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2:30 PM ET, June 2, 2009

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Octo-Mom Slams Kate Gosselin!  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman has a message for fellow mega-mom Kate Gosselin: stop judging me!  —  Check out Kate's stunning bikini body— 8 kids later!  —  In an explosive new interview only with RadarOnline.com, a visibly agitated Suleman expressed frustration …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kate Spends B-Day With Kids While Jon Hangs With Girlfriend  —  Tonight's episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 (filmed in March before Us Weekly broke the news of their marital troubles) showed Kate Gosselin spending her 34th birthday with just her kids.  —  Where was her husband Jon?
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kathie Lee to Kate Gosselin: “Turn Off the Cameras”
Discussion: Lifeline Live
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Jon & Kate Plus Eight: Jon Misses Kate's Birthday
INF Daily:   KATE GOSSELIN AND THE KIDS GO BEACH CRAZY AGAIN
TMZ.com:
Heidi and Spencer — Quitters  —  Heidi and Spencer have followed through on their threat — they have quit the NBC reality show “I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!”  —  A source close to production tells TMZ the “Hills” duo walked off the set for good after the live portion of last night's show.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Spencer and Heidi Pratt Quit I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here  —  Heidi and Spencer Pratt have quit I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The couple threatened to walk off the show twice during Monday night's premiere, but kept returning.
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt — I'm No Damn Reality Star!  —  Spencer Pratt made a shocking confession just before quitting “I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!”  — he's a total fraud.  —  A well-placed source who works on the Costa Rican production of the show tells TMZ just before quitting the show …
omg!:   Spencer & Heidi Quit 'I'm A Celebrity...' Again!
Todd Martens / Pop & Hiss:
The final word on Eminem/Bruno: It was staged, writes head writer  —  Reader comments are still pouring in regarding Sacha Baron Cohen's in-your-face crash-landing on Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night, with a debate still raging as to whether or not Eminem was in on the joke.
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Juliet Izon / Life and Style:
Bruno's big Punk'd moment: Eminem was MTV's second choice!  —  At Sunday's MTV Movie Awards in LA, viewers were shocked when Sacha Baron Cohen landed nearly butt-naked on rapper Eminem's face.  A shocked Eminem then cursed and stormed out of the theater.  —  But an MTV insider has told Life & Style …
Kelley L. Carter / USA Today:
Everyone but Eminem is talking about Bruno stunt
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Lifeline Live
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Critics Not Laughing at Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show Debut  —  Conan O'Brien made his Tonight Show debut Monday — but critics weren't exactly roaring with laughter.  —  “After one show, let's say he's a work in progress,” wrote Randee Dawn of The Hollywood Reporter.
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New York Post:
CONAN UNFUNNY IN 1ST SHOW  —  CONAN O'BRIEN got a full 20 commercial-free minutes to open his first night as host of “The Tonight Show” last night and it wasn't a pretty — nor especially funny — sight.  In fact, his decision to do sketch upon sketch instead of a tight monologue …
Randee Dawn / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Review: The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Z on TV
Access Hollywood:
Conan O'Brien Takes The ‘Tonight Show’ Stage For The First Time
Discussion: iVillage
Nicholas White / People.com:
Brad Pitt Keeps Fresh with Baby Wipes, Reveals Costar  —  Eli Roth (left) and Brad Pitt  —  While filming Quentin Tarantino's movie about World War II, Inglourious Basterds, superdad Brad Pitt offered up some unconventional hygiene tips for his sometimes smelly costars.
Discussion: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
New York Post:
LINDSAY LOHAN RATTLES FASHION HOUSE  —  AS if it wasn't bad enough that Lindsay Lohan ruined her own career, she's now interfering in the careers of others.  —  Lohan is in Paris, according to multiple sources, talking to the House of Emanuel Ungaro about signing on as a “creative consultant” for the fashion line.
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Perez Hilton:
Lindsanity Continues To Ruin Fashion Industry
Discussion: X17 Online
The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Adam Lambert: Boyfriend Bliss  —  Enjoying a fun-filled evening, Adam Lambert was spotted making his exit from the Guys and Dolls nightclub in West Hollywood last night (June 1).  —  The “American Idol” runner-up was holding hands with his boyfriend in a declaration of his much-speculated homosexuality.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag, AfterElton.com and #gay
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Sarah Chalke Bikini Pictures  —  I don't know if Sarah Chalke is still on Scrubs or if the show is even on the air anymore but I had no idea she looked this good in a bikini.  Here she is in some promo pictures for her TV mini-series Maneater.  Hopefully this will launch her into stardom …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Alyssa Milano commits to ‘Boyfriend’  —  Will star in, produce romantic comedy  —  NEW YORK — Alyssa Milano will weave a spell on the big screen.  —  The former “Charmed” star has signed on to star in and produce “My Girlfriend's Boyfriend,” a romantic comedy in which she plays a woman with a relationship dilemma.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Pajiba and EW.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Susan Boyle Is “Recovering Well,” Says Rep  —  Susan Boyle is “recovering well” after being admitted to a private clinic in London following her shocking Britain's Got Talent defeat, a rep for judge Simon Cowell says.  —  Boyle's brothers “are saying they weren't surprised by what happened …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Hopes to Be Engaged “This Time Next Year”  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt — who split from fiance Ross McCall late last year — says she wants to be engaged again by this time next year.  —  Or else.  —  On Monday, the actress and her boyfriend, Ghost Whisperer costar Jamie Kennedy …
The Sun:
Kanye please shut it  —  The veggie pop star is fuming about KANYE WEST's views on fur.  —  Pink blasted: “Kanye West is the person p***ing me off right now.  —  “I was at STELLA McCARTNEY's Paris fashion show with the vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PAUL McCARTNEY and Kanye West.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Eclipse: Casting for Third Twilight Flick Under Way  —  Casting for the third Twilight movie has begun.  —  We got our hands on a casting notice for at least three characters in Eclipse.  —  Find out just what director David Slade is looking for.  However, we must warn you that there are a few spoilers...
E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Is Lafayette Dead on True Blood?  —  Will Lafayette, our favorite Louisiana short-order cook slash Internet sex entrepreneur, be returning to True Blood in season two?  We just talked to Stephen Moyer and have an answer.  —  Plus, what's to come on your other favorite summer shows?
 
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