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11:45 AM ET, May 6, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Brooke Shields — Kiefer's No Hero  —  Brooke Shields is squaring off against Kiefer Sutherland ... and it's getting ugly fast.  —  Shields' reps tell TMZ the man Kiefer headbutted Monday night in no way did anything to Brooke that would have warranted the alleged attack.
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TMZ.com:
Kiefer Sutherland — I Stood Up for Brooke Shields  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Kiefer Sutherland headbutted a man in New York City last night, causing lacerations on the man's nose — all while defending the honor of one Brooke Shields .. so he says.  —  It happened at an after-party for the Met costume gala last night.
Guest of a Guest:
Winner Of Last Night: SubMercer.  Keifer Sutherland Breaks Jack McCollough's Nose!  —  EXCLUSIVE STORY: Last night, the biggest event of the NYC social calendar, the MET Ball, took place.  This also means that it was one of the biggest nights for our city's nightlife.
New York Post:
KIEFER SUTHERLAND HEAD-BUTTS DESIGNER AT GALA  —  KIEFER Sutherland might be spending too much time playing head-busting counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer.  —  At an after-party for the Met Costume Institute gala at Submercer on Monday, the invulnerable star of “24” got into an argument …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Report: Kiefer Sutherland Headbutts Man over Brooke Shields  —  Kiefer Sutherland and Brooke Shields  —  Kiefer Sutherland rose to Brooke Shields's defense early Tuesday morning in Downtown Manhattan - though she didn't particularly request it, and the interloper allegedly suffered a broken nose from the 24 star, according to reports.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
TMZ.com:
Brooke Involved in Kiefer Caper  —  Regarding the Kiefer Sutherland headbutting incident in NYC Monday night ...new details from law enforcement, and they back up Kiefer's story that Brooke Shields was in the middle of the spat that left designer Jack McCullough injured.
Discussion: New York Magazine
NY Daily News:
Keifer Sutherland headbutted designer Jack McCollough over Brooke …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Cele|bitchy
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Dad's Three-Month Affair Confirmed  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands Wednesday), five people close to the situation - including two relatives of the other woman - confirm that Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad Jon Gosselin, 32, has been having an affair with third grade school teacher Deanna Hummel.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Kirstie Alley: ‘Yes, I Gained 83 Pounds’  —  When Kirstie Alley stepped on the scale for the first time in 15 months, it wasn't pretty.  “I started screaming,” recalls Alley, sipping homemade fruit-infused water in her Hollywood kitchen.  “It said 228 lbs., which is my highest weight ever.
Jevon Phillips / Idol Tracker:
Paula Abdul stays focused on her craft  —  The ‘American Idol’ judge has an album due out.  Her reps negotiate an ‘AI’ contract extension with Fox.  —  “American Idol” viewers are accustomed to seeing the show's “nice judge” Paula Abdul grapple for just the right words to deliver her verdicts.
Discussion: E! Online and mjsbigblog
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Paula Abdul: I was a drug addict
Discussion: Queerty and The Blemish
Maxine Shen / New York Post:
PAIN PILL PAULA
Discussion: mjsbigblog
Alan Duke / CNN:
Topless photo could cost Prejean pageant crown  —  LOS ANGELES, California — Miss California USA Carrie Prejean “breached her contract” by keeping semi-nude photos a secret and could be stripped of her beauty queen title, according to a state pageant spokesman.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Miss California Carrie Prejean Topless Scandal
Discussion: Celebslam
DailyFill.com:
Miss California: “My Mean-Spirited Views On Gay Marriage Are …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Reynolds to star in ‘X-Men’ spinoff  —  Fox has begun development on ‘Deadpool’  —  Twentieth Century Fox has begun development on “Deadpool,” an “X-Men” spinoff that will be crafted as a star vehicle for Ryan Reynolds, who played the character in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
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Hellomagazine.com:
Ryan Reynolds gets wiped out by workout with ‘X-Men’ co-star Hugh
Discussion: omg!
OK! Magazine:
Brooke Hogan: I Love My Body  —  Four years ago, when Brooke Hogan, then 17, went on TV with her family in Hogan Knows Best, nobody could have predicted the turmoil that would engulf her life.  —  It has been a difficult period for the Hogans, with Nick's car crash in August 2007 followed …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Chaotic Scene Unfolds at American Idol  —  Rock Night got off to a very rocky start on American Idol Tuesday when, less than two hours before the live performance show, stage manager Debbie Williams fell from the lighted retractable staircase when it moved too quickly.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and iVillage
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The Superficial:
Kelly Ripa in a bikini  —  Kelly Ripa is filming Live with Regis & Kelly in Miami and decided to take a swim this morning before taping.  You know when a woman works out too much and ends up looking like a incredibly ripped dude?  That happened here a long time ago and someone forgot to yell “Stop!”
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Celebslam
Clint Morris / Moviehole:
EXCLUSIVE : WHO'S WHO IN THE KARATE KID?  —  I'm about as excited by the idea of a “Karate Kid” remake as I am of contracting the Swine Flu - but nevertheless I'm curious about the film, and have been following its progress (namely the casting) rather closely.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
SNEAK PEEK: See Jennifer Aniston's New Smartwater Ad  —  The actress posed for a new ad for the Glaceau water brand, which will be placed in national magazines and even on a giant billboard over the 405 expressway in L.A. (Last year, Aniston was featured on a seven-stories tall billboard …
Discussion: iVillage and Bitten and Bound
 
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a ‘naturally funny man’
TMZ.com:
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Frasier's Bebe Neuwirth Ties the Knot
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Laura Saltman / Access Hollywood:
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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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