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1:55 PM ET, May 12, 2006

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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 …
Discussion: Dlisted
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MSNBC:
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 …
Discussion: reality blurred …
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?
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
POPSUGAR:
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'
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Extra:
Chris Daughtry Gets 'Idol' Boot and Offer of a Lifetime
Discussion: reality blurred …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
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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Roger Friedman / Fox News:   Chris Tucker: $25M for 'Rush Hour 3'
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 …
Discussion: BlogNYC
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New York Post:
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted
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 …
Discussion: The Superficial, POPSUGAR, LAist and Jossip
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 …
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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Star:
IS FERGIE PREGNANT?  —  Sources are buzzing that Black Eyed …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Phil / Egotastic!:
Michelle Rodriguez: "Jail is Cool"  —  So just when you thought that Michelle Rodriguez couldn't get any scarier (and I know that's what you were thinking), it seems that, in fact, she can.  We all know Michelle is "hard," as they say on the streets, but she is so tough, that she wasn't even scared by her recent jail term.
Discussion: Yeeeah! and BlogNYC
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.
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
Sky News:
VINCE OPENS UP ON JEN  —  They have been pretty cagey about their relationship up until now...  But could Vince Vaughn have finally relented and given us something definite on his feelings for Jennifer Aniston?  —  In an interview with Oprah Winfrey Vince said: "Jennifer's great.
Star:
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 …
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
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 …
chartattack.com:
Brownsound Quits Sum 41  —  Sum 41 lead guitarist Dave Brownsound has left the band.  —  "I couldn't continue on creatively in Sum 41 without being a thorn in the side of the band," said Brownsound in a statement issued by Upper Management late Thursday afternoon.  —  "As people grow, they change.
 
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