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2:39 AM ET, May 28, 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
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
TLC: No Plans to End Jon & Kate  —  Despite the current season's depressing undertone and concerns that the children are being exploited, TLC says it has no plans to end Jon & Kate Plus 8.  (Monday's fifth season premiere attracted 9.8 million viewers - more than double the audience for its fourth-season finale several weeks ago.)
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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 …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
T.R. Knight: A Grey's Anatomy Goner
Discussion: CoverAwards and Seriously? OMG!
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!
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.
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
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 …
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
Discussion: popbytes
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.
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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.
Missy Ritti / People.com:
Tori Spelling: I Make My Own Baby Food  —  Tori Spelling may have grown up in a famed 123-room mansion with servants at the ready, but she's not afraid to get her hands dirty in the kitchen.  The 36-year-old actress and author delights in preparing homemade baby food for daughter Stella Doreen, 11 months.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Sued Over Another Alleged Beatdown  —  Chris Brown is being sued by a photographer who claims the singer was involved in a violent incident on a Los Angeles basketball court back in March.  —  According to the lawsuit, filed just moments ago in L.A. County Superior Court …
Discussion: Associated Press
Jeff Labrecque / EW.com:
‘Anchorman 2’?  That is not a typo on the Teleprompter.  —  Great Odin's raven!  An Anchorman sequel might finally be moving forward.  Last year, Will Ferrell told EW.com that he and Anchorman director Adam McKay were working on a followup that would bring classy 1970s newsman Ron Burgandy into the 1980s.
 
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Taylor Swift: I Don't Look for Boyfriends
TMZ.com:
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The Sun:
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Vicki Hyman / New Jersey Online:
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Danielle Staub's alleged mugshot
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
Gina Carbone / Portsmouth Herald:
'TV's 50 Funniest Phrases': ‘Yada, yada, yada’ is No. 1
Discussion: Lifeline Live and TV Squad
Extra:
Jackman's Son's Priceless Pick-Up Line
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Winona Ryder Recalls Teenage Heartbreak
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lauren Conrad Says Hills Producers Forced a Heidi Reconciliation
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Survivor's Ethan Zohn Cuts His Mop-Top
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PopEater:
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Ashley Tisdale Like You've Never Seen Her
 

 
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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

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

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The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

 
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