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11:10 AM ET, May 17, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Rachel Uchitel Set to Strip for Playboy  —  TMZ has learned Rachel Uchitel has signed a deal to get naked for Playboy Magazine — but there's a full-frontal catch.  —  Rachel hedged when we asked her about a Playboy offer on TMZ Live on Friday — but we found out that Tiger Woods' #1 mistress has already struck an agreement.
PopEater:
Heavy Metal Singer Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67  —  Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio died early Sunday after a battle with stomach cancer.  He was 67.  —  Dio's wife, Wendy, broke the news today on Ronnie's official website.  —  “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May,” she wrote.
Discussion: omg!, Celebrity Smack and Starcasm
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Ronnie James Dio, Rock Singer, Dies at 67
Wayne Parry / Associated Press:
Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67
Dana Kennedy / People.com:
Director Played Cupid for Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan  —  Shia LaBeouf, Oliver Stone and Carey Mulligan (l-r) in Cannes  —  While Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps stars Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan huddled affectionately nearby on Friday in Cannes, director Oliver Stone couldn't help …
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Bethany Powers / People.com:
What Demi Lovato Thinks of Touring with Joe Jonas  —  Touring with the Jonas Brothers would be an amazing experience for any young singer.  For Demi Lovato, it's extra special - it means she gets to spend the whole summer with boyfriend Joe Jonas.  —  “I'm fortunate that I get to work …
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
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Georgina Littlejohn / Daily Mail:
The Beckhams turn up to watch the Jonas Brothers... but everyone else …
Discussion: Socialite Life and PopSugar UK
Fred Topel / Hollywoodnews.com:
Jonas Brothers Interview: Getting Personal
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Live Feed | THR:
NBC's fall schedule, upfront revealed  —  Exclusive: This fall, NBC will have an action-adventure Monday night, a crime drama Wednesday and an all-comedy Thursday.  Despite expectations, NBC will not launch a new comedy block.  —  The network's Monday upfront presentation will begin …
TMZ.com:
‘Celebrity Rehab’ Lacking Celebrities  —  There is no shortage of celebrities that need rehabilitation — but the VH1 show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” can't get any of them to star on the show next season.  —  Sources close to the production tell TMZ they have struck out left and right trying to find A …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Bitten and Bound
PopEater:
‘Survivor’ Winner Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission  —  A year after discovering he had a rare form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, ‘Survivor: Africa’ winner Ethan Zohn has weathered the storm and is now happy to learn his cancer is in remission.  —  “A few weeks ago, we got his first clean CT scan …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Survivor's Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Used Racial Slur When Banned From Airline  —  Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers spewed the ‘N’ word when he was banned from a United Airlines flight due to a drunken display, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  RadarOnline.com broke the story …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gabourey Sidibe's mom sort-of denies that Gaby was rude to reporters  —  A few weeks ago, several celebrities went to Washington, D.C. for the annual Correspondents' Dinner.  It's one of the rare Washington events that attracts a big clusterf-ck of press, politicians and celebrities, all jostling for attention.
Discussion: Bossip
Oskar Garcia / Associated Press:
Arab-American from Michigan crowned 2010 Miss USA  —  LAS VEGAS — Lebanese immigrant Rima Fakih says it was a certain look from Donald Trump that tipped her off that she had won the 2010 Miss USA title.  —  The 24-year-old Miss Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the title Sunday night …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip and PopWatch
Eunice Oh / People.com:
CW Stars Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris Tie the Knot  —  It's a match made in CW heaven.  —  Supernatural star Jensen Ackles and longtime girlfriend, One Tree Hill actress Danneel Harris, got married Saturday in Dallas, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Ackles, 32, and Harris, 31 …
Us Weekly:
A-Rod Brings a New Date to a Party  —  Forget Cameron Diaz or Kate Hudson — who, the new issue of Us Weekly reports, are locked in a bitter battle over Alex Rodriguez.  —  The Yankees slugger, 34, brought his 5-year-old daughter, Natasha, to New York City hotspot Highbar to celebrate his cover of Gotham magazine.
Discussion: PopSugar and Socialite Life
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Everything's Ducky  —  If you hear Lindsay Lohan tell it, everything couldn't be going better — she says she's making up traffic school like crazy ... even though she's been in New York and now she's on her way to Cannes.  —  As TMZ first reported, Lohan …
Just Jared:
Greyson Chance Signs Record Deal, Gets Lady Gaga Moment  —  Greyson Chance is the latest YouTube phenomenon to score a record deal.  At just 12-years-old!  —  The big-voiced sixth grader, who has attracted nearly 14 million views on YouTube with his rendition of Lady Gaga's “Paparazzi,” …
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Amanda Seyfried Unsure If Her Boyfriend Is ‘The One’
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Us Weekly:
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From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others

 
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