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9:40 AM ET, May 18, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Sheen Makes ‘Two and a Half Men’ Deal  —  TMZ has learned Charlie Sheen has agreed to a new deal with Warner Bros. to do 2 more years of “Two and a Half Men.”  —  The deal was made today.  One source connected with the negotiations tells TMZ, “Charlie is very happy.”
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Charlie Sheen Returning to Two and a Half Men  —  Charlie Harper is back!  —  After publicly considering leaving Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen has agreed to return to the hit CBS sitcom for two more years, according to a set source.  —  The actor, whose contract expired last month …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Adams Gives Birth To Baby Girl  —  Amy Adams has given birth to a healthy baby girl.  —  RadarOnline.com has exclusively confirmed the 35-year-old “Julie & Julia” star welcomed the seven-pound addition to her family this the weekend.  —  PHOTOS: Amy On The Set Of The Fighter In Boston
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
It's a Girl for Amy Adams!  —  Baby makes three!  —  Amy Adams and fiancé Darren Legallo welcomed 7-lbs. daughter Aviana Olea Legallo on Saturday in Los Angeles, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Mom and baby are home and doing great,” says Adams's rep. “Everyone's healthy and happy.”
PopEater:
It's a Baby Girl for Actress Amy Adams
TMZ.com:
Miss USA 2010 — Champion Pole Dancer  —  Rima Fakih was a big winner wayyyyy before she took the crown for Miss USA 2010 last night — the 24-year-old beauty queen is a former “Stripper 101” pole dancing champion!  —  Back in 2007, the sexy pageant queen won a stripper contest …
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DailyFill.com:
Miss USA 2010 Has Mad Stripper Skills (PICS!)  —  Miss USA Rima Fakih stripping contest photos emerge!  —  Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih was a contestant in a stripping contest sponsored by a Detroit radio station, MyFOXDC.com is reporting.  —  Fakih appears in several photos on Mojointhemorning.com …
PopEater:
John Travolta's Dogs Killed in Airport Accident  —  An airport service vehicle struck and killed two dogs belonging to John Travolta last week at Bangor International Airport in Maine.  The accident occurred last Thursday morning; city officials confirmed the story to the Bangor Daily News today.
Joshua David Stein / Out.com Features:
Christina Aguilera Reclaims The Fame  —  We sit down with the freakishly gifted singer to discuss her fourth album, Bionic, one of the hottest — and gayest — soundtracks of the summer.  —  To see our exclusive slide show of Xtina from our sideshow-inspired cover story shot by Ellen von Unwerth, click here.
Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub / Collider:
9 Movie Clips from SEX AND THE CITY 2  —  Warner Bros. has released 9 movie clips from writer-director Michael Patrick King's Sex and the City 2.  While SATC2 isn't going to appeal to a huge percentage of our audience, for some, it's one of the biggest movies of the year and on the same level as an Iron Man 2 or Inception.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sarah Jessica Parker: “You Don't Want to See Me Topless”
Christina Aguilera:
Please download the latest version of Flash Player here.  —  A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA AGUILERA  —  I would like to take a moment to clarify something that has been brought to my attention this morning.  It is very easy for comments to be taken out of context and create unnecessary drama-especially between us women.
Nigel Farndale / Telegraph:
Kate Hudson interview  —  Goldie's girl on scrabble, nepotism, and her shocking new film  —  That Kate Hudson is running late does not come as a surprise.  I've read about how her co-star Matthew McConaughey found her timekeeping exasperating on the set of How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.
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Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson: I'm “Comfortable With” My Body's “Imperfections”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Gabe / Videogum:
Chris Klein's Mamma Mia!  Audition Is Very Upsetting  —  Supposedly, this video features Hollywood's own Chris Klein auditioning for the 2008 movie adaptation of the popular musical Mamma Mia.  Why this video is only surfacing now is a mystery.  What is not a mystery is how disturbing this is: very disturbing!
Discussion: TheFABlife and Movieline
Daughtry Intro:
Chris Daughtry Statement  —  Chris and his wife Deanna Daughtry are proud to announce that they are expecting twins this November.  Due to Deanna's partial hysterectomy in 2006 the couple used IVF and had their embryos transferred to a gestational surrogate, the babies will join the couples' other children - Hannah and Griffin.
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Disney's ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 4’ In 3D  —  Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross has just finalized the decision to shoot Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 in Disney Digital 3D.  Its release date stays the same: May 20, 2011.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Vampire action novel ‘Blood Oath’ getting movie treatment (exclusive)  —  Lucas Foster and his Warp Films have picked up the rights to “Blood Oath,” a vampire action novel written by Christopher Farnsworth, with the aim of fast-tracking a feature franchise about a vampire secret agent.
Sarah / People.com:
Drew Lachey Welcomes Son Hudson Nicholas  —  The littlest Lachey has arrived!  —  Drew Lachey and wife Lea welcomed a son, Hudson Nicholas Lachey, on Saturday, May 15 in Cincinnati, Ohio, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Baby Hudson joins big sister Isabella Claire, 4.
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
TV Chef Pleads Not Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Scheme  —  A former Food Network chef pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he hired homeless men to murder his wife, an alleged plot that was thwarted before the woman was killed.  —  Juan-Carlos Cruz, 48, was charged in Los Angeles with one count …
Discussion: PopEater
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Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
Cast keeps ‘Twilight’ machine rolling  —  CHICAGO — Dashingly disheveled Robert Pattinson has an infectious, high-pitched laugh that would never do for his seductive vampire lover-boy, Edward Cullen.  —  Buff-and-polished Taylor Lautner is pocket-size compared with the looming stature of his werewolf counterpart, Jacob Black.
Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
PROOF: Justin Bieber Really Did Get Inked At Tattoo Parlor (Photo)  —  Bestweekever.tv has done the next, most legal thing to laying our hands on Justin Bieber's tattoo (technically illegal).  We've got the photos to prove that his tattoo even exists, straight out of the Son of a Gun tattoo parlor …
Marco / X17 Online:
Kellan Lutz Is So Bloody Hot  —  Courtesy: Kellan Lutz twitter page Kellan Lutz isn't publicly campaigning for his role in Twilight's Breaking Dawn, but the sexy vampire was hoping that this sign would help get his Twitter account verifed.  Looks like his bloody appeal worked because Kellan's account …
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Is Will Ferrell Running the Fake Paramount Twitter?  —  A bitingly comical new Twitter feed flying under the flag of Paramount Films is being run by “a multtalented actor-writer-director-producer angry at the studio,” Deadline Hollywood reports.  —  The parodic tweets skewer the studio with lines like …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: US Government Files Motion To Keep Anne Hathaway's Jewelry  —  It's official.  The United States government wants to keep Anne Hathaway's jewelry.  —  In new court papers obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District filed a motion …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
Nicki Gostin / PopEater:
Melissa Etheridge: My Songs 'Aren't Gay Enough' for ‘Glee’  —  Melissa Etheridge's eleventh studio album, ‘Fearless Love,’ is dropping at the same time as she's rebuilding her love life from the ground up.  The 48-year-old songstress recently broke up with Tammy Lynn Michaels after nine years and having twins together in 2006.
Discussion: AfterElton.com and The Dish Rag
 
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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

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