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12:50 PM ET, May 15, 2012

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Lynn Hirschberg / Wmagazine.com:
Guitar Hero:  —  Tom Cruise  —  ROCK OF AGES STAR TOM CRUISE IS STRUMMING HIS WAY TO THE HALL OF FAME.  —  It's a Thursday afternoon in a studio in Los Angeles, and Tom Cruise, dressed in jeans and an untucked white button-down shirt, is ­belting out “Paradise City.”
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Michael Fleming / Hot Girls, Sexy Girls …:
Playboy Interview: Tom Cruise  —  For 20 years Tom Cruise was the closest thing to a sure bet Hollywood had, shining on-screen and endearing himself to studios by working as hard promoting his films as he did making them.  He surrounded himself with great filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Cop
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Britney Spears Shows Off Engagement Ring; Officially Announced As X-Factor Judge!  —  Britney Spears looked like she was trying to compete with Tanning Mom at the Fox Upfronts last night, where it was officially announced that she and Demi Lovato would be judges on the next season of The X-Factor.
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Britney Spears Wears Two Sexy Mini-Dresses for X Factor Presentation  —  It's easy to see why Simon Cowell was eager to add Britney Spears to his panel of X Factor judges.  —  The “Toxic” singer, 30, officially announced her participation in the show during the FOX Upfront event in New York City Monday.
Discussion: PopSugar
Chris Heath / GQ:
Fast Bender  —  After two decades of obscurity, all it took was a few choice roles to get noticed—a Nazi infiltrator here, an X-Men villain there, plus one unforgettable turn in Shame that made him a full-frontal phenomenon.  His rapid rise continues this month with Ridley Scott's Alien prequel, Prometheus.
X17 Online:
KRISTEN STEWART REFERS TO ROB PATTINSON AS HER “F*CKING BOYFRIEND”  —  Easy there with the F-bombs, K. Stew!  —  Kristen Stewart covers the latest issue of Elle Magazine, and the 22-year-old starlet chats about her love life, how much she hates riding horses and which movie roles she'd like to tackle in the near future.
Discussion: omg!
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Chicago Tribune:
Newlywed, still in wedding dress, found stabbed to death in tub  —  The last time her family saw Estrella Carrera, she had just gotten married to the father of her youngest child.  —  They started getting worried the next day when the 26-year-old Carrera failed to pick up the child, a 2-year-old boy, and her 9-year-old daughter.
Howard Stern / TMZ.com:
HomeHoward Stern — Penis Jokes on 'America's Got Talent' Debut  —  Penis Jokes on ‘AGT’ Debut  —  Howard Stern's first night on “America's Got Talent” started off with a bang ... he was articulate ... he was funny ... and he totally made fun of a male stripper for having a small wiener.
Discussion: PerezHilton and omg!
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Video: Howard Stern: I'll Be America's Got Talent's “Strict Judge”
Discussion: Celebs.com
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Jennifer Lopez Talks Marc Anthony, Casper Smart at What to Expect When You're Expecting Premiere  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  Jennifer Lopez looked divine as she strolled the black carpet wearing …
The Superficial:
Tan Mom Wants To Do Playboy Now.  I Swear To God, Hugh Hefner....  Just... goddammit, New Jersey.  —  If there's anything this great country of ours has taught us, it's that any type of publicity, even from reckless child endangerment, will immediately turn you into a celebrity who thinks …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:
I'd Totally Do Playboy ... If They Asked
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics! Tanning Mom Sizzles Her Way To A Party On Mother's Day
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather and omg!
Lpons / Life and Style:
Katherine Heigl Reveals Her New Baby's Name!  —  Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley have finally revealed the name of their new baby girl: Adalaide Marie Hope!  —  The happy parents announced on April 25 that they'd added another child to their family, but they waited until now to unveil her name.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
John Travolta — Former Cruise Worker Claims Actor Wanted Neck Massage ... and More  —  Ex-Cruise Worker Claims Actor Wanted Neck Massage ... and More  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  John Travolta asked a room steward on a Royal Caribbean cruise line to give him a neck massage in his stateroom back in 2009 …
RADAR:
Brandi Glanville: ‘I Really Thought I Was Going To Kill’ LeAnn Rimes  —  WARNING: This Story Contains Explicit Content  —  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville doesn't hold anything back in an explosive new Q&A with Australia's NW HQ magazine, including a bombshell revelation …
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Brandi Glanville on Leann Rimes: “I Thought I Was Going to Kill Her”
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Miss Arizona Teen USA — Arrested for DUI  —  Cops DO arrest hot chicks — in fact, the hottest teenager in Arizona in 2010 (at least according to the Miss Teen USA competition) was arrested just last weekend in L.A. ...  on suspicion of DUI.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: I Needed a Break After I Did “Some Dumb Interviews”  —  It's no accident that John Mayer has been avoiding the press for the past two years.  —  Following two explosive interviews with Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2010, where he likened his chemistry with Jessica Simpson to …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
NY Daily News:
Jennifer Love Hewitt admits to getting vajazzled for special occasions: 'I'm full of good energy'  —  Elsewhere: Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green are peeved about ‘The Voice’; Rachel Dratch has recipe for comedy  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt, above in Lifetime's ‘The Client List’ in April, is happy to be ‘full of good energy.’
Discussion: The Blemish and Cele|bitchy
 
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TMZ.com:
‘Hunger Games’ Star Josh Hutcherson — The Mystery of the Broken Nose
Discussion: Crushable
J J Anisiobi / Daily Mail:
That's what you call a trout pout! …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and RADAR
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kanye West to Appear on Keeping Up With the Kardashians? “I Want to Show My Life,” Says Kim
Ken Lee / People.com:
John Travolta Will Face ‘Hell of a Fight’ from Second Accuser, Lawyer Says
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: ‘Desperate Housewives’ Climbs in Series Finale
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
It's Official: The World 30 Rock Has A End Date
Discussion: Associated Press and omg!
 Earlier Picks: 
Deadline.com:
Taylor Lautner Jumps On Parkour Thriller ‘Tracers’; FilmNation To Sell At Cannes
Discussion: Crushable, Digital Spy and PerezHilton
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Anne Hathaway's Bikini Weekend In Miami Beach!
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Hollywoodtuna:
Kim Kardashian Big Booty Makeover
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘American Idol’ To Undergo Creative Changes Next Season
Discussion: Hollywood.com and PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
R.I.P. GCB, Ringer, Missing, CSI: Miami, Etc.....
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

 
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