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1:50 PM ET, June 12, 2012

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TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Champ Phillip Phillips Will Leave Hospital After Brutal Surgery  —  ‘IDOL’ CHAMP PHILLIP PHILLIPS  —  Will Leave Hospital  —  After Brutal Surgery  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips was in far worse condition than anyone thought before he went under the knife ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: omg!
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E! Online:
First Look: American Idol's Phillip Phillips Out of the Hospital!  —  No wonder Phillip Phillips is making a face.  He just had surgery and he's already back on the job!  —  The good news, of course, is that the latest American Idol winner is back on his feet, or at least feeling spry enough …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Us Weekly
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Phillip Phillips Is Out of the Hospital
TMZ.com:
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant — Divorce Called Off ... For Now  —  KOBE AND VANESSA BRYANT  —  DIVORCE OFF ...  For Now  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Vanessa Bryant will NOT sign documents to make her divorce final ... at least for now ... because TMZ has learned, she and Kobe are working on a full reconciliation.
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
Rihanna steps out in her most revealing day look yet... as friends ‘urge her to go to rehab to seek help for excessive partying’  —  She's pictured out drinking and partying on most nights, regardless of where in the world she is.  —  But now new claims have emerged that Rihanna's friends …
Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Ann Rutherford dies at 94; actress was in ‘Gone With the Wind’  —  She also portrayed Mickey Rooney's teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy movies, but it was her small part in ‘Wind’ that turned her ‘golden years into platinum.’  —  Ann Rutherford, left, with Vivien Leigh, center, and Evelyn Keyes in “Gone With the Wind.”
RELATED:
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Ann Rutherford, Gone with the Wind Actress, Dies at 94
No Doubt:
ALBUM AND SINGLE ANNOUNCEMENT!  —  Hi Everyone...  Hope you are sitting down because we've got some really big news to share with you!  While adding the finishing touches to our new album we realized it was time to name it...so we did, and the name is...  (drum roll please)...Push and Shove !!!
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey Steps Out Wearing New Wedding Ring  —  After a three-day affair marking his wedding to Camila Alves (now Camila McConaughey!), it was back to work for Matthew McConaughey - working out, that is.  —  But McConaughey, 42, who tied the knot in a sunset ceremony Saturday …
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Lied to Cops After Car Accident  —  LIED TO COPS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lindsay Lohan lied to cops Friday by telling them she was NOT driving the Porsche that slammed into a truck on the Pacific Coast Highway, and as a result she could be prosecuted and her probation could be revoked.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Charlize Theron Shaves Her Head!  —  Charlize Theron's new haircut is creating quite a buzz.  —  The actress, 36, was photographed with a shaved head while carrying son Jackson, 6 months, in Beverly Hills Monday.  Theron's new look is for her role as Furiosa in Mad Max 4: Fury Road, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.
Discussion: Starpulse, Bossip and X17 Online
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Monsters and Critics:
Charlize Theron shaves off hair
Discussion: Crushable
The Superficial:
Carrie Underwood Supports Gay Marriage Now  —  I've honestly never been a big fan of Carrie Underwood.  1. I don't like country.  2. Just before she got married a few years back, she made it a point to basically judge anyone that “lived in sin” before getting married, and 3.  She never really did it for me.
Suzy Byrne / omg! from Yahoo!:
Jennifer Aniston's bizarre travel ensemble  —  You'd be hard pressed to find Jennifer Aniston's name on many worst dressed lists.  These days, the 43-year-old typically makes headlines for her enviable fashion sense, which was certainly on display last week when she wowed in a white Burberry gown at the AFI Awards.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Zac Efron, Lily Collins Split  —  Zac Efron and Lily Collins' spring fling is over.  —  After just three months together, The Lucky One actor, 24, and the Mirror Mirror actress, 23, have split, multiple insiders confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.  —  “They're no longer together.
TMZ.com:
Miss Pennsylvania — Miss South Carolina & Miss Colorado Were TOO UGLY for Top 16  —  Miss SC & Miss CO Were  —  Too Ugly for Top 16  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Miss Colorado and Miss South Carolina shouldn't have made the Top 16 at the Miss USA pageant this year because they lacked in the face …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jarett Wieselman / omg!:
Celine Slays ‘Rolling in the Deep’  —  If they truly save the best for last, than this will be the final Rolling in the Deep cover to ever be recorded because Celine Dion absolutely slayed — slayed!!!!!  — Adele's omnipresent new classic Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Christopher Rogers / omg!:
Selena Gomez Wants To Do New Album With BFF Taylor Swift  —  Selena is ready to transition back into the music scene with an upcoming fourth album and a sweet collaboration with her BFF Taylor!  Find out all the details!  —  Selena Gomez filmed three movies in the past year, and now she's getting antsy to regain her pop music glory!
Discussion: PerezHilton
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AceShowBiz.com:
Selena Gomez Wants to Work With Taylor Swift to Make ‘Very Different’ Album
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Uncle Creepy / Dread Central.com:
First Still from Dexter Season 7  —  When we last left Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), his sister, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), had finally discovered that Dex was a serial killer.  So what happens next?  Judging from this first still, it doesn't seem as if Deb is too pleased.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Marco / X17 Online:
DREW BARRYMORE AND WILL KOPELMAN'S LAVISH HONEYMOON DIGS AT BIG SUR  —  Drew Barrymore and new hubby Will Kopelman are spending their first days as a married couple at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, CA.  —  The gorgeous destination, which features stunning views of the Saint Lucia Mountains …
Debra Mao / Bloomberg:
‘Crouching Tiger’ Actress Sues For Libel Over Bo Xilai Sex Claim  —  “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” star Zhang Ziyi sued two media outlets for defamation over stories alleging she received millions of yuan to have sex with suspended Politburo member Bo Xilai and other Chinese leaders.
Discussion: X17 Online and Deadline.com
Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:
Maria Menounos reveals she's been sexually abused by multiple doctors during examinations  —  The former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant says she now has a phobia of doctors  —  Maria Menounos revealed more about her personal life on Monday's ‘The Howard Stern Show.’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:   Maria Menounos: I Was Sexually Abused by Two Doctors
 
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TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Crushable and Oh No They Didn't!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ray Winstone Gets Villain Offer In ‘Noah’
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Daily Mail:
Rihanna launches into foul mouthed rant at claims she used Irish model as a body double in Armani advert
Discussion: CityRag and Yeeeah!
Vanity Fair:
The Paramount Picture  —  To celebrate its 100th birthday …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jennifer Cress / People.com:
Kate Recycles Her Wardrobe for a Wedding
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Chris feels Rihanna ‘Heat’
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Marilyn Monroe Estate Threatens Legal Action Over Hologram (Exclusive)
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Chris Hemsworth Boards Whale Of A Tale ‘In The Heart Of The Sea’; Will DreamWorks Bite?
Discussion: PerezHilton
The Superficial:
Jersey Shore's Deena Arrested For Drunkenly Slapping Cars
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Trace Cyrus, Brenda Song End Engagement
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kanye West “Can't Wait” to Have Kids With Kim Kardashian, Says Pal
X17 Online:
MILEY CYRUS SQUEEZES HER FAB FIGURE INTO A CORSET
Discussion: PerezHilton, omg! and Dailyfill
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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