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9:55 AM ET, May 8, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Daisy de la Hoya 911 Call — ‘Possible Overdose’  —  TMZ has learned VH1 reality star Daisy de la Hoya was rushed to the hospital early this morning after paramedics responded to a 911 call for a “possible overdose.”  —  A source close to the situation says friends called 911 …
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E! Online:
Daisy De La Hoya Tired, Not Treated for Overdose  —  Daisy De La Hoya isn't down for the count.  —  The Daisy of Love temptress was not rushed to the hospital for a drug overdose, as some outlets reported earlier today, her rep assures E! News.  Rather, the Rock of Love 2 runner-up just needed some R&R, ASAP.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
Kiefer Sutherland Surrenders to Police  —  Kiefer Sutherland, May 7, 2009  —  Kiefer Sutherland was charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault for allegedly headbutting a fashion designer at a New York party.  —  Wearing a black overcoat and carrying an umbrella, the 24 star, 42 …
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Kiefer Sutherland Charged With Assault for Alleged Head-Butt  —  It took a little more than 24 hours, and there was no ticking-time-bomb scenario, but Kiefer Sutherland finally made it.  —  Jack Bauer's alter ego arrived this afternoon at a New York police station, where he was charged …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kiefer Sutherland Surrenders to Police
Associated Press:
Sutherland reports to NYPD on head-butt claim
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and Associated Press
Hollywood Reporter:
Keanu Reeves in for new ‘Jekyll’  —  Actor to star in adaptation from scribe Justin Haythe  —  Universal is developing a modern retelling of the classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” with Keanu Reeves attached to star and Justin Haythe, writer of “Revolutionary Road,” penning the script.
Discussion: Cinematical, The Playlist and /Film
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Primetime Pilot Panic: New CW Hot List; Yes To ‘Melrose Place’, No To ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff, Maybe To ‘Vampire Diaries’  —  This updates my previous Primetime Pilot Panic: The Hot List  —  OVERVIEW: Everyone laughs about The CW but its development is praised this season for being very targeted.
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Kate ‘hesitant to believe’ Jon was unfaithful  —  Reality-TV mom vows they will ‘weather this storm’; husband issues denial  —  The mother of the eight tiny stars of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” vowed Thursday to survive the tabloid firestorm that has erupted over allegations that her husband cheated on her …
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Irv Gotti Says He's Dropping Ashanti From The Inc.  —  ‘The relationship has run its course,’ label head says.  —  Irv Gotti says he and Ashanti, the Princess of the Inc., will soon be parting company.  He said they haven't been on speaking terms for some time, and the label head/reality-TV star …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Recalls Hank's First ‘I Love You’  —  For Kendra Wilkinson, nothing says romance like dirt.  —  The Girls Next Door star recalls that the first time fiancé Hank Baskett professed his love for her was during a vacation to Cabo San Lucas where they went off-road riding in four-wheelers.
Discussion: Bossip.com
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson's Encore Wedding Proposal  —  Five months after boyfriend David Otunga proposed to Jennifer Hudson on her 27th birthday, she returned the gesture with a surprise of her own: a proposal on Otunga's birthday.  —  The Grammy-winning singer did it last month with style …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Marisa Tomei, Liv Tyler team to thrill  —  Chul-soo Park to direct ‘10A/10B’  —  Marisa Tomei and Liv Tyler will topline indie psychological thriller “10A/10B,” produced and financed through Christopher Mallick's Oxymoron Entertainment.  —  South Korean director Chul-soo Park will helm …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Vin Diesel to star in ‘Wheelman’  —  John Singleton to direct videogame adaptation  —  Paramount Pictures is accelerating its efforts to put “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel back behind the wheel of a fast car.  —  Studio has set John Singleton to direct and Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce …
Discussion: FilmDrunk.com and EW.com
New York Post:
LANCE: WHY SHERYL AND I SPLIT  —  LANCE Armstrong is blaming the constant tick, tick, ticking of Sheryl Crow's biological clock as the key factor in their break-up three years ago.  —  In “Lance,” out in July from Da Capo, the Tour de France legend tells author John Wilcockson …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Susan Boyle Gets the Oprah Treatment  —  AP Photo / Andrew Milligan ,PA; Jeffrey Mayer//Gerry Images  —  It's probably safe to say that Susan Boyle never dreamed a dream like this.  —  Though she hasn't even won Britain's Got Talent, the Scottish singing sensation is already a champ …
Discussion: iVillage and EW.com
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Access Hollywood:
Heidi Montag To Pose For Playboy  —  Heidi Montag,Spencer Pratt,The Hills,Playboy  —  Opponents - and even some fans - of “The Hills” might think viewers have seen too much of Heidi Montag.  —  But now, it appears people are about to see a lot more.  —  Heidi will appear in an upcoming issue …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Lauren Johnston / NY Daily News:
‘American Idol’ judge Paula Abdul: I was never a drug addict, mag got it wrong  —  So was she or wasn't she?  —  Days after singer Paula Abdul revealed in an interview with Ladies Home Journal that she'd battled a 12-year addiction to painkillers, she now claims the magazine got it wrong and took her remarks out of context.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown's Lawyer Seeks Police Records  —  Mark Geragos, Brown's lawyer, filed two motions Wednesday in the L.A. Superior Court seeking all police records involving the department's own internal affairs investigation and the personnel records of 24 LAPD staff, including officers and supervisors, Usmagazine.com confirms.
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Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Chris Brown's lawyer wants LAPD records
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Rolling Stone
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess, You Guess  —  This famous film actor almost always flies on his private jet, but there was an occasion recently where he needed to take a public flight.  While he was not forced to stand in the security line with the unwashed masses, he did have to go through a special security check with a few other celebrities.
Cher / Access Hollywood:
Paramedics Called To Cher's Home In Error; Singer Crushes On Ambulance Driver  —  Emergency personnel responded to the Malibu home of singing superstar Cher earlier today on a false alarm.  —  A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed to Access Hollywood …
Discussion: iVillage
 
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