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10:30 AM ET, May 5, 2009

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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Miss California Nude Picture — Carrie Prejean Naked Photo Scandal  —  Carrie, Carrie, Carrie....What are you doing?  Trying to preserve the “honor” of “traditional marriage” by taking topless photos of your new tetas we see.  What would Jesus say?!  —  NSFW Topless Photo of Miss California After The Jump!
George Larrimore / omg!:
TaleSpin: Miss California Nude Pics Could Be Coming  —  BURBANK, Calif. — The Internet is crackling about topless and semi-nude photos of controversial Miss California Carrie Prejean that are apparently about to be leaked.  The first photo, which appeared minutes ago on TheDirty.com …
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Starpulse:
Hugh Hefner Confirms Heidi Montag Playboy Rumors  —  Playboy boss Hugh Hefner has confirmed reports newlywed Heidi Montag is to bare all for the men's magazine.  The Hills star, who wed longtime boyfriend and reality TV co-star Spencer Pratt last week, has let it slip she's in talks to pose naked …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
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Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox plans new ‘Used Guys’  —  Ben Stiller, Reese Witherspoon circling project  —  “Used Guys” just might be re-activated.  —  The high-concept sci-fi comedy, kneecapped by Fox several years ago, is rising again in a new guise.  While the earlier incarnation would have seen Jay Roach directing Ben Stiller …
Discussion: Just Jared, /Film and EW.com
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Drummer Meg White to Marry Guitarist Jackson Smith  —  The White Stripes drummer Meg White is engaged to guitarist Jackson Smith, the son of iconic rockers Patti Smith and Fred Smith, White's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “I can confirm Meg and Jackson will be married some time this year,” says the rep.
Discussion: EW.com
People.com:
Katy Perry Buys a Flying Pig Ring for Swine Flu  —  Photo by: Demis Maryannakis / Splash News Online; katyperry.buzznet.com  —  Only Katy Perry could find just the right bling for a global pandemic.  —  “Since swine flu is super trendy I wanted to make sure I was in style with my swine flu ring! …
Discussion: iVillage
Steve Helling / People.com:
Nia Vardalos Explains How She Lost 40 Lbs.  —  When Nia Vardalos hit the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night, onlookers couldn't help but notice that the star was noticeably slimmer.  The My Big Fat Greek Wedding actress shed 40 lbs. with diet, exercise - and some tough sacrifices.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
X17 Online:
The Curious Case Of Halle Berry's Bump  —  I know, I KNOW, Halle's had a berry little bump for a while now, and she's probably not preggers again, but these pictures (from this past weekend and the Wolverine premiere last Tuesday) speak for themselves!  —  Whaddya think - just a big lunch …
TMZ.com:
George Clooney Testifies — The Defense Rests!  —  Rande Gerber's sexual harassment lawsuit is about to get even sexier — George Clooney will take the stand.  Put another way, he's testifying against the chicks, so they may as well fold now.  —  Gerber, along with a couple of his employees …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Hugh Jackman, Seeds planting pics  —  Actor to star in ‘Wolverine’ sequel, ‘Carousel’  —  Hugh Jackman and Seed Productions partner John Palermo are ramping up several projects for the “Wolverine” star.  —  Fox and Seed are in development on a sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Christina Aguilera going ‘Burlesque’  —  Diva makes screen debut in Screen Gems pic  —  Christina Aguilera will make her screen debut for Screen Gems in “Burlesque,” a contemporary musical that Steven Antin will direct.  Antin wrote a script that was revised by “Erin Brockovich” scribe Susannah Grant.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Denise Richards Will Never Sing in Public Again  —  Denise Richards wants you to know that there's a very good reason she sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” the other day at a Chicago Cubs game.  —  And, unlike other onscreen vixens like Leighton Meester, it certainly has nothing …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and iVillage
The Sun:
Cat Stevens accuses Coldplay  —  The veteran singer, now known as YUSUF ISLAM, claims his 1970s track Foreigner Suite is the basis of the rockers' mega hit Viva La Vida.  —  That brings to three the number of people claiming CHRIS MARTIN and his gang have ripped them off.
E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Is Trek Star Quinto Leaving Heroes for Good?  —  Now that Star Trek is taking off in such spectacular fashion, could Heroes star Zachary Quinto be taking advantage of Sylar's shape-shifting power to vanish from the show forever?  —  Plus, does Serena get her paws on Gossip Girl herself?
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Gina Serpe / Yahoo! News:
Rihanna Cancels Comeback Concert  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Don't call it a comeback...'cause it isn't one just yet.  —  Just a month after Rihanna was booked for her first public performance since her alleged assault by Chris Brown, the show has been abruptly scrapped.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Two join Nolan's ‘Inception’  —  Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy set for sci-fi action feature  —  Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy are boarding Christopher Nolan's “Inception” for Warner Bros.  —  The story, which Nolan wrote, is a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind, with Leonardo DiCaprio as a CEO type.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CW to say goodbye to Sundays  —  Move to help network focus on Monday-Friday  —  CW will be out of the Sunday programming business entirely as of next year.  —  The web confirmed late Monday it is in advanced talks with its affils to give up five hours of network time, 5-10 p.m., on Sunday …
Discussion: EW.com and Company Town
The Sun:
Amy goes back to bar  —  EVEN going to hospital doesn't slow down AMY WINEHOUSE — the singer went straight from her St Lucia sickbed to a bar.  —  After collapsing from “dehydration” at her holiday villa on Thursday, Wino spent a night under observation.  —  But as soon as doctors gave …
The Superficial:
Jamie Lynn's boyfriend going to jail?  —  Jamie Lynn Spears' baby's daddy, Casey Aldridge, might be looking at jail time for his pickup truck accident which resulted in three people - including himself - being ejected from the vehicle.  Surprisingly, they all survived with minor injuries.
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Will Casey Aldridge Serve Prison Time?
Discussion: iVillage
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Eva Longoria Parker: Why She and Tony May Adopt  —  Eva Longoria Parker makes no secret about her and hubby Tony Parker's desire to start a family someday.  And now the Desperate Housewives star tells me that adoption could be part of their plans.  —  I caught up with Longoria Parker …
 
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