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12:15 PM ET, June 8, 2011

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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Connelly Gives Birth to Baby Girl!  —  It's a hat trick for Jennifer Connelly: the Oscar-winning actress, 40, is now a mom of three!  —  The Dilemma star and husband Paul Bettany welcomed a baby girl, Agnes Lark Bettany, at their home in New York City on May 31, her rep tells Us Weekly exclusively.
TMZ.com:
Kim K to ‘In Touch’ — I Didn't Cheat, and I'll Sue  —  Kim Kardashian is incensed that “In Touch” just ran a cover story which claims she has been cheating on her fiance, Kris Humphries, with NFL player Bret Lockett ... and she's threatening to sue the mag and Lockett.
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Perez Hilton:
EXCLUSIVE!  Kim Kardashian Suing In Touch Weekly Over Cheating Story!  —  Looks like In Touch Weekly messed with the WRONG Kardashian!  —  Kim Kardashian's reps have told PerezHilton.com exclusively that Kim will be taking legal action against In Touch for fabricating a story about her cheating …
omg!:
Kim Kardashian Wants to Get Pregnant “by the End of the Year”
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage's Son Hospitalized for Mental Evaluation  —  Nic Cage's son, Weston Cage, has been taken to the hospital by ambulance for a mental evaluation and possible 5150 psychiatric hold, sources tell TMZ.  —  Sources tell TMZ ... Weston was at The Farmer's Kitchen in Hollywood at around 4:00 today …
Us Weekly:
Emma Watson: Why I Really Left Brown University  —  Contrary to reports, Emma Watson's decision to leave Brown University in April had nothing to do with being bullied over her superstar status.  In fact, the 21-year-old Harry Potter star says none of her fellow co-eds cared much about her professional life.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Laurence Fishburne Leaves ‘CSI’  —  EXCLUSIVE: After two-and-a-half seasons, Laurence Fishburne is leaving CSI.  The Oscar-nominated actor's deal on the show was up and he opted not to renew it.  He is expected to return to features full-time.  It was a major coup for CBS to land Fishburne …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Hayden Panettiere Dating NFL Player Scotty McKnight  —  Hayden Panettiere clearly has a thing for athletes.  —  One month after she split with Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, a source tells Us Weekly that the 21-year-old Scream 4 star is dating New York Jets player Scotty McKnight, 23.
Lpons / Life and Style:
Jersey Shore's Snooki and boyfriend Jionni split  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and her boyfriend, Jionni LaValle, have axed their relationship after almost eight months.  Life & Style has learned exclusively that the two broke up after Jionni's visit to Florence, Italy, over the weekend.
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Us Weekly:   Snooki Splits With Beau Jionni LaValle After 8 Months
Ramin Setoodeh / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Jason Mraz Splits From Fiancée Tristan Prettyman  —  THE DAILY BEAST ON:  —  The pop star tells The Daily Beast exclusively that after a lengthy on-again, off-again relationship, and an engagement last December, he and his fellow singer-songwriter have called it quits.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Reese Witherspoon Attached to Star in Wedding-Themed Movie for DreamWorks … Wedding-themed movies are all the rage in Hollywood — see the success of Bridesmaids and The Hangover Part 2 — and now DreamWorks and Reese Witherspoon are trying a knot.  —  DreamWorks has picked up Who Invited Her? …
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Aol Tv / PopEater:
‘Celebrity Rehab’ Season 5 Cast Revealed  —  When the new season of ‘Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew’ premieres on Sun., June 26 at 9PM on VH1, expect to see lots of familiar reality TV faces.  —  Dr. Drew's new patients include tabloid mainstay Michael Lohan, Bai Ling and ‘Baywatch’ star Jeremy Jackson.
Discussion: Allie is Wired, omg! and Perez Hilton
Drew Grant / Salon:
Nicole Kidman's creepy YouTube video to her fans  —  Another actress joins the social media stratosphere and we're all the worse for it  —  Nicole Kidman...what's to say?  She's a good actress?  I have no idea: The last movie I think I seriously remember getting excited to see her name attached to was “Moulin Rouge.”
