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Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92 — Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lena Horne, Hollywood Trailblazer, Dies at 92 — Lena Horne, whose beauty and talent - and race - helped pave the way for future generations of African American stars, died Sunday night at Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital, reports The New York Times.
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Rolm / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Kendra Had Multiple Partners In Sex Tapes — A document governing the potential sale of Kendra Wilkinson's sex tape reveals that multiple partners were featured having intimate relations with the reality TV star, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
PopEater:
NBC Releases Un-aired Betty White ‘SNL’ Skits — If you didn't get your fill of Betty White on ‘SNL’ this weekend, NBC has released sketches that never made it onto the show this weekend, due to time constraints. — One skit the network cut included “Debbie Downer,” which stars Rachel Dratch as everyone's favorite hypochondriac.
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Juliet Izon / Life and Style:
Betty White parties until 3 a.m.! — She may be 88 1/2 years old, but don't say Betty White doesn't know how to party. An eyewitness tells Life & Style that the former Golden Girl was getting down at the May 8 Saturday Night Live afterparty at Docks in NYC on Saturday until 3 a.m.!
TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock — Baby Hits the French Quarter — With her new baby under wraps, Sandra Bullock hit the French Quarter in her new home city of New Orleans this weekend for a little Mother-Son shopping session. — Sandra and little Louis Bardo Bullock hit a few shops …
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Kieran Crowley / New York Post:
Tot shots at Lindsay Lohan — The E-Trade baby struck back at Lindsay Lohan — and what a potty mouth on this kid! — Lawyers for the financial firm filed hundreds of pages detailing Lohan's drug abuse, brawls and DWI busts — including reams of profanity-laced Internet comments from detractors …
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Suzanne Zuckerman / People.com:
Bobby Brown Gets Engaged - On Stage! — For concertgoers at Metro Park in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, the hottest ticket at the annual Funk Fest wasn't the performance by '90s girl group SWV or the line for fruity refreshments as temperatures climbed into the 90s.
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Liz Corcoran / People.com:
Jake Gyllenhaal Explains His Fear of Ostriches — Jake Gyllenhaal worked hard to embody the fearless hero Prince Dastan in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - getting bulked up and mastering sword fighting and the acrobatic art of parkour. — One thing he couldn't conquer? His fear of ostriches.
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Maxim.com:
2010 Hot 100: Katy Perry Is the First Lady of Hot — Katy Perry might croon about a dude being “Hot N Cold”, but the star herself never strays from the hot spot at the very top of our 2010 Hot 100 List. The perfect Perry first caught our attention in 2008 with her smash hit, “I Kissed a Girl”—and we liked it.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger & Elin: Joint Custody Of Kids In Divorce — Tiger Woods and his wife Elin will share joint custody of their children in a divorce, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively. — The former Number One golfer hurt his back and pulled out of his latest tournament Sunday …
Perez Hilton:
Barbara Walters Having Heart Surgery!!! — Oh no! — Barbara Walters announced some shocking news this morning on The View. — Babs told the girls and her audience that she will having heart surgery later on in the week to replace a faulty heart valve.
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TMZ.com:
Alexis Neiers Cops Deal, Gets Jail Time — Alexis Neiers just got 180 days in jail for her role in the Burglar Bunch crimes. — She was also placed on three years felony probation and ordered to stay away from Orlando Bloom's home. — Story developing ...
Matthew Breen / Advocate:
Cynthia Nixon is More Than Just Sex — Our favorite Sex and the City star opens up about coming out, her partner, going topless, and living out of the spotlight's glare. — Around the time Sex and the City ended its tremendously successful run on HBO in 2004, Cynthia Nixon noticed a change …
NY Daily News:
Reporter's on-air gaffe hits Tiger Woods in the pants — Tiger Woods dropped out of The Players Championship golf tournament due to a bulging what?! The Golf Channel reporter Win McMurry mixes up Woods' ‘bulging disk’ with his male anatomy in on-air gaffe.
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Mr. Hudson Makes His Big-Time Debut on Massive ‘SNL’ Episode — Betty White may have stolen the show during this weekend's ‘Saturday Night Live,’ and when it came to music, Jay-Z certainly had the megawatt star power to handle things on his own. But, always the giver, Jay-Z invited Mr. Hudson …
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Molly / PopSugar:
Joaquin Phoenix Shows Off His Back and Allegedly Bares All in Casey Affleck's “Mocumentary” — Joaquin Phoenix gave a peek at his shirtless back as he tried to take off his top layer out on a walk with his dogs in LA yesterday. The clean-shaven actor has emerged back on the scene in recent months …
NEWS.com.au:
Director Justin Sisely auctions off Aussie virginities — Virgins John and Alex. John says he's willing to to have sex with a male or female bidder. Alex just wants to meet someone. — Director Justin Sisely and cameraman Craig Smith. Sisely says the virgins' parents all hate him