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1:25 PM ET, June 5, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Carradine's Rep — David's Hands Were Tied  —  Now we know why David Carradine's family thinks foul play may have been involved in the actors death — his manager tells us Carradine was found with his hands tied behind his back.  —  Chuck Binder, Carradine's manager, tells us …
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People.com:
David Carradine Death Mystery Deepens  —  After a maid found David Carradine's body in a closet in his Bangkok hotel room, police called it a suspected suicide.  But the actor's manager refuses to believe it.  —  “I can tell you 100 percent that he would have never committed suicide,” …
Tim Johnston / Washington Post:
Thai Police: Carradine Death May Be Accidental  —  Thai police officers investigating the death of David Carradine, the American actor who made his name in the “Kung Fu” television series in the 1970s, say he most likely died of asphyxiation, possibly when an autoerotic sex game went wrong.
Discussion: New York Post, TV Squad and Gawker
Michael Madsen / New York Post:
CO-STAR: CAN'T BE SUICIDE  —  DAVID HAD ‘WHAT EVERY ACTOR IS AFTER’
Discussion: Gawker
omg!:   Police: David Carradine May Have Died of Accidental Suffocation
Hellomagazine.com:
Susan receives gig invites from Demi and President Obama as she checks out of Priory  —  Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle checked out of the Priory Clinic on Wednesday, and her brother says she's “much happier”.  —  Experts had initially predicted a longer stay at the London facility …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
Susan Boyle Leaves London Clinic  —  Susan Boyle has left a mental health care facility, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  Sources at Britain's Got Talent tell Us that Boyle, 48, checked out of the London Priory Hospital on Wednesday.  (Boyle's brother Gerry also confirmed her release on Britain's GMTV Friday.)
Discussion: DailyFill.com and CoverAwards
Simon Perry / People.com:
Susan Boyle Leaves the Hospital
Discussion: iVillage
Janet Mock / People.com:
VIDEO: Check Out Britney's Boys Dancing to ‘Toxic’  —  Britney Spears' Sons Dance to Toxic (Part 1) from Britney Spears on Vimeo.  —  Move over Cruz Beckham, there're some new dancing tots in town.  —  Following in mommy Britney Spears and daddy Kevin Federline's footsteps (excuse the pun) …
Discussion: iVillage, Guardian and Telegraph
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Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears plans to pop in for tea with the Queen
Discussion: New York Magazine and Showbiz Spy
Lauren / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: NEWEST ADDITION TO THE CIRCUS...STARRING BRITNEY SPEARS
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Adam Lambert already making enemies  —  While much of the chatter surrounding “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has to do with speculation about his sexuality, the behind-the-scenes talk at many of the stops along Lambert's publicity tour is how difficult he is to work with.  —  “He is such a diva.
The Cajun Boy / Gawker:
What Was That Goop All Over Gwyneth Paltrow's Legs on the Tonight Show?  —  Did you see Gwyneth Paltrow on the Tonight Show tonight?  We just watched it and can't figure out what the hell was going on with her legs in the first segment!  —  Now we know that there's all sorts of doctoring …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Lance Armstrong Becomes a Father Again  —  Time to get a child seat for that racing bike.  —  Lance Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen welcomed a 7 lb., 5 oz, 20-inch-long baby boy named Max, the pro cyclist announced on his Twitter page Thursday night - or, rather, the little guy announced it himself.
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It's a Boy for Lance Armstrong!
Discussion: X17 Online
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
SNEAK PEEK: Audrina Patridge Gives Good Burger in New Ad  —  Audrina Patridge  —  Hungry for more Audrina Patridge?  Well, the Hills star - making headlines recently for getting her own reality show - will surely make mouths water with a steamy new spot for the Carl's Jr. Teriyaki Six Dollar Burger.
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Hollywoodtuna:   Audrina Patridge: Bikini Burger Babe
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • After attending a friend's wedding in Dallas, Jessica Simpson and beau Tony Romo headed to Al Biernat's steakhouse to celebrate another pal's birthday after the reception.  Simpson and Romo, who were there with 10 people, “were very loving with each other - very affectionate,” a staffer tells us.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
New Photo Surfaces of Jon Gosselin and 23-Year-Old Girlfriend  —  A new photo has surfaced of Jon Gosselin and 23-year-old school teacher Deanna Hummel vacationing in Utah.  —  The picture shows Deanna and Jon March 28 at the Spring Gruv at The Canyons Ski Resort in Park City.
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Source: David Carradine Was Desperate For Money  —  David Carradine Was Desperate For Money  —  David Carradine was found hanging in his Bangkok Hotel room on Wednesday.  With his death still under investigation, a source close to Carradine told Tarts that the actor had been struggling …
Angelina Jolie / Time:
The Case Against Omar al Bashir  —  Friday is a defining moment in the history of justice.  The members of the United Nations Security Council will be presented with the results of the International Criminal Court's Darfur investigation — an investigation that they requested.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Denzel Washington on John Travolta: Coping With Son's Death Remains “Tough”  —  Six months after the death of their 16-year-old son, John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston “are doing as well as one can expect,” says Denzel Washington, who last spoke with the actor about three weeks ago.  “It's a process.”
Discussion: Socialite Life
New York Post:
FERRELL A ‘LOST’ CAUSE  —  PITY the unwitting par ents who take their kids to see “Land of the Lost,” Will Ferrell's terminally stupid, sloppy, campy and cheesy — and thoroughly unexciting and unfunny — experiment in “family entertainment.”  —  Those parents will surely be cringing as:
Discussion: The Awl
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson: I'm Tired of Hearing “the Fat Joke”  —  Kelly Clarkson says she's tired of being bullied over her weight.  —  “For seven years it's been happening.  It's like, ‘OK cool, the fat joke,’” she said during an interview with 2Day FM's Kyle and Jackie O Show in Australia.
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Paula Abdul Uncertain About Whether She'll Return to American Idol  —  “I never said [I wasn't returning].  I just said that I'm not sure,” Abdul said cryptically.  —  “It's called, um, ‘negotiating’,” she joked.  —  Read what Idol producers said about Paula
Discussion: PopEater and Lifeline Live
 
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