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Judd Apatow taps alums for new film  —  ‘Bridesmaids’ actor, Lena Dunham added to cast of Universal comedy  —  Capitalizing on his breakout perf in Universal's “Bridesmaids,” Irish thesp Chris O'Dowd is in negotiations to reteam with the studio and producer Judd Apatow …
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Exclusive: Harry's Law Parts Ways With Brittany Snow and Aml Ameen  —  The jury is in, and it appears neither Brittany Snow nor Aml Ameen will be a part of the second season of Harry's Law.  —  Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that Snow and Ameen have parted ways with the show …
People.com:
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Get in Some PDA and NBA  —  Justin Bieber and Texas-born girlfriend Selena Gomez were spotted having a blast in a private suite during Tuesday night's Dallas Mavericks-Miami Heat game.  —  “They were kissing and laughing while Selena sat on Justin's lap drinking …
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Khloe Kardashian ‘exposes nipple’ on live TV  —  Warning: This article contains language and/or sexual references that younger readers are advised to avoid.  —  Khloe Kardashian accidentally exposed her nipple during an interview on Fox & Friends this morning.
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online, omg! and Perez Hilton
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Ed Kennedy / After Elton:
Morning Meme: Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Least Favorite Word, Chloe Sevigny Is “Hit Or Miss” and a Biebershop Quartet  —  So on IFC there's a show called Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, in which they go around to small businesses in small communities and make them commercials.
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad News #gay
Us Weekly:
Chris Evans Admits: “I'm Losing My Hair!”  —  Hair today, gone tomorrow!  —  “I have no problem saying this, but I'm losing my hair,” Chris Evans, 29, admitted to E! News at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards.  —  Unfortunately, that poses a slight problem for the actor, who signed …
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and Socialite Life
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E! Online:
Captain America Star Chris Evans Talks About Losing His What?!
Discussion: PopEater
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox's ‘Daredevil’ Relaunch Hires ‘Fringe’ Writer Brad Caleb Kane  —  With X-Men: First Class having successfully relaunched its X-Men franchise, Fox is turning its attention to the reboot of Daredevil, the blind but sonar-powered Marvel superhero last played on screen by Ben Affleck in 2003.
Lady Gaga / New York Magazine:
Edie Falco on Our ‘Frightening’ Reality-TV Culture, Nurse Jackie, and Her Tony Nomination  —  In the Broadway revival of House of Blue Leaves, Edie Falco stars as Bananas Shaughnessy, a schizophrenic Queens woman whose zookeeper husband, Artie (played by Ben Stiller), is desperate …
Silverdaz / Daily Express:
PIPPA MIDDLETON PIPPED BY CAROL VORDERMAN FOR REAR OF THE YEAR  —  PIPPA Middleton lost out to Countdown queen Carol Vorderman for the coveted Rear of the Year Award.  —  Pippa Middleton's figure created a sensation following the Royal Wedding in April and there was much speculation …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Gawker
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Michelle Obama to appear on ‘iCarly’  —  LOS ANGELES - Michelle Obama is going to be on one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows.  —  The first lady is set to appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy “iCarly” to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness …
Discussion: Bossip, TV Squad and Inside TV
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Teen Mom's Original Cast Returns for New Season  —  The girls are back in town, and life isn't getting any easier.  —  The original cast of MTV's Teen Mom - Amber, Catelynn, Farrah and Maci - will return next month for the show's third season.  And judging by the new trailer, it will indeed be “their toughest year yet.”
Jordan Graber / Celebrity Buzz:
Rohan Marley denies paternity of Lauryn Hill's sixth child  —  Soon after Lauryn Hill announced that she is pregnant with her sixth child, Rohan Marley took to Twitter to state that he was not the father (Maury Povich style!).  Hip-Hop Wired tweeted a link to their story announcing Hill's pregnancy.
Discussion: Dlisted and RADAR
 
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