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12:30 PM ET, May 28, 2010

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Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Gary Coleman on Life Support  —  Gary Coleman desperately needs your “thoughts and prayers.”  —  The former Diff'rent Strokes star, hospitalized after a fall earlier this week, is now on life support with a brain hemorrhage, according to his manager.  —  Coleman, 42, suffered the injury …
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TMZ.com:
Gary Coleman Hospitalized in Utah  —  TMZ has learned Gary Coleman is currently hospitalized in Utah — and we're told he's in Surgical ICU.  —  Sources tell us Coleman was admitted yesterday — after he was transported from his home in Utah around 12:50 PM.  —  Story developing ...
David Caplan / People.com:
PHOTO: Lindsay Lohan's Porn Star Biopic Poster Unveiled  —  Lindsay Lohan - who's been juggling movie premieres, nightclubbing and court hearings - sure knows how to take the attention off her legal woes: By releasing a set of racy movie posters for the upcoming biopic Inferno …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — I Want to Glam My SCRAM
Vermonster / RADAR:
PHOTOS: Lindsay Lohan's Deep Throat Moment, Channels Linda Lovelace
Discussion: coverawards.com and PopEater
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Are Engaged - and Expecting!  —  A wedding and a baby are on the way for Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.  —  The musicians “are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married in a private ceremony later this year,” reps for the couple confirm to PEOPLE.
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Us Weekly:
Alicia Keys Is Pregnant!
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen May Serve Jail Time in Plea Deal  —  TMZ has learned Charlie Sheen's lawyers and prosecutors have reached an agreement on four different options for resolving his domestic violence case ... and one involves serious jail time — and now it's all up to Charlie to choose one.
Discussion: Movieline
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Us Weekly:
Charlie Sheen to Plead Guilty to Assaulting Wife  —  Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen is preparing to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with his Christmas Day arrest for assaulting wife Brooke Mueller in Aspen.  —  As part of a plea deal with the Colorado District Attorney's office …
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
James McAvoy playing Professor X in ‘X-Men: First Class’ (exclusive)  —  James McAvoy has signed on to play a young Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, in “X-Men: First Class,” which Matthew Vaughn is directing for Fox.  —  According to Fox, “First Class” will “chart the epic beginning of the X-Men saga.
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Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
James McAvoy signs on to ‘X-Men: First Class’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
Joel Keller / PopEater:
Pop-Ed: The Public Image of Jesse James is Toast  —  Pop-ed: If you watched the ‘Nightline’ interview with Jesse James this week, you probably came away with the impression that James is not the mouth-breathing idiot the tabloids have made him out to be.  Indeed, the man that broke Sandra …
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Tiki Barber banned from delivery room for twins' births  —  Tiki Barber's estranged wife gave birth to his beautiful twin girls earlier this week — and bitterly barred the cheating grid great from the delivery room, sources told The Post.  —  The retired Giants running back was forced …
Discussion: Bossip.com and Sandra Rose
Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By Countess LuAnn's “Money Can't Buy You Class” Video  —  YES!  Ever since RuPaul's Drag Race went dark I've been craving some dick tucking EXTRAVAGANZANESS, and now I can finally inject a little into my ass lips thanks to The Real Housewives of NYC's C**tress LuMann!
PopEater:
Storm Cloud Hovers Over Sarah Jessica Parker's Head  —  Hats off to Sarah Jessica Parker for never losing a beat.  The fashion-forward actress turned heads — including her castmates' — at the London premiere of ‘Sex and the City 2’ Thursday with an extravagant hat by Philip Treacy …
Lindsay Lohan / People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Nothing - not even an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet can keep Lindsay Lohan out of the clubs.  With her newly blonde hair, the starlet hit up Las Palmas in L.A., sporting jeans and a fedora.  Giggling and chain-smoking throughout the night …
TMZ.com:
Bandleader Pissed Over ‘American Idol’ Snub  —  TMZ has learned ... one of the key players who made “American ldol” a success was so pissed last night after the show, he chewed out “A.I.” producers backstage.  —  Rickey Minor — who has been the bandleader for 6 seasons …
Elvie / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: KISS' Gene Simmons Sued By Make-Up Artist For Sexual Assault  —  A make-up artist for Gene Simmons fired off an explosive lawsuit in which she accuses the KISS front man of sexual assault and sexual battery, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Spinner and Asylum
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Crystal Bowersox and Boyfriend Split Before Idol Finale  —  When Crystal Bowersox belted out a moving rendition of Patty Griffin's “Up to the Mountain” on the first night of the American Idol finale, the singer drew from her own raw emotions after what she says was a “hard morning.”
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Us Weekly:
Why Adam Lambert, David Cook Skipped Idol Finale
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and TV Envy
Christy Lemire / Associated Press:
Critics won't see ‘Killers’ before opening day  —  LOS ANGELES - You've probably seen the billboards, bus-stop ads and television spots for “Killers”: They're everywhere, featuring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher juggling guns and bantering over super-secret identities.
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to Renew Wedding Vows!  —  And they said it wouldn't last!  —  For their sixth wedding anniversary, Jennifer Lopez, 40, and Marc Anthony — who first renewed their vows in 2008 — are saying “I do” again at their new Hidden Hills, California, estate June 5.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Tiger Woods Not Allowed to Date!  —  He's not back in the game quite yet.  —  Despite Tiger Woods' imminent divorce from wife of five years Elin, 30, an insider tells Us Weekly his legal team told him he can't date until the split is finalized.
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Simon Monjack Laid to Rest Next to Brittany Murphy  —  About 75 friends and family members gathered in Los Angeles Thursday to bid farewell to Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack, who died Sunday.  —  The private orthodox Jewish service, presided over by Rabbi David Baron …
Edith Zimmerman / New York Magazine:
Kid Cudi Raps Over LCD Soundsystem on His New MP3, ‘All Talk’  —  Here's a good one from Cudder featuring Chip the Ripper, Christian Bale's infamous rant (why not?), and LCD Soundsystem's “Dance Yrself Clean.”  Listen below; click through for a free download.  —  [OnSmash]
Discussion: Consequence of Sound
 
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KDR / RADAR:
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
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