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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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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.
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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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?
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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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:
Valerie Nome / OK! Magazine:
RUBEN STUDDARD SETTLES INTO SUPER STEPDAD — Ruben Studdard can thank American Idol for making him a household name. — The season two winner shot to fame in 2003 with Clay Aiken as runner-up, and tonight's champ will follow in his footsteps as well as those of Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia Barrino …
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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