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5:15 PM ET, May 5, 2009

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Nik Richie + Dirty Army intel, opinions …:
Exclusive Image: Miss California Carrie Prejean Exposed  —  TheDirty.com Exclusive: Self-proclaimed bible thumper Miss California, Carrie Prejean, should start pointing the finger at herself for her own indiscretions.  TheDirty.com has received exclusive images of the homophobic debutante …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Miss California: Racy Pics Trying to “Undermine My Reputation”  —  Racy photos of Miss California Carrie Prejean have popped up on the Internet — and she says it's an attempt to humiliate her because of her anti-gay marriage views.  —  “On April 19, I chose to answer a question during …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Miss California Denounces Racy Photo Leak
Discussion: Jezebel and Geno's World
Phil / Egotastic!:   Miss California Carrie Prejean Topless Scandal
Mike Baron / The Post Chronicle:
Miss California Topless Pictures: Topless Carrie Prejean Photos Leak
Discussion: MomLogic
Extra:
Beauty Queen Defends Lingerie Pix
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
TMZ.com:
Dom DeLuise Dies  —  We've just learned that Dom DeLuise — who starred in such classics as “The Cannonball Run” and “Blazing Saddles” and was the voice of Pizza the Hut in “Spaceballs” — died last night in a Los Angeles hospital.  —  We're told he passed away peacefully in his sleep at around 6 PM.
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PopEater:
Dom DeLuise Passes Away at Age 75  —  Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died.  He was 75.  —  His son, Michael DeLuise, told Los Angeles TV station KTLA …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Victoria Principal Accused of Gunplay on the Homefront  —  Perhaps Victoria Principal thinks she's gone from Dallas to Dynasty, because she may have pulled quite the Alexis Carrington.  —  The erstwhile Pamela Ewing is the target of an assault lawsuit brought by a former maid …
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TMZ.com:
Victoria Principal — My Maid From Hell  —  Victoria Principal has just filed a lawsuit, admitting she did pull a gun on her former maid, but only after the maid threatened her, injured her dog and went on a wild tear.  —  The maid, Maribel Banegas, sued Principal yesterday, over the whole gun thing.
RADAR:
Maid Says Victoria Principal Held Her at Gunpoint
New York Post:
COURTENEY COX CHATS WITH BRAD PITT  —  WITH friends like Courteney Cox, who needs enemies?  Cox, who is supposedly best pals with her former “Friends” co-star Jennifer Aniston, was spotted chatting with Aniston's ex-husband Brad Pitt at a concert Sunday night.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Paula Abdul on Struggle With Pain Killers: “I Could Have Killed Myself”  —  In a shocking new interview, Paula Abdul reveals that her reliance on painkillers got so bad she could have died.  —  As a dancer, Abdul, 46, says she turned to a combination of painkillers — including regular shots of lidocaine …
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Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul Debuts New Single “Here For The Music”  —  American Idol judge Paula Abdul debuted her new song “[I'm Just] Here For The Music” Tuesday on Ryan's radio show, the first single from her album due to be released this fall.  —  “It was exciting to hear it for the first time on the radio, thank you” said Abdul.
Rosemary Black / NY Daily News:
Is Lindsay Lohan a hazard to sister Ali Lohan's health? … Ali Lohan may score a lot of perks thanks to big sis Lindsay - think nights out in Hollywood hotspots, Beverly Hills shopping sprees and the recent trip to Hawaii where the pair wore teensy bikinis and were photographed constantly.
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.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Christina Aguilera to Make Big Screen Debut
Michael K / Dlisted:   Showgirls: The Sequel
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
New Legal Challenge for Nadya Suleman  —  Nadya Suleman  —  Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman has something more than multiple bottle feedings and diaper changes to deal with: Attorney Gloria Allred filed a petition in Orange County Superior Court Monday requesting that a guardian be appointed …
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The Smoking Gun:
T.I.'s Snitch Posse  —  Rap star's protégé once worked as DEA informant, government witness  —  Billed as the protégé of rapper/gun enthusiast T.I., Cedric “Alfamega” Zellars is a convicted felon whose songs brag about his status as an “original gangster” …
Discussion: Nah Right
OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney's Boys to Join Her in Europe  —  Two months ago, when Britney Spears embarked on her first concert tour in almost five years, she was joined by two of her biggest — and littlest! — supporters: her young sons Jayden James and Sean Preston.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Defends Her Weight  —  After debuting a startlingly skinny figure in Hawaii last week, Lindsay Lohan defends herself against critics who feel she's recently gotten too thin.  —  “I've been eating enough,” Lohan tells E! News.  —  The star — who went through a very public breakup …
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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