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4:50 PM ET, May 2, 2011

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Marco / X17 Online:
Celebrities Tweet About Osama Bin Laden's Death  —  President Obama announced last night that Osama bin Laden was killed, and celebrities are expressing their feelings via Twitter.  Katy Perry tweets:  —  “America!  F**k yeah!  Here to save the motherf**kin' day, yeah!
Discussion: PopEater, TMZ.com, Perez Hilton and omg!
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TMZ.com:
Obama — Sex After bin Laden Announcement?!?  —  If you're Michelle Obama ... is there a more powerful aphrodisiac than the fact that your husband just hunted down and killed the most evil man on the planet???  —  We gotta ask ...
Discussion: The Daily What and Gawker
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
How Will Osama Bin Laden Death Impact Kathryn Bigelow's ‘Kill Bin Laden’ Movie? … Somebody get Kathryn Bigelow a rewrite!  —  Just as the Oscar-winning director and her screenwriting collaborator Mark Boal have been meeting with actors for an Osama Bin Laden assassination project …
TMZ.com:
Uchitel on bin Laden Death — ‘Makes Me So Happy’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
tooFab.com:   Celebrities React to bin Laden's Death on Twitter
TMZ.com:
Rick Springfield Busted for DUI  —  '80s rocker Rick Springfield — the guy who sang “Jessie's Girl” — was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Los Angeles this weekend ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to law enforcement, the 61-year-old singer was pulled over by the L …
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RADAR:
Singer Rick Springfield Arrested For DUI
Discussion: Dlisted and Bitten and Bound
TMZ.com:
Flavor Flav Arrested — Doomed By Troubled Past  —  Flavor Flav found himself behind bars in Vegas this weekend ... after the rapper was pulled over for a routine traffic violation ... and the cop noticed there were FOUR warrants out for his arrest.  —  Las Vegas cops tell us ... Flav …
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TMZ.com:
Flavor Flav — I Was Targeted By ‘Rookie Ass Cop’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
New York Post:
Penn has bad table manners  —  They say Washington, DC, is “Hollywood for ugly people,” but the Beltway got a major infusion of good looks Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner.  Staid Washingtonians also got a dose of Hollywood-style drama.
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Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
'ROUND THE WAY: MARIAH & NICK WELCOME TWINS (BOY & GIRL)  —  Over the weekend Mariah Carey, 42, and her husband Nick Cannon, 30 welcomed twins on their 3rd wedding anniversary.  The boy and girl duo were delivered on Saturday (April 30) at 12:07 p.m. ET at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles.
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AceShowBiz.com:
Prince William Refuses to Sign Pre-nup Agreement  —  Though he was advised a legal agreement would be a good idea, the Duke of Cambridge reportedly insisted that he loves and trusts Kate Middleton and rejected the idea.  —  Prince William refused to sign a prenuptial agreement …
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Royal Wedding Reception Details
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
David Wilkes / Daily Mail:
Why Kate and Wills did not sign a pre-nup agreement
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Kate Middleton / People.com:
Travis Stork Is Engaged  —  Another former Bachelor is officially off the market!  Dr. Travis Stork proposed to his girlfriend of two years, pediatrician Dr. Charlotte Brown, 28, while vacationing on the island of Lanai in Hawaii recently.  —  Brown accepted, and although no wedding date has been set …
Discussion: PopEater, Bitten and Bound and Pop2it
Marco / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Lindsay Blows Off Community Service At Downtown Women's Center  —  Lindsay Lohan was scheduled to begin her community service at the Downtown Women's Center on Skid Row in Los Angeles, however the 24-year-old starlet was a no-show this morning.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
EXCLUSIVE: PAULA DEEN BATTLING DEADLY DISEASE!  —  Highly acclaimed chef and restaurateur PAULA DEEN is battling a deadly disease - and insiders reveal why she's kept the life-threaten­ing condition a secret from her fans.  —  The silver-haired, plus-size cook - who's parlayed her flair …
Discussion: Deceiver.com
Producer / The Superficial:
Maria Menounos in a Bikini  —  Welcome to the first-ever Photo Boy (nickname not endorsed by me) solo post.  In light of the serious, yet celebratory news of Osama Bin Laden's death, I chose to start things off with the above photos of Maria Menounos featuring not one, but TWO different bikini sets.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller — Officially Divorced  —  Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller are finally single — their rocky divorce becoming official today.  —  As we first reported, Charlie and Brooke filed the papers and worked out the details of their divorce a few months back.
Simon Perry / People.com:
How William & Kate Drove Off Into the Sunrise  —  Closer to dawn than midnight, newlyweds the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boogied down to the Beatles' “She Loves You” as friends joined them in a huge sing-along at the end of their special day.  And then they had another send-off - in a mini Fiat car.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Sean Daly / New York Post:
Ryan wants own ‘X Factor’
Discussion: Pop Crunch and AceShowBiz.com
Us Weekly:
Jordin Sparks Shows Off Incredible Weight Loss
David Knox / TV Tonight:
Did Rachel Griffiths announce Brothers & Sisters is axed?
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Squad
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Prince Harry's wedding day secret revealed: He had hidden pocket sewn into uniform to keep Kate's ring safe
Discussion: Socialite Life and Hollywood Life
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Robert Pattinson Life:
Rob's Interview with Elle UK
Discussion: coverawards.com and Cele|bitchy
Lauren / X17 Online:
Report: Conrad Murray Will Argue That Michael Jackson Did Cocaine
Discussion: TMZ.com and Reuters
Samantha Conti / WWD:
Royal Photographer Reminisces About Big Day
Discussion: OK! Magazine, Styleite and Gossip Cop
Earlybird / RADAR:
Tallulah Willis Cited For Underage Drinking
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Busy Bee Blogger
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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