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5:30 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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Contactmusic.com:
USHER AND WIFE TO DIVORCE
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted, omg! and Crabbie's Hollywood
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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 …
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton: Ronaldo's Easiest Score Ever  —  Cristiano Ronaldo is officially the second greasiest person Paris Hilton has ever been with!!!!  —  Paris apparently mourned her break-up with Doug Reinhardt for about 2 hours yesterday, then filled the deep dark void with C.R.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Paris Hilton & Doug Reinhardt Split
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:
Sommers Fired From G.I. Joe.  Half The Battle Has Been Salvaging The Project.  —  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: … One thing that isn't true is the movie not tracking well.
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 …
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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 …
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.
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
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 …
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: Associated Press, omg! and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Carrie Prejean: They Asked Me to do Playboy  —  We just got off the phone with deposed Miss California USA Carrie Prejean — and she says the pageant was trying to whore her out to Playboy.  —  Prejean claims pageant honcho Keith Lewis actually asked her last month if she would take two gigs …
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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 …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Jon Gosselin Moves On To New Woman  —  It seems like just yesterday when Deanna Hummel's brother was ratting her out and charging that she was having an affair with Jon Gosselin.  —  But you've got to move quickly to keep up with Jon, because Deanna is no longer …
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Ryan Reynolds Reveals Sandra Bullock ‘Looks Terrific Naked’  —  What are some things about Sandra Bullock you wouldn't know just by looking at her?  “She's a catalog of old hip-hop tunes - it's incredible,” reveals her Proposal costar Ryan Reynolds.  “And she looks terrific naked.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
NONE BUTT MINE  —  GALS who want to impress Tyrese Gibson should shake their booties over to the tattoo parlor.  “I love seeing my name on a woman's butt,” the buff rapper and “Transformers” star, who sports 70 tattoos himself, tells Inked magazine.  “Ladies, if you want to impress me when you meet me …
PopEater:
Daughtry Is Back With ‘Grittier’ Album  —  With a self-titled number one album under his belt, Chris Daughtry is ready to make his mark again with the upcoming release of ‘Leave This Town.’ And this time around, Daughtry and his band mates collaborated a diverse edge of rock, country and dance beats that they're all proud of.
Discussion: mjsbigblog
Michael Schneider / Variety:
ABC puts a twist on ‘Dance’  —  Network picks up comedic reality show  —  ABC will be waltzing with celebs once again, but this time via the comedic reality entry “Let's Dance.”  —  The network has picked up five episodes of the FremantleMedia North America series, which will likely air during …
Discussion: TV Squad and EW.com
TMZ.com:
Britney Scores More Kiddie Time than K-Fed  —  We've learned Britney Spears and K-Fed have reached a new agreement on custody — and now Brit has the kids more than 50% of the time — at least during her concert tour.  —  Lawyers for Brit and Kevin Federline have filed docs …
TMZ.com:
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen — Out Together  —  It looks like Adam Lambert and his “Idol” crush Kris Allen are ready to make beautiful music together — they hit up a recording studio in Los Angeles yesterday.  —  So far Kris has topped Adam on the music charts.  —  See Also
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
Phil / Egotastic!:
AnnaLynne McCord Upskirt Pictures  —  AnnaLynne McCord is fast on her way to becoming the new Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton.  We saw one AnnaLynne McCord nipple slip before 90210 even aired, and then we saw another AnnaLynne McCord nipple slip on the 90210 set.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
5 Secrets of the Twilight Cast Revealed  —  So you're young, good looking and you've spent the day channeling a blood-sucking vampire or morphing into a werewolf on the set of one of the most widely anticipated films of the year.  What do you do for fun?  —  All sorts of things …
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Buckley joins ‘One Tree Hill’
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and TV Squad
Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
Anna Faris Gets Squeaky For ‘Chipmunk’ Sequel — But Will She Sing?
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz: I Could “End Up” Like Octo-Mom
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Cindy Watts / Tennessean.com:
Carrie Underwood: softball star?
Discussion: mjsbigblog and Hollywood Rag
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Investigated by Police for Vandalism
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Contactmusic.com:
LOHAN'S FATHER OK WITH RONSON RECONCILIATION - FOR NOW
Ken Lee / People.com:
Rihanna Subpoenaed to Testify in Chris Brown Case
 

 
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Seven Black and female Chicago Tribune journalists file a federal suit against Alden, claiming it has knowingly paid them less than White and male counterparts

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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