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4:10 PM ET, May 1, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Danny Gans Dies  —  Danny Gans died early this morning, after a family member called 911 to say Danny was having trouble breathing.  By the time paramedics arrived, he was dead.  —  A ticket rep at Steve Wynn's Encore hotel tells us they just got the call and the entire staff is “shocked and upset.”
Carita Rizzo / TV Guide Magazine:
Kara DioGuardi: “I'm Only Here For One Season”  —  She's finally come into her own, but the newest American Idol judge knows as little as we do about whether or not the four-judge format is here to stay.  —  “I'm only here for one season,” Kara DioGuardi tells TV Guide Magazine exclusively.
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Kara DioGuardi: I May Not Be Back on Idol Next Season
Discussion: Us Weekly
Marie Claire News:
NICOLE KIDMAN ATTACKS TOM CRUISE  —  Nicole Kidman has launched a strange and rather bitter attack against ex-husband Tom Cruise, accusing him of wanting her to be ‘seen and not heard’.  —  Despite having divorced some eight years ago, the pair have tended to keep their feelings about each other quiet …
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The Superficial:   Nicole Kidman takes swing at Tom Cruise
People.com:
Rebecca Romijn Lost 60 Lbs. after Twins - Without Exercise!  —  What's Rebecca Romijn's body-after-babies diet secret?  Breastfeeding.  —  “It's like you have to eat 5,000 extra calories a day or you can't produce enough food for them.  So, that's been fun as well,” the actress tells Extra.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rebecca Romijn: Lost Nearly 60 Pounds After Twins — Without the Gym!  —  Rebecca Romijn has dropped nearly 60 pounds after welcoming twins Dolly and Charlie in December — without a workout plan.  —  “I think within the first three weeks, I took off, like, 35 pounds without doing anything!” she tells Extra.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Mariah Carey Cries at Touching Anniversary Tribute  —  Where has the time gone?  With smiles on their faces, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated one year of wedded bliss Thursday in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort.  —  “It's a very special occasion,” Cannon told the crowd at Moon Nightclub …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
How Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Celebrated 1st Annivesary  —  Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary with a bash in Vegas.  —  The couple — who said “I Do” in a surprise ceremony in the Bahamas last April — arrived at the Palms Casino Resort's Palms Place Thursday night …
Keith Murphy / Vibe:
VIBE EXCLUSIVE: Nas and Kelis' Divorce Confirmed  —  The hip hop couple call it quits UPDATE: A look at the divorce papers  —  One of hip hop's most talked about married couples have split.  VIBE has confirmed that Nas and Kelis are headed for a divorce.  “I can confirm that she has filed for divorce …
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E! Online:
Lindsay “Very Happy,” “In Touch” With Samantha  —  Nearly a month after her split from Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan is beginning to feel as good as she looks.  —  Fresh from her bikini bod-showcasing Hawaiian vacation, the 22-year-old admitted that April had been, to put it mildly …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Shia LaBeouf's Injured Hand Like a Permanent Mistake  —  Shia LaBeouf and (inset) his injured hand  —  While his career may be in high gear, Shia LaBeouf will always have one setback to deal with: his permanently injured hand from his July '08 car accident.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Pal: Kim and Reggie “Are Definitely Going to Get Married and Have Babies”  —  Brittny Gastineau, the socialite who starred in E!'s Gastineau Girls, revealed to Usmagazine.com that she believes fellow reality star Kardashian and her footballer beau will have a very happy future.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
New York Post:
BEST TO FORGET LINDSAY  —  LINDSAY Lohan (right, left) is such a train wreck these days that Harry Morton is ashamed he dated her three years ago and bought her an engagement ring.  The Hard Rock Cafe heir told Inked magazine, “I didn't really date her . . . I really didn't.”
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum: No More Kids After Fourth  —  If Ellen DeGeneres is right, looks like Heidi Klum could get her wish.  —  The talk show host guessed Klum is expecting a girl — a few weeks after the pregnant star told Us Weekly that's what she was hoping for!  —  “We'd be happy with either,” …
The Huffington Post:
Miss California's Breast Implants Funded By Pageant: CONFIRMED  —  Friday morning a Miss California Pageant official confirmed previous reports that controversial contestant Carrie Prejean received free breast implants, organized and paid for by the pageant, weeks before the Miss USA competition.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Quote From A Dumb Bitch  —  This is what spotlight slut Lisa Rinna told Entertainment Tonight when they asked her about the swine flu: “I believe we all, except for myself, had the swine flu at our house. … Is she tickling our asses?  Isn't Lisa kind of admitting that she's the cause of it all?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ETonline
Tim Stack / EW.com:
Leighton Meester exclusive: In the studio with the ‘Gossip Girl’ star  —  EW recently caught up with Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester in the recording studio, where she's working on her still-unnamed debut album, due this fall (her first single is slated for July).
Scott Tomford / PopEater:
Elliott Yamin ‘Fights’ for His Love in New Video  —  In the video for his new album's title track, Elliott Yamin leads a young lady on what might be the world's coolest scavenger hunt.  After getting clues from a magician and an extremely talented breakdancer, the video's hero comes face …
Discussion: mjsbigblog
NY Daily News:
Best of the rest: Does an ‘Idol’ have an unfair advantage?  —  Does ‘American Idol’ singer Allison Iraheta have an unfair advantage?  The red-headed power-house was the winner of a singing competition on Telemundo in 2007, nabbing a $50,000 cash prize and a recording contract (which has since expired).
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ace Ventura, beavers and other exotic creatures  —  We've been following movement on “The Beaver” with more than a little interest: Kyle Killen's buzz script, after all, topped the Black List and has been pretty much lauded as some of the best (yet-to-be-produced) writing out there.
 
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