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Ashley Iasimone / PopEater:
‘American Idol’ Winner Kris Allen Debuts ‘No Boundaries’ — After a much anticipated season finale, ‘Idol’ winner Kris Allen's version of ‘No Boundaries’ is streaming exclusively here on PopEater. ‘No Boundaries,’ performed by both Allen and Lambert on the show, was written by judge Kara DioGuardi …
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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.
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / E! Online:
American Idol's Runner-Up Adam Lambert: “It Felt So Good” — “What a night, right?” asked Adam Lambert backstage after tonight's American Idol finale, a big smile on his face. “It felt so good. I got to sing with Queen and with Kiss. I mean, first or second, it doesn't matter to me …
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Nichola Groom / Fan Fare:
Lambert says Allen won “Idol” because he's “a great artist” — “American Idol's” Adam Lambert surprised and awed fans all season with his unique brand of vocal gymnastics and dramatic flair, but nothing shocked “Glambert” followers more than when he placed second to low-key Kris Allen …
Elliot Olshansky / NY Daily News:
How Adam Lambert *didn't* win American Idol - anatomy of Kris Allen's surprising win — His face was on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. His name was on the back of Katy Perry's cape. His performances were praised to high heavens by the judges, week after week. — And he just lost American Idol.
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.
Press Association:
Pitt's boozy deal with Tarantino — Brad Pitt has said his appearance in Quentin Tarantino's new film began over five bottles of wine and some kind of “smoking apparatus”. — The 45-year-old, speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, said he had only a hazy recollection of agreeing to make Second World War movie Inglourious Basterds.
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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:
Beyonce: “I Feel Best” When My Body's “Still Curvy” — Beyonce Knowles struggles to keep her bootylicious body. — “I'm not one of those people who doesn't have to work at it,” the singer-actress, 27, tells the June issue of Self magazine. “I can't eat what I want, and I can't not go to the gym.
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘24’ exclusive: Hail to the (new) chief! — According to my watch, it's time for the second piece of casting on 24's eighth season! — Chris Diamantopoulos — best known as Debra Messing's gay BFF on The Starter Wife — has been tapped to play the series regular role of Rob Weiss …
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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.
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 …
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Rihanna Is Spotted Kissing a New Guy — Rihanna and Aubrey “Drake” Graham — Chris Brown who? — After quietly continuing to see Brown after the alleged altercation between them in February, Rihanna stepped out with a new guy on Monday night in N.Y.C., a source tells PEOPLE.
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 …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Zach Braff gets behind ‘Swingles’ — Actor to direct and star in Paramount comedy — Zach Braff is in negotiations to direct, rewrite and co-star in the comedy “Swingles” for Paramount Pictures. — Cameron Diaz has already signed on to star. — Story, which is based on a Duncan Birmingham spec …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Kelly Rutherford Hires Private Eye to Videotape Husband — Kelly Rutherford with Daniel Giersch — Although they both stated in January they'd try to co-parent amicably, Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford and estranged husband Daniel Giersch are facing off in court again in a dispute over their 2-year-old son.
Just Jared:
Rihanna & Pete Wentz: Paranoid People — Rihanna rubs shoulders with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz during the Island Def Jam Spring Collection party at Stephen Weiss Studio on Wednesday night (May 20) in New York City. — At the event, L.A. Reid, Chairman of The Island Def Jam Music Group …
Brian / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
MUSIC NEWS: MARIAH CAREY REVEALS ALBUM TITLE / MJ POSTPONES CONCERT DATES / TEEDRA MOSES UPDATE — Mariah Carey has already began work on her follow-up to last year's, E=MC⊃2;. Her 12th studio album, is set to be titled Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, she revealed via her Twitter page.
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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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