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12:20 PM ET, June 8, 2009

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Bret Michaels Injured at the Tony Awards  —  Broadway did what Broadway does best to open Sunday night's 63rd annual Tony Awards - delivering an electrifying musical number that starred Dolly Parton, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, the casts of West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Pal Joey, Shrek …
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Bret Michaels Knocked Down, Injured During Tonys (VIDEO)
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Lifeline Live
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Tony Awards Ruled by the Boys of Billy Elliot
Discussion: Socialite Life
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
I'm a Celeb... Set Source: Heidi Pratt Torture Allegations “Untrue”  —  In the wake of Internet reports that Heidi and Spencer Pratt were “tortured” on the set of NBC's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, leading to Heidi's hospitalization Saturday, an on-set source tells Usmagazine.com all allegations are false.
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TMZ.com:
Spencer's Got it All Wrong
Discussion: Gawker and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Heidi & Spencer — Tortured?
Egotastic!:
Britney Spears Topless Pictures  —  These Britney Spears topless pictures were taken back in 2007 and are from behind the scenes of her music video shoot for the song “Gimme More,” and as you can see, the only thing Britney is wearing is temporary tattoos on her nipples.
Discussion: cityrag and Hollywood Dame
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TMZ.com:
Carradine Photo Reveals Fishnet Stocking  —  We've just seen a higher resolution image of the photo that appears to be David Carradine's body hanging in his hotel room — and it shows what seems consistent with an auto-erotica scenario ... at least from outward appearances.
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Gyllenhaal, Hathaway back for ‘Love’  —  ‘Brokeback’ co-stars circling adaptation of Reidy's book  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, who played a doomed husband and wife in “Brokeback Mountain,” are in negotiations to reunite for “Love and Other Drugs” at Fox 2000/New Regency.
New York Post:
MARIAH CAREY UNAFRAID TO EAT  —  UNLIKE some starving show-business stars, Mariah Carey (above) celebrates her success with much-deserved meals.  “Mariah loves food.  Right now she's making an album and eating everything and anything she wants.  She has put on about 15 pounds, but she loves the curves,” said our source.
NY Daily News:
Heiress Paris denies claim of naked high-roller party in Vegas  —  Paris Hilton finds a lot of things “hot,” but the idea of once taking part in a lesbian sex show is not one of them.  —  For the past six years, the heiress has done her best to prove she's more than a girl who ... well …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Javier Bardem to ‘Eat’ with Julia Roberts  —  Actor in negotiations for Murphy-directed adaptation  —  Javier Bardem is negotiating to star in “Eat, Pray, Love,” the Ryan Murphy-directed adaptation of the Elizabeth Gilbert memoir for Columbia Pictures.  —  Bardem joins Julia Roberts and Richard Jenkins in the cast.
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
In Iraq, Colbert Does His Shtick for the Troops  —  CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — It was Sunday night in Baghdad, and President Obama was ordering Gen. Ray Odierno, the commander of the American troops here, to shave Stephen Colbert's head.  (Not to give everything away, but the general is not as brutal …
Discussion: NextRound.net, Newsweek, F-Listed and Gawker
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Cam Gigandet takes lead in ‘Priest’  —  Joins Paul Bettany in adaptation of TokyoPop comic book  —  Cam Gigandet will star opposite Paul Bettany in “Priest,” a horror Western that Scott Stewart is directing for Screen Gems.  —  Adapted by Cory Goodman from a TokyoPop comic book, “Priest” …
Discussion: Cinematical and The Playlist
Brendan McGinty / Sunday Mail:
Exclusive: Cops Bust Pete Doherty After Finding Him In BA Plane Toilet With Needle  —  ROCKER Pete Doherty has been arrested in Switzerland after being accused of taking drugs on a British Airways flight.  —  The ex-Libertines and Babyshambles singer was detained on arrival at Geneva on Friday …
People.com:
Jon and Kate Gosselin's Old House Still for Sale  —  The Gosselin family  —  Are Jon and Kate Gosselin victims of the nation's poor housing market?  Their Cape Cod-style home in Elizabethtown, Pa., has been on the market for 89 days - and counting - records show.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Adam Nichols / New York Post:
'WHACK'Y KUNG FU  —  CARRADINE KIN: PROBE THE MARTIAL ARTS MAFIA  —  A secret sect of kung fu assassins could have silenced actor David Carradine as he delved into their shadowy activities, according to his family's lawyer.  —  In a twist that could be straight out of one the “Kill Bill” …
Discussion: Gawker
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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