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1:00 PM ET, June 2, 2009

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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 & Heidi 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.
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Spencer & Heidi Quit 'I'm A Celebrity...' Again!  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — After threatening to walk off the set of “I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!” twice during the season premiere, Heidi and Spencer Pratt have now officially quit the show.  —  A source close to the production confirmed the news to Access Hollywood.
Discussion: TMZ.com
RADAR:
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?
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Jon & Kate Plus Eight: Jon Misses Kate's Birthday  —  On Monday's episode of Jon & Kate Plus Eight, Kate Gosselin spent her birthday without her husband Jon, who was away on a snowboarding trip.  —  “I went out to Utah for like five days,” he says in the episode filmed in March.
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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.
Adam B. Vary / EW.com:
Eminem/Bruno stunt at MTV Movie Awards was staged, sources say  —  Sources close to MTV and Sacha Baron Cohen tell EW that the infamous stunt on the show between Eminem and the Bruno star was staged, with Eminem's consent and participation.  The sources confirm rampant speculation …
Kelley L. Carter / USA Today:
Everyone but Eminem is talking about Bruno stunt
Discussion: Us Weekly and Lifeline Live
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 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.
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PopEater:
Pink Calls Kanye A ‘Waste Of Skin’
Discussion: Lemondrop and iVillage
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘One Tree Hill’ exclusive: Brian Austin Green got game?  —  One Tree Hill may've hatched the perfect plan to get viewers over the loss of Chad Michael Murray: Hire an actor with three names more famous than his!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Brian Austin Green is in advanced talks …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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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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Access Hollywood:
Conan O'Brien Takes The ‘Tonight Show’ Stage For The First Time
Discussion: iVillage
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: Pajiba and EW.com
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 …
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?
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Paris Hilton pursues Mideast ‘BFF’  —  Lionsgate, Ish pact for Dubai-based version of show  —  Paris Hilton is taking her search for a best friend to the Middle East, where Lionsgate and Ish Entertainment have stuck a deal with a Dubai-based shingle to produce a new version of “Paris Hilton's My New BFF.”
Discussion: X17 Online and Pop Crunch
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Magazine
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Katie Couric Makes Dig at Sarah Palin  —  Katie Couric poked fun at her “cougar” label while giving the annual Class Day address at Princeton University on Monday.  —  “I've been called a cougar lately ... but today ... I'm very happy to be an honorary Tiger instead!”  Couric, 52, said, referring to the school's mascot.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Winona: I Have “No Resentment” Toward Angelina Jolie  —  Winona Ryder says she has no ill-will toward Angelina Jolie, who received most of the praise for their 1999 mental hospital drama Girl, Interrupted.  —  Although Ryder was the film's lead (and executive producer) …
Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:
Mel Gibson's Faith: How It Affects His New Life  —  Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva  —  Mel Gibson has asked his fellow parishioners at the Holy Family Chapel in Agoura Hills, Calif., not to gossip about him, and recently hasn't been taking Communion.  —  Recent headlines about the end …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and MSNBC
Michael Fleming / Variety:
‘Waldo’ finds his way to the bigscreen  —  Universal, Illumination Entertainment nab rights  —  Several studios were in on the search, but Universal and Illumination Entertainment were the ones who found “Where's Waldo?”  —  U and Chris Meledandri's family film unit have acquired screen rights to turn the …
 
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Hellomagazine.com:
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