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8:30 AM ET, May 21, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Bret Michaels Hospitalized for Heart Problems  —  Bret Michaels was rushed back to the hospital this week where doctors claim they found a “hole in the heart.”  —  According to Bret's rep, the singer was complaining about “numbness on the left side of his body, predominately his face and hands.”
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BRET MICHAELS, BACK IN HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING WARNING STROKE KNOWN AS A TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA)  —  CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINALIST, BRET MICHAELS, BACK IN HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING WARNING STROKE KNOWN AS A TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA)  —  RECEIVES DEVASTATING NEWS AS TESTS SHOW …
Rolling Stone:
Bret Michaels Admits Hemorrhage Struck During ‘Busty Cops 3’  —  “Maybe that's what did it!”  Poison rocker tells Rolling Stone in our next issue  —  By  —  Rolling Stone  —  Rolling Stone's Austin Scaggs has finally convinced rock & roll survivor Bret Michaels to fess up to what he was watching …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Bret Michaels Hospitalized with ‘Warning Stroke’  —  Bret Michaels suffered a serious setback in his recovery from a brain hemorrhage, experiencing a small “warning stroke” that sent him to the hospital, where tests then revealed he also has a hole in his heart.
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Bret Michaels Suffers a Stroke  —  Bret Michaels has suffered what doctors call a “warning stroke,” or a transient ischemic attack, according to his Web site.  —  The rocker, 47 — who is still recovering from a brain hemorrhage — was “readmitted to the hospital this week …
Mike Hess / PopEater:
Bret Michaels Back in Hospital After Suffering ‘Warning Stroke’  —  Rocker Bret Michaels is back in the hospital after suffering a “warning stroke” just weeks after his near-fatal episode with a brain hemorrhage.  On his Facebook page, Michaels' reps released the info that says he went …
PopEater:
Bret Michaels Suffered Brain Hemorrhage Watching ‘Busty Cops 3’
Discussion: NBC Bay Area
Us Weekly:
Bret Michaels Was Watching Busty Cops 3 When He Hemorrhaged
Discussion: Dlisted and omg!
Extra:   Bret Michaels Home from Hospital after ‘Warning Stroke’!
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Bench Warrant Issued for Lindsay Lohan  —  A judge just issued a bench warrant for Lindsay Lohan's arrest, after she failed to show up in court this morning ... and the judge says she has reason to believe Lindsay has a drug and alcohol problem.  —  Judge Marsha Revel was tough as nails this morning …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Won't Be Arrested, Bail Posted  —  TMZ has learned Lindsay Lohan will not be arrested, because she has already posted bail and the arrest warrant has been recalled.  —  Earlier today the judge set the bail at $100,000.  We're told Lindsay's people promptly plunked down $10,000 …
TMZ.com:
LiLo's Judge's Husband — Secret Travel Agent Man  —  TMZ has learned there's a good reason Judge Marsha Revel isn't buying Lindsay Lohan's “my dog ate my passport so I couldn't make it to court” excuse — her husband ran a major travel company.  —  Judge Marsha's husband, Jack Revel, owned Revel Travel, based in Bev Hills.
TMZ.com:
French Police: LiLo Didn't Report Stolen Passport  —  Cops in Cannes, France tell TMZ Lindsay Lohan did NOT report her “stolen” passport to them ... contradicting what LiLo's lawyer said today during the hearing.  —  According to French cops, they have no record of any police report filed …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan: “My Father Had Someone” Steal My Passport  —  Lindsay Lohan says her estranged father Michael is behind her passport getting stolen in France.  —  “I always said my father had someone do it,” the actress, 23, told UsMagazine.com via email Thursday afternoon.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Guess Won't Be Getting Arrested Tomorrow?
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt and Starpulse
Marco / X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Michael Lohan's Attorney: Lindsay Is “Lashing Out” …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Alan Duke / CNN:
Bond paid; Lohan arrest warrant dropped
Discussion: iVillage and CelebNewsWire
Star:
Star Exclusive: First Photo of Kendra's Sex Tape Partner!  —  Kendra Wilkinson's sex tape is scheduled for release on May 28 — and Star has the first photo and exclusive info on Justin Frye, the reality beauty's mystery ex-boyfriend who shot the film and, according to RadarOnline.com …
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Homerun / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kendra Sex Tape Payment - $100,000 & 50 Percent Of Sales!  —  Kendra Wilkinson will receive up to 50 percent of the sales generated by her sex tape, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Despite the fact that Kendra has publicly protested the upcoming release of the explicit bedroom video …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
James Franco to star in ‘Apes’  —  Thesp will play a young scientist, filming starts July 5  —  James Franco has signed on to star in 20th Century Fox's “Planet of the Apes” prequel “Rise of the Apes.”  —  The “Milk” thesp, who beat out a number of Hollywood's young elite actors for the coveted role …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: James Franco In Talks To Star In Fox Prequel ‘Rise Of The Apes’
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Will Ashley Greene, Hayden Panettiere join ‘Scream 4’? (exclusive)  —  Dimension is taking the first steps to casting “Scream 4,” which is heading toward a July start date.  —  Lake Bell is in negotiations to join the franchise, and offers are out to “Twilight” actress Ashley Greene …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Michelle Williams Denies Romance with Ryan Gosling  —  After getting touchy-feely in Cannes, Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling created buzz that they could be more than just costars, prompting this response from Gosling's rep: “He is cozy with everyone!”  —  Now Williams's camp is setting the record straight.
BBC:
Naomi Campbell may be subpoenaed by war crimes court  —  War crimes prosecutors in The Hague say supermodel Naomi Campbell should be subpoenaed to testify at the trial of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor.  —  They say Ms Campbell “was given rough diamonds” by Mr Taylor in 1997 at Nelson Mandela's house in South Africa.
Discussion: PopEater and FabSugar UK
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Anna Schecter / ABCNEWS:
Prosecution Asks To Subpoena Naomi Campbell In War Crimes Trial …
Discussion: Bossip and Jezebel
Us Weekly:
Doug Reinhardt Is Dating Miss USA!  —  Looks like Doug Reinhardt has moved on from Paris Hilton.  —  A source tells UsMagazine.com that the former Hills star, 24, recently began dating newly crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih, 24, who has been in the news for winning a pole dancing contest.
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
New man, new hairstyle for slick looking Janet Jackson as she lops off her famous long locks  —  Hailing from one of the world's pre-eminent musical families, Janet Jackson is used to being recognised wherever she goes.  —  But the singer left bystanders doing a double-take yesterday …
 
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