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11:35 AM ET, May 16, 2012

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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 …
TMZ.com:
Ryan Seacrest Buys Ellen DeGeneres' Estate for $49 Million  —  Buys Ellen DeGeneres'  —  $49 Mil Estate  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Seacrest has snagged Ellen DeGeneres' amazing Beverly Hills estate, which was listed for a cool $49 million, and he paid close to the asking price ... TMZ has learned.
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Daniel Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest Buying Ellen DeGeneres' $49 Million Estate
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
Michael Rozman / X17 Online:
John Mayer Reveals A More Mature Side On The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Discussion: PerezHilton
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: I Needed a Break After I Did “Some Dumb Interviews”
Discussion: Bossip and Cele|bitchy
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 …
TMZ.com:
John Travolta's Lawyer — We've Been Vindicated!  —  We've Been Vindicated!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  John Travolta's lawyer says the actor has been completely vindicated after John Doe #1 dismissed his sexual assault lawsuit.  —  Attorney Marty Singer tells TMZ, “My client is completely vindicated …
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People.com:
John Travolta's First Accuser Drops Lawsuit
Discussion: TMZ.com, Hollywood.com and Gawker
Michael K / Dlisted:
John Doe #2 Will Go Away For $250K
Discussion: The Blemish and Cele|bitchy
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Tom Cruise as serious rock star in full W mag shoot: embarrassing or cool?  —  Last week, we brought you W magazine's disturbing June cover that featured a tatted, shirtless Tom Cruise (as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages) flanked by a couple of blonde groupies.  Some of you thought that Tom looked hot …
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Kate's Sexy Style Shows Off Her Blossoming Confidence  —  Sure she's still shopping at her favorite King's Road boutiques, but the Duchess of Cambridge is making a marked move toward a sexier, more daring style - and she's leaving quite an impression.  —  “High-level glamour is becoming …
Discussion: Style News
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Upfronts 2012: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ ‘All-Star’ Season Set for Fall  —  Entertainment president Paul Lee confirms weeks of rumors about a twist for the aging reality competition.  —  Dancing With the Stars is switching gears for its 15th cycle.  Following weeks of rumors …
Discussion: omg! and msnbc.com
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Rick Porter / From Inside the Box:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ all-star season officially a go for fall
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopWatch
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tom Cruise Addresses Rumors About Himself  —  What better place to bare all - even as one's 50th birthday approaches - than in the pages of Playboy?  —  Tom Cruise, who hits the half-century mark in July, sat down for a candid and lengthy Q&A that appears in the magazine's June issue, on newsstands May 18.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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Noelle Talmon / Starpulse:
Hayden Panettiere Shows Off Her Curves In A Red Dress With Devil's Tail … Hayden Panettiere is back in the spotlight, and we're jazzed about it.  The actress showed up to a VIP cocktail party to celebrate ABC's New York upfronts in New York City yesterday.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Moolah: Robert Downey Jr. ‘Avengers’ Pay Set to Hit $50 Million  —  A deal incorporating box office bonuses and back-end compensation for the man who plays Iron Man blows away the salaries of his superhero co-stars.  —  A version of this story appeared in The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Waterstone Enlists Chris Pine And Pals For Indie Comedy ‘Mantivities’  —  BREAKING: Star Trek's Chris Pine has co-written and will star in Mantivities, a comedy that has been set up with Waterstone Entertainment heads Jeff Kalligheri and Stephen Bowen.  Pine wrote the script with his buddies …
Emileeid / The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide:
Exclusive: Anchorman: The Legend Continues First Official Poster  —  With Anchorman 2 now officially titled Anchorman: The Legend Continues, the film is set to open in theaters nationwide next year and with no official synopsis yet we share with our readers this exclusive brand new teaser poster …
Leah Simpson / Digital Spy:
‘DWTS’ William Levy: 'I'm surprised I can dance so well'  —  William Levy has said that he feels shocked that he could make it to the Dancing With the Stars final.  —  Speaking backstage after he and partner Cheryl Burke scored a 59 out of 60 for two combined performances on Monday night …
Discussion: PerezHilton, omg! and Reuters
TMZ.com:
... He Loved Versace  —  Tupac Shakur's family members believe Suge Knight is dead wrong — the rapper couldn't have been a homophobe ... because he was GREAT friends with Gianni Versace.  —  Suge has been on a media blitz recently ... telling multiple radio stations 2pac ended …
Discussion: Bossip
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
Tim Stack / Inside TV:
‘Glee’ scoop: New Britney Spears tribute planned for fall; plus details on Kate Hudson's role — EXCLUSIVE  —  Yesterday, Fox announced that pop superstar Britney Spears would be joining their reality competition The X-Factor as a judge and that Glee would follow X-Factor's results show on Thursdays.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and PerezHilton
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Tyra Banks / The Daily Beast:
Tyra Banks's Open Letter to Models: ‘Vogue’ to Ban Images of Anorexia
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jane / X17 Online:
REAL LIFE LOVERS LEA MICHELE MICHELE AND CORY MONTEITH MAKE THE MOVE TO NYC
Discussion: omg!
The Superficial:
Mena Suvari's Ex-Husband Wants Spousal Support
Lauren Turner / PopSugar:
Kirsten Dunst and Garrett Hedlund Hold Hands For a Cute Couple's Afternoon
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin
Jane / X17 Online:
MILEY CYRUS FLIES THE FRIENDLY SKIES WITH HER FURRY FRIEND
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dailyfill
Alexis L. Loinaz / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Banned in Indonesia Following Islamic Protests
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Michelangelo Di Battista / InStyle.com What's Right …:
Charlize Theron is InStyle's June 2012 Cover Girl!
The Superficial:
Kristen Stewart Seems Lovely
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Real Housewives of OC Star Vicki Gunvalson's Daughter Briana Is Pregnant!
Emily Maynard / People.com:
Emily Maynard Worried About Brad or Bentley Showing Up on The Bachelorette
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and PopWatch
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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