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9:25 AM ET, May 18, 2009

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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
It's official: NBC renews ‘Chuck’ (but there's a catch)  —  Never underestimate the power of a $5 footlong.  —  NBC has finalized a deal to bring Chuck back for a third season, multiple sources confirm.  —  That's the good news.  Here's the bad news: The 13-episode pickup came …
Discussion: TVbytheNumbers
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC renews ‘Chuck’!  —  In battle of Chuck vs. the Network Suits, the Buy More geek has prevailed.  —  NBC has decided to give Josh Schwartz's well-liked action-comedy another shot next fall.  —  The network picked up 13 episodes of the series from Warner Bros., which …
Discussion: TV Squad and Just Jared
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Chuck’ back, but on tighter budget
Discussion: Pajiba and Oh No They Didn't!
Access Hollywood:
Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement  —  Sex And The City,LGBT,Engagements,Celebrities, Couples  —  Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni on Sunday at a rally for gay marriage, a source on the scene told Access Hollywood.  —  According to the source, the …
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Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Cynthia Nixon ENGAGED To Christine Mariononi (PHOTOS)  —  Sunday Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to longtime partner Christine Mariononi during an Action=Marriage Equality rally in midtown New York to fight for same-sex marriages.  —  Nixon was joined at the rally not with by fiancee …
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.
Scott Huver / People.com:
New Mom Bryce Dallas Howard Plays Pregnant in Terminator  —  Hollywood actresses often feel pressure to bounce back into shape after having a baby - but Bryce Dallas Howard was actually encouraged to keep on the baby weight.  —  Howard had recently given birth to son Theo, now 2, when McG …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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John Anderson / Variety:
Terminator Salvation  —  A Warners Bros. release of a Halcyon …
Discussion: /Film and Just Jared
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.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Mariah Carey Takes Cannes - Diva-Style!  —  What's a film festival on the French Riviera without a little star-like behavior?  —  Mariah Carey was the undeniable hit of a dinner party Saturday night to celebrate the Cannes film festival screening of her new movie Precious - even if she did arrive fashionably late.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
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Associated Press:
'Farrah's Story' Draws Nearly 9 Million Viewers
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!
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
'Grey's' exclusive: Katherine Heigl reenters Emmy race!  —  Ladies and gentlemen, Katherine Heigl has just declared game on!  —  After a firestorm of controversy erupted around her decision to remove herself from Emmy consideration last go-'round, the Grey's Anatomy heroine has reentered …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Seriously? OMG!
 
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
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New York Post:
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Jane Atkinson / News of the World:
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