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2:30 PM ET, May 18, 2009

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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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Megan Masters / E! Online:
Cynthia Nixon Engaged to Wed, Rallies for Equality  —  While rallying for gay rights in New York this weekend, Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni, the Sex and the City star's rep confirms to E! News.  —  The couple has been together since late 2003 …
DailyFill.com:
Cynthia Nixon Engaged To “Its Pat” From SNL
Discussion: Reuters and Perez Hilton
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement to Girlfriend
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
People.com:
Brad Pitt Back in Cannes, Awaiting Angelina  —  As the sea along the Cote D'Azur shimmered in the sunshine, Brad Pitt arrived to add some further sparkle to his familiar springtime haunt, the Cannes Film Festival.  —  Pitt, 45, was spotted Saturday at the Hotel du Cap …
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NY Daily News:
Mariah Carey throws a fit in Cannes  —  Hell hath no fury like a diva kept waiting!  —  The notoriously red carpet-tardy Mariah Carey was reportedly ticked off when the tables were turned at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her film “Precious” on Friday night, when director Lee Daniels showed up nearly an hour late.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Mariah Carey Takes Cannes - Diva-Style!
Discussion: Socialite Life
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Survivor's Ethan Zohn Has Cancer  —  Ethan Zohn, the curly-haired soccer player who battled the elements and outwitted opponents to win Survivor: Africa, is facing his toughest adversary yet: cancer.  —  On April 30, Zohn was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's disease.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Shows Off Bikini Bod in the Bahamas  —  Miley Cyrus showed off her bikini bod in The Bahamas over the weekend.  —  The Disney star, 16, was celebrating her mom, Tish's, birthday with her family.  She also performed a concert at the Atlantis Resort and Casino Saturday night.
TMZ.com:
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian — Game On!  —  Probably not the smoothest move ... LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian “ran into each other” at a bar inside the Staples Center during halftime yesterday.  —  L.A. Laker Pau Gasol was player of the game — on the court ...  See Also
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: 'American Idol's' Adam Lambert goes to Outback with his ‘boyfriend’  —  • “American Idol” finalist Adam Lambert wasn't coy about his love life when he and other “AI” contestants got together the other night at Burbank's Outback Steakhouse.  Lambert called the dude with him “my boyfriend,” says a spy.
TMZ.com:
Woody Allen Settles — Jew Owe Me Five Mil  —  Sunrise, sunset — Woody Allen's legal war over a billboard showing him dressed like an orthodox rabbi finally came to a close ... and it only cost $5 mil.  —  Woody had demanded ten mil from American Apparel for doctoring an image from …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Reuters
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Associated Press:
Woody Allen, American Apparel settle suit for $5M
Discussion: Gawker and FishBowlLA
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
Woody Allen due in NY court over rabbi billboard
Discussion: ArtsBeat and EW.com
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 …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC renews ‘Chuck’!
Discussion: TV Squad and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's GF Definitely Pregnant  —  We've learned Mel Gibson's girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, is pregnant with his child.  —  Our sources say Gibson has already told his estranged wife, Robyn, and their children about the news.  We're told Oksana is in her second trimester.
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Kate Steps Out with the Eight  —  Kate Gosselin takes her eight kids party supply shopping  —  The show - and the party - must go on, and Kate Gosselin made sure that happened over the weekend.  —  Outside Saturday, her minivan and two cars affiliated with the TLC show Jon and Kate Plus Eight …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Shia LaBeouf Admits: I Went on One Date With Rihanna  —  Shia LaBeouf finally opens up about his “romance” with Rihanna.  —  The couple met through a stylist in 2007 while he was filming Indiana Jones, he tells Playboy.  —  “[I was] filming a sword fight when I got the message.
NY Daily News:
Ryan Phillippe gets chummy with French president Nicolas Sarkozy's son  —  Ryan Phillippe is a big fan of all the president's men - or at least one of them.  —  After knocking back several cocktails at the launch party for Belvedere IX in Cannes on Friday night, the “Stop-Loss” …
 
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Discussion: LAist and The Huffington Post
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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Discussion: Socialite Life
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
Official: Fox's fall schedule; ‘Fringe’ on Thursdays
Discussion: Guardian and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Jean-Claude's Body — Van Damme!!!
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Britney Spears' Expenses Over $10 Million Since Beginning Of Conservatorship
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The Huffington Post:
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Scott Huver / People.com:
New Mom Bryce Dallas Howard Plays Pregnant in Terminator
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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