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5:30 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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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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton — World's Worst Neighbor  —  For the second time in less than a week, Paris Hilton turned her new neighborhood upside down — this time cops were called to put an end to a nuclear argument.  —  It happened at 1 AM this morning.  LAPD officers were called to the home of Paris' BF, Doug Reinhardt.
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TMZ.com:
Paris' Wake Up Call — Tinkerbell Is Roadkill  —  Paris Hilton has a perfectly good explanation for the loud screams that drew cops to her house this morning — she thought her beloved Tinkerbell was dead.  —  TMZ spoke with Paris who claims she got a disturbing phone call late last night …
Discussion: Dlisted and L.A. Rag Mag
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin's Dramatic Makeover!  —  At 34, Kate Gosselin looks thinner — and younger! — than she did in 2004, thanks to a little help from TLC.  —  The show arranged for a tummy tuck (worth $5,000 to $8,000), plus teeth-whitening for both Kate and Jon (about $500), reports the newest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes will try in vitro because they want twins  —  In the past week, there have been at least two reports of problems within the Tom Crusie-Katie Holmes union.  First, there was the report that Tom Cruise makes Katie Holmes feel inadequate because she hasn't gotten pregnant again …
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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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.
Kevin Sessums / PARADE Magazine:
You Get Better With Age  —  'Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty," Iman says, startling me a bit. “  But she is so interesting looking and so bright.  That will always take you farther.  When you're a great beauty, it's always downhill for you.  If you're someone like Mrs. Obama, you just get better with age.
AceShowBiz.com:
Ashlee Simpson Reportedly Few Weeks Pregnant With Second Baby  —  A source tells Star Magazine Ashlee Simpson is few weeks pregnant with her second child with husband Pete Wentz and is thrilled with the upcoming baby.  —  Ashlee Simpson is pregnant with another baby, Star Magazine reports …
Discussion: The Blemish
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Good News For Bronx Mowgli
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 …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Burglars Tried to Break Into Lindsay Lohan's House
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Bristol Palin Graduates from High School  —  Bristol Palin  —  Looking like a lot of her classmates - giddy and irreverent, wearing a silly necklace of Blow-Pop lollipops strung together with curly gift ribbon - Bristol Palin stepped toward the stage in Wasilla Sports Complex Thursday night …
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 …
Starpulse:
Tori Spelling Confronted By Husband's Ex  —  Dean McDermott's ex-wife confronted the actor's mistress-turned-bride Tori Spelling before the pair split - pleading with the actress not to wreck her marriage.  —  Spelling and McDermott fell for one another and broke their vows while filming TV movie Mind …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Angie Argabrite / Inside Movies Blog:
Ewan McGregor Interview  —  Scottish actor Ewan McGregor first came to film fans' attention in the bleakly brilliant ‘Trainspotting’ (1996) and has since refused to be typecast (except, maybe, as the actor voted most likely to go full frontal).  His many roles range from androgynous rock star to ardent lover to Jedi Knight.
New York Post:
‘MAGICIAN SNATCHED MY CAT’  —  MAGICIAN Criss Angel is accused of stealing Jeff Beacher's cat.  And Beacher, the midget-loving impresario behind Beacher's Madhouse revue, is threatening to sue to get his pussy back.  —  Beacher's lawyer, Robert Reynolds, wrote to Angel …
POPWRAP:
Shia LaBeouf: “I'm Not Extremely Well-Endowed”  —  Man, you'd think oversharing had mutated and gone airborne on the set of “Transformers 2” because Shia LaBeouf has caught whatever Megan Fox has.  —  In the new issue of Playboy, Shia talks — among other things — about the time he lost his virginity.
Zinie Chen Sampson / Associated Press:
Students break ‘Thriller’ dance record  —  RICHMOND, Va. - In what the organizer jokingly calls a case of his “Michael Jackson obsession gone wrong,” a group of College of William & Mary students has won the world record for most people to dance to the singer's “Thriller” simultaneously in one place.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Just Jared:
Cameron Diaz Covers Vogue June 2009  —  Hollywood's green queen Cameron Diaz espouses environmental consciousness as she takes the June 2009 cover of Vogue, on stands May 19.  Here's what she tells the mag on a road trip to the desert:  —  On being relaxed about her movie career …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Colin Farrell wants his new girlfriend, Alicja Bachleda, to move in with him  —  Reports have come in steadily that Colin Farrell is pretty serious about his new girlfriend, Polish actress Alicja Bachleda-Curus.  The two met last year while working on Neil Jordan drama Ondine …
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:
T.I.'s New Home — The Arkansas Bar Scene  —  T.I. has eleven days to report to his one year and one day prison sentence — and we know where he's going.  —  T.I., real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., will surrender himself to a low security prison in Forrest City, Arkansas by noon on May 26.
Hellomagazine.com:
Danielle Bux becomes sexy usherette as Katy Perry does Elvis  —  We got used to seeing Danielle Bux slaving away in Hell's Kitchen chef's whites, but this week Gary Lineker's fiancée donned an infinitely more sensual outfit.  —  Clad in the sassy sequinned shorts and satin blazer …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mischa Barton Nude Videos from Assasination of a High School President  —  I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this, but one of Mischa Barton's reorted nude scenes was to be in a movie called Assasination of a High School President.  A lot of time passed, and like most Mischa Barton movies …
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: Crazy Days and Nights and iVillage
Just Jared:
Vanessa Hudgens: I Can Feel Your Halo  —  Vanessa Hudgens (in Black Halo) joins costars Alyson Michalka and Gaelan Connell at the Bandslam event at LA's Grammy Museum on Friday (May 15).  —  If you missed it, check out V talk about Twitter on her latest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and chat up Bandslam on Extra
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
 
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