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12:55 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 …
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
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.
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 …
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!
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
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!
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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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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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Jen Schefft Gets Married!  —  After searching for love on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Jen Schefft has found it!  —  She married fellow Chicagoan Joe Waterman Friday evening in a “traditional yet modern” Windy City ceremony.  —  Schefft, 32, met Waterman, 35, four years after giving up on reality TV romance
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DailyFill.com:
Reality Star Manages To Find Love In Actual Reality
Discussion: omg! and Us Weekly
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: TVbytheNumbers and TV Squad
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.
 
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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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