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5:45 PM ET, May 11, 2015

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FOX ANNOUNCES NEW PRIMETIME SERIES FOR 2015-2016 SEASON  —  FOX ANNOUNCES NEW PRIMETIME SERIES  —  FOR 2015-2016 SEASON  —  ONE NEW COMEDY-HORROR ANTHOLOGY, FOUR NEW COMEDIES,  —  FOUR NEW DRAMAS AND ONE NEW EVENT SERIES JOIN SCHEDULE  —  ALL-NEW TUESDAY BEGINS THIS FALL WITH JOHN STAMOS COMEDY “GRANDFATHERED,”
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
American Idol Canceled, Finally Ending With Upcoming 15th Season  —  One last Idol!  FOX announced on Monday, May 11, that after 13 years, American Idol has finally been canceled.  The long-running competition show will be sent off with a final showdown for the country's hottest talent.
EW.com:
WHY FOX CANCELED AMERICAN IDOL
Discussion: Variety
Larry Busacca / Billboard:   ‘American Idol’ Cancellation: Scotty McCreery, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Hicks & More Alumni React
Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Kristin Cavallari Is Pregnant, Former Hills Star Expecting Baby No. 3 With Jay Cutler—See Her Baby Bump!  —  Surprise!  —  Kristin Cavallari just announced that she's expecting her third child with NFL star hubby Jay Cutler.  —  The former Hills reality star revealed the exciting baby news …
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People.com:   Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari Expecting Third Child
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kristin Cavallari Is Pregnant Again, Expecting Third Child With Jay Cutler: “We're At It Again!”
Discussion: Page Six and News & Gossip
Kevin Clay / WESH-TV:
George Zimmerman injured in Lake Mary shooting, police say  —  Zimmerman appeared to suffer minor wound, officers say  —  George Zimmerman was involved in a shooting incident in Lake Mary on Monday afternoon, according to Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell.
Discussion: Gawker, Orlando Sentinel and CNN
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TMZ.com:
George Zimmerman — Injured in Shooting ... Possible Road Rage Incident  —  INJURED IN SHOOTING ...  Possible Road Rage Incident  —  5/11/2015 10:54 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  1:05 PM PT — The other person involved is Matthew Apperson — and he is the same man Zimmerman …
Discussion: Just Jared and PerezHilton
Tim Stack / EW.com:
SELMA BLAIR TO PLAY KRIS JENNER ON FX'S AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V OJ SIMPSON  —  Here's another interesting beat in the wild world of the Kardashian/Jenner family: EW can reveal that Selma Blair (Legally Blonde) will play Kris Jenner in FX's highly anticipated event series American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson.
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Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Lindsay Lohan reportedly set to start community service at Brooklyn preschool this week  —  Under threat of being tossed in the slammer, Lindsay Lohan is set to arrive in New York City to finally fulfill her court-ordered community service.  —  A source told the Daily News the troubled starlet …
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
Courtney Stodden — I'm a Porn Star, Officially ... But Only for Charity  —  I'M A PORN STAR, OFFICIALLY ...  But Only for Charity  —  5/11/2015 12:50 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Death, taxes, O.J. did it ... and Courtney Stodden agreeing to release her sex tape — all stone cold locks.
TMZ.com:
Miles Teller — Mr. Fantastic ... Rescues Pregnant Woman From Riptide  —  MR. FANTASTIC ...  Rescues Pregnant Woman From Riptide  —  5/11/2015 7:01 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  Forget superpowers, Miles Teller's hero game is on fleek ... this weekend the “Fantastic Four” …
Taylor Swift / PerezHilton:
From Perez Hilton And Family  —  “It is with great pride and relief that I can finally announce: I am a dad again!  —  The road to this birth has been a difficult journey, quite different from the first time, and my son and I are overjoyed at this happy and healthy addition to our family.
Discussion: Associated Press and Digital Spy
Perez Hilton:
You'll Never Guess What Kanye West Was Caught Doing ON CAMERA!!  —  Well, Yeezus, you can't hide it any longer.  —  Secret's out, and we've got VIDEO PROOF!  —  Thought Kanye West was incapable of smiling?  That, for some reason, his cheeks were frozen in place, locking his mouth in this permanent expression of indifference?
Discussion: News & Gossip
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Alex Heigl / People.com:
Kanye West Gets the Last Laugh After He's Briefly Caught Smiling
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Crushable
Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Jake Gyllenhaal spotted kissing Ruth Wilson  —  Jake Gyllenhaal sure doesn't look single, as he recently claimed.  —  The hunky actor was spotted sharing a “passionate” kiss with rumored gal pal Ruth Wilson in New York over the weekend.  —  The former Broadway co-stars …
Discussion: Just Jared
Marie Claire:
Rachel McAdams Talks ‘True Detective’, ‘Mean Girls’, and Why She Stays out of the Spotlight  —  No more Ms. Nice Guy.  As a rough-around-the-edges law enforcer in cult crime show True Detective, our new cover star Rachel McAdams is like nothing we've seen before.  Which is just the way she likes it.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
 
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Rhiannon Mills / Sky News:
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Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and Cele|bitchy
Melissa Cronin / RADAR:
Ouch!  Judge Orders ‘RHONY’ Star Bethenny Frankel To Pay Ex Jason Hoppy $100,000 In Attorney Fees …
Bo Derek / CBS News:
​Bo Derek: Aging is not for sissies
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
George Clooney Gushes Over Amal: “I Couldn't Be Happier Right Now”
Discussion: Gawker and Page Six
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Spotify's head of podcast studios, Julie McNamara, is leaving the company after nearly three years, emphasizing Spotify's reduced ambitions in podcasts

Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
LAist initiates a voluntary buyout program for staff to avoid layoffs as it faces a “significant budget shortfall” ranging from $4M-$5M in the next two years

 
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