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2:05 PM ET, May 17, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Donna Summer Dead — Disco Legend Dies After Battle with Lung Cancer  —  DEAD AT 63  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:27 AM PST- TMZ has learned ... Donna died from lung cancer.  Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Breaking News: Donna Summer Dies at 63  —  The Queen of Disco is gone.  —  Donna Summer has died at age 63, her family confirmed to the Associated Press on Thursday.  TMZ was first to report the sad news.  —  The chart-topping, Grammy-winning singer behind such colossal disco hits as …
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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.
Glen Wilson / People.com:   Matthew McConaughey Didn't Use a ‘Stunt A—’ in Magic Mike
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Have Sexy Double Date With Rob Kardashian, Rita Ora  —  Kimye is taking their love international!  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West dined in London on Wednesday night at resaturant Zuma with another cute new couple: her brother Rob Kardashian and his girlfriend, up and coming singer Rita Ora.
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Kim Kardashian Goes Glam While Boyfriend Kanye Wears Sweats In London
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kim_Kourtney_Scott_RAW / omg!:
Report: Kim Kardashian Flirts With Scott Disick? — Pregnant Kourtney Betrayed
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
John Travolta was ‘a great kisser’ and ‘very experienced’ in bed during passionate hotel romp, claims masseur Luis Gonzalez  —  The bombshell report follows news that Travolta's first accuser has hired lawyer Gloria Allred  —  John Travolta's lawyer has said the actor's first two accusers are looking for fame and a quick buck.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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Marco / X17 Online:
RUSSELL BRAND ON EX KATY PERRY: “I STILL LOVE HER”  —  Russell Brand is opening up about his divorce from pop star Katy Perry.  —  During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Brand told the talk show host:  —  “I still, love her as a human being.  But, sometimes when you're …
Discussion: omg!
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Russell Brand on Katy Perry: “I Still Love Her”  —  She was the one that got away.  —  Russell Brand and Katy Perry seemingly didn't have the most amicable divorce.  The British comic, 36, surprised the “Firework” singer, 27, by filing for divorce after just 14 months of marriage Dec. 30 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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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Jessica / INF Daily:
Whoops!  Sofia Vergara Walks Around Manhattan With The Top Button Of Her Jeans Undone - Pics!  —  When most of us walk around with our top button undone, it's due to an accidental, frenzied popping after too good a time at a fish fry or something.  With Sophia Vergara, we're guessing that's not the case.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Chloe Melas / omg!:
Kristen Stewart Talks About Robert Pattinson's Private Birthday Bash — Watch  —  Kristen reportedly threw Rob an intimate 26th birthday dinner and she's talking about it for the first time — watch the new interview!  —  Kristen Stewart is such a great girlfriend.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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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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MediaTakeOut.com™ 2012:
MTO BREAKING NEWS: Actress Raven Symone Reportedly CAME OUT THE CLOSET . . . As A LESBIAN!!!
Discussion: Dlisted
Stephanie / X17 Online:
PROUD MOM HILARY DUFF SHARES TWITPIC OF GROWING BABY LUCA!  —  We can't believe baby Luca is already 2 months old — he's getting so big!  —  New mom Hilary Duff shared a Twitpic of her growing baby boy, who sported an adorable banana peel onesie, with the caption: “Me and my beautiful boy!
Discussion: omg!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Lea Michele & Cory Monteith Smooch at Hockey Game  —  In hockey terms, this would be known as a face-off.  —  Glee costars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, whose characters may soon be married on the show, engaged in some real-life PDA at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday …
Discussion: PopSugar
Starpulse:
Jenny McCarthy To Pose For Playboy Again … Jenny McCarthy is baring all again for Playboy one more time as she prepares to celebrate her 40th birthday in November.  —  The model and actress kicked off her career with a Playboy pictorial in 1993 and went on to become that year's Playmate of the Year.
Discussion: The Blemish
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
Discussion: omg! and The Hollywood Gossip
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Adele, Lana Del Rey, Take That win at Ivor Novellos 2012  —  Adele, Lana Del Rey and Ed Sheeran are among the winners at the 57th Ivor Novello awards.  —  The 21 songstress won two awards at the event, which took place at the Grosvenor House in London earlier today (May 17).
Discussion: Reuters
New York Times:
G.O.P. ‘Super PAC’ Weighs Hard-Line Attack on Obama  —  WASHINGTON — A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative campaigns of the “super PAC” era and attack President Obama in ways that Republicans have so far shied away from.
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
 
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Jessica / INF Daily:
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Variety:
Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024

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