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RADAR:
British Actress On Roman Polanski: I Was Sexually Abused  —  A 42-year-old British actress is alleging that “she was victimized” by controversial director Roman Polanski when she was 16 years old, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.  —  Roman Polanski Ordered To Return To The United States For Sentencing
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Ken Lee / People.com:
New Accuser Alleges Sexual Abuse by Roman Polanski  —  Four years after he fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor, Roman Polanski “forced himself” on another woman, then 16, in his Paris apartment, the woman alleged Friday.
Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
LA DA meets actress who claims Polanski sex abuse
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
New Victim Accuses Roman Polanski of ‘Sexual Abuse’
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Actress Claims Polanski Sexually Abused Her
Discussion: The Dish Rag and Perez Hilton
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rhys Myers Banned From United Airlines Flights After Drunken Display, Says Source  —  Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Myers has had his fair share of run-ins at airports and a chronicled battle with alcohol.  Now, a source has exclusively confirmed to RadarOnline.com that the actor …
The Live Feed | THR:
Official: NBC cancels ‘Heroes’  —  It's official.  NBC has cancelled “Heroes.”  —  The network seriously mulled bringing back “Heroes” for a shortened final season to wrap up the serialized show, possibly as a two- or four-hour movie.  —  In the end, given the fairly high cost of the drama …
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Tom Cruise Talks ‘Knight’ & Kids With Oprah  —  CHICAGO, Ill. — Tom Cruise sat down with Oprah Winfrey on Friday - and this time, there was no jumping.  —  The actor, joined by “Knight & Day” co-star Cameron Diaz, joined “The Oprah Winfrey Show” live on Friday for his first appearance …
Discussion: X17 Online
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PopEater:
Tom Cruise Returns to Oprah's Couch, Doesn't Jump
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Perez Hilton:
Tom Yaps It Up To Oprah
Discussion: ETonline and Popoholic
Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt's Parents Remove All Photos of Him From Their Home  —  Heidi Pratt — who called the cops on her mother Darlene Egelhoff Thursday — isn't the only Hills star clashing with her family.  —  Her husband Spencer also has distanced himself from his family, reports the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now).
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Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt Calls Brody Jenner a “Drunk Idiot”
The Live Feed | THR:
NBC cancels ‘Mercy,’ ‘Trauma’  —  Some have wondered how far ratings need to drop on an NBC show to get cancelled.  Here it is.  —  NBC has put the medical drama “Mercy” out of its misery.  The long-struggling Wednesday night drama most recently pulled a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49 in the 9 p.m. hour.
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Andy Swift / Hollywood Life:
HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVE!  ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Paul Wesley Got Secretly MARRIED to ‘One Tree Hill’ Actress Torrey DeVitto!  —  Did Paul Wesley slip and tell us that he and fellow CW star Torrey have gone and gotten married?  —  Hm... We can think of one more reason why Nina Dobrev …
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Cannes Do  —  Lindsay Lohan is rolling the dice in her DUI probation case in a big way — because we've learned she's headed to Cannes ... not her alcohol ed class.  —  TMZ broke the story that the judge has ordered LiLo to show proof next Thursday that she had completed …
Amber James / PopEater:
Rep: ‘Single Ladies’ Girls Did ‘Nothing Provocative’  —  Earlier this week, a YouTube video surfaced from The World of Dance competition in which a group of young — and we mean really young — girls wearing midriff-baring tops, short skirts and black stockings dance to Beyonce's 'Single Ladies …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Courtney loveless on a plane  —  SOMEBODY, anybody, please help save Courtney Love.  —  The woman is not together.  —  At Heathrow, heading for here, a total meltdown.  Sprawled on the floor, packing and repacking her luggage — bras and panties under people's feet.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Courtney Love's Chonies Freakout At Heathrow
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
In Touch: Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp kind of hate each other  —  In Touch Weekly has another bitchy story about Angelina Jolie this week, although I have to applaud them for finding a new angle.  Instead of another Angelina-will-seduce-Johnny-Depp-with- her-vadge-of-doom story …
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock's Baby Shoot — Jesse Was There!  —  TMZ has learned Jesse James was right by Sandra Bullock's side when she posed with her baby boy for that People photoshoot.  —  Sources tell TMZ Jesse was not only present ... he was “incredible with both Sandra and Louis” — and created a “healthy, loving and positive atmosphere.”
Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Russell Crowe Walks Out Of BBC Interview, Swearing  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Russell Crowe, in Cannes for “Robin Hood,” got up and walked out in the middle of a BBC radio interview.  —  Interviewer Mark Lawson first irritated Crowe by innocently asking about his accent in the film, saying he heard a hint of Irish.
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Rick Marshall / Splash Page:
Ryan Reynolds Gets Suited Up In ‘Green Lantern’ Set Pic!  —  Earlier this week we got our first look at Peter Sarsgaard in costume on the set of “Green Lantern,” but what about the film's star, Ryan Reynolds?  We know he won't recite the Green Lantern oath for us, but what everyone's …
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Cele|bitchy:
Are Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson having trouble in their marriage?
Discussion: Pajiba
Media Decoder:
NBC Cancels ‘Law & Order’  —  NBC confirmed Friday that it had canceled the original “Law & Order,” bringing an end to a 20-year-old television drama that jump-started an era of television production in New York City.  —  “Law & Order” was on the verge of becoming the longest-running drama …
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin on Raising Out-of-Control Kids: “Help Me!!!!!!!!”  —  Time out!  —  Kate Gosselin blogs that she's more like a referee than a mom because her eight kids can get so out of control.  —  After describing fights over the bathroom, who's staring at whom and the kids smacking each other, she writes, “Help!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and ImNotObsessed.com
Stacy Jenel Smith / PopEater:
Jonas Brothers Are Bringing Their Women on Tour  —  The Jonas Brothers used to be three single dudes traversing the globe with thousands of girls chasing after them.  But when the Jonas Brothers head out on their three-continent summer tour, beginning July 27, it will be a different scene …
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Music Review: Rainforest Fund Benefit, With Sting  —  The Rainforest Fund presented its annual benefit at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night.  From left, Sting, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen.  More Photos »  —  Camping in the rain forest got a new meaning on Thursday night at Carnegie Hall.
Popoholic:
Megan Fox Is One Uber Sexy Corset Wearing Super Hottie!  —  Here's a brand spanking new promo photo of Megan Fox from her upcoming and highly anticipated comicbook movie, Jonah Hex, and I know I don't have to say it, but I will anyways... hoochie mama!  Good lord, does Megan look drop dead sexy in that corset, or what?
 
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Us Weekly:
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