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9:00 AM ET, May 16, 2009

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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 …
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
Surprise: Fox RENEWS ‘Dollhouse’  —  UPDATED: In a stunning move, sources say Fox has renewed Joss Whedon's “Dollhouse” for next fall.  —  The official announcement will not be made until Monday at the network's upfront presentation, but sources confirm a deal has been struck for another 13 episodes.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Fox close to renewing ‘Dollhouse’  —  Net adds Sony Pictures TV comedy ‘Brothers’  —  As Fox preps for its upfront presentation on Monday, the net is said to be on the verge of renewing Joss Whedon's frosh drama “Dollhouse,” and it has added another laffer to its frosh slate for the 2009-10 season.
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
Mark Gray / People.com:
Holly Madison to Go Topless in Vegas Show  —  She has posed topless for millions of readers in Playboy, but now Holly Madison will bare herself again - this time in front of a live audience.  —  After consideration, the former Girls Next Door star, 30, has decided to go topless in her new Las Vegas show, her rep confirms.
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
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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 …
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.
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.
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.
Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Producer: She'll Behave for New Movie  —  Trying to prove that she's not just a party girl or a tabloid queen, Lindsay Lohan has promised to be on her best behavior on the set of her new film The Other Side, according to the movie's producer.  —  “She said, 'I'm going to turn down a lot of other work right now.
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 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Good News For Bronx Mowgli
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Celebslam and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
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Extra:   Portman to ‘Extra’: Penn's a Friend
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 …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Adrien Brody's girlfriend left him for Olivier Martinez  —  This story as being billed by Star Magazine as some kind male-homewrecking story, but it's not really.  It seems Oscar-winner Adrien Brody recently split with his girlfriend of two years, Elsa Pataky.
Discussion: Dlisted
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
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Montag?  Pratt?  Nope, Just Call Her Heidi  —  That's Heidi with an H.  —  The artist formerly known as Heidi Montag and who is now—legally at least, Heidi Pratt—tells E! News exclusively that she wants to join the nomenclature ranks of other female celeb superstars.
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / Yahoo! News:
American Idol's Danny Gokey Sets His Sights on Eyewear  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Danny Gokey hasn't just set his sights on landing a recording contract once the American Idol summer tour is over.  He wants an eyewear deal as well.  —  “I want to come out with a line of glasses,” …
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.
Sam Hill / Cele|bitchy:
Janice Dickinson goes crazy on fans & paparazzi  —  Oh, Janice.  You crazy attention-loving ex-supermodel.  Her reality show on Oxygen, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (what, you thought she would have a show without her name in the title?) is starting up a new season soon, so she needed to get her name out in the press again.
 
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
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Billboard:
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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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