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12:00 PM ET, May 15, 2009

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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: 'Grey's' boss on finale's Izzie-George shocker, Mer-Der ‘wedding,’ and more!  —  Maybe you just watched the season finale of Grey's Anatomy.  And maybe you're freaking out.  Oh, who am I kidding, you are freaking out.  Well, good news: I just got off the phone with series creator Shonda Rhimes …
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
A tear-jerking season finale for 'Grey's Anatomy'  —  NEW YORK - “Grey's Anatomy” handed Dr. Isobel Stevens a fateful choice on its fifth-season finale Thursday night.  —  Izzie had to decide if she should have risky brain surgery for the cancer that has plagued her on the ABC medical drama.
Discussion: ArtsBeat and Evil Beet Gossip
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Grey's Finale: George and Izzie Appear to Have Died  —  In February, actor James Pickens Jr. told Us Weekly that Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are leaving the hit ABC doc drama.  Despite later denials by show creator Shonda Rhimes, the show's finale Thursday strongly implied the two stars …
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Pink and Carey Hart Back Together  —  Pink and Ellen DeGeneres  —  It's a good thing Pink and her husband Carey Hart have a sense of humor.  —  The singer, who acknowledges in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres airing Friday that she and her ex are a couple again, says she finds it funny …
Las Vegas News, Nevada News and Local Weather …:
Only In Vegas: Mayor, Madison Host Bikini Parade  —  Goodman Proclaims Official Start Of Summer  —  LAS VEGAS — Don't try telling Oscar Goodman summer starts next month.  —  When the Las Vegas mayor stepped out Thursday to blue skies and 90-degree temperatures, he declared the year's hottest season had officially arrived.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Holly Madison to Replace Kelly Monaco in Sexy Vegas Show  —  Exit Kelly Monaco.  Enter Holly Madison.  —  The Girls Next Door star will become the newest Las Vegas headliner beginning in June when she replaces Monaco in the sultry revue PEEPSHOW, Madison tells PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Gerard Butler Charged with Crime  —  Gerard Butler has another notch on his belt, but this time it ain't a chick ...he's scored a criminal charge.  —  Butler has been charged with misdemeanor criminal battery in connection with a run-in with a photog on October 7, 2008.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Reveals “Horrible” Breakup Story  —  Jennifer Aniston's most famous split is from Brad Pitt — but that's not the breakup she calls “horrible” in a new interview.  —  “I broke up with a guy and he tried to get back together with me by bringing his mother to a restaurant …
Discussion: CoverAwards and I'm Not Obsessed
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Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Aniston, Zahn are a unique twosome in ‘Management’
Discussion: PopSugar and Just Jared
New York Post:
GOTHIC MOTIF  —  STILL in character, Natalie Portman (above) has been seen cavorting in LA with toxic lady-killer Sean Penn.  Now the actress, who just played doomed Queen Anne Boleyn, has bought a medieval manor in Los Feliz for $3.25 million.  The castlelike manse is 4,866 square feet with four bedrooms and cathedral ceilings.
Christien Kilpatrick / People.com:
Rob Pattinson Celebrates Birthday with Twilight Cast  —  Robert Pattinson's Twilight character, Edward, may remain a perpetual teenager - but the actor celebrated turning 23 on Wednesday.  —  The star was joined by several of his New Moon castmates, including leading lady Kristen Stewart …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Go on Dinner Date for His 23rd Bday
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Bruce's new face revealed  —  Bruce Jenner, who turns 60 in October, has given himself an early birthday present: a new face.  “He corrected work that was done 25 years ago that he wasn't happy with,” his stepdaughter Kim Kardashian tells Life & Style.  And while Bruce's new face won't be revealed …
Access Hollywood:
Paulina Porizkova On ‘Top Model’ Dismissal: 'My Hissy Fits Didn't Go Over That Well'  —  America's Next Top Model,Reality TV,TV,Tyra Banks,Supermodels,Celebrity Feuds  —  Supermodel Paula Porizkova said she was fired from “America's Next Top Model” due to what producers called an ego problem.
