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10:55 AM ET, May 17, 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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TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ — We Really, Really Want Jennifer Lopez Back  —  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.  —  “A.I.” EP Nigel Lythgoe tells TMZ, “We want her back.
PopWatch:
This week's cover: Channing Tatum and the cast of ‘Magic Mike’ in a nakedly honest interview  —  In honor of Channing Tatum, the star of 21 Jump Street and The Vow whose stint as a stripper inspired Magic Mike (out June 29), this week's cover does a little striptease of its own.
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Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Matthew McConaughey: No Shirt, No Problem  —  Considering his propensity for being shirtless, it's fitting that Matthew McConaughey plays Dallas, owner and father figure of an all-male strip club, in Stephen Soderbergh's Magic Mike, which is in theaters June 29.
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.
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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
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
Kim_Kourtney_Scott_RAW / omg!:
Report: Kim Kardashian Flirts With Scott Disick?  — Pregnant Kourtney Betrayed  —  A panicked Kourtney is in a ‘meltdown’ after seeing Kim and Scott flirting in public.  Will she forgive Scott?  —  As her due date nears, a “hormonal” Kourtney Kardashian has been reportedly in a panic …
Carrie Bell / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Emily Maynard: 'I'm Feisty and Sassy'  —  Emily Maynard would not reveal if she found a fiancé while filming The Bachelorette during a conference call with reporters Wednesday, but the Charlotte.  N.C., sweetheart did tease that she “was happy before the show, but really happy now.”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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: DrunkenStepfather and TMZ.com
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.
Grant Rollings / The Sun:
My adopted baby is great...I never knew I could live on 4hrs sleep  —  Beauty ... Charlize Theron at UK premiere of Snow White And The Huntsman on Monday  —  OSCAR winner Charlize Theron is considered to be one of the most beautiful women in the world.  —  But the 36-year-old South African reckons …
Discussion: msnbc.com
TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston's Friend — Threatening Legal Action Over Drug Dealer Claims  —  WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FRIEND  —  Threatening Legal Action  —  Over Drug Dealer Claims  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  One of Whitney Houston's close friends — a mysterious man who's been widely accused of supplying …
Discussion: Bossip
People.com:
Nick Stahl: All About His Disappearance - And His Past  —  In his most recent film, Nick Stahl plays a man looking for his missing wife.  —  In a bizarre real-life parallel, Stahl is now missing.  While police continue their search for the 32-year-old actor, who was last seen on May 9 …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Crushable
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 …
Taryn Ryder / Celebuzz:
Kristen Stewart on Doing ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ With Robert Pattinson: I Think We're a Good Team (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Celebuzz has been with the entire cast of Snow White and the Huntsman for the past few days in London, England, for the big world premiere!  During our sit down with star Kristen Stewart …
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Molly Goodson / PopSugar:   Video: Kristen Stewart Talks “Mind-Blowing” SWATH and Twilight Similarities
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson “Determined” and “Excited” to Drop Baby Weight  —  The pressure is on for Jessica Simpson!  —  Now that the Fashion Star mentor has given birth to her daughter, Maxwell Drew, it's time to start prepping for her other new baby: her new $4 million deal with Weight Watchers!
Michelle Manetti / The Huffington Post:
Ke$ha Makeover?  Singer Dons Flapper Outfit, Shows Off Elegant New Look (PHOTOS, POLL) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Beauty, Celebrity Style, Polls, Video, BMI Music Awards 2012, Flapper Style, Ke$Ha, Ke$Ha BMI Pop Music Awards 2012: Singer Dons Flapper Outfit, Kesha, Style News
Oh No They Didn't!:
Actress Raven Symone Reportedly Came Out the Closet  —  May 16, 2012: MediaTakeOut.com just received word from our peeps over The National Enquirer that actress Raven Symone has come out the closet as a LESBIAN.  We always suspected that she liked the ladies . . .but now the tabloid says that it's OFFICIAL.
Discussion: Queerty
 
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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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

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