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11:55 AM ET, May 21, 2009

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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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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.
Discussion: Billboard, Cele|bitchy and Yeeeah!
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Attacker of Simon Cowell's Ex Speaks From Behind Bars  —  The woman who tried to strangle Simon Cowell's ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour claims she was acting out of revenge after she watched the American Idol host playfully choke fellow judge Paula Abdul during the show on Tuesday night.
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.
Associated Press:
Allen throws a wrench into expected ‘Idol’ outcome
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / E! Online:
American Idol's Runner-Up Adam Lambert: “It Felt So Good”
Discussion: #gay
Nichola Groom / Fan Fare:
Lambert says Allen won “Idol” because he's “a great artist”
Discussion: popbytes, omg! and Jewssip
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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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Meet Robert Pattinson in Cannes
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.
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.
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 …
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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Ashley Mateo / Self.com:
Beyoncé shares her body secrets
Discussion: Socialite Life and Pop Crunch
Edward Gorman / Times of London:
Lucy Gordon, British actress, found dead in Paris flat  —  The family of a young British actress found hanged in her Paris apartment paid tribute today to “the light of our lives”.  —  Lucy Gordon, who had appeared in ten films including Spider-Man 3, committed suicide in her flat …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
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 …
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.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Dollhouse,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘NCIS,’ 'Grey's,' and more!  —  Questions: I just finished watching the Gossip Girl finale, and it was awesome.  My question for you is about Georgina: At the end of the episode she announced she was going to be Blair's roommate at NYU …
Funny Videos on Funny …:
BY ADAM “GHOST PANTHER” MCKAY  —  So we were contacted by American Idol about Ferrell doing something on the season finale tonight.  We wrote a song and they said yes.  Then I think they took a beat and actually read what we wanted to do and the plug was pulled.  But we got pretty far down the road.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Tasty Booze
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TMZ.com:
Simon Cowell's Ex Attacked After ‘American Idol’
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 …
Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Zookeeper’ locks up Rosario Dawson  —  Actress to star opposite Kevin James in comedy  —  Rosario Dawson will star opposite Kevin James in romantic comedy “The Zookeeper,” with Happy Madison producing along with James, Todd Garner, Jeff Sussman and Jennifer Eatz.
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 …
Digital Spy:
The CW sends ‘Smallville’ to Fridays  —  The CW is splitting Smallville and Supernatural next season, the network has confirmed.  —  The two genre series have formed a successful pairing on Thursday nights but Smallville will move to a less desirable 8pm slot on Fridays for its ninth - and most likely final - season.
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewife’ — Real Small Paycheck  —  Real Housewife of Orange County Laura Waring is demanding more cash from her ex husband — and it's probably because she claims to only make 400 bucks a month.  —  In legal papers filed in Orange County Superior Court, Waring claims she has over $12,000 …
Discussion: Dlisted
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.
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role  —  Hoping to cash in on her notoriety, Steven Soderbergh casts her in ‘The Girlfriend Experience.’  —  Oscar-winning writer-director Steven Soderbergh isn't coy about his motive for casting Sasha Grey in his low-budget indie drama “The Girlfriend Experience.”
Discussion: Pop Crunch
 
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