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12:45 PM ET, May 17, 2011

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Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff  —  His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his.  The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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TMZ.com:
Schwarzenegger Fathered Out-of-Wedlock Baby  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a baby with a member of his household staff, and that is what sent Maria Shriver packing ... and right into the office of a powerful financial adviser to get her affairs in order to end her marriage, TMZ has learned.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Maria Shriver: ‘This Is a Painful & Heartbreaking Time’  —  Maria Shriver has broken her silence and responded to the news that her estranged husband, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, fathered a child with a member of his household staff 10 years ago.
Discussion: The Scoop and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
Maria Shriver Creates TV Frenzy After Arnold Split  —  TMZ has learned ... a swarm of television syndicators as well as networks are trying to snag Maria Shriver, in the wake of her split with Arnold Schwarzenegger ... and Oprah Winfrey is leading the pack.  —  Sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Fathered a Child With Household Staffer
Discussion: Us Weekly
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Fathering Love Child
Discussion: OK! Magazine, FishbowlLA and News Desk
TMZ.com:
Danielle Staub — I'm A STRIPPER Now (w/ Pics)  —  Now that she's no longer a “Real Housewife of NJ” .... Danielle Staub has picked up a new career as a fully nude, reconstructed, 48-year-old STRIPPER ... and for better or worse, we've got the photos to prove it.
Brett Martin / GQ:
Here Comes the King  —  Out of the misty north there arrived in Hollywood a fair-haired stranger: Skarsgård the Younger, Alexander the Tall, son of Stellan the Comparatively Famous.  With his totally convincing American accent and eyes deep as a glacial fjord, he won over fans of HBO's True Blood.
ACutaia / RADAR:
‘Belligerent’ Lindsay Lohan Caught In Nightclub Ruckus  —  Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan allegedly grabbed the wrist of a woman who tried to take a picture of her about 2 a.m. Sunday in a Hollywood nightclub, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  Then, someone in Lohan's entourage reportedly grabbed …
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People.com:
Jennifer Aniston's Dog Norman Dies  —  Jennifer Aniston has lost a friend.  Her beloved Welsh corgi-terrier mix, Norman, died at age 15.  —  “He died a few weeks ago,” Aniston's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  “He was an old dog and it was just his time.”  —  Over the years, Aniston described …
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Stephanie / X17 Online:   Jennifer Aniston's Beloved Dog Norman Dies At 15
Perez Hilton:
Brad Pitt Wasn't A Fan Of Christian Upbringing  —  Brad Pitt is at Cannes promoting the polarizing Tree of Life (we're talking people were both booing AND cheering), in which he's playing a father.  —  When asked about his own upbringing in an interview, he raise some concerns he had with having …
Discussion: X17 Online and Digital Spy
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Extra:
The Life of Brad Pitt: 'I've Got My Issues with It'
Discussion: Us Weekly and I'm Not Obsessed
Elise / INF Daily:
Pics!  Katie Holmes Takes A Chilly Dip In The Pool.  Fools Us With Her Fake Out Bikini!  —  INF Daily spotted Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri taking a dip in their hotel pool in Miami.  Somehow Katie managed to find a bathing suit that was loose on her.
People.com:
Carla Bruni Is Pregnant, Says Father-in-Law  —  Grandpa has spilled the haricots - French for beans.  —  Pal Sarkozy, the father of France's president Nicolas Sarkozy, has told the German newspaper Bild that his son and daughter-in-law, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are expecting a baby.
ABCNEWS:
California Girl Injected With Botox Removed From Mom's Custody  —  The San Francisco Human Services Agency, launched an investigation into Kerry after she admitted to Good Morning America that she injected botox into her daughter's face to help her in beauty pageants.  The daughter has been removed from Kerry's custody.
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The Superficial:
Botox Mom Lost Custody of Her Kid
Discussion: Hollybaby
Marco / X17 Online:
Demi Lovato Shows Off Her Bikini Body  —  Facebook Demi Lovato is ready for summer, and the Disney starlet has posted a photo of herself wearing a bikini to prove it!  The Sonny With A Chance star, who has been attending out-patient treatment for her eating disorder, also posted the following on Facebook:
Discussion: Digital Spy and PopEater
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AceShowBiz.com:
Demi Lovato Shows Off Her Hot Bod in Teeny-Weeny Bikini
Elisa Lipsky-Karasz / Harper's BAZAAR:
IVANKA TRUMP: THE INTERVIEW  —  The real estate heiress and fashion entrepreneur is embarking on her latest incarnation as a first-time mother.  —  Ivanka Trump is known for her storied pedigree, an impressive brain, and the Jessica Rabbit curves on her statuesque frame.
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Sarah / People.com:   Ivanka Trump Reveals She's Having a Girl
Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
EXCLUSIVE!  WHITNEY & BOBBI: MOTHER & DAUGHTER DUAL REHAB  —  Photography by: The National Enquirer  —  “If I go to rehab, you're going, too!”  In a brutal showdown, longtime substance abuser WHITNEY HOUSTON threatened to send troubled teenage daughter BOBBI KRISTINA to rehab.
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • New couple alert?  A single Leighton Meester and Justin Long were spotted holding hands outside La Poubelle in Hollywood while they ate dinner on Sunday.  “They were happily willing to talk to fans who approached them,” an onlooker says of the duo, who dined for two hours.
Discussion: Celebuzz and The Hollywood Gossip
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
YABBA DABBA DOO!  Seth MacFarlane Finally Gets Go-Ahead To Reboot ‘The Flintstones’  —  UPDATE 2:15 PM: TOLDJA!  Fox just announced the deal at its upfront this afternoon.  EXCLUSIVE: Seth MacFarlane is one of the busiest creatives in show business — and he just got a lot busier.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Source: Charlie Sheen ‘Destroyed’ by Ashton News  —  Charlie Sheen wasted no time on Friday to mock the decision to replace him on ‘Two and a Half Men’ with Ashton Kutcher, calling the 'That ‘70s Show’ alum a “sweetheart” but a choice that would bring the show down.
Archana Ram / Inside TV:
‘90210’ finale: Scoop on the shocking cliffhanger!  —  (SPOILER ALERT!  If you haven't seen the episode, do not read on!)  —  After a season of marijuana addictions (Ivy), Fatal Attraction-style cousins (Annie), and messy affairs (Navid, Silver, and Adrianna), season 3 of 90210 closed …
 
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ACutaia / RADAR:
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say the TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump's 2020 ban attempt

 
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