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10:40 AM ET, May 17, 2010

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PopEater:
Heavy Metal Singer Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67  —  Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio died early Sunday after a battle with stomach cancer.  He was 67.  —  Dio's wife, Wendy, broke the news today on Ronnie's official website.  —  “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May,” she wrote.
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Ben Sisario / ArtsBeat:
Ronnie James Dio, Rock Singer, Dies at 67  —  Ronnie James Dio, a singer with the bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, whose powerful, semioperatic vocal style and attachment to demonic imagery made him one of the best-loved figures in classic heavy metal, died on Sunday morning …
Wayne Parry / Associated Press:
Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67
The Live Feed | THR:
NBC's fall schedule, upfront revealed  —  Exclusive: This fall, NBC will have an action-adventure Monday night, a crime drama Wednesday and an all-comedy Thursday.  Despite expectations, NBC will not launch a new comedy block.  —  The network's Monday upfront presentation will begin …
Dana Kennedy / People.com:
Director Played Cupid for Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan  —  Shia LaBeouf, Oliver Stone and Carey Mulligan (l-r) in Cannes  —  While Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps stars Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan huddled affectionately nearby on Friday in Cannes, director Oliver Stone couldn't help …
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TMZ.com:
Rachel Uchitel Set to Strip for Playboy  —  TMZ has learned Rachel Uchitel has signed a deal to get naked for Playboy Magazine — but there's a full-frontal catch.  —  Rachel hedged when we asked her about a Playboy offer on TMZ Live on Friday — but we found out that Tiger Woods' #1 mistress has already struck an agreement.
PopEater:
‘Survivor’ Winner Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission  —  A year after discovering he had a rare form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, ‘Survivor: Africa’ winner Ethan Zohn has weathered the storm and is now happy to learn his cancer is in remission.  —  “A few weeks ago, we got his first clean CT scan …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Survivor's Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Used Racial Slur When Banned From Airline  —  Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers spewed the ‘N’ word when he was banned from a United Airlines flight due to a drunken display, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  RadarOnline.com broke the story …
TMZ.com:
‘Celebrity Rehab’ Lacking Celebrities  —  There is no shortage of celebrities that need rehabilitation — but the VH1 show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” can't get any of them to star on the show next season.  —  Sources close to the production tell TMZ they have struck out left and right trying to find A …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Everything's Ducky  —  If you hear Lindsay Lohan tell it, everything couldn't be going better — she says she's making up traffic school like crazy ... even though she's been in New York and now she's on her way to Cannes.  —  As TMZ first reported, Lohan …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
CW Stars Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris Tie the Knot  —  It's a match made in CW heaven.  —  Supernatural star Jensen Ackles and longtime girlfriend, One Tree Hill actress Danneel Harris, got married Saturday in Dallas, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Ackles, 32, and Harris, 31 …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gabourey Sidibe's mom sort-of denies that Gaby was rude to reporters  —  A few weeks ago, several celebrities went to Washington, D.C. for the annual Correspondents' Dinner.  It's one of the rare Washington events that attracts a big clusterf-ck of press, politicians and celebrities, all jostling for attention.
Discussion: Bossip
Crazed Hits:
Interscope sign YouTube Star?  —  According to our sources, Interscope Records have signed 12-year old Greyson Chance, who has attracted over 13 million views on YouTube with his cover of Lady Gaga's “Paparazzi.”  —  Our sources tell us that Interscope closed the deal before any other label could even step in and meet the kid.
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Frank Micelotta / People.com:
TV Watch  —  Tears came to Lee DeWyze's eyes more than five times during his visit to his native Chicago on Friday.  —  “It was so intense,” said the American Idol hopeful, who is one of the remaining three contestants along with Crystal Bowersox and Casey James.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Georgina Littlejohn / Daily Mail:
The Beckhams turn up to watch the Jonas Brothers... but everyone else was watching THEM  —  Attending a concert full of hundreds of screaming girls, the Beckhams probably hoped that no one would pay them the blindest bit of attention.  —  But as Victoria and David know only too well …
Discussion: Socialite Life and PopSugar UK
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Fred Topel / Hollywoodnews.com:
Jonas Brothers Interview: Getting Personal
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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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

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

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