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7:55 AM ET, May 11, 2012

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Bristol Palin:
Hail to the Chiefs - Malia and Sasha Obama  —  Is anyone really surprised by the fact that President Obama came out of the closet for gay marriage?  What was most surprising is when he explained how his position (supposedly) “evolved,” by talking to his wife and daughters: … Let's pause for just one second.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
NBC's ‘Community’ Renewed For Fourth Season With 13-Episode Order  —  Community fans won't have to stage an uprising.  (Well, maybe just a small mutiny over the size of the order.)  The cult NBC/Sony Pictures TV comedy series has been renewed for next season with a 13-episode order.
Discussion: Hollywood.com
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Jen Heger / RADAR:
John Travolta Second Sexual Assault Accuser Documented Alleged Attack In Emails To Bosses  —  WARNING: This Story Contains Explicit Content  —  The lawyer representing the two masseurs who claim they were sexually assaulted by John Travolta, says one of the men, identified in court papers as John Doe #2 …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Sandra Rose and PerezHilton
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Perez Hilton:
John Travolta Sued By A THIRD MAN For Sexual Harassment!!!  —  Wow!  Things just keep getting worse and worse for John Travolta as allegations of sexual harassment, battery, and assault keep piling up.  —  Two male masseuses have each filed lawsuits against the married actor …
Discussion: omg!
Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents  —  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Mitt Romney returned from a three-week spring break in 1965 to resume his studies as a high school senior at the prestigious Cranbrook School.  Back on the handsome campus …
X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - KANYE WEST FLIES TO TORONTO TO BE WITH GIRLFRIEND KIM KARDASHIAN  —  Kim Kardashian made an appearance in Toronto today to promote her Belle Noelle jewelry line, and while we figured she would fly out to New York immediately afterwards to see boyfriend Kanye West, it looks like he beat her to it!
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Aaron Tinney / The Sun:
Johnny Depp angry at Vanessa Paradis rumours  —  Denial ... Johnny Depp has refuted rumours of a split with Vanessa Paradis  —  FUMING Johnny Depp hit out for the first time last night at rumours his relationship with Vanessa Paradis is over.  —  The actor, 48, seethed that there was …
Discussion: X17 Online, PerezHilton, Dlisted and omg!
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Marco / X17 Online:
BRUCE WILLIS DEBUTS BABY DAUGHTER MABEL RAY  —  Bruce Willis looks like a proud papa!  —  The Die Hard actor debuted his youngest daughter Mabel Ray on Twitter and the 57-year-old daddy of four looks so in love!  —  Willis' wife Emma Heming gave birth to the little cutie last month.
Discussion: omg!
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Sarah / People.com:
Bruce Willis Introduces Mabel Ray
Marco / X17 Online:
HOWARD STERN PREDICTS BRITNEY SPEARS WILL BE A “TRAIN WRECK” AS A JUDGE ON THE X FACTOR  —  America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern is voicing his opinion on how he believes Britney Spears will do as a judge on The X Factor.  —  During a NYC press conference promoting AGT …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Howard Stern Predicts Britney Spears Will Be a “Train Wreck” on X Factor
Discussion: Queerty and AfterElton.com
TMZ.com:
Rihanna Drops Chris Brown — You Finally Crossed the Line  —  RIHANNA DROPS CHRIS BROWN  —  You Finally  —  Crossed the Line  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  It seems Rihanna has finally had enough of Chris Brown ... the singer has “unfollowed” her ex-boyfriend on Twitter after he released a new diss track that appears to be aimed at her.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Spoof specialists sending up ‘Hunger Games’  —  ‘Scary Movie’ writers board ‘The Starving Games’ for Safran  —  It was only a matter of time before someone sent up the year's biggest runaway hits.  —  Spoof auteurs Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have come onboard to write and direct …
Discussion: PerezHilton and I Watch Stuff
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's ‘About Time’ (Exclusive)  —  Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star in About Time, the latest romantic comedy from British filmmaker Richard Curtis.  —  Curtis, who wrote and directed Love Actually and penned Bridget Jones's Diary, wrote the About Time script and is directing.
Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
John Travolta's Flight Records Show He Was in NYC When Alleged Masseur Assault Went Down  —  John Travolta was not in L.A. the day a masseur claims the actor sexually assaulted him ... in fact, Travolta flew to New York the night before ... TMZ has learned.  —  We checked flight records …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
John Travolta Lawsuit: Flight History May Contradict Accuser's Claim
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
WWE Star John Cena Files for Divorce  —  Files for Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  WWE star John Cena has filed for divorce.  —  Cena filed the docs in Florida, claiming his marriage to Liz Huberdeau is “irretrievably broken.”  John and Liz were high school sweethearts but only married three years ago.
Youyoung Lee / The Huffington Post:
‘Game Of Thrones’ Sean Bean Arrested For Harassing Wife … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Game of Thrones, Sean Bean, Celebrity Couples, Game Of Thrones Sean Bean, Sean Bean Arrested, Sean Bean Wife, Slideadbigshot, Celebrity News  —  Sean Bean, known for his roles on HBO's fantasy series …
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Sean Bean Arrested for Harassing Ex-Wife Georgina Sutcliffe
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘The Office’ Stars Ed Helms, John Krasinski & Jenna Fischer To Return  —  EXCLUSIVE: All is well when it ends well.  I've learned that after lengthy negotiations, The Office stars Ed Helms, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer have reached an agreement in principal to return to the veteran NBC series next season …
Discussion: PerezHilton
E! Online:
What's Bothering Halle Berry?!  —  Halle Berry looked mighty ticked off today.  —  The Oscar winner was picking up daughter Nahla from school in Beverly Hills when she was spotted—and duly photographed—shaking her fists at something (or someone) in the parking lot.
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INF Daily:
Pics! Halle Berry Screams At Photographers Outside Nahla's School
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
Eva Mendes moving forward with ‘Girl in Progress’  —  BEVERLY HILLS - Forget Joan Rivers.  Eva Mendes has a far more reliable fashion critic.  —  Over tea at the Four Seasons, dressed in what she calls her standby — a long, flowy dress nipped at the waist — Mendes grins while describing her mother's reliable postmortem.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Names Jaclyn Swedberg Playboy's 2012 Playmate of the Year!  —  Following in the footsteps of 2011's Claire Sinclair and 2010's Hope Dworaczyk, 21-year-old Jaclyn Swedberg was named Playboy's 2012 Playmate of the Year Thursday, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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