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Deadline.com:
JENNIFER LOPEZ IS NEW ‘IDOL’ JUDGE!  Closed Deal This Week; Replaces Ellen Who Wanted Out of Contract: “It's Not Been Fun”  —  EXCLUSIVE UPDATE 6:30 PM: We've just learned the backstory of how Ellen DeGeneres bowed out of American Idol and who will be the new judge taking her place.
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show:
‘Idol’ News  —  A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn't feel like the right fit for me.  I told them I wouldn't leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Ellen DeGeneres Bows Out of American Idol  —  Filling Simon Cowell's seat on American Idol was already a tough task — now another chair is there for the taking.  —  Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who became a full-time judge on the show during its ninth season, is bowing out of the series, PEOPLE has learned.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American Idol’
Discussion: TVgasm, ArtsBeat and Queerty
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Drew Carey: How I Lost 80 Lbs.  —  Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom The Drew Carey Show.  But, he says, being big was a burden - and he had to make a change.  —  “It sucks being fat, you know,” Carey, 52, said Wednesday at the CBS …
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Us Weekly:
Drew Carey Drops 70 Lbs; “I Got Sick of Being Fat”  —  Drew Carey has dropped a reported 70 lbs. — and he tells UsMagazine.com he couldn't feel better.  —  “I just got sick of being fat,” he told Us Wednesday at the 2010 CBS Summer Press Tour Party in Beverly Hills.
Daily Mail:
Drew Carey is half the man he used to be as he debuts new slimline look  —  Wow - what a difference a few months make!  —  Drew Carey stepped out yesterday in Los Angeles and showed off a new super-slim look.  —  The comedian, who is the host of the U.S. version of The Price Is Right …
Tanner Stransky / PopWatch:
Sara Gilbert on her now-official status as a lesbian: ‘This is a whole new world for me.’  —  This is no shocker, but Roseanne alum Sara Gilbert is officially a lesbian, it was revealed today at Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles.
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Us Weekly:
Roseanne Star Sara Gilbert Comes Out  —  Yup, she's a lesbian.  —  Sara Gilbert quietly came out of the closet during a Wednesday press conference at the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles, according to Entertainment Weekly.  —  Now 35, the former Roseanne actress …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Love Hewitt Has a New Guy!  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt has a new guy, the new Us Weekly reports.  —  She is seeing actor/director Alex Beh, 27.  —  “She's so into him,” a pal tells Us of the actress, 31, who split from her Ghost Whisperer costar Jamie Kennedy, 40, in March after a year of dating.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Lohan's Mom: 'She Doesn't Even Have A Pillow In Jail'  —  Lindsay Lohan is NOT getting special treatment in jail and her life behind bars has been anything but comfortable, her mom Dina told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Us Weekly
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Rehab Officials Come-a-Callin'
Discussion: E! Online, Gossip Cop and DailyFill.com
Us Weekly:
Rosie: President Obama Should Never Have Gone on The View  —  Former View co-host Rosie O'Donnell isn't too keen on President Barack Obama's decision to appear with the ladies of The View.  —  “I have mixed feelings about that,” O'Donnell, 48, sniffed on her Sirius XM radio show Wednesday, the day before Obama's episode aired.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
President Obama Keeping Up with Lindsay Lohan's Legal Woes
Mel Gibson / TMZ.com:
Oksana's Smoking Gun in Brutality Allegation  —  Sources connected to Oksana Grigorieva tell TMZ that there are “third party witnesses” who will tell L.A. County Sheriff's investigators they saw Mel Gibson punch Oksana on January 6 during the blowout at her home.
