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5:45 PM ET, April 16, 2010

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TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Front-Runner Almost Quit  —  TMZ has learned “American Idol” contestant Crystal Bowersox threw in the towel a little more than two weeks ago and was walking off the show, when Ryan Seacrest did some fast-talking and changed her mind.  —  It went down in a parking lot after an “A.I.” show.
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PopEater:
Ryan Seacrest Keeps ‘Idol’ Contestant from Quitting  —  Overwhelmed by the stress and pressure of being on ‘American Idol,’ contestant Crystal Bowersox threatened to walk off the show.  ‘Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest stepped in and had a quick heart-to-heart with her in the show's parking lot, TMZ reports.
Us Weekly:
Ryan Seacrest: I Didn't Have a Meltdown; Was Just Being “Playful”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Idol Tracker
Shirley Halperin / Idol Tracker:
Seacrest speaks! …
Discussion: iVillage and TheFABlife
RADAR:
Moving On - Kim Kardashian Spotted K-I-S-S-I-N-G Cristiano Ronaldo!  —  Kim Kardashian has apparently “switched teams”, RadarOnline.com can reveal.  Fresh off after her split with NFL star Reggie Bush, the reality TV stunner was spotted enjoying a romantic meal in Spain with Real Madrid soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Perez Hilton:
Mover Over Beckhams!  Hot New Couple Alert!!!!  —  What an unexpectedly AWESOME pairing!  —  PerezHilton.com has exclusively confirmed that this is 100% true!!!  —  Kim Kardashian was spotted making out in a Madrid restaurant this week with none other than SEKSI footballer Cristiano Ronaldo!
Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Caught Kissing Sexy Portugese Soccer Stud
Discussion: TMZ.com, PopSugar and coverawards.com
TMZ.com:
Topless Kiefer Sutherland Tossed from Strip Club  —  Kiefer Sutherland went to a nudie bar in London last night — only he was the one who took his clothes off ... before getting thrown into the street.  —  According to reports, Sutherland was acting crazy— dancing and shouting — at the Stringfellows “lapdance club” in London.
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People.com:
Report: Shirtless Kiefer Sutherland Escorted from London Strip Club  —  Kiefer Sutherland started the night having drinks at a hotel bar - but by 4 a.m., the 24 star was photographed shirtless and stumbling on a London street.  —  According to reports, the actor was spotted drinking wine …
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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Rose Apodaca / Bazaar.com:
NAKED CELEBRITIES TALK BODY IMAGE  —  We shot Kim Kardashian, Joy Bryant, and Amanda de Cadenet in the nude — and found out what they really think of their (unretouched) bodies.  —  “The reason I wanted to do this story is that I'm challenged with my physicality,” says photographer Amanda de Cadenet.
Mike Hess / PopEater:
Mike Rowe Reads Tiger Woods' Dirty Texts  —  Exclusive: When Mike Rowe popped into our offices for an interview about his show ‘Dirty Jobs’ (stay tuned for that), we thought we'd have some fun with him.  When Rowe isn't crawling through waste pipes or wrangling nutria, he's often voicing commercials …
TMZ.com:
Larry and Shawn — It's Not Over!  —  TMZ has learned not only are Larry King and Shawn Southwick having second thoughts about filing for divorce ... they've agreed to go to therapy to try and save their marriage.  —  Sources intimately familiar with the situation tell TMZ …
TMZ.com:
Megan Hauserman — Arrested for DUI  —  Former VH1 reality star Megan Hauserman was arrested for DUI yesterday — after cops pulled her over around 3:15 AM in Miami Beach.  —  Hauserman — whose dating show “Megan Wants a Millionaire” was canceled after one of the contestants, Ryan Jenkins …
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Dino Sossi / PopEater:
Reality Star Megan Hauserman Arrested for DUI
Discussion: Celebrity Smack
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage Buys Pyramid — To Be Dead In  —  Nic Cage has purchased himself a fancy new pyramid to stay in — but he doesn't plan on moving in .... until he's dead.  —  TMZ has learned Cage recently had a 9-foot tall pyramid-shaped super-tomb built in a New Orleans cemetery …
Cele|bitchy:
Star: Jim Carrey gave Jenny McCarthy $25 mil, $5 mil for each year together  —  Back in January, 2009, there was a story that Jim Carrey had given then-girlfriend Jenny McCarthy a whopping $50 million trust for her son, Evan.  That story was never confirmed by either Jenny or Jim from what I can find and what I remember.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
