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10:40 AM 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 …
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 …
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
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: CoverAwards
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Battleship’ may have a captain  —  Peter Berg in talks to direct adaptation of board game  —  Peter Berg may be crying out “You sank my battleship!”  —  The filmmaker is in talks to direct a big-screen version of the Hasbro board game for Universal.  Brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber have signed on to write the script.
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.
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.
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 …
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
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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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