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12:45 PM ET, May 22, 2009

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The Cajun Boy / Gawker:
Clay Aiken Trashes American Idol, Adam Lambert  —  Last night millions of American Idol fans tuned in to watch the show's season finale.  But you know who didn't?  Clay Aiken, who basically trashed everything about Idol today on the subscription-only message board of his website …
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Clay Aiken On ‘Idol’ Runner-Up Adam Lambert: 'Thought My Ears …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
Wednesday Ratings: American Idol finale draws 40 million for last 7 minutes
Discussion: TV Envy, reality blurred and Variety
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Monique Jessen / People.com:
Sharon Stone Pays Teary Tribute to Natasha Richardson  —  The Cannes Film Festival took a serious turn Thursday night, when Sharon Stone honored the memory of her friend Natasha Richardson at amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS event.  —  Stone, 51, hosted the annual charity event …
Discussion: iVillage and EW.com
Hellomagazine.com:
Hollywood's finest dedicate themselves to fashion and fundraising in Cannes
Discussion: omg!
Ken Lee / People.com:
Sean Penn and Robin Wright's Divorce Is Off - For Now  —  Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn  —  Are Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn reconciling again?  —  The Oscar-winning actor filed a request Thursday to dismiss his legal separation case, Marin County, Calif., court records show.
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George Rush / NY Daily News:
Sean Penn is withdrawing his motion for legal separation in divorce …
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn Making Nice Again
Discussion: Gabby Babble
People.com:
Brad and Angelina Party Past 1 A.M. in Cannes  —  After enjoying an intimate dinner with 60, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoyed a late date night Wednesday in Cannes.  —  The duo made a low-key entrance at the after party for Pitt's film Inglourious Basterds at Baoli Beach …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Pics! Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Party in Cannes
Discussion: Socialite Life and PopSugar
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
MAJOR spoiler alert: ‘Melrose’ twist revealed!  —  Melrose Place is back to its old dirty tricks.  The CW's forthcoming reboot of the classic '90s sudser will launch this fall with the kind of bombshell revelation that would make Kimberly Shaw's legendary scar bust open.
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Rihanna & New Guy Are ‘Just Friends’  —  Rihanna and Aubrey “Drake” Graham  —  After being spotted smooching Rihanna on Monday, actor-turned-rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham says he and the singer are “just friends.”  —  Appearing on New York's Hot 97 radio station Thursday morning …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bikini Girl Slams Kara DioGuardi  —  While even the two finalists in Wednesday night's American Idol finale parted friends, it turns out a feud is brewing between a former hopeful and a judge.  —  RadarOnline.com caught up with Katrina Darrell, aka Bikini Girl …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Hammer gets ‘Bazooka Joe’ to chew on  —  Eisner, Tornante pick newcomer to pen comic strip adaptation  —  Michael Eisner and his Tornante Co. have tapped newcomer Mark Hammer to pen a feature adaptation of “Bazooka Joe,” the comic strip that comes with Bazooka bubble gum.
Olivia Barker / USA Today:
For Katie Holmes, it's ‘a real gift’ to hail troops  —  She just took in the American Idol finale, and this weekend, Katie Holmes will be on hand for an equally all-American event.  —  Holmes is among a clutch of stars performing in Sunday's 20th anniversary National Memorial Day Concert broadcast …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Faded Youth Blog
Scott Bowles / USA Today:
First Look: Actors put up a real fight in ‘Airbender’  —  For years, Noah Ringer went by the nickname “Avatar” because he looked so much like the lead in the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender.  Now he gets to act like the character, too.  —  Ringer, 12, makes his feature-film …
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Zac Efron Finds There's Something About Ben Stiller  —  Zac Efron (left) and Ben Stiller  —  There is more to life than being ridiculously good looking.  Just ask Ben Stiller.  —  Zac Efron, 21, will present the Zoolander star, 43, with MTV's Generation Award at the upcoming Movie Awards, the network confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Michael Jensen / AfterElton.com:
So You Think Can Knock Off the Homophobia, Nigel Lythgoe?  —  Update: we have an interview with the gay contestant at the bottom of the post!  —  I've written before about So You Think You Can Dance's Nigel Lythgoe and his cretinous attitude toward what he terms “effeminate dancers.”
Discussion: Joe. My. God., reality blurred and #gay
Lisa Lucas / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is Getting Ready for Bikini Season  —  Summer is just around the corner and Kim Kardashian is ready to show off her body.  —  “I feel great.  I am ready for the bikini body,” she told PEOPLE on Wednesday at an opening bash for Dash, her new Miami boutique with sisters Khloe and Kourtney …
Ray Bennett / Hollywood Reporter:
Film Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus  —  CANNES — The first big question about Terry Gilliam's “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” involves how the filmmaker managed to complete the film when his star Heath Ledger died in the middle of shooting.  The answer is with great imagination and skill.
B.Dot / RapRadar:
RR Exclusive: Jay-Z Confirms His Independence  —  With rumors swirling around Jay's Def Jam contract buyout, Hov exclusively spoke to Rap Radar to confirm the speculation. … YN: What is this coin toss about?  —  Hov: That takes a phone conversation, I'll save it for our interview... classic.
Cele|bitchy:
Kirstie Alley is crushed that Jenny McCarthy got Oprah talkshow deal, not her  —  This week's National Enquirer claims that Kirstie Alley is upset because she signed a deal with Oprah to do her own talk show last year, but that talks stalled and Kirstie's plans were on hold.
Discussion: Deceiver.com
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives' Teresa Giudice Is Pregnant!  —  Looks like there's a baby boom in New Jersey!  —  Teresa Giudice, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is pregnant with her fourth child, a Bravo rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  The reality star is five and a half months along …
 
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CW Upfront Report: Is Lily Dead or What?
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Simon Cowell Slams Ex's Attacker: “It Was Bad”
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TMZ.com:
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