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6:55 PM ET, May 16, 2012

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sources: Jennifer Lopez Is Leaving American Idol!  —  Jennifer Lopez may have just been named by Forbes magazine today as the most powerful celebrity, but her reign at American Idol is coming to an end.  —  While J.Lo has publicly said she has yet to make a decision about her future on Idol …
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Dorothy Pomerantz / Show Me The Money:
J.Lo's Stunning Career Reincarnation Puts Her No. 1 On The Celebrity 100  —  Click above for full photo gallery: The 2012 Celebrity 100  —  It used to be enough for a celebrity to act or sing or swing a bat really well.  Now to be considered a real success, he or she needs to sell clothes …
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ — We Really, Really Want Jennifer Lopez Back  —  We Really, Really Want Jennifer Lopez Back  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jennifer Lopez isn't sure if she'll come back for a third season of “American Idol,” but the big cheese on the show says he wants her back in the worst way.
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez Is Leaving American Idol
Discussion: PerezHilton, Gossip Cop and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Mary Kennedy Dead — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Wife Dies at 52  —  Dead at 52  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has died.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, 52-year-old Mary Kennedy was found dead in her Mount Kisco, New York home this afternoon.
Discussion: omg! and The Hollywood Gossip
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Walsten / RADAR:
Police At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s House, His Wife Mary Dead At 52  —  Police At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s House, Source Says His Wife Is Dead  —  By Radar Staff  —  Police are currently at the home of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Nick Stahl — ‘Terminator 3’ Star Reported Missing  —  ‘Terminator 3’ Star Reported Missing  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nick Stahl — the actor who played John Connor in “Terminator 3” — is missing ... this according to his wife.  —  Law enforcement officials confirm ... Stahl's wife filed …
Drew Magary / GQ:
Man Up Bieber  —  Justin Bieber is now 18 years old.  Which means, technically, he's an adult.  But the question remains: Is he a man?  (If you just laughed, congratulations: You're mean.)  GQ sent Drew Magary to spend one wild night with the Beeb in Los Angeles right after his big birthday …
Jen Heger / RADAR:
New John Travolta Sex Accuser: Gym Employee Accuses Him Of Groping  —  A new man has come forward accusing John Travolta of sexual misconduct, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.  —  The new accuser, making a total of four to date, is a gym employee who accuses the Grease star of groping and fondling him against his will.
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and The Blemish
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Ken Lee / People.com:
John Travolta Accuser No. 1 Hires Gloria Allred
Celebslam:
Elisabetta Canalis was ‘killed’ at Cannes today  —  Sacha Baron Cohen and Elisabetta Canalis on a yacht anchored in front of the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes, France (5/16)  —  As part of a publicity stunt to promote his new movie The Dictator, Sasha Baron Cohen dressed up as General Aladeen today …
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator “Kills” Elisabetta Canalis in Bizarre Cannes Stunt
Discussion: PerezHilton and Crushable
Molly Goodson / PopSugar:
Video: Kristen Stewart Talks “Mind-Blowing” SWATH and Twilight Similarities  —  We had a chance to sit down with Kristen Stewart for an interview outside of London over the weekend.  She stars in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman and has been busy promoting the film all week with stops in France and Germany.
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Taryn Ryder / Celebuzz:
Kristen Stewart on Doing ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ With Robert Pattinson: I Think We're a Good Team (EXCLUSIVE)
TMZ.com:
Joey Lawrence — Whoa, I'm a Stripper!  —  Whoa, I'm a Stripper!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Joey Lawrence is taking it all off ... or most of it at least ... because the 90s heartthrob just inked a deal with the man-stripper crew at Chippendales in Vegas.  —  A rep for the beefcake brigade tells TMZ …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and Hollywood.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  FINALLY, fashion has given us what we really, really want in this life: PEEEEEEEEEEEN!  These peen leggings are the perfect pants for you or the dick worshiper in your life who want to scream their love of cock from their legs while keeping it cute.
Discussion: Queerty and Best Week Ever
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston's latest Smart Water ads: ridiculously Photoshopped or just cute?  —  Jennifer Aniston is still the face of SmartWater.  Us Weekly says that this is her “second” year as the face of the Glaceau brand, but I seem to remember her getting the contract... maybe back in 2009?
Discussion: Celebs.com and Us Weekly
Variety:
Badge Dale joins ‘Iron Man 3’ as Eric Savin  —  Marvel's latest in the series starts production this month  —  James Badge Dale has joined the cast of “Iron Man 3.”  —  Dale will play Eric Savin.  In the Marvel comicbooks, he's a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army put in charge of Project: Ultra.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Moolah: Robert Downey Jr. ‘Avengers’ Pay Set to Hit $50 Million
Michael K / Dlisted:
About Dr. Oz's Peen Print.....  My mom is one of the most caring and sensitive people I know.  Scratch that.  Let me do that sentence again.  My mom is the ONLY caring and sensitive person I know since everybody else I know is a straight-up bitch.  There that's better.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Cele|bitchy
omg!:
Rachel Uchitel Welcomes Baby Girl  —  Rachel Uchitel, the alleged former mistress of Tiger Woods, has given birth to a baby girl.  —  According to Celebuzz, the 36-year-old - who also appeared on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” - and husband Matt Hahn welcomed their first child on Tuesday evening a 5:04 PM.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Rachel Uchitel Welcomes Baby Girl!
Discussion: Dailyfill
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Lourdes Leon Supports Gay Marriage On Her T-Shirt!  —  Lourdes Leon made her feelings about gay marriage perfectly clear on her way to school this morning in New York City.  Madonna's 15-year-old daughter wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the message “Legalize Gay, Repeal Prop 8 Now.”
Discussion: TMZ.com and DrunkenStepfather
 
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Bill Lawrence Won't Be Cougar Town's Showrunner Next Season
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Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
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