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2:30 PM ET, June 1, 2009

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Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Help!  Spencer & Heidi Try to Quit I'm a Celebrity  —  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag may or may not believe they are celebrities, but they definitely want out.  —  The duo tried to quit NBC's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! the very first day they arrived in Costa Rica to shoot the …
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Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
Heidi and Spencer Threaten to Quit NBC Show Before It Starts  —  In a shocking well-timed development in the Speidi saga, celebrity newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are regretting their much publicized decision to join the cast of NBC's I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Heidi: I Want to Prove I Can Eat Kangaroo Penis  —  One thing's for sure: This won't be a honeymoon.  —  Heidi and Spencer Pratt, the love-to-hate-'em couple whose wedding was featured on last night's season finale of The Hills, are starting their new life together by being plopped …
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The Huffington Post:
Johnny Depp Opens Up Private Bahamian Getaway
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
People.com:
Jon Gosselin Insists Companions Are Just Friends  —  Though Jon Gosselin has been spotted with other women - most recently with two female companions over Memorial Day weekend and during a recent shopping spree at a New Jersey mall - the reality star says the women are actually just friends of his - and of his wife Kate.
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Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
SICKO ‘JON & KATE’ SALE  —  ONE man's pain is another man's gain.  —  The brother of a woman who allegedly fooled around with “Jon & Kate Plus 8” reality star Jon Gosselin wants to sell his sister's bed and mattress.  —  Schoolteacher Deanna Hummel, 23, has been spotted at late-night bars …
Perez Hilton:
Jon Gosselin Defends Himself...Again  —  Oh, hey there broken record!  —  Not to be outdone by his wife, Kate Gosselin, manwhore Jon Gosselin talked to People about the women he has been spending so much time with.  —  During the memorial day weekend, Jon was photographed shopping and “hangin” with two women in NJ.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and INF Daily
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Eminem Storms Out of MTV Movie Awards  —  Sacha Baron Cohen has angered another celeb.  —  At Sunday's 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Cohen dressed up as his latest character, the flamboyantly gay Austrian Bruno, to present Best Male Performance.  —  Dressed in white wings and feathers and suspended by cables …
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Starpulse:
Video: Eminem Walks Out Of MTV Awards After Bruno Prank
Discussion: Socialite Life
TMZ.com:
Billy Bob's Ex: Tragedy Mirrors Neeson's Wife  —  Billy Bob Thornton's ex wife claims their daughter did nothing wrong during the events that led to the death of a 1-year-old child she was babysitting back in October — and claims the incident was eerily similar to the death of Liam Neeson's wife.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Billy Bob Thornton's Daughter Arrested After Baby's Death
Discussion: iVillage and CNN
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Report: Thornton's daughter charged in kid's death
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
People.com:
Susan Boyle Suffers Emotional Breakdown  —  Following a crushing defeat on Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was admitted to a private clinic in London Sunday for treatment of exhaustion, according to Britain's Daily Mail.  —  Police were summoned to Boyle's hotel in the British capital …
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Pop Machine:
Jennifer Hudson's baby shower confirms the news  —  A weekend baby shower in downtown Chicago confirmed what has long been rumored: Jennifer Hudson is pregnant.  —  “It was a baby shower, a quiet gathering of friends and mostly family,” singer/actress Felicia Fields, a longtime Hudson friend …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Report: Jennifer Hudson Is Pregnant
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson's “Crazed Rant” At Church  —  In what is being described as a “crazed rant,” Mel Gibson, fed up with gossip among the congregation about his personal affairs, chastised his fellow churchgoers during Sunday services at his Holy Family Chapel in Agoura Hills, California on Sunday …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Dlisted and Showbiz Spy
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Returns to Work  —  Two days after suffering a minor injury on the set of Salt, Angelina Jolie got back into action.  —  The mother of six — who turns 34 Thursday — was spotted smiling as she filmed more stunt scenes (involving a police car) on the NYC set of the thriller Sunday.
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Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Actress Lori Petty Arrested  —  Actress Lori Petty, 45, was arrested Saturday night on felony drunk driving charges after hitting a 14-year-old skateboarder in Venice, Calif.  —  Police and paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident at 9:30 p.m. The skateboarder was treated for his injuries and released.
 
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