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1:10 PM ET, June 12, 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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Hellomagazine.com:
Cher's daughter Chastity to undergo sex change
Discussion: TMZ.com, Perez Hilton and omg!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Chastity Bono Is Having a Sex Change
New York Post:
PARIS GOES FRUITY OVER BLONDE  —  PARIS Hilton and Doug Reinhardt broke up Tuesday night after the heir-head made a huge scene at the Darkroom club in Los Angeles by hurling fruit and ice cubes at a younger, hotter blonde.  —  According to a spokesperson for Texas beauty queen Kendhal Beal …
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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.
Raphael Tenthani / People.com:
Madonna Wins Adoption Appeal in Malawi  —  Madonna  —  Madonna's family has just gotten bigger, now that the pop star has legally won the right to adopt a daughter from Malawi.  —  Preparations are already underway to bring Chifundo “Mercy” James, 3, from the African country to America private jet …
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Mike Collett-White / Fan Fare:
Should Madonna be allowed to adopt again?
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 …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives of NJ's Danielle on Her Arrest: 'What's the Big Deal?'  —  Allegations of drug use, prostitution and plastic surgery are just part of the storm of controversy surrounding The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub.  Now, for the very first time, Staub opens up about her past …
Discussion: The Insider
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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.
Alex Weprin / Broadcasting & Cable:
Bravo's ‘Real Housewives’ Guest Hosting NBC's ‘Today Show’
Discussion: Gawker and lalate news
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.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rihanna, Chris Brown Sit Apart at Lakers Game
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!”
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Ain't It Cool News:
Check out these Exclusive stills from ZOMBIELAND starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin!  —  Ahoy, squirts!  Quint here.  I had the chance to talk with ZOMBIELAND's director Ruben Fleischer yesterday (look for that to hit this weekend) and he talks the talk.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette and Sheryl Crow Come Together for the Congo  —  From left: Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, Mary Fanaro and Courteney Cox Arquette  —  Three great friends stepped out Thursday night for a good cause.  Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette …
Joyce Eng / TVGuide.com:
Raising Sextuplets Parents: We Will Learn From Jon & Kate's Mistakes  —  Bryan and Jenny Masche vow their new show on WE TV, Raising Sextuplets — and their marriage — will not come under fire like Jon and Kate Gosselin.  If anything, the Masches say Jon & Kate Plus 8 will be their guideline for what not to do.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jon and Kate Gosselin's 10th Anniversary Is Today
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Usher's Wife — Divorce?  What Divorce?  —  If Usher Raymond filed for divorce from his wife Tameka Raymond — it's news to her.  —  Here's what we know.  Although there are rumors Usher has filed, we're told by sources close to Tameka that she has yet to receive any papers.
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People.com:
Bret Michaels Lashes Out Against Tony Awards  —  In the wake of his injury after being hit by a piece of scenery during last week's live broadcast of the Tony awards, rocker Bret Michaels - who posted photos of his lacerated nose and mouth on the Internet - has issued the following statement (reprinted here verbatim):
Discussion: CelebWarship
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MTV UK:
Lil Wayne To Be Father Twice?  —  It's rumoured that Lauren London and Nivea are both expecting his kids...  Lil Wayne looks set to have two new sons by different women this year- if reports are to be believed.  —  Gossip sites say both singer Nivea and model Lauren London are pregnant by the Lollipop rapper.
Lesley O'Toole / Metro.co.uk:
Justin spills on Olsen romance  —  His latest, The Hangover, is about a Las Vegas bachelor party gone outlandishly awry  —  Is The Hangover the kind of film you'd go and see with your friends?  —  Oh, 100 per cent.  I've seen it three times already.  Can't wait to see it again.  I just love it.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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: Celebrity Smack! and Dlisted
PopEater:
John Cleese Shares Recovery Via Twitter  —  British star John Cleese of ‘Fawlty Towers’ and ‘Monty Python’ fame underwent surgery on his left eye Wednesday, and posted a bedside photograph on Twitter to assure fans of his speedy recovery.  —  The photo shows Cleese clad in a hospital gown with a large patch taped over his left eye.
Discussion: TV Squad
MrDisgusting / Bloody-Disgusting:
You'll Never Guess Who is in Close Talks For ‘Predators’  —  We just got a really, really hot tip from a 100% reliable source (who tips us off regularly) that 20th Century Fox is in close talks to lock in a director for Predators, their remake/prequel of Predator being produced by Robert Rodriguez and his Trouble Maker Studios.
 
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
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Perez Hilton:
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Danny Boyle signs 3-year deal
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Gordon Cox / Variety:
Broadway eyes Mamet's ‘Oleanna’
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Daily Mail:
You may have overdone the baby-oiled metrosexual look this time …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ashlee and Pete's Gay Marriage Portrait
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

New York Times:
OAN retracts a story that said Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen had an affair with Stormy Daniels, apologizes as part of a settlement with no monetary damages

 
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