People.com:
Producer Claims Ryan O'Neal Threatened Him Over Farrah Fawcett's Cancer Documentary  —  A producer of the Farrah Fawcett documentary to air on NBC Friday has filed suit against Ryan O'Neal, claiming the actor “physically threatened” him to gain control of the footage chronicling Fawcett's fight against cancer.
Discussion: iVillage, Socialite Life and PopEater
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Carrie Underwood To Perform On ‘American Idol’ Finale  —  ‘Idol’ alum will sing this season's farewell ballad, ‘Home Sweet Home.’  —  Former “American Idol” winner and country star Carrie Underwood will come back home for a second time this season on Tuesday, when she performs as part of the show's two-night finale.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celebrity Blog …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Kim: I plan on getting plastic surgery  —  Kim Kardashian has got a body that men drool over and women envy—and she plans to keep it that way, even if it means undergoing plastic surgery.  “I would probably get my boobs done after I have kids.  I think every woman needs a good lift after that …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Backseat Cuddler
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian: I'll “Definitely Get” Plastic Surgery
Billboard:
Blink-182 Announces Summer Tour Plans  —  If it hadn't been for drummer Travis Barker's near-fatal airplane crash last year, Blink-182 might not be touring this summer.  —  But after a five-year hiatus, Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge will embark …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Video Reveals Would-Be Burglars at Lindsay Lohan's House  —  Lindsay Lohan was targeted by burglars, after all - but the mess inside her house still can't be blamed on them.  —  Two unidentified men, one wearing a baseball cap and a bandana over his face, attempted to break into the L.A. home Tuesday …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
EXCLUSIVE Hilarie Burton on ‘Tree Hill’ exit: 'It wasn't a rash decision'  —  Did you hear?  After six years of angst, heartache, and more angst, Hilarie Burton will make her final appearance as Lucas-lovin' music mogul Peyton Sawyer on Monday's season finale of One Tree Hill.
TMZ.com:
Papa Spears — If You Hurt Britney, I Hurt You  —  Britney Spears' dad claims allegations that he battered Sam Lutfi last year are completely bogus — because Jamie Spears believes he had a legal right to beat his ass if he wanted to ... but Jamie is coy about whether he actually did it.
Bill Holdship / Metro Times:
The Eminem interview  —  The greatest rapper on earth gets personal on Proof, guns, Bill O'Reilly and being an artist from Detroit  —  When it comes to Eminem, a lot of backstory probably isn't necessary.  Especially in Detroit.  But, really, that's pretty much true anywhere in the civilized Western world …
Marc Graser / Variety:
Monica Bellucci joins ‘Sorcerer’  —  Actress to play Nic Cage's lost love  —  Monica Bellucci has joined the cast of Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer's “The Sorcerer's Apprentice.”  —  She will play Veronica, a sorceress and the long-lost love of Nicolas Cage's character, Balthazar Blake.
Discussion: New York Magazine, /Film and EW.com
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC preps for a ‘Scrubs’ return  —  Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke on board for six new episodes  —  Veteran comedy “Scrubs” is inching closer to a return for a ninth season on ABC with most of the main cast members locked in to return.  —  Star Zach Braff has closed a deal to come back for six episodes …
Discussion: TV Fanatic and TV Squad
TMZ.com:
Miss California — Too Tired to Do Larry  —  We know why Carrie Prejean backed out of doing “Larry King Live” tonight.  She partied too hard!  —  Carrie celebrated her 22nd birthday in Atlanta last night.  She was scheduled to do Larry's show tonight in L.A., but her people called hours ago …
Kyle Koster / Sports Pros:
Is Maria Verchenova the new (pretty) face of women's golf?  —  Quick.  —  When's the last time you watched women's golf for any extended period of time that didn't include you falling asleep on the couch after watching the college basketball game that preceded it?  —  I'll go out on a limb and say it's been a while.
 
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

 
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