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4:55 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.
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 …
Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
Obama Trounces Leno
Discussion: PopEater, Mediaite, TIME.com and Gawker
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 …
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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 …
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Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Lynn Redgrave dies at age 67
Discussion: Dlisted
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 …
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PopEater:   Top Secret File on Olivia Newton-John's Missing Ex-Boyfriend Released
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!
E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Pal: Yup, She's Gonna Play a Porn Star  —  Lindsay Lohan may have recently been canned from a movie, but that doesn't mean she's not getting other work.  —  Last month, Lohan was reported to have signed on to upcoming indie flick Inferno to play Linda Lovelace …
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.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Dad — ‘He Was Not Gay’  —  Joe Jackson is pissed at Michael Jackson's former best friend/doctor, Arnold Klein, for telling TMZ MJ was gay and had a relationship with Klein's office manager.  —  Joe railed at Klein, telling TMZ, “It's not true.  Michael was not gay.”
Scott Huver / People.com:
‘Uncle’ George Lopez: Sandra Bullock Could Not Be Happier  —  Comedian George Lopez has declared himself “a proud uncle” now that the cat's out of the bag on his pal Sandra Bullock's secret adoption.  —  “I am a proud uncle and [my wife] Ann is a proud aunt,” Lopez told PEOPLE before hitting …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Extra:   George Lopez Knew of Sandra's Secret Adoption
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
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TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan Hit by Lightning  —  TMZ has actual proof — God does not like Michael Lohan.  —  Michael tells TMZ the plane he took yesterday on his way from New York to L.A. got hit by lightning.  —  Michael says the plane made a scheduled layover in Atlanta but it was damaged badly enough …
Shruti Dhalwala / People.com:
Jessica Biel Sets Sights on Mt. Everest Climb  —  She may have climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but for her next athletic adventure Jessica Biel wants to go bigger.  —  “I'm thinking about trekking to Everest base camp,” Biel, 28, told PEOPLE Saturday at the 13th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women in New York's Times Square.
Michael K / Dlisted:
But You're From Houston!  —  Beyonce left a party in NYC the other night with “Brooklyn” all over her hand.  Some are saying that Beyonce's Brooklyn tattoo is the real s**t, but it sort of looks like an oversized bar stamp to me.  —  But I wouldn't doubt if Jay-Z made her get that s**t.
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the.LIFE Files:   Check Out Beyonce's “Brooklyn” Tattoo...
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen & Wife Reach Secret Financial Divorce Deal  —  The marriage is over, they no longer live together, and now Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have reached a secret financial deal for their impending divorce, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
 
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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

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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