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9:30 AM ET, May 17, 2009

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Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth Is ‘Thor’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Talk about spot-on casting.  I've just learned that Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their THOR — and it's Chris Hemsworth, who can currently be seen as “George Kirk” in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Will Be Sued Over Jackson 5  —  We've learned there was a secret meeting yesterday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Michael Jackson made it clear — he will not perform with Janet and the Jackson 5; and the dude who organized the concert tour tells us he will sue them.
People.com:
Watch Joss Stone as The Tudors's New Queen  —  Joss Stone is trading in her soulful singing voice for a German accent.  —  Starting Sunday, the British musician plays Anne of Cleves - the fourth wife of England's King Henry VIII - in the season's last two episodes of The Tudors.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Ananova:
Jarvis Cocker confirms Glastonbury performance  —  Former Pulp frontman will headline the John Peel Stage  —  Jarvis Cocker has revealed he will be performing at this year's Glastonbury Festival.  —  The ex-Pulp frontman apparently intends to only make one appearance at the Worthy Farm weekender …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Grey's Anatomy cast reunion alert!  Kate Walsh threw a birthday party for Sally Ann Brooks, her good friend (and onetime Grey's guest star), at BoHo, a new gastropub in Hollywood.  And T.R. Knight and Justin Chambers were on hand to celebrate with their significant others.
Discussion: Just Jared
Just Jared:
Zach Braff & Donald Faison Channel CHiPs  —  Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison spoof the cult favorite TV show, CHiPs, at a photo shoot in Los Angeles on Saturday (May 16).  —  Both of them can do the blue steel face so well.  Hilarious!  —  CHiPs followed the adventures …
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Great Education’ in session at Myriad  —  Ben Kingsley, Hilary Duff are attached to project  —  CANNES — Myriad Pictures is coming aboard Chris Keyser's directorial debut, “A Great Education,” with company president and CEO Kirk D'Amico producing alongside Laurence Mark.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Mark Gray / People.com:
Bradley Cooper Denies Romance With Jennifer Aniston  —  Bradley Cooper has the approval of his family for his rumored romance with Jennifer Aniston.  The only problem: he and Jennifer Aniston aren't dating.  —  Despite reports this week linking him to the Friends star, the rumors are far from true, says Cooper, 34.
Discussion: CoverAwards
Melissa Grace / NY Daily News:
Justin Timberlake's Southern Hospitality restaurant slapped with sexual discrimination lawsuit  —  A fired manager at Justin Timberlake's Southern Hospitality has filed a lurid sexual discrimination suit - claiming the restaurant utterly failed to live up to its name.
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TMZ.com:   JT's Eatery — Bringing Sexual Harrassment Back?
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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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Doesn't Come or Go Cheap  —  One of Paris Hilton's neighbors hates her so much, he's willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars a month ... to get her out of his hood.  —  We've learned the neighbor (who we have been asked not to ID) has written a letter to the landlord …
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
ABC renews ‘Castle,’ orders two ‘Towns’  —  ABC on Friday picked up three more series, sources said.  —  The network gave nods to new drama “Happy Town” and the Courteney Cox-starring comedy “Cougar Town,” both from ABC Studios.  —  Additionally, midseason drama “Castle,” also from ABC Studios, was renewed for a second season.
Discussion: TV Squad and TVbytheNumbers
 
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Jen Schefft Gets Married!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Natalie Portman Slams Sean Penn Romance Rumors as “Completely Untrue”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / Yahoo! News:
American Idol's Danny Gokey Sets His Sights on Eyewear
Mark Gray / People.com:
Holly Madison to Go Topless in Vegas Show
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
 Earlier Picks: 
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Montag? Pratt? Nope, Just Call Her Heidi
Discussion: CoverAwards
Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Producer: She'll Behave for New Movie
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Adrien Brody's girlfriend left him for Olivier Martinez
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

 
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