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8:45 PM ET, May 17, 2009

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News of the World:
Katie and Peter: How fairytale showbiz romance tore itself apart  —  TODAY the News of the World uncovers the shocking truth behind glamour queen Jordan's split from long-suffering husband Peter Andre.  —  The marriage of Britain's most famous fantasy girl pin-up has been virtually SEXLESS for two years.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth Is ‘Thor’  —  SUNDAY UPDATE: TOLDJA!  Marvel Studios About To Announce Chris Hemsworth As ‘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 …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Ailing Farrah got second visit from her son  —  In Touch has exclusively learned that Redmond O'Neal got to leave Twin Towers correctional facility for his second visit to his sick mother on May 15.  “He went to her condo to spend time with her,” says an insider.
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Associated Press:
'Farrah's Story' Draws Nearly 9 Million Viewers  —  A documentary that shows Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer in wrenching detail drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers, NBC said.  —  “Farrah's Story” details the former “Charlie's Angels” star's treatment and hopes for recovery …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Mark Gray / People.com:
No Doubt Kicks Off Tour in Las Vegas  —  After an absence of five years, No Doubt returned to the stage Saturday as if they hadn't missed a beat.  “You always remember your first show of any tour,” singer Gwen Stefani told the audience a few songs into the concert, “and so far, so, so, so good.”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
New York Post:
STARS WANT TO PLAY FRANK SINATRA  —  MARTIN Scorsese is facing the challenge of his career casting an actor to play a young Frank Sinatra in his big-budget biopic about the Chairman of the Board.  —  But insiders tell us his short list for “Sinatra” is sure to include three …
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Meet Alicia Keys' secret boyfriend, Swizz Beats  —  Hip-hop maestro Swizz Beatz is finally admitting that he and Alicia Keys are an item — but he wishes his estranged wife, Mashonda, would leave the Grammy winner out of their divorce.  —  For months now, Swizz has been trying to keep his thing with Alicia on the down-low.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Showbiz Spy
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
Larry Carroll / MTV:
‘Star Trek’ Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan  —  'I wouldn't rule out anything,' J.J. Abrams says of sequel ideas.  —  After last weekend's $76.5 million opening, three phrases keep getting tossed in the direction of “Star Trek” director J.J. Abrams: sequel, Khan, and William Shatner.
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 …
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.
 
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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

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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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