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11:35 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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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Kate Gosselin: Tabloids Are Turning My Life Into Hell  —  As scandalous headlines continue to surround Kate Gosselin, her husband Jon, and their eight kids, the fed-up reality star is wondering when people will stop attacking her.  —  “Before this, I'd never stood on line at the grocery store …
Perez Hilton:
Kate Gosselin Fires Everybody!
Discussion: DailyFill.com and omg!
TMZ.com:
Simon Cowell's Ex Attacked After ‘American Idol’  —  We've learned Terri Seymour — Simon Cowell's ex — was assaulted after attending the “American Idol” finale last night.  —  It happened at L.A. Live — a complex that includes the Nokia Theatre where “A.I.” was taped.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Explains Why She Limped Off American Idol Tuesday  —  Carrie Underwood told Ryan Seacrest why she limped off stage after performing on American Idol Tuesday night.  —  “You're gonna laugh at me, everyone does,” the Season 4 winner jokes on Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Report: Simon Cowell's Ex Attacked After American Idol Finale
Discussion: omg! and Celebrity Blog …
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Lambert vs. Allen ‘Idol’ matchup has Gokey factor
Discussion: Queerty
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Show PDA at Cannes Film Fest  —  Oh la la!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie showed some PDA at France's Cannes Film Festival Wednesday.  —  The couple couldn't keep their arms off each other on the red carpet for Pitt's premiere of the Quentin Tarantino flick, Inglourious Basterds.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Meet Robert Pattinson in Cannes
Press Association:
Pitt's boozy deal with Tarantino
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Nas to Kelis: Pay Your Own Damn Way  —  Nas, one of the biggest and richest rappers around, does not want to pay his estranged, pregnant wife, Kelis, a penny in spousal support.  —  Kelis filed for divorce April 30.  She's weeks from giving birth and unable to work, but no matter to Nas …
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Chad Lowe Welcomes a Daughter  —  It's a girl for Chad Lowe and his girlfriend, producer Kim Painter, the actor's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Daughter Mabel Painter Lowe made her debut on Saturday in Los Angeles.  “Everybody is healthy and happy,” says the rep.
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.
Peter Bradshaw / Guardian:
Cannes review: Tarantino's Basterds is an armour-plated turkey  —  Quentin Tarantino's wartime spaghetti western about a bunch of Nazi-hunting Americans is just Gott-awful  —  Shooting blanks ... Inglourious Basterds  —  Like the loyal German bourgeoisie in 1945, trying …
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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Natalie Cole Undergoes Kidney Transplant  —  Natalie Cole has a new lease on life.  —  The Grammy winner underwent kidney transplant surgery in L.A. on Tuesday and is now “resting comfortably,” according to her rep.  —  Cole, 59, has struggled with kidney problems while undergoing treatment …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Natalie Cole Gets Kidney Transplant
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Idol’ wins Tuesday with lowest-ever finale; ‘Glee’ preview OK  —  The premiere preview of Fox's new musical dramedy “Glee” posted a solid stand-alone number, though it lost a large portion of its lead-in from the “American Idol” finale.  —  The advanced look at Fox's new show …
Perez Hilton:
Jacko Postpones Concert Dates!!!!!!  —  Ugh, we knew it was too good to be true!!!!  —  The dramz with Wacko Jacko's comeback has already started!  —  Ticketholders for the July 8th, 10th, 12th and 14th shows at the O2 arena were informed today, via e-mail, that the shows have been postponed!!
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
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Brian / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
MUSIC NEWS: MARIAH CAREY REVEALS ALBUM TITLE / MJ POSTPONES CONCERT …
Discussion: omg! and you're now rockin …
Lynn Hirschberg / New York Times:
Heeeere's . . . Conan!!!  —  On a chilly Thursday night in late January, four weeks from his last show as host of “Late Night,” Conan O'Brien was strumming a guitar behind his beat-up desk in his cluttered office at Rockefeller Center, figuring out how to say goodbye.
X17 Online:
And The Winner Is...  In case you missed it, 17-year-old Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and partner Mark Ballas beat fellow finalists Melissa Rycroft and Gilles Marini on the season finale of Dancing With The Stars last night.  Shawn was the show's youngest winner (and competitor, for that matter) …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
DWTS' Melissa Rycroft: “I Wanted That” Trophy
Ashley Mateo / Self.com:
Beyoncé shares her body secrets  —  Beyoncé Knowles is nothing short of a glam goddess: on stage, in print, on screen and—as SELF found out when we shot her for our June cover­­—in person.  She's also totally approachable, and all too human.  That “Single Ladies” body?
Discussion: Socialite Life and Pop Crunch
Oh No They Didn't!:
Actor fired from Fringe?  Casting call for new character in s2.  —  Apparently someone has been fired from Fringe right after the season finale aired.  Click on the cut to find out who.  —  It's Kirk Acevedo aka Agent Charlie Francis.  —  Apparently he confirmed it on his facebook:
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:
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.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Emma Watson's Bra Plays Peek-a-Boo  —  If you're waiting for an Emma Watson nipple slip, you'll have to wait a while longer, but in the mean time, we've got the next best thing: An Emma Watson bra slip.  Here's Emma after having lunch (or possibly coffee) with a friend of hers (a very cute friend …
Discussion: Celebslam
Idol Chatter:
Black Eyed Peas and the return of Bikini Girl  —  We must have a lot of music tonight, because the producers have done away with all the silly banter that pads this show on most weeks.  We come from commercial straight into the finalist girls, lined up, singing Fergie's Glamorous.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
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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Will Smith, Sony acquire Katrina story
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
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TMZ.com:
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
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X17 Online:
Brit's On Our Radar!  —  The cover for Britney Spears' latest single …
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X17 Online:
Miley Gets The Royal Treatment
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New York Post:
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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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