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10:25 AM ET, May 2, 2012

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 Top News: 
Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Breaking News: Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl Maxwell Drew Johnson!  —  Welcome to the world, Maxwell!  —  Jessica Simpson gave birth to a baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson, in L.A. Tuesday morning, Us Weekly can confirm.  This is her first child with fiance Eric Johnson.
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Is ‘In Love’ with Jessica's Daughter  —  Just hours after Jessica Simpson gave birth to daughter Maxwell Drew, her sister Ashlee Simpson says she's smitten with the newest family member.  —  “Bronx and I are in love with Maxwell already!”  Ashlee, who is mom to 3-year-old son Bronx, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Yeeeah!
Photo Boy / The Superficial:   Jessica Simpson Finally Gave Birth, World Asks ‘Really, Just One?’
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
‘X Factor’: Demi Lovato Nears Deal for Fourth Judge Spot (Exclusive)  —  According to sources, the Disney star will bring a younger audience to the Fox show, something creator Simon Cowell has been keen on.  —  As the countdown to Season 2 of The X Factor winds down, the fourth judge is falling into place.
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Dylan Howard / Celebuzz:
Miley Cyrus Being Considered For ‘X Factor’ Judge Job (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Miley Cyrus is being eyed as a potential fourth judge on Fox's X Factor, Celebuzz has exclusively learned.  —  The ‘Party in the USA’ pop star is on Simon Cowell's top-secret shortlist that also includes Fergie, Avril Lavigne and Demi Lovato, an insider confirmed.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian: ‘Divorce Is Not an Option’  —  Khloé Kardashian has gotten used to sharing her life on television, but now the reality star and her husband Lamar Odom are stepping back from the spotlight.  —  “We just wanted to prioritize a little,” Kardashian, 27 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom: Why We're Taking “Time Off” From E! Reality Show
Robert Pace / ETonline.com:
Khloe Kardashian: ‘Our Show is Not Cancelled’
Discussion: The Wrap, Sandra Rose and X17 Online
E! Online:
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Camille Grammer to Return Next Season  —  Guess Camille Grammer couldn't say farewell to the drama forever!  —  A source confirms to E! News that Grammer, who left her role as a series regular on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills earlier this year, is heading back to the reality show.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Investigators search for clues in Tyler Perry fire  —  Firefighters remained at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta early Wednesday, watching for hot spots and trying to determine what caused a spectacular blaze that damaged one of the complex's buildings.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Sandra Rose
RapFix:
Rihanna Not Up For ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Role  —  Sure, Rihanna is currently getting her action star on in “Battleship,” which opens May 18 stateside, but according to a new rumor she may hit the big screen again in another splashy big screen blockbuster.  Sources tell The Sun that she has signed …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Digital Spy and Just Jared
Perez Hilton:
Charlie Sheen Is Not Happy With...A Strip Club?!  —  Wait, WHAT?!  —  What horrible, backwards Twilight Zone have we found ourselves in?!  —  Charlie Sheen has reportedly threatened legal action against Cheetahs Club in New York, because he is furious that the strip joint not only named …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Topless club loses its Sheen
Discussion: Dlisted and Crushable
omg!:
Bobby Brown: I'm Not The Reason Whitney Died  —  Three months after Whitney Houston's passing her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, is opening up for the first time about their life together, her death and the impression that their marriage led to her downward spiral.  —  VIDEO - Bobby Brown's Public Good-Bye
Discussion: TMZ.com
Photo Boy / The Superficial:
Linsday Lohan Spent The Entire Time at The Correspondents' Dinner Running In And Out Of The Bathroom  —  This little detail about changed woman Lindsay Lohan's evening at the White House Correspondents' Dinner sort of fell through the cracks yesterday but it contains such a stunning load of bulls**t, I just had to revisit.
Discussion: That Gossip Site
Amber James / Celebuzz:
Heartbroken Serena Williams: I Don't Want to Date for the Next Decade (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Tennis champ Serena Williams is a force to be reckoned with on the court, but in the dating stakes, it's game, set and match.  —  The 30-year-old superstar athlete — who has dated rappers Common and Drake …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Kat Von D — Cops Rush to Home Over Phone Creep  —  KAT VON D  —  Cops Rush to Home  —  Over Phone Creep  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Police officers rushed to Kat Von D's L.A. home Monday night — even dispatching a HELICOPTER to search her neighborhood — after she received an extremely unsettling phone call ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez / Enrique Iglesias Concert — Who's On Top?  —  J.LO/ENRIQUE IGLESIAS  —  Who's On Top?  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Now that Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias have announced their concert tour, the big issue is .... who gets top billing?  —  Lopez' manager, Benny Medina …
Raphael Chestang / omg!:
New Performers Announced for Billboard Awards  —  Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Linkin Park, Nelly Furtado and more are set to perform at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 20.  —  The award show, hosted by Modern Family stars Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, is unique in that finalists …
Discussion: Las Vegas Sun and PerezHilton
 
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Spider-Man Gets Cold Shoulder from Tonys
Discussion: PopSugar and Oh No They Didn't!
Ethan Sacks / NY Daily News:
Kate Upton shows off bikini body - and dance moves - in sexy new video
Kate Stanhope / omg!:
Glee Spoiler Pics: “Prom-asaurus” Attacks! See See the Kids In Their Prom Finest
Discussion: PerezHilton
Amber Goodhand / RADAR:
Don't Give Up Your Day Job! Samantha Ronson Has Very Awkward Singing Debut
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Met gala drama
Discussion: Digital Spy
Lpons / Life and Style:
Life & Style Exclusive: 7th Heaven Star Barry Watson and Natalie Wood's Daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Jonas Brothers Part Ways With Disney's Hollywood Records (Exclusive)
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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Caitlin R. King / Associated Press:
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Drew Barrymore Displays Growing Bump in Flirty, Belted Dress
Discussion: Socialite Life and PopSugar
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy: I'll Never Please the Dancing with the Stars Judges
Discussion: msnbc.com and Access Hollywood
People.com:
Beyoncé: How I Prepared for Blue's Birth
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Digital Spy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
WaPo has launched its creator network, where half a dozen creators will launch new series every few weeks in different verticals and retain IP ownership

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”

Michael Calderone / The Wrap:
The Atlantic hired ~30 WaPo reporters in the last couple of years, including four since WaPo's cuts, indicating WaPo retention issues; Atlantic has 200+ staff

 
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