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7:40 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.
TMZ.com:
Arnold's Son — Some Days I Just Wanna Be Normal  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger's 17-year-old son Patrick is sharing his feelings in the wake of his father's scandal ... saying he loves his family very much, but some days he just wants to be “normal for a bit.”  —  Patrick took to his Twitter …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Maria Shriver Dines with Oprah in Chicago
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Maria Shriver Creates TV Frenzy After Arnold Split
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and Mediaite
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Maria Shriver Breaks Silence: Schwarzenegger's Love Child Admission “Painful and Heartbreaking”
Us Weekly:
Maria Shriver Speaks Out on “Painful and Heartbreaking Time”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and FishbowlLA
TMZ.com:
Danielle Staub — I'm A STRIPPER Now  —  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.  —  TMZ has learned …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
From Prostitution Whorah To Stripper Whorah
Discussion: TMZ.com and Pop Crunch
Alexander Skarsgard / New York Post:
Cannes buzz: Leo & Blake  —  Leonardo DiCaprio appears to have already moved on from his split with Bar Refaeli — with “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively.  Just a week after we revealed that the star and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model were over, DiCaprio and Lively were seen roaming around …
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Katelyn Mullen / PopEater:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively Spotted Together (Photos)
Discussion: The Stir
TMZ.com:
Kelsey Grammer Trying to Rip Custody From Camille  —  Kelsey Grammer has just filed legal papers to get sole physical custody of the two children he had with his ex-wife Camille Grammer ... TMZ has learned.  —  Kelsey's lawyer filed the legal docs today in L.A. County Superior Court.
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TMZ.com:
Camille to Kelsey — The Kids Want Me, Not You!
Discussion: omg! and In Case You Didn't Know
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
House Shocker: A ‘Disappointed’ Lisa Edelstein Calls It Quits  —  House fandom, brace for impact: Dr. Cuddy is checking out.  —  Lisa Edelstein — whose long-term contract expires this month — has opted not to return for the show's eighth and likely final season.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Shocker: Lisa Edelstein Won't Return To ‘House’ Next Season
The Superficial:
Miley Cyrus Topless, Getting a Tattoo  —  Because one just-turned-18 Disney star tweeting a provocative photo of herself deserves another, here's a topless Miley Cyrus getting a back tattoo in Venezuela that presumably will be just like her mom's angel wings, only classier.
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DailyFill.com:   All The Details On Miley Cyrus' New Tattoo!
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.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice ‘Blacked Out’ at Christening Brawl  —  What would make grown men and women degenerate into a table-pounding, curse-word studded, physical fight during a baby's christening?  —  “I have no idea,” one of the altercation's most active participants …
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Teresa Giudice Had ‘No Idea’ Her Sister-in-Law Was Joining ‘Housewives’ Cast
TMZ.com:
The Situation SUES Dad — Stop Exploiting Me!!!  —  It's the lawsuit EVERYONE saw coming ... The Situation is suing his father over that horrible website his old man created in an effort to humiliate the MTV reality star ... and TMZ has obtained the docs.  —  According to the suit filed Monday …
Marco / X17 Online:
Mel Gibson Shirtless, Smoking And Silly In Cannes  —  Mel Gibson is soaking in the sun while promoting his latest film, The Beaver, at the Cannes Film Festival.  The shirtless star had no problem flaunting his not-so-fit stomach while hanging with a pal on the balcony of the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d'Antibes.
Discussion: PopEater and PopSugar
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Johnny Lopez / TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Goes Topless in Cannes
Discussion: PopSugar
Perez Hilton:
One Tree Hill Returns For Ninth Season!  —  This is the show that will never end!!  —  CW's One Tree Hill has been renewed for its ninth, yes, NINTH season.  —  The show's star Sophia Bush confirmed the news on her Twitter: … Thank goodness most of the cast have already signed on to come back!
Discussion: omg!
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Carina Adly MacKenzie / From Inside the Box:
‘One Tree Hill’ picked up for Season 9: Will James Lafferty return?
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TV Squad
Marc Graser / Variety:
Disney taps Michelle Williams as Glinda in ‘Oz’  —  Casting completes the coven of three witches in Mouse House prequel  —  EXCLUSIVE—Michelle Williams is in talks with Disney for the role of Glinda, the good witch, in “Oz, the Great and Powerful.”  —  Casting now completes the coven …
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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Elizabeth Yun / PopEater:
Oprah's Last Taping Shrouded in Speculation
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Acquires ‘Turkey Bowl’ For Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg Re-Team
Discussion: FirstShowing.net and Movieline
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Glee Deathwatch: Ashley Fink Spills on Tonight's “Moving” Episode
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopEater
TMZ.com:
Arnold Used Santa Monica Office for Romantic Liaisons
Discussion: Perez Hilton
DarkUfo / Spoiler TV:
Ratings News - 17th May 2011
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Celebslam:
Sharon Stone wore f*ck me boots to the park
 Earlier Picks: 
Us Weekly:
DWTS Karina Smirnoff Slams Judge Bruno's “Dirty, Rude” Comments
Discussion: PopEater
Us Weekly:
Rep: Yes, Newlywed Miranda Lambert Is Changing Her Name
Discussion: Pop2it, The Scoop and Rolling Stone
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen Borrows $10 Mil From Warner Bros.
Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
EXCLUSIVE! WHITNEY & BOBBI: MOTHER & DAUGHTER DUAL REHAB
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
Elise / INF Daily:
Pics! Katie Holmes Takes A Chilly Dip In The Pool. Fools Us With Her Fake Out Bikini!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
Internal memo: G/O Media sells The Onion to a new Chicago-based firm, Global Tetrahedron, which promises to keep The Onion's staff intact and in Chicago

Elvira Pollina / Reuters:
Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI plan a 24-hour strike May 6 against “suffocating control” of their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government

 
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