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National Enquirer:
PALIN FURY: BY LEVI BETRAYED!  —  SARAH PALIN's future son-in-law LEVI JOHNSTON is embroiled in a NEW baby scandal, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  In the wake of handsome Levi Johnston's announcement that he's engaged to Palin's oldest daughter Bristol, one of his old girlfriends …
janet Charlton's Hollywood:
THE REAL REASON REESE WITHERSPOON AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL BROKE UP- NO, HE'S NOT GAY!  —  At last the truth comes out.  An acquaintance of Reese and Jake acknowledges that they were very smitten with each other for quite awhile and seemed perfectly matched.  —  Unfortunately, Jake had a habit …
TMZ.com:
Troy Aikman — I'm Doing ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  Following in the rhinestone capezios of his former Dallas Cowboys teammate Emmitt Smith — legendary QB Troy Aikman told us last night that he's officially on board for the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
TMZ.com:
‘DWTS’ Might Have a Situation on Its Hands  —  The apocalypse is nigh — TMZ has learned The Situation is desperately trying to expand his empire ... entering into secret negotiations to appear on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”  —  Nothing's official yet …
E! Online:
George Clooney's Girlfriend “Distraught” Over Cocaine Claims  —  George Clooney's pristine rep seemed in danger of being sullied when accusations emerged that his ladylove was just as familiar with nose candy as he was with arm candy.  —  And while Elisabetta Canalis and her Oscar-winning …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sasha Grey eyes role in ‘I Melt With You’  —  Three other actors also joining low-budget drama  —  Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh's “The Girlfriend Experience,” is in negotiations to join the cast of “I Melt With You,” the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Staub's Ex Pal Calls Her Lesbian Relationship A “Publicity Stunt”  —  Controversial Real Housewives of New Jersey wannabe, Kim G., is stirring the pot once again - this time calling out her one-time BFF Danielle Staub on her rumored lesbian relationship, RadarOnline.com exclusively reveals.
Discussion: E! Online and Advocate
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga — Sex Picture Is Not Me  —  “A nude photograph of what is allegedly Lady Gaga engaging in sexual intercourse with a male partner has been circulating online but RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively it is not the Bad Romance singer.”  —  “This is NOT Lady Gaga,” …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Superficial:
Bon Jovi Surrounded by Naked Chicks  —  These are never-before-seen shots of Jon Bon Jovi from the new book Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi and apparently they're shocking because Bon Jovi was considered a relatively clean-cut band in the 80s.  Granted, they were no Jonas Brothers …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: Jennifer Grey makes a ‘House’ call  —  No one puts Baby in a corner...except Gregory House.  —  Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey will find herself in a no-win situation when she guest-stars on House this fall, sources confirm to me exclusively.  —  Grey—who begins work …
Kim Potts / PopEater:
Talking Scandals and Casting Changes With the Brains Behind ‘Jersey Shore’  —  It doesn't feel like they ever really went away, but the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast officially returns tonight (10PM ET) on MTV for a second season that finds the Guidos and Guidettes flying south — to South Beach, that is — for the winter.
Hollywood Reporter:
Mark Wahlberg gets Walk of Fame star  —  VIDEO: ‘Other Guys’ co-star Will Ferrell introduces actor  —  Mark Wahlberg was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame today, becoming the 2,414 star to receive the honor.  Wahlberg next appears opposite Will Ferrell in the comedy “The Other Guys,” opening Aug. 6.
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
How Did William Shatner Interview a D.C. Sniper?  He Asked.  —  LOS ANGELES — In an interview to be televised Thursday night, one of the D.C. snipers, Lee Boyd Malvo, said he and the other convicted gunman, John Muhammad, had co-conspirators.  —  “There were supposed to be three …
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Irina Shayk Is Way Too Damn Hot!  —  It seems like the best thing that this Irina Shayk or Sheik model chick could have done was date that super Euro douche Chritiano Ronaldo, she's everywhere these days.  That's not true, the best thing she could have done was squeeze her sexy little ass into that tight ass dress she's wearing.
 
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Access Hollywood:
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TMZ.com:
Foxy Brown Flees After NYC Brawl
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Just Jared:
Chace Crawford & Ewan McGregor: ‘Twelve’ Tickets
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
‘Kids from divorced families do better’ says Katie Price
Jeff Jensen / PopWatch:
‘Avengers’: New Hulk Mark Ruffalo on replacing Edward Norton …
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INF Daily:
Kate Major Wanders Around NYC With Her Arm in a Sling
Discussion: X17 Online
Natalie Abrams / TVGuide.com:
Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec: The Love Triangle Becomes a Square
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Uchitel & Janice Dickinson Hate Fest In Celebrity Rehab
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Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
J.J. Abrams producing period robot movie ‘Boilerplate’ (exclusive)
Discussion: PopWatch and Perez Hilton
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Movie Poster: Disney's Tangled
PopEater:
‘Avatar’ Star Zoe Saldana Not Tangled Up in Blue in Revealing Calvin Klein Ads
Discussion: coverawards.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Vince Vaughn, David O Russell Talking ‘Old St. Louis’
Discussion: Cinematical, The Playlist and PopWatch
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Len Wiseman in negotiations to direct ‘Total Recall’ remake
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
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