Daily Mail:
Out and proud: Ricky Martin embraces sexuality with confident new video  —  After finally revealing the truth about his sexuality Ricky Martin is clearly keen to start a fresh chapter in his life.  —  And clearly empowered by his recent decision to live an openly gay life …
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Dr. Drew Getting Ripped For Suggesting Lindsay Lohan Be Framed For Drug Use  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Celebrity addiction specialist Drew Pinsky — who goes by Dr. Drew — is taking an online beating for suggesting that the best way to deal with Lindsay Lohan's drug problem is to …
Us Weekly:
Docs: Heidi's Breasts Could Droop Significantly  —  Heidi Montag — who famously underwent a staggering 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day (a breast enlargement, among them) — unveiled her post-surgery bikini bod last weekend in Las Vegas.  —  Though the 23-year-old Hills star …
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
The downside of ‘friends with benefits’  —  (CNN) — When Jennifer Nicholas sees television shows or movies where characters “hook up” or have sex with “friends with benefits,” she cringes, because that's how she got herpes.  —  “Getting an STD wasn't even something that crossed my mind,” …
Discussion: College Candy, Gawker and TresSugar
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods & Wife: Battle Over Kids Brewing  —  A battle over the children is brewing between Tiger Woods and his wife.  —  The struggling couple has been leading separate lives and attempts to repair the marriage are not going well.  As RadarOnline.com reported exclusively …
David Walters / Details:
BRITAIN'S NEW BOY WONDER  —  NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD ACTOR AARON JOHNSON PLAYS AN EVERYDAY SUPERHERO IN THIS MONTH'S KICK-ASS AND A PRE-BEATLES JOHN LENNON IN NOWHERE BOY IN OCTOBER.  HOW WILL HE FOLLOW THAT ROLE?  HE'LL WELCOME A CHILD WITH 43-YEAR-OLD DIRECTOR SAM TAYLOR-WOOD.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and L.A. Rag Mag
PopEater:
Steven Seagal Made Jenny McCarthy Cry, Told Her to Strip at Audition  —  A bundle of sexual assault allegations against Steven Seagal are revealing what may be a long-term pattern of inappropriateness.  CBS Crimesider has dug up a 1998 interview with Jenny McCarthy — who says that during …
New York Post:
Lohan telling friends she's ‘Lovelace’  —  LINDSAY Lohan is telling friends that she'll play notorious “Deep Throat” (1972) star Linda Lovelace in “Lovelace,” a movie about the tragic porn icon who later became a feminist, anti- porn activist.  But there's one problem: Directors Rob Epstein …
Discussion: Bossip
Blane Bachelor / People.com:
Tori Spelling: Dean McDermott and I ‘Are So Together’  —  From left" Dean McDermott, Tori Spelling and Ellen DeGeneres  —  Stating that “we are so together” and “there is no divorce in our future, at all,” Tori Spelling continues to dispel rumors of a split with husband Dean McDermott.
Discussion: PopEater
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Jim Morrison-inspired film in the works  —  Robert Saitzyk will direct ‘The Last Beat’ from his own script  —  Writer-director Robert Saitzyk wants to break on through to the other side.  —  Saitzyk wrote and will direct “The Last Beat,” a drama inspired by the last days of Jim Morrison, for Zero Gravity Management ("The Cooler").
Discussion: Cinematical, PopWatch and Inside Movies
TMZ.com:
‘Waverly Place’ Star Cited for Picking Fight  —  David Henrie, one of the stars of the Disney Channel hit show “Wizards of Waverly Place,” was cited last night for allegedly trying to start a fight at a popular Los Angeles shopping center.  —  Henrie and his 16-year-old brother Lorenzo …
ETonline:
KATHERINE HEIGL: LIFE AFTER 'GREY'S' IS GREAT  —  New mom Katherine Heigl was honored by the ASPCA Thursday night in New York City, where she spoke out on life after leaving the ABC hit “Grey's Anatomy.”  —  “Life is great, it's really family oriented right now which feels fantastic, and feels as it should be.
Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
'I've Always Been Driven'  —  Let's get one thing straight about Nick Jonas' story.  He may have gone solo, but it wasn't to get away from his brothers.  He, Kevin, and Joe—collectively, the teen pop-music sensation the Jonas Brothers—are still very much together.
 
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