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People.com:
Paula Abdul: 'I Want Elliott to Win' — Paula Abdul is making no secret of who she thinks should be the next American Idol: "I am going to be honest with you - I want Elliott to win," she tells Teen People. — "I feel like I changed the face of the competition by making America wake …
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Shirley Halperin / Teen People:
Paula's Perspective — American Idol's friendliest judge talks about her shock at Chris Daughtry's departure, and who she thinks will take the Idol crown — Did you think that American Idol judge Paula Abdul was upset when frontrunner Chris Daughtry was voted off the show on Tuesday night?
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Some callers claim 'Idol' votes were misdirected — Frustrated Daughtry fans say they were greeted with message for McPhee — "American Idol" sent rocker Chris Daughtry home Wednesday night, but Daughtry's fans aren't quite ready to let him go. At least one online petition …
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Katharine McPhee - The Truth Exposed — Blame it on Tom Cruise people. A make up artist revealed that Ms McPee is a Scientologist. Who knows if this rumor is true but apparently people are so angry she beat Chris that an online petition has started. MSNBC reports that there were also major malfunctions with the phone lines.
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / People.com:
Idol's Chris: Getting Cut Was 'Gut Wrenching'
Idol's Chris: Getting Cut Was 'Gut Wrenching'
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Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M — 'Lost' — Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M — The New York state attorney general has levied a $12 million fine against Universal Music Group for payola. — This is the largest fine so far in the war between Eliot Spitzer and the music industry …
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KILLER COMEDY FROM O.J. — May 12, 2006 — EVER-tasteful O.J. Simpson pretends to sell his infamous white Ford Bronco in his hidden-camera prank DVD, "Juiced," a rip-off of Ashton Kutcher's MTV mainstay "Punk'd." Simpson pretends to sell the Bronco at a used car lot, telling the prospective buyer …
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Associated Press:
O.J. Pulls White Bronco Prank on 'Juiced' — LOS ANGELES - In a scene from his new candid-camera program "Juiced," O.J. Simpson pulls a prank involving the infamous white Bronco, drawing criticism from the family of a man he was accused of killing. — As part of the pay-per-view show …
TMZ:
Black Eyed Peas Shocker — Fergie's Horrrrrendous Tune! — So she had a bad day — (May 11, 8:15PM ET) — The students at LA's San Fernando High School probably weren't alive when 'Sweet Child O' Mine' was a hit song for Guns N' Roses in 1987. But that didn't stop Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas …
Associated Press:
Hilton Causes Stir at Video Game Expo — LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton unveiled her new video game on Thursday, but inexplicably called it by the wrong name as she greeted throngs of fans and photographers. — Wearing a green minidress and red platform pumps, Hilton made a brief appearance …
Extra:
Ryan Seacrest Reunites with Old Flame — Is Seacrest in or out? Only "Extra" spotted the lovable "Idol" host arm in arm and looking cozy with his beautiful blonde ex-girlfriend, Shana Wall, in Beverly Hills Wednesday night. — After his Malibu lip lock with Teri Hatcher made waves across the world …
Heather / Go Fug Yourself:
Goodbye Fug, For A Millisecond: Fergie — I'm not happy about what I'm about to do. — This whole thing reminds me of the deal with me and wedges. When wedges came back in, I hated them. They seemed so '70s to me, and not in a way I wanted to revisit. For some reason they struck such a visceral chord of distaste within me.
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NY Daily News:
Gayle King wants Star role, but just can't act like it — Gayle King is definitely angling for a spot on "The View" despite her claims to the contrary, our spies swear. — "Gayle really wants the job in a big way," says one source. "It's her absolute dream situation.
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KATHARINE MCPHEE: IS SHE A SCIENTOLOGIST? — Katharine McPhee and Tom Cruise's fiancée, Katie Holmes, both sport brunette hair and a beautiful smile. And like Holmes, the 21-year-old Idol favorite from Sherman Oaks, Calif., may have her own connection to the Church of Scientology …
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan never changes — Lindsay Lohan had a pretty spaced out interview with Matt Lauer on Monday where she looked exhausted and was sniffling her way through. Apparently it was because she was up the night before with some friends at her hotel, and was up so late she didn't even have a chance …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Leif Garrett Gets 3 Months Behind Bars — Former teen idol Leif Garrett received a 90-day jail sentence and three years' probation after deciding to bypass a drug-treatment program, reports the Associated Press. — At his hearing Thursday, Garrett, 44, was given credit for the jail …
TMZ:
Quarterback Sneak: Leinart Snapped Leaving Paris' House — Pair party at night before he leaves in the morning — (May 11, 5:15PM ET) - Matt Leinart was snapped exiting Paris Hilton's Hollywood Hills house Wednesday morning with his jeans and shirt rolled up in his hand after partying with the heiress the night before.
People.com:
No Baby Blues for Brooke Shields — By Jennifer Wulff with Julie Jordan — Brooke Shields, who suffered from severe postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, was concerned that she'd be in the same state after the arrival of her second daughter - but this time around has been …
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Paris Hilton's social smooch — Paris Hilton has been caught canoodling new love Matt Leinart. — The couple - who arrived and left the Xbox 360 E3 party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood separately - stunned guests by getting frisky in full view of everyone.
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