillian Michaels has won the title of the Biggest Loser.  Helen Phillips, a 48-year-old mother of two from Sterling Heights, Mich., went from 257 lbs. to 117 lbs., dropping a whopping 140 lbs.
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 …
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Variety:
Trio bound to Stowe's ‘Captives’
Discussion: New York Magazine and Pajiba
PopSugar:
Ashley Olsen Works It in Underwear & Talks Fashion For V MAN  —  Ashley Olsen stripped down to strike a few moody poses for the upcoming Summer issue of V MAN, which hits newsstands this Thursday.  She chatted with Marc Jacobs about her forthcoming men's collection for The Row …
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” …
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.”
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Holly Madison, lounging at the Sapphire Pool at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas.  The Girls Next Door star, who came solo to the pool's grand-opening bash, spent the afternoon working on her tan and flipping through magazines.  “She was in a great mood, very relaxed,” says an onlooker.
Discussion: Just Jared
Complex:
Spencer Pratt Talks Rap Career, Brody Jenner's Street Cred & Why Heidi Beats Beyonce  —  When it comes to reality TV, there's no bigger rabble-rouser than Spencer Pratt.  Fully embracing his role as The Hills P.E. #1, Pratt has parlayed his notoriety into becoming a tabloid staple.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip.com and Pop Crunch
 
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TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole Smith Drug Case Arraignment
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Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Coming to America: Prince Harry!
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Universal rides Dark Horse's ‘Secret’
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Kate Hogan / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Poses with New Puppy for Her Magazine
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Adam / Showbiz Spy:
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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