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7:40 PM ET, May 12, 2006

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Steve Hartsoe / Associated Press:
Chris Daughtry Gets Job Offer From Fuel  —  RALEIGH, N.C. - Chris Daughtry is looking to launch his music career after getting booted from "American Idol."  Fuel is searching for a lead singer after Brett Scallions quit.  —  The band offered Daughtry a job Thursday, hours after viewers voted him off the Fox television talent show.
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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?
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: Defamer and reality blurred …
People.com:
Paula Abdul: 'I Want Elliott to Win'
Discussion: Dlisted
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 …
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New York Post:
KILLER COMEDY FROM O.J.
Discussion: The Superficial and Dlisted
TMZ:
Richards/Sheen Settle Custody Fight ... Temporarily  —  Couple agrees to status quo while psychologist evaluates family  —  (May 12, 12:35PM ET) — Charlie Sheen has agreed to stay clear of Denise Richards and to supervised visitation with their children, at least for now.
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
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Associated Press:
Ex-Teen Idol Leif Garrett Gets Jail Time  —  LOS ANGELES - Leif Garrett was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation after opting out of a drug treatment program.  —  The 44-year-old former teen idol was given credit Thursday for the jail time he had already served since …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:   Leif Garrett Back in Jail
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 …
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Fergie Butchers Guns N' Roses  —  I have no idea why the Black Eyed Peas are so popular.  Their music sucks and they're not that much fun to look at.  The guys in the band could be on Star Trek, and although she has a smoking body, Fergie's face always looks like she just took off a ninja mask full of bees.
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
Maria Elena Fernandez / Los Angeles Times:
It's a perfect week for curse-breaking  —  Julia Louis-Dreyfus' CBS sitcom is up for renewal, but she laughs at any mention of a `Seinfeld' jinx.  Sort of.  —  Julia Louis-Dreyfus is on the verge — not of a nervous breakdown (though she jokes "my brain is quite busy" from anxiety) …
Discussion: TV Squad and Pop Candy
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NY Daily News:
Yo, check this story:  —  K-Fed rap is by Ya Boy  —  If Kevin Federline really wants to be a rapper, maybe he should start writing his own rhymes.  —  Rapper William (Ya Boy) Crawford claims it was he, not Federline, who wrote two of K-Fed's much-hyped rap singles: "F- the Media" and …
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!
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 …
John Consoli / mediaweek.com:
7th Heaven Returns for 11th Season on CW  —  7th Heaven, the longest-running family drama in television history, in a surprising move, will return for its 11th season on the new CW network this fall.  Mediaweek has learned that a deal has been reached to bring the show back for at least 13 episodes.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
New York Post:
THE NEW FAME INDEX  —  May 11, 2006 — It doesn't matter if Barbara Walters doesn't know who you are.  That guy who squirts water out of his nose in Omaha is a really big fan.  Thanks for the add!  —  WIKIPEDIA  —  Benchmark: You didn't create your own entry.  —  Perfect for: Filmmakers, playwrights, Ashlee Simpson.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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
Ian Drury / Daily Mail:
Girl, 11, will be Britain's youngest mother  —  A girl is to become Britain's youngest mother after becoming pregnant at 11.  —  The girl smokes 20 cigarettes a day despite being eight months' pregnant.  She conceived aged 11 when she lost her virginity to a boy of 15 on a drunken night out with friends.
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 …
Associated Press:
Police arrest DJ after radio rants  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A syndicated hip-hop disc jockey was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child in a case stemming from on-air racial and sexual remarks about a rival's wife and 4-year-old daughter.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Rumor Mill: Charlize Theron Is Getting Married  —  Will this turn out to be just a rumor, or will Charlize Theron marry her long time boyfriend Stuart Townsend in Savanah Georgia this weekend?  —  She is having the reception/staying at The Mansion on Forsyth Park.  Tip is courtesy of Chuck, the local gay florist.
Sheigh Crabtree / Hollywood Reporter:
Hilfiger wears H'wood 'Rags'  —  Tommy Hilfiger has done riches, so now he's getting back to rags.  —  The sportswear mogul, who sold Tommy Hilfiger Corp. to Apax Partners in a deal worth $1.6 billion this week, has invested $20 million in the original feature film "Rags," set to go into production in the summer in New York.
Discussion: Cinematical and Defamer
 
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