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2:20 PM ET, May 3, 2010

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Robert Pitts / People.com:
Country Music Artist Chely Wright Comes Out  —  Country singer Chely Wright's reasoning was sound.  “There had never, ever been a country music artist who had acknowledged his or her homosexuality,” she tells PEOPLE.  “I wasn't going to be the first.”  —  But now Wright is changing her tune.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
People's Big Lesbian Cover Girl Is Chely Wright
Discussion: coverawards.com
TMZ.com:
Chely Wright — She's Coming Out
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Angelina Jolie Skips Out on Presidential Invite  —  Everyone knows Angelina Jolie is an incredibly busy woman, but too busy to meet President Obama?  Yep, rather than celebrate at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend, Angie's pal tells me she'd rather be doing something …
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Reliable Source:
“Nerd Prom” no longer: Celebrities steal spotlight from press …
Kim Kardashian official web site:   Hanging with Biebs at the White House
Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Calls Kim Kardashian His “Girlfriend”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
omg!:
Actress Lynn Redgrave has died at age 67  —  NEW YORK - Lynn Redgrave, an introspective and independent player in her family's acting dynasty who became a 1960s sensation as the unconventional title character of “Georgy Girl” and later dramatized her troubled past in such one-woman stage performances as …
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online, TMZ.com, ABCNEWS and EW.com
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lynn Redgrave Dies at Age 67  —  Lynn Redgrave, a vital and popular member of Britain's Redgrave dynasty, died Sunday night.  She was 67 and had waged a lengthy battle with breast cancer.  —  Speaking on behalf of her children - Ben, Pema and Annabel, who were with her …
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Celebrity Smack
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Lynn Redgrave dies at age 67
Discussion: Dlisted
Perez Hilton:
R.I.P.  —  So sad.  —  British actress Lynn Redgrave passed …
Discussion: Reuters
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Seth Green Gets Married!  —  Seth Green is officially off the market: The actor married model/actress Clare Grant on Saturday, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Green and Grant tied the knot at a private vineyard in Northern California, according to a source.
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PopEater:
Seth Green Marries Actress on Skywalker Ranch
Discussion: RADAR and Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Source: Halle Berry ‘Kicked Gabriel Out’ Months Ago  —  Make no bones about it.  Halle Berry didn't get dumped by Gabriel Aubry.  Their split happened several months ago - and it was the actress who initiated it, according to a source.  —  “She kicked him out months ago because he wasn't able …
Glen Runciter / Gawker:
Is This Britney Spears' Demo of Lady Gaga's ‘Telephone’?  An Analysis  —  The purported Britney Spears demo of “Telephone”—originally written for Spears by Lady Gaga before Gaga hit it big—has leaked.  That sound you just heard was “BritBrit” overtaking “Bieber” on Twitter.  We have the track, and some theories.
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Perez Hilton:
Britney Does GaGa!!!!
LoriC / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Guns, Lies & Missing Money - The Official Report Into Olivia Newton John's Missing Ex-Lover  —  The US Coast Guard's explosive, top secret dossier on Patrick McDermott, Olivia Newton John's vanished ex-lover, has been obtained by RadarOnline.com, five years after his mysterious disappearance …
TMZ.com:
Jenna Jameson, Tito Ortiz Reconcile  —  TMZ has learned Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz have agreed to reconcile, and the plan is for Tito to move back in the family home midweek.  —  Sources involved in the situation say the only reason for the delay ... the automatic restraining order …
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt — In the Business of Guidos  —  Spencer Pratt is dead set on capitalizing on the “Jersey Shore” craze — TMZ has learned he's teamed up with Snooki's ex-boyfriend to lockdown a trademark on a Guido-themed energy drink ... seriously.  —  Pratt and Emilio Masella …
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Michael Douglas: Prison Will Help My Son ‘Start Afresh’  —  Michael Douglas is trying to view his son Cameron's five-year jail sentence on drug charges as a blessing in disguise.  —  “My son has not been sober for this length of time since he was 13 years old,” Douglas, 65, tells the Today show, in an interview airing Monday.
PopEater:
Conan O'Brien to NBC: You Broke My Heart  —  It was his dream job, but after six months at the helm of ‘The Tonight Show,’ NBC squeezed Conan O'Brien out, and the talk host says in his first interview that the turmoil was much like an unexpected divorce.  “I went through some stuff,” O'Brien told ‘60 Minutes’ on Sunday.
Discussion: X17 Online and OK! Magazine
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Polanski Breaks Silence on His Extradition From Switzerland  —  LOS ANGLES — Ending a long silence, Roman Polanski addressed his possible extradition to the United States over a 33-year-old sex-crime case with a statement that accused authorities here of “trying to serve me on a platter …
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PopEater:
Roman Polanski Breaks Silence, Says U.S. Wants to ‘Serve Me on a Platter’
Discussion: Digital Spy
 
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Daily Mail:
Helena Christensen poses naked to advertise Reebok... but who's …
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Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:
NBC News launches its 24/7 streaming service NBC News Now in Latin America in two of its biggest markets, Mexico and Brazil

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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