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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 …
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.
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Lambert vs. Allen ‘Idol’ matchup has Gokey factor
Lambert vs. Allen ‘Idol’ matchup has Gokey factor
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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 — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had an unexpected guest at their private dinner in Cannes, France, Tuesday night. — Twilight star Robert Pattinson arrived at the Michaelangelo restaurant in Antibes just as the star couple were saying …
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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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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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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?
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.
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 …
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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:
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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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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Michael Schneider / Variety:
CBS unveils fall schedule — Net moves hit ‘Mentalist’ to Thursdays — CBS announced a fall 2009 lineup on Wednesday that once again sticks with stability. — Eye isn't known for making many rash moves during the annual spring rite of scheduling, and this year was no exception.