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12:20 PM ET, May 20, 2009

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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Fired 40 Staffers in 3 Months  —  Baby nurse Angela Krall, who watched the sextuplets as infants for more than a year, tells Us that the short-fused Kate fired 40 nurses and nurse's aides in the three months before she was hired.  A 2005 AP story reported that a pre-TV Gosselin …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Worries About Health of Surrogate Mom  —  Sarah Jessica Parker says the surrogate mom carrying the actress's twins is a strong woman who made “an incredibly generous and gracious choice.”  —  But Parker now worries that this strength is being put to too much of a test …
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E! Online:
Miley May Cut Footloose; Chace Definitely Will  —  Not everybody can star in Footloose, but they certainly seem to be trying.  —  On the same day that Paramount finally confirmed what we've been telling you for weeks—that Chace Crawford would headline the remake of the song-and-dance extravaganza …
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Variety:
Chace Crawford set for ‘Footloose’  —  ‘Gossip Girl’ actor to star in Paramount remake  —  Chace Crawford has signed on to star in Paramount Pictures' remake of “Footloose.”  —  The Kenny Ortega-helmed project had been thrown into doubt when Zac Efron decided against making another tuner so soon after …
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Jimmy Kimmel Demolishes ABC's Upfronts  —  If Jimmy Kimmel still has a job at ABC on Wednesday, he is either a very lucky or very deft comedian, or he has great blackmail photos of the network executives.  —  At Tuesday afternoon's upfront presentation in New York, Mr. Kimmel …
People.com:
Brad and Angelina's Big Date in Cannes - for 60 Guests  —  Brad Pitt took Angelina Jolie to celebrate with his friends at an intimate dinner - for 60.  —  On Tuesday, the power pair dined at the Michelangelo in Cap D'Antibes for the special meal on the eve of Pitt's big movie premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Dan Aykroyd says ‘Ghostbusters 3’ may start filming in winter  —  I just visited with Dan Aykroyd over at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip for an interview for an upcoming feature in the Los Angeles Times (you'll be able to find it here on the Hero Complex as well).
New York Post:
RIHANNA TAKES A STRIKE  —  RIHANNA is officially over Chris Brown.  The Barbadian beauty showed up with a group of friends Monday at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge on West 42nd Street, but spent most of the night locking lips with Canadian former child actor-turned-rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
GOOPS vs. BOOBS
Discussion: TFL Scandalist
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Sued by Former Bodyguard  —  A former bodyguard for Britney Spears just filed a lawsuit against her, saying he sustained physical injuries while working at her old digs at the Summit in Los Angeles.  —  According to the docs, Kerry Vine says Spears “negligently operated …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Sued by Former Bodyguard
People.com:
Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr Engaged?  —  Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom in Cannes  —  There's something new adorning Miranda Kerr's left ring finger - and it looks remarkably like an engagement ring, according to photos of the Australian model with her boyfriend, Orlando Bloom.
Discussion: iVillage
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Bristol Palin Exposes Her Sometimes Isolated Life  —  Bristol Palin's pretty, lightly freckled face was nowhere to be seen on the overhead screen as images from her high-school senior slideshow - photos from the prom and a Class of 2009 portrait set against the Alaska snow - played during May 14's Wasilla High commencement ceremony.
Discussion: Jezebel and The Hollywood Gossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
John Mayer Defends Dating Habits  —  Don't hate John Mayer for dating beautiful women.  —  “I love how some dudes hate me for dating their fantasy girl, as if they were going to if I hadn't,” the singer posted on Twitter Tuesday.  —  Mayer has romanced Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz, among other Hollywood babes.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Pam Anderson Scratching Her Hepatitis of the Day  —  Pam Anderson went to her son's baseball game because he isn't old enough to be a piece of trash alcoholic, drug addict, party addict, sex addict, stain on society like his mother and father, but it will come and so will stints with rehab …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
Another ‘Slumdog’ child star's home torn down  —  MUMBAI, India - The shanty home of another “Slumdog Millionaire” child star was torn down by Mumbai authorities Wednesday as they demolished part of a city slum where she lived.  —  Munni Qureshi — the stepmother of 9-year-old Rubina Ali …
Discussion: ArtsBeat and Videogum
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Audrina Patridge & Chris Pine's hot date!  —  Audrina Patridge and Chris Pine were sipping drinks with friends at the Red Lion Tavern in LA on May 15, but In Touch has learned that it wasn't the first time the two have been spotted together.  In fact, they've been on a date!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Rebel Yell  —  Who says you can't be a 3-year-old with hair like Billy Idol (and just a sprinkle of Flock of Seagulls)?  Kingston Rossdale has proven them wrong!  Yeah, yeah, I know some of you are whining about how babehs shouldn't get covered in peroxide, but beauty is pain.  Ask Maddox.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
TMZ.com:
GF of Murderer Bobby Cutts Now Scared of Singer  —  The woman who was the girlfriend of Bobby Cutts — the Canton, Ohio cop who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn child in 2007 — is having fresh legal trouble with a former pop star.  —  Nikki Giavasis went to court May 11 and got …
New York Post:
RYAN PHILLIPPE'S WANDERING EYE  —  RYAN Phillippe's wandering eye should come as no surprise to Abbie Cornish.  Phillippe (above), who left his wife, Reese Witherspoon, for Cornish in 2006, was spotted partying with some blondes at VIP nightclub in Cannes, a spy reports.
 
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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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