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1:40 PM ET, May 27, 2009

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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
AT&T May Have Swayed ‘Idol’ Results  —  LOS ANGELES — AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of “American Idol,” might have influenced the outcome of this year's competition by providing phones for free text-messaging services and lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized …
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Rolling Stone / Rock and Roll Daily:
The New Issue of Rolling Stone: The Rise of Lady Gaga  —  Watch out, Katy Perry: there's a new princess of pop who kisses girls (for real), claims Marilyn Manson and Madonna as fans and is on the verge of becoming the defining pop star of the year.  Lady Gaga struts the streets pants-less …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Gave Jon a $5-a-Day Allowance  —  The new issue of Us Weekly has even more details on Kate Gosselin's tight leash on husband Jon, and the long, strange private dynamic between the deteriorating couple.  —  “She used to give him only $5 to spend, and if he was out and needed more money …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Working on New Reality Show  —  Try this on for size!  —  The new issue of Us Weekly reports that Jessica Simpson — who endured much body bullying in ­January for performing in a pair of unflattering high-waisted jeans — recently visited some TV networks to pitch …
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Fox News:
TYSON TRAGEDY: Mike Tyson's Daughter, 4, Taken off Life Support After Found Hanging
Discussion: Sports Pros
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Mike Tyson's daughter dies after hanging accident
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Josh betrays Diane  —  Josh betrays Diane  —  Josh Brolin is married to one of Hollywood's most beautiful women, but In Touch can exclusively reveal that the Oscar-nominated star of Milk was spotted getting cozy with another pretty woman other than his wife, Diane Lane.
New York Post:
LOHAN DAD BUSTED  —  LINDSAY Lohan's sleazebag dad, Michael Lohan, is in trouble again — this time for allegedly threatening to kill his fiancée and himself when she tried to dump him.  Michael was quietly arrested on April 6 for a phone threat cops said he placed to off-again, on-again gal pal Erin Muller, 34, on March 18.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Supermodel Adriana Lima Is Pregnant!  —  Marko Jaric and Adriana Lima  —  Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima is going to be a mom!  —  Lima, a Victoria's Secret Angel, and her husband NBA star Marko Jaric, are expecting their first child together, reps for the couple confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Adriana Lima's Going to Be One Hot Mama
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
ER's Parminder Nagra Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Parminder Nagra, best known for her role as Dr. Neela Rasgotra on NBC's ER, has welcomed a baby boy.  —  “Parminder Nagra and her husband James Stenson are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Kai David Singh Stenson,” her rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.
TMZ.com:
TLC: Who Needs J.Lo?  We Got Jon & Kate!  —  Sources at TLC tell us the J.Lo reality show they wanted so badly a year ago is dead as a doornail, thanks in large part to the success of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”  —  It was just a year ago that TMZ broke the story that J.Lo and TLC were trying …
Discussion: The Superficial
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Michael Riedel / New York Post:
JACKMAN, CRAIG TO TAKE B'WAY BY STORM  —  Here come the hunks!  —  Daniel Craig, a k a James Bond, and Hugh Jackman, aka Wolverine, will team up in a new play this fall on Broadway, The Post has learned.  —  The drama, “A Steady Rain” by Keith Huff, is about two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship …
New York Post:
KATHERINE HEIGL IS OVERPRICED  —  KATHERINE Heigl has hit another stumbling block on her way to movie stardom.  Sources say the actress, whose just-concluded season on ABC's “Grey's Anatomy” might have been her last, was dropped from a top-tier ensemble cast in the upcoming romantic comedy …
NY Daily News:
Rihanna and Chris Brown both set for upcoming film projects  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown are both moving on - but with opposing films, not significant others.  —  A source tells us that the sexy songbird, who's in New York to work on her new album, is also taking acting lessons while in the Big Apple.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson's Fitness Regimen: Hikes, Bikes and Sex  —  Already boasting a toned, petite body, Kendra Wilkinson's pre-wedding fitness strategy is simple: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  —  “I'm not really doing anything different,” Wilkinson, 23, tells PEOPLE.  “We love to hike and go on bike rides.”
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Survivor's Ethan Zohn Cuts His Mop-Top  —  The mop-topped, soccer-playing winner of Survivor: Africa has lopped off his mop.  Well, most of it anyway.  —  Ethan Zohn, 35, who last week revealed to PEOPLE that he's battling a rare form of Hodgkin's disease, decided to cut off his trademark curly locks …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Seth Rogen to voice ‘Paul’ for Pegg  —  Cast added to Universal, Working Title comedy  —  Universal and Working Title Films have added Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Jane Lynch to the cast of “Paul.”  —  The road trip laffer stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and will be directed by Greg Mottola.
Perez Hilton:
We Will NOT Be Silenced!  —  Thank you to everyone that came to the Prop 8 rally in West Hollywood yesterday, including Emmy Rossum, Shanna Moakler, Kathy Griffin, Pete Wentz, Mark Hoppus, Kelly Osbourne, Luke Worrall, Lisa from The Veronicas, Adam Shankman, Eliza Dushku, Jai Rodriguez, Deborah Gibson, Drew Barrymore and Sophia Bush.
Discussion: omg!, DailyFill.com and X17 Online
PopEater:
Kim K. Shares Her Bikini Bod Tips  —  Kim Kardashian's curvy frame has been both a gift and a curse for the reality star, who has had to deal with dueling positive and negative headlines in the past.  This summer, she's all about bikinis and showing off her figure, and Life & Style magazine …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
 
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