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9:00 PM ET, June 11, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Chastity Bono — Becoming a Man  —  Chastity Bono, civil rights advocate, journalist, author and musician, is in the early stages of changing his gender — transitioning from female to male, TMZ has learned.  —  Bono, the child of legendary entertainers Sonny and Cher, began the process earlier this year …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - PARIS HOOKS UP WITH CRISTIANO RONALDO!  —  Geez that was fast!  Less than 24 hours after breaking up with Doug Reinhardt, Paris Hilton is already shacking up with a new man - soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo!  The hot new couple started off their night separately …
TMZ.com:
Paris Shows Ronaldo Her Best Side  —  How did Paris Hilton lure soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo?  Why show him her ass, of course!  —  TMZ got these photos of Paris and Cristiano snuggling up at club MyHouse last night.  A source close to Paris told us Ronaldo was staring at her all night before he finally went up to her.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Usher and his wife split!  —  Usher and his wife split!  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that Usher and his wife, Tameka Foster, are divorcing.  “The Grammy winner has been living apart from his wife for nearly a year after almost two years of marriage,” …
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TMZ.com:
Bret Michaels Is Bloody Mad — I'm No Liza Minnelli  —  You're looking at the face of a man who took on the Tony Awards — and barely made it out alive.  —  Bret Michaels just posted these gruesome pics of his busted ass face after a prop at the award show came down and cracked him in the face …
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Janna Elias / BretMichaels.com:
BRET MICHAELS REPRESENTATIVES RESPOND TO INCIDENT AT TONY AWARDS  —  Los Angeles: June 9, 2009: After a performance by singer, Bret Michaels, at the Tony awards Sunday night, he turned to exit the stage and was struck in the head by a descending half ton stage prop, sweeping him off …
People.com:
Kris Allen ‘Flattered’ by Adam Lambert's Crush  —  Kris Allen (left) and Adam Lambert  —  In his Rolling Stone cover story, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert admitted he'd been crushing on his roommate in the Idol mansion, Kris Allen.  —  “I was like, 'Oh, s—, they put me with the cute guy ... Distracting!”
Discussion: EW.com, Showbiz Spy and mjsbigblog
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mjsbigblog:
Gene Simmons Tells Adam Lambert to Shut Up  —  KISS co-founder, Gene Simmons, dropped by the FOX Philadelphia studios yesterday to talk about his A&E reality show, Family Jewels, but he also had a few thoughts and some advice for Idol runner up, Adam Lambert.
Discussion: AfterElton.com
TMZ.com:
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen — Out Together
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Chris Nashawaty / EW.com:
Megan Fox: ‘Fallen’ Angel  —  “Transformers” made her one of Hollywood's hottest commodities — and yes, she knows she's a commodity.  With the sequel about to hit, she talks a blue streak about fame, creepy men, jealous women, and refusing to be a “publicity android”
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: Stop Comparing Me to Angelina Jolie!
Discussion: iVillage
Latino Review:
Update From Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura* Sommers Fired From G.I. Joe.  Half The Battle Has Been Salvaging The Project.  —  **UPDATE BELOW**  —  Over on Don Murphy's message boards, forum poster Endtimes chimes in on what really happened before, during and after the production of G.I. Joe:
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
That's BAD!  Michael Jackson's mangled ear shows the impact of repeated plastic surgery  —  The shocking damage caused to Michael Jackson's ear by repeated plastic surgery has been revealed.  —  Jackson's long hair normally hides it from view.  But all was revealed as he left a medical clinic …
Discussion: Dlisted
Kendra Wilkinson:
INTRODUCING MY BABY BUMP!  LOL  —  now that my news is out in the open, im so excited to introduce to u hanks and my little bundle of joy!!!!  i took this pic during a photo shoot in europe to send to hank since he missed me and my growing belly so much!  lololol.
People.com:
SOURCE: Rihanna and Chris Brown Will Be Together at Tonight's NBA Game  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  At Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Orlando on Thursday night, the real action will take place in the stands: Rihanna and Chris Brown will be there together, according to a source.
Melissa / Style News:
David Beckham Unveils His Latest Armani Underwear Ads  —  courtesy of Armani  —  Soccer season may be over until he returns to the LA Galaxy in July, but David Beckham is still driving the crowds wild!  The star turned up at Selfridge's in London to unveil the fall/winter Emporio Armani underwear campaign …
Molly / PopSugar:
Whoa - Kristen Stewart Debuts Full Joan Jett Hair!  —  Kristen Stewart is finally showing off her full Joan Jett hairdo for The Runaways!  After a few days of hiding it underneath hoodies or in ponytails, Kristen Stewart debuted her dramatic new look as she arrived at the studio today.
ETonline:
TONY ROMO REVEALS JESSICA SIMPSON DATE NIGHT DETAILS!  —  Tony Romo is super charming on and off the field, and now the busy Dallas Cowboys quarterback is talking to ET about life with girlfriend Jessica Simpson, from the perfect date night to pregnancy rumors!  —  So first off, any breaking news to share about a baby bump?
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Tony Romo's Dream Date With Jessica Simpson: “Football!”
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Heidi Montag Plans to Pose for Playboy  —  Heidi Montag has gotten a lot of exposure lately - but the newlywed is about to get even more: She will pose in the September issue of Playboy, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The reality star was most recently stirring up drama in Costa Rica on I'm a Celebrity …
Discussion: The Superficial and EW.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Spokesperson: Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt Hotel Meetup “Not True”  —  Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt didn't a have secret hotel meetup in New York City, a spokesperson for the Gramercy Park Hotel tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Tabloid Star magazine touts on its June 22 cover that the exes …
People.com:
Rihanna Parties with Her New Guy - and Fergie  —  Rihanna and Aubrey Drake Graham  —  On the day it was announced that Rihanna would be forced to testify against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown at a June 22 hearing into his assault case, the “Umbrella” singer hit the town with friends …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ashlee and Pete's Gay Marriage Portrait  —  Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz are keeping their mouths shut for gay marriage.  —  The couple are the latest celebs to take part in NOH8, a campaign supporting efforts to overturn Proposition 8.  —  They were shot by photographer Adam Bouska …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
UPI:
Actor Johnny Palermo dead at 27  —  U.S. television actor Johnny Palermo was killed this week along with his girlfriend in a Los Angeles car crash.  He was 27.  —  A regular on the Nickelodeon series “Just for Kicks,” Palermo had guest spots on dozens of TV shows, including “Everybody Hates Chris …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Perez Hilton
Drudge Report:
GAY GROUPS GROWING CONCERN OVER ‘BRUNO’  —  After an exhaustive and controversial production proccess, Sacha Baron Cohen and UNIVERSAL are finally set to unleash BRUNO onto the multiplex — and gay groups are reacting with “deeply mixed” emotions!  —  “Some people in our community may like this movie …
TMZ.com:
David Carradine's Death — Not Suicide  —  An independent autopsy requested by David Carradine's family revealed he did not commit suicide.  —  No real surprise there.  The forensics expert who examined his body, Dr. Michael Baden, said he'll need further information from Thailand …
Discussion: omg!, Associated Press and Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Real Housewives of NJ's Jacqueline Laurita Welcomes a Baby Boy  —  The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita has welcomed a baby boy.  —  Nicholas Francis Laurita — who weighed weighed in at 8 lbs. and 8 oz. — was born Thursday morning, a Bravo rep tells Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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From Mediagazer:

Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Google has agreed to pay News Corp $5M to $6M annually to develop new AI-related content and products, as part of the Google News Initiative

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Eight daily newspapers owned by Alden sue OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using copyrighted articles without permission to train generative AI products

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