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4:20 PM ET, May 9, 2013

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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder's showmance is over.  The Vampire Diaries costars, who play Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore on the CW hit series, have called it quits after more than three years of dating, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Nina and Ian, the way they were
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev Split  —  Love bites.  —  Vampire Diaries costars Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev have called it quits after dating for several years, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The couple were last seen taking a late-night trip to a cat hospital together last month …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Those Two Pretty People From Vampire Diaries Broke Up
The Superficial:   Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder Broke Up
USA Today:
The actress says she's going to skip it next year.  —  Not even A-listers have the best time at the Costume Institute ball.  —  Just ask Gwyneth Paltrow, who attended Monday's star-studded gala in Valentino.  Her pal Beyoncé was the honorary co-chair and wore Givenchy.  —  “I'm never going again.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow on Met Gala: “I'm Never Going Again”  —  A nation mourns.  Gwyneth Paltrow's appearance at the star-packed Met Gala in NYC on Monday, May 6 was apparently her very last.  “I'm never going again,” Paltrow, 40, told USA Today of the Costume Institute Ball in NYC …
E! Online:
NEWS/ See Jennifer Lawrence Photobomb Sarah Jessica Parker at 2013 Met Gala in Glorious GIF Form
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin
Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
Insider: ‘American Idol’ to Axe All 4 Judges as Part of Massive Makeover (Exclusive)  —  Also, Jennifer Lopez not under consideration for a return to the judges' panel  —  “American Idol” is going nuclear for Season 13.  —  None of the four judges on the singing competition will be asked …
Discussion: E! Online, TVgasm and PerezHilton
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Mariah Carey No Longer Managed by Randy Jackson  —  The two longtime collaborators and fellow “American Idol” judges are going back to being just friends.  —  It's been described as an “experiment,” a “rebound” and “a little bit of a joke,” but alas, Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson are going back to being just friends.
Discussion: Celebs.com
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
American Idol Producers to Fire All Four Judges: Report
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Style News:
Exclusive First Look: Kate Moss Gets Naked for St. Tropez  —  No tan lines here!  —  Supermodel (and the new face — and body — of St. Tropez self-tanning products!)  Kate Moss bares all to give you an idea of just how well the line works.  —  “I'm so excited to be working with St. Tropez,” Moss says in a statement.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:   Kate Moss has been appointed the new face of St. Tropez
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Gaga, Butler's film secrets  —  Lady Gaga had a secret movie date Tuesday by turning up undetected to a Cinema Society screening of “The Great Gatsby” and meeting her boyfriend Taylor Kinney.  We're told the “Born This Way” singer “waited in the HBO screening room's green room” …
Ashley Ross / Shape.com Blog:
Britney Does It Again in the June Issue of SHAPE!  —  With a much buzzed-about album in collaboration with will.i.am on the horizon and a hot new show on the books, the princess of pop's SHAPE magazine cover is just icing on an already very frosted cake.  Baring a white-hot bikini in the June issue …
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TMZ.com:
Wade Robson — Nervous Breakdown Triggered Molestation Memories  —  NERVOUS BREAKDOWN TRIGGERED MOLESTATION MEMORIES  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Wade Robson — the famous choreographer who now claims Michael Jackson molested him for 7 years — had a complete nervous breakdown in March, 2012 …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Jennifer Brett / Accessatlanta Blogs:
Kanye West joins “Anchorman 2” in Atlanta  —  Kanye West has joined the “Anchorman 2” movie filming in downtown Atlanta.  —  His expectant boo Kim Kardashian joined him for a time but was on a flight from Alanta back to Los Angeles Wednesday morning, according to our serendipitously placed sources.
Discussion: E! Online, Bossip and PerezHilton
Rolling Stone:
Snoop Lion Opens Up About His Pimp Past  —  ‘It was never about the money; it was about the fascination’  —  When Snoop Dogg called himself a “pimp” back in 2003, he wasn't joking.  “I put an organization together,” the rapper-turned Rasta artist Snoop Lion tells contributing editor Jonah Weiner in the new issue of Rolling Stone.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did John Legend cheat on fiancée Chrissy Teigen with some random club girl?  —  Bad news for all of us who were crushing on John Legend: he's probably a cheater.  John has been engaged to Chrissy Teigen, a model, since Christmas 2011.  I see interviews with her occasionally …
Discussion: Bossip
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise's Female Lead Cast in ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’  —  Alicia Vikander will star opposite Cruise and Armie Hammer in Warner Bros.' big-screen adaptation of the 1960s spy show.  —  Alicia Vikander  —  Rising Swedish actress Alicia Vikander is in negotiations for the female lead opposite Tom Cruise …
Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez  —  Taylor-approved!  When Selena Gomez was deciding on the new direction and sound for her upcoming album, Stars Dance, she reveals that she turned to none other than BFF Taylor Swift for help.  —  Photos: Selena's hot style
Discussion: PerezHilton
E! Online:
NEWS/ Jake Gyllenhaal Reads a Poem, Donates $5,000 to Mental-Health Care for Military Veterans  —  Jake Gyllenhaal is one heck of a guy.  —  The Jarhead star both offered up his Great Gatsby-polished voice and opened up his wallet tonight at the Headstrong Project's Words of War event in New York City.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
'The Voice's' Adam Levine Inks Development Deal at NBC (Exclusive)  —  Levine and his manager-turned-producing partner, Jordan Feldstein, will be tasked with creating both scripted and alternative programming to serve as series and specials for the network.  —  Adam Levine
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celebs.com
Amelia Proud / Daily Mail:
Factory femme: Anne Hathaway takes inspiration from Warhol muse Edie Sedgwick at Tate Americas event  —  It was an arty occasion, and it called for artful inspiration.  —  So the newly blonde Anne Hathaway, a peach of a woman looking for an edge she'll never find, took inspiration from Warhol's tragic muse …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Keira Knightley and James Righton Honeymoon in Corsica
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Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
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Anya / People.com:
Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans Expecting Second Child
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Selena Gomez / TMZ.com:
You're The Real Stinker!!!  —  Selena Gomez believes a lawsuit filed …
Dana Kennedy / Hollywood Reporter:
$40,000-a-Night Escorts: Secrets of the Cannes Call Girls
Discussion: FishbowlLA
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown is putting himself out there in a big way following …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Kaylee DeFer Pregnant: Gossip Girl Actress, 26, Expecting First Child With Boyfriend Michael Fitzpatrick, 42
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Chris Kelly's Wake — Tears, Forward Pants, Instrumental ‘Jump’
Discussion: Bossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tiger Woods Got Plastered At The Met Gala
Discussion: The Blemish
Michael Prieve / Socialite Life:
Zac Efron Flashes His Abs And Treasure Trail While Filming ‘Townies’
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Photo Boy / The Superficial:
Cameron Diaz's Breasts Are Big Enough To Malfunction? That Can't Be Right.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Daily Mail:
‘John Travolta is so gay’: Margaret Cho causes controversy as she brands her Face/Off co-star ‘gay’ in comedy routine
Discussion: World of Wonder
 

 
From Mediagazer:

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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