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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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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.
Perez Hilton:
Gosselin Family Friend Says “It's Over.”
Discussion: omg!
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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.
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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Perez Hilton:
Tyra Fires Top Model Judge!  —  First Janice Dickinson, then Twiggy, now Paulina Porizkova???  —  “Somebody” has relieved Porizkova of her America's Next Top Model judging duties!  —  Paulina spilled all the deets on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday night!
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Top Model Dumps Paulina and her “Huge Ego”  —  Apparently Tyra Banks doesn't want to share the top with Paulina Porizkova anymore.  —  The '80s-era supermodel revealed Tuesday that she has been booted from her judge's post on America's Next Top Model, which wraps up its 12th cycle on Wednesday.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
ANTM Judge Paulina Porizkova: I Was Fired for Having an “Ego”
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Top Model Contestant Tells Tyra Banks She's Pregnant
Discussion: Bossip.com
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
Perez Hilton:
Loving Lambert!  —  American Idol front-runner Adam Lambert is definitely the favorite amongst fans.  The much talked about contestant even has fans trying to sell hundreds of his personal items online.  —  One person on eBay is even trying to sell a lock of Lambert's hair, allegedly.
Discussion: omg!
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Judges Spar As Competition Heats Up For Danny, Kris & Adam On ‘American Idol’
Discussion: X17 Online and Fan Fare
Access Hollywood:   Adam Lambert Already A Hit On eBay
mjsbigblog:
American Idol Season 8 - Top 3 Song Spoiler and Pre-Show Discussion Thread
Discussion: EW.com and Vote for the Worst
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.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! 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” …
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
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: Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and Dlisted
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?
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 …
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 …
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
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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