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12:45 AM ET, May 17, 2010

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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 …
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  —  Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager.  He was 67.
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Just Jared:
Greyson Chance Signs Record Deal, Gets Lady Gaga Moment  —  Greyson Chance is the latest YouTube phenomenon to score a record deal.  At just 12-years-old!  —  The big-voiced sixth grader, who has attracted nearly 14 million views on YouTube with his rendition of Lady Gaga's “Paparazzi,” …
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and The Dish Rag
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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.
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 …
Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Claudia Schiffer Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  Claudia Schiffer gave birth to her third child, a girl, on Friday in London.  —  The baby joins Caspar, 7, and Clementine, 5, Schiffer's children with husband Matthew Vaughan, a film producer whom she married in 2002.
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It's a Girl for Claudia Schiffer, 39
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 …
TMZ.com:
Homeless Men — Cruz Wanted Us to Cut Her Throat  —  The homeless men Juan-Carlos Cruz allegedly tried to hire to kill his wife claim they were instructed to “cut [a] woman's throat.”  —  The men told TMZ an elaborate story.  According to Little Dave, Cruz — who had a show on The Food Network …
PopEater:
Alec Baldwin Notches 15th ‘SNL’ Hosting Gig  —  Alec Baldwin busted out his 15th hosting stint for ‘Saturday Night Live’ last night, tying Steve Martin's record and bringing his hilarious, diverse acting chops to some seriously raucous sketches.  —  In the ‘30 Rock’ star's opening monologue …
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Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Cannes 2010: Shia LaBeouf: We botched the last Indiana Jones  —  The last time Shia LaBeouf came to Cannes, in 2008, it was to promote “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” the revival of the swashbuckling adventure franchise that went on to earn a whopping $787 million around the world.
Discussion: Cinematical, /Film and Movieline
 
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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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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