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1:55 PM ET, May 16, 2008

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 Top News: 
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Cowboy QB drops Jessica  —  Romo calls an audible after tiring of life in fish bowl with Simpson and her father's antics, his friend says  —  OK, here's the latest on all the Jessica Simpson-Tony Romo splitsville rumors.  —  One of the Dallas Cowboys quarterback's best buddies …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
It's Official: Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo Are Over  —  After much speculation, Usmagazine.com has confirmed Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have split.  —  “Tony did dump Jessica,” a source close to the quarterback told Us.  “Of course, she's upset!”  —  Part of the reason for the break up after only six months?
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Joe Simpson Begs Tony Romo to Attend Ashlee's Wedding  —  Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson may be done, but her dad still wants the quarterback to “support the family” at Ashlee's weekend wedding.  —  “Joe has called Tony and asked him to come to show support for the wedding,” a source tells Usmagzine.com.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Exclusive: Ashlee Wedding Countdown Begins With Bachelorette Bash  —  Thursday was ladies' night for the Simpson wedding party.  —  Jessica and mother Tina Simpson hosted a bachelorette bash for imminent bride-to-be Ashlee Simpson last night, E! News has exclusively learned.
Star:
Exclusive: Tony Romo's Mystery Blonde Revealed
Discussion: Hollywood Grind, Dlisted and MollyGood
TMZ.com:
Yep, I'm Getting Married  —  Well, she's gone and done it.  Ellen's gonna get hitched.  —  A spy in the audience of this afternoon's taping of the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” tells us that after Ellen mentioned today's California Supreme Court ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage …
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Caris Davis / People.com:
Ellen and Portia to Tie the Knot!  —  Elle DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi  —  Ellen DeGeneres plans to wed longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi, according to several reports.  —  DeGeneres made the announcement Thursday, according to the Associated Press and TMZ (which first reported the story).
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.
Cele|bitchy:
Video of Ellen announcing she's getting married  —  Here's the video of Ellen telling her studio audience that she's getting married.  She joked “I'll tell you who the lucky guy is soon.”  —  She got choked up, and said “If I'm this emotional now just saying it, I can't imagine how that's [getting married] going to be.
Phil / Egotastic!:
t.A.T.u.  Nude Music Video  —  t.A.T.u. is back, and now t.A.T.u. is naked.  The faux-lesbian, Russian, teen pop stars, have released an uncensored version of their new single “Beliy Plaschik” (White Robe in English), which features both members of t.A.T.u. nude.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
New York Post:
PLUMP WISDOM  —  NOW svelte Star Jones has a sense of humor about her plumper, former self.  Jones recently hosted a taping of “The Bad Girls Club” reunion special, in which one bad girl accused another of being “a cheeseburger away from being obese.”  “A huge fight...
Michael K / Dlisted:
He's Still Alive?  —  Taylor Hicks has been sent to the land of fallen American Idols.....BROADWAY!  Taylor Hicks will play Teen Angel in Grease beginning June 6th.  Taylor will stay with the show until September. … The Soul Patrol?  Not this s**t again.  I thought the world was finally rid of that mess.
Discussion: Playbill
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NY Daily News:
Frontal assault on Hollywood  —  There are many ways to measure talent in Hollywood.  But for the authors of “Hollywood Babylon: It's Back,” size is everything.  —  Borrowing the title of filmmaker Kenneth Anger's classic scandal bible, authors Danforth Prince and Darwin Porter have dared …
Georgina Dicksinson / News of the World:
I'm all washed up!  —  Hollywood vice queen to laundrette boss.  Heidi Fleiss tells all..  —  ONCE she was the world's richest vice queen, earning TEN MILLION DOLLARS.  She bedded Hollywood legends like Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando.  —  But now the only men's pants Heidi Fleiss sees flying round …
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebritology
X17 Online:
Bachelor Party!  —  With his impending nuptials taking place this weekend, Pete seemingly had a pretty tame bachelor party last night at Mr. Chow.  —  Tame, because two of the participants were his father and his soon-to-be father-in-law, Joe Simpson!  —  Or maybe it was tame …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Extra:
Livid La Vida Lohans  —  Dina Lohan and daughter Ali are lashing out at rumors about their family in support of their new E! reality show, “Living Lohan.”  “Extra's” AJ Calloway sat down with the mother-daughter team, who went on the record about an alleged lesbian relationship between Lindsay and DJ Sam Ronson.
 
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TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn On All Fours — Yama-Hee-Ha!
Daily Mail:
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Karla Adam / People.com:
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NY Daily News:
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Laura Clout / Telegraph:
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
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David Lambert / TVShowsOnDVD.com News:
Gossip Girl - Not a Rumor, but TRUE Gossip: Warner Announces 1st …
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People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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