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10:30 AM ET, May 19, 2009

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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Man fatally shot at entrance to Beverly Center [Updated]  —  [Updated at 6:30 p.m. The man shot at the Beverly Center mall this afternoon was identified as Atlanta-based Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, according to his publicist, Sue Vannasing.
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Los Angeles Times:
Rapper Dolla is shot, killed at Beverly Center  —  Shooting in the valet area of the upscale mall sends diners diving for cover.  The rapper had flown to L.A. this morning to work on his first album, slated to be out this summer.  —  An Atlanta-based rapper was fatally shot at the valet waiting area …
TMZ.com:
Suspect Identified in Dolla Murder  —  A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of rapper Dolla — we've learned he goes by the name Aubery Berry.  —  Here's what went down.  Sources say after the shooting, the LAPD put out an alert that the suspect may have fled …
Christian Boone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta rapper Dolla slain in Beverly Hills  —  Los Angeles police questioned a man Tuesday in connection with the slaying of Atlanta rapper Dolla, who was shot Monday outside a popular Beverly Hills mall.  —  Dolla, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, was gunned down while waiting in the valet area …
Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
Singer Fergie: I am a bisexual  —  Eye for the ladies ... Fergie with chart-topping group  —  The BLACK EYED PEAS singer follows fellow Americans LINDSAY LOHAN, LADY GAGA and MEGAN FOX in revealing that she is bisexual.  —  See why men — and women — find Fergie attractive in our slideshow below:
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.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lisa Rinna Tells the Truth about Her Lips  —  Say this for Lisa Rinna: She has loose lips as far as her thick lips are concerned.  —  “That's the pink elephant in the room,” the actress, 45, said on Monday's Today show.  “This is the first time I have told what I have done to my lips.”
New York Post:
A-ROD BATTERS UP WITH KATE HUDSON  —  YANKEES slugger Alex Rodriguez seems to have traded in a vintage Madonna for a late-model Kate Hudson.  —  The blond, Los Angeles-born actress — who met A-Rod at the reopening of the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach last November …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Pop Crunch
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Martin Luther King Jr. bio set for bigscreen  —  Spielberg will produce DreamWorks pic  —  DreamWorks has acquired the life rights to Martin Luther King Jr. and is bringing a biopic on the slain civil rights leader to the bigscreen.  —  Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones will produce.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Vogue's Anna Wintour Tells Oprah Winfrey to Lose Weight  —  Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour had quite the request for Oprah Winfrey.  —  Wintour had told the talk show host to drop 20 pounds to be on the cover of the fashion magazine back in 1998, the editor revealed during an unaired segment …
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
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Your Mama / The Real Estalker:
Apparently, LeAnn Rimes Ain't Got Nothin' Better to Do Than Sell …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon and Kate Appear Together for First Time in Two Weeks  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin made their first public appearance together in two weeks — for TV cameras.  —  The couple celebrated their sextuplet's fifth birthday by throwing a party at the Blue Falls Grove water park in Pennsylvania Sunday.
DailyFill.com:
Cynthia Nixon Engaged To “Its Pat” From SNL  —  When they met on the softball field, it was love at first sight.  —  Cynthia Nixon is making it official with her girlfriend of nearly six years, education activist Christine Mariononi.  —  The Sex and the City star, 43 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Tim Stack / EW.com:
‘Gossip Girl’ Recap: Graduation Day!  —  In the season finale, the gang finally says goodbye to high school, but not before the ever-elusive Gossip Girl ruins the day by divulging damaging information about them all  —  I don't know whether to applaud or cry about the season finale of Gossip Girl.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Stephanie Rygorsky Prommer / People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Sells Shirts at Beau's Comedy Show  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy  —  When Ghost Whisperer star Jamie Kennedy performed his standup act over the weekend at Comix comedy club in New York City, he got some over-the-top help from girlfriend and co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt.
FemaleFirst:
Anne Hathaway Q&A  —  Anne Hathaway, 26, stars alongside Kate Hudson in the comedy Bride Wars.  Hathaway plays Emma, a school teacher who falls out with her best friend, Liv (Hudson) when their eagerly anticipated weddings are scheduled for exactly the same time on the same day at their dream venue, The Plaza Hotel in New York.
Discussion: Just Jared
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Brooke Hogan's All Beef Patties  —  Here's Brooke Hogan with her big fake tits stuffed into a nice little sports bra at Mcdonald's after what I'm sure was a grueling workout.  There's nothing like a quick Big Mac to get your energy up after hitting the gym.
Sharon Swart / Variety:
George Clooney is perfect ‘Gentleman’  —  Overture takes domestic on ‘Goats’  —  CANNES — Two George Clooney projects are making news at the Cannes film fest.  Focus Features has set Clooney to star in “A Very Private Gentleman,” an adaptation of the Martin Booth novel to be directed by Anton Corbijn.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Miranda Cosgrove Celebrates Her Sweet 16  —  Miranda Cosgrove and friends at her 16th birthday party  —  Miranda Cosgrove may have a hit show on Nickelodeon and a host of tween stars as pals, but that didn't stop the iCarly star from getting jitters before her 16th birthday bash in Hollywood Saturday night.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz Recovering From Food Poisoning in Cannes  —  At least it's not the swine flu.  —  Penelope Cruz was sidelined by food poisoning while in Cannes, France, on Monday but has recovered, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The Oscar-winning actress felt well enough to attend the Art …
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Penélope Cruz Hit by Food Poisoning in Cannes
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Why Tyra Banks Fired Paulina Porizkova  —  First General Motors, then Chrysler, now Paulina Porizkova.  —  “The current state of the economy has forced shows to make major budget cuts industry wide,” says America's Top Model executive producer Ken Mok, in a joint statement with Tyra Banks released Monday.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Kate Aurthur / Show Tracker:
Fox announces its schedule  —  Fox announced its schedule on Monday morning as upfronts week kicked off in New York City.  —  The network is holding most of its new offerings until midseason when postseason baseball is out of the way.  But the musical “Glee” and two comedies — the animated …
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.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Julianne Hough Isn't Leaving DWTS  —  Fans of Dancing with the Stars pro Julianne Hough haven't been happy ever since the 20-year-old two-time champ said she would not be back next season.  —  Hough, who danced with her boyfriend, country singer Chuck Wicks, this season …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Michael Schneider / Variety:
ABC cancels ‘Samantha Who’  —  Show was expected to return next season  —  ABC has canceled the Christina Applegate starrer “Samantha Who?”  —  ABC Studios laffer, which had been expected to return, got caught up in this year's belt-tightening trend at the networks.
Extra:
Britney to Take the ‘Idol’ Stage?  —  The princess of pop has been touring the U.S. with her “Circus,” but will Britney Spears make an unscheduled stop on the “American Idol” stage this week?  —  The “Womanizer” singer is rumored to be taking the stage for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen's fight …
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Bridget Marquardt: “I'm in Charge” of Kendra's Bachelorette Party  —  The Girls Next Door might have all gone their separate ways after moving out of the Playboy mansion late last year, but Bridget Marquardt says they are as close as ever.  —  In fact, the Bridget's Sexiest Beaches host …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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