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4:15 PM ET, May 14, 2013

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Angelina Jolie / New York Times:
My Medical Choice  —  MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56.  She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms.  But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.
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My heroic Angelina: Brad Pitt hails courage of fiancée Jolie who has undergone double mastectomy  —  Brad Pitt today hailed his fiancée Angelina Jolie as “heroic” after the actress revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy because of her extremely high cancer risk.
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Good Night and Good Luck  —  With just one departure, “Saturday Night Live” is losing its excitable “Weekend Update” city correspondent, Stefon; its frenetic incarnations of James Carville, Al Pacino, Vincent Price and Julian Assange; and any number of unctuous, self-satisfied game-show hosts.
Allison Glock / Marie Claire:
Carrie Underwood: Full Disclosure  —  From her rural roots to supernova status (thanks, American Idol!), Carrie Underwood has been a breath of fresh air to country music.  But despite the Grammys, chart-toppers, multiplatinum-sellers, and latest hit tour, she's still grappling with all that comes with fame.
The Wrap:
Cee Lo Green Nears Deal to Join Christina Aguilera on Season 5 of ‘The Voice,’ Says NBC Exec (Exclusive)  —  UPDATED: The original coaches will reclaim their spinning chairs on the NBC talent competition  —  Follow @TheRealJethroFollow @sharonwaxman  —  Sparkly outfits, busty tops …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, RADAR and Digital Spy
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Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
Christina Aguilera Returning To ‘The Voice’ As Shakira Exits
Discussion: PerezHilton and OK! Magazine
Andrea Billups / People.com:   The Voice: Usher Sheds His Shirt as Competition Heats Up
TMZ.com:
Beyonce Cancels Concert — Fueling Pregnant Rumors  —  CANCELS CONCERT  —  Fueling Preggo Rumors  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  More evidence Beyonce is with (2nd) child — she just canceled her concert in Belgium and BLAMED IT ON DEHYDRATION AND EXHAUSTION!!!!!  —  Who smells BS???
Discussion: The Blemish
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Jane / X17 Online:
ZOE SALDANA CONFESSES SHE MAY “END UP” WITH A WOMAN  —  She has dated some of Hollywood's hottest hunks, but that doesn't mean she's counting out the other sex, either!  —  Zoe Saldana appears in the June issue of Allure magazine and gets surprisingly candid about her past relationships and her sexuality …
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Zoe Saldana Poses Topless for Allure, Says She Might “End Up” Raising Kids With a Woman
TMZ.com:
‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor Dylan Patton Arrested For Cocaine Sale  —  For Cocaine Sale  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lesson for the day — DON'T SELL COCAINE OUT OF YOUR HOUSE ... OR AT ALL.  —  Former “Days of our Lives” actor Dylan Patton had some visitors today — a bunch of L.A. County Sheriff's deputies …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
How I Met Your Mother Reveals ‘Mother’ - 5 Things to Know About the Actress  —  On Monday night, we finally met their mother.  —  For eight seasons on the hit CBS sitcom, Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor) has been telling his children, in one long flashback, the story of How I Met Your Mother.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Reveals the Mother (Video)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Rich Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides so kids can cut lines at Disney World  —  They are 1 percenters who are 100 percent despicable.  —  Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members …
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Kristen Stewart's Mom's Twilight Nightmare — I Have NO Wolves!  —  I HAVE NO WOLVES!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart's mom says she has a crazy neighbor on her hands ... a neighbor who is allegedly harassing her and claiming that she's harboring wolves.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Melissa Cronin / RADAR:
From Wedding Bells To Jail Cell: Holly Madison's Fiancé Facing 13 Years In Prison  —  Hot Deals  —  Holly Madison revealed Sunday night that she's going to wed Pasquale Rotella, the father of her daughter, Rainbow, on August 15 but just hours after the happy announcement he was in court …
TMZ.com:
LeSean McCoy Sued — NFL Star Accused of Party Bus Assault  —  PARTY BUS ASSAULT  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  NFL superstar LeSean McCoy has been sued by a woman who claims the running back humiliated her on a party bus — sprayed her with a beverage — and then booted her from the ride on the side of the Jersey Turnpike.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rihanna's ‘Elephant’ skin  —  Rihanna stripped down in the wee hours Monday morning after arriving with 20 pals at Pink Elephant.  The “Diamonds” singer showed up at 2 a.m. in a black jacket, but then, “She jumped on a banquette as music thumped, and started peeling off her jacket …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Gwyneth Paltrow: “I'm far from perfect”  —  The actress sand GOOP founder knows she is a ‘lightning rod’ — and doesn't care  —  NEW YORK — For those who have never met her, it seems woefully easy to disparage Gwyneth Paltrow.  —  She's a stunning blonde with a famous musician husband (Coldplay's Chris Martin) and two kids.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
 
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Fan Winston / Us Weekly:
Wow, she did it again!  After modeling her enviably fit physique …
TMZ.com:
Wes Scantlin ARRESTED — Puddle of Mudd Singer Busted for Domestic Violence
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — I'm Glad Kanye Went After that Photog
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Cannes: Hailee Steinfeld To Star Opposite Sam Worthington In ‘For The Dogs’
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Jay-Z “Melts” When Blue Ivy Says “Papa,” Says Mom Gloria Carter
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Dr. Joyce Brothers Dead — Famous TV Psychologist Dies at 85
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant's Parents — Our Son's a Liar!!!
Discussion: Bossip
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Medieval Times Headed For Movie Screen
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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
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