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8:20 AM ET, May 7, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Rihanna — Angers ‘Saturday Night Live’ Producers by Missing Dress Rehearsal  —  by Missing Dress Rehearsal  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rihanna was a no-show for her final rehearsal for “Saturday Night Live” last night — which did not sit well with the show's producers, including head man Lorne Michaels ... TMZ has learned.
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Rihanna Gives Sexiest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Performance Ever  —  But sadly, we didn't get the ‘Birthday Cake’ duet with Chris Brown we were hoping for!  Watch Rihanna's ‘SNL’ performance & give us your review.  —  The Saturday Night Live stage has played host to the biggest names in music …
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
People.com:
Julie Benz Marries in Los Angeles  —  Actress Julie Benz married Rich Orosco on Saturday, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The couple tied the knot at 6 p.m. at the historic John Sowden house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.  The wedding featured a Mexican theme …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and USA Today
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Dexter's Julie Benz Gets Married!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen — The Manhattan Dinner Mystery  —  LINDSAY LOHAN AND WOODY ALLEN  —  The Manhattan Dinner Mystery  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Move over Scarlett Johansson ... Woody Allen has a new buxom, young muse in his life ... and that muse is Lindsay Lohan.
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Gwyneth Paltrow dishes as co-host of ‘girls’ party'  —  NEW YORK - If Gwyneth Paltrow could have a prolonged, spirited discussion with anyone, it would be her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.  —  “My husband.  It would be really cool.  I'd ask him a bunch of questions,” says Paltrow.
Discussion: PopSugar and Just Jared
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Adam Yauch Remembered by Madonna, Coldplay
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Involved in ANOTHER Hit and Run  —  Involved in ANOTHER  —  Hit and Run  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The bad news: Amanda Bynes was involved in another hit and run in Hollywood last night.  —  The good news: She didn't hit a cop car this time.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - GWEN STEFANI'S FINE; AMBULANCE CALL WAS FALSE ALARM  —  X17online can report EXCLUSIVELY, that just an hour ago, Gwen Stefani passed out during an outdoor carnival at her son Kingston's school.  An ambulance was called and EMT's check out Stefani before advising her to go home and rest …
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TMZ.com:
Chaka Khan — I'm the Next ‘X-Factor’ Judge ... If they Call Me Back  —  I'm the Next ‘X-Factor’  —  Judge, If they Call Me Back  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Who will be the next judge on “X-Factor”?  Britney Spears ... Demi Lovato ... Miley Cyrus ... Chaka Khan ... er, what?
Discussion: omg! and Oh No They Didn't!
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Shocker: ‘Avengers’ Opens to Record Shattering $200.3 Million  —  The Disney and Marvel Studios tentpole makes history in nabbing the biggest opening of all time in North America; globally “Avengers” has earned a massive $641.8 million in 12 days.
Discussion: Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC's ‘Cougar Town’ Eyes Move To TBS  —  UPDATE SUNDAY: I hear that the deal eyed by both sides is for a two-season pickup by TBS, 15 episodes each, which would allow for Cougar Town to be sold in syndication.  Negotiations are progressing and if they come to fruition, an announcement could come as soon as early next week.
People.com:
Beyoncé Does Her Own Makeup - and Cuts Her Own Hair  —  Beyoncé remembers first trying makeup when she was 6 years old.  —  “I was playing in my mother's makeup,” she tells PEOPLE.  “I had blue eye shadow and red lips, and I put crazy blush on.  I looked like a clown, but I thought I was so beautiful.”
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Meet My Clean-Cut Mentor ... Floyd Mayweather!  —  Meet My Clean-Cut Mentor  —  ... Floyd Mayweather!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber's appearance with Floyd Mayweather last night was months in the making — and sources close to The Biebs tell TMZ ... Justin feels his new “mentor” is really just “misunderstood.”
Discussion: E! Online and Crushable
 
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