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7:25 PM ET, May 27, 2009

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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 …
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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Melissa Joan Hart Reveals Her Bikini Body  —  Looking at Melissa Joan Hart's new 113-lb. bikini body, it's hard to believe it was only last summer she felt “horrified” by the unflattering bathing suits shots taken of her at a Southern California beach.  —  “I still read blogs about me discussing …
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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PEOPLE TV Watch:
5 Things You Didn't Know About Idol Winner Kris Allen
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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 …
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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: Cele|bitchy, omg! and The Superficial
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 …
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Christine Kearney / Fan Fare:
Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig to star on Broadway - report
Discussion: omg!
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 …
Just Jared:
Robert Pattinson: ‘New Moon’ Shirtless!  —  Robert Pattinson shoots more shirtless scenes for the much-anticpated movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, in Montepulciano, Italy on Wednesday afternoon (May 27).  —  Looks like Rob's been working out!  But it also looks like he got some extra “sculpting” help from the make-up artists.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Lock Lips
Discussion: INF Daily and Dlisted
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:
Lindsay Lohan rubs Asher Roth the wrong way in Santa Barbara  —  Asher Roth just isn't that into Lindsay Lohan.  —  When Linds discovered the “I Love College” rapper would be performing at the University of California's Santa Barbara campus, she drove three hours from L.A. to see him.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Cameron Diaz Bikini Pictures  —  It's not that often we get any pictures of Cameron Diaz in her bikini so today must be your lucky day.  Here she is flashing some ass crack in her little green bikini while playing in the surf.  It's been so long that I almost forgot how hot she is, her body is as tight as my pants are right now.
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Cameron Diaz Bikini Body is Better from Behind
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.
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.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lauren Conrad Says Hills Producers Forced a Heidi Reconciliation  —  When you watch that awkward make-up talk she has with former BFF Heidi Montag, you're only seeing half the story, The Hills star Lauren Conrad says.  —  In fact, producers of the show kept pushing her to meet …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Winona Ryder Recalls Teenage Heartbreak  —  For the past seven years, Winona Ryder has lived mostly out of the spotlight.  —  Now, with a role in Star Trek and the release of another movie - The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - opening in Europe soon and in the U.S. in the fall, the actress …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy, Gawker and Lifeline Live
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

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