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11:55 AM ET, June 1, 2010

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Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Heidi Pratt's Rep Confirms Spencer Separation to Us  —  Is Heidi and Spencer Pratt's split for real?  —  Affirmative, says Heidi's rep, who confirms the separation to UsMagazine.com, explaining that nothing legal has been filed.  —  “Heidi is going through a difficult …
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EXCLUSIVE: “Issues” Forced Heidi Pratt to Ditch Spencer, New Roomie Says
Us Weekly:
Sarah Ferguson Drunk, “Totally Broke” When She Accepted Bribe  —  The devil — and booze — made her do it.  —  When Sarah Ferguson asked an undercover reporter for more than $700,000 in exchange for access to ex Prince Andrew — the chat was caught on tape — she was in dire straits indeed.
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Marco / X17 Online:   FIRST LOOK - Sarah Ferguson To Oprah: “I Had Been Drinking” When Caught On Video
PopEater:
Charlotte Church and Longtime Boyfriend Split Up  —  Five years, two kids and one engagement later, singer Charlotte Church and her rugby star boyfriend, Gavin Henson, are calling it quits.  The split comes less than two months after announcing they were finally getting married.
Brendan Bettinger / Collider:
Rumor: Marvel in Talks With LOST's Josh Holloway  —  Of the massive ensemble that Lost employed over the last six years, I think Josh Holloway is in the best position to vault into stardom after the show ended its run last week.  His manly brand of Southern swagger is suited to fill a void …
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Kevin / avengersnews.com:
Josh Holloway FOUND by Marvel Studios?  —  Sorry for the bad joke, but we received this interesting tidbit about “LOST” star Josh Holloway over the weekend.  Apparently there's been talk between Marvel and his group to play a “lead” role in an upcoming Marvel film.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
New York Post:
Caffeine Lindsay Lohan's new thrill  —  Lindsay Lohan has turned to caffeine for her latest kicks, and spent the holiday downing can after can of Red Bull.  —  The newly sober starlet — who was banned from drinking alcohol by a judge and ordered to wear a Scram monitoring bracelet …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
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PopEater:
‘Shrek’ Stomps ‘Sex and the City 2’ at Box Office  —  Not only did ‘Sex and the City 2’ fall far short of box office predictions — Carrie Bradshaw and the gals got trumped by ‘Shrek Forever After,’ a week-old film and the fourth in its franchise.  —  Predictions for 'Sex and the City 2 …
Discussion: omg!
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Gary Susman / Inside Movies:   ‘Shrek’ Upsets ‘Sex’: Memorial Weekend Box Office Report May 28-31
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Arrest Warrant Issued for Producer in Wife's Death  —  A reality TV producer reacted with outrage Monday after Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in the murder of his wife.  —  “I am devastated at her loss; and I am incensed at the suggestion that I could have had anything …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and EW.com
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Truthie / RADAR:
BREAKING NEWS: Bruce Beresford-Redman Charged With Wife's Murder In Mexico
Discussion: TMZ.com, TVgasm and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Ted Koppel's Son Found Dead  —  Ted Koppel's son Andrew has died — reportedly after a drinking binge in NYC.  —  The 40-year-old was found unconscious and not breathing in an apartment in Washington Heights early Tuesday morning — and he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Rebecca Sacks / Vanity Fair:
Liz and Dick: The Ultimate Celebrity Couple  —  Before Brangelina, before TomKat, before ... Speidi ... there was Liz and Dick—that is, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the super-couple who set the standard all others can only aspire to in terms of modern celebrity.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Source: Charlie Sheen Will Serve Jail Time in Plea Deal  —  Charlie Sheen will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense and get 30 days jail time, says a source close to the negotiations in the star's ongoing domestic violence case.  —  “Charlie intends to go to court on June 7 [to] …
Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus, 17, Performs for Kids in Skintight, Skimpy Leotard  —  “Can't Be Tamed” is right.  —  On Saturday, 17-year-old Miley Cyrus performed in Lisbon, Portugal for an excited crowd of kids, tweens and teens.  —  Her outfit?  A skimpy, skintight olive-colored leotard plus studded leather jacket …
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INF Daily:
THANKS FOR KEEPING IT CLASSY MILEY CYRUS
Discussion: X17 Online and Celebritology 2.0
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
Q&A: 50 Cent Explores Soulful New Album  —  50 Cent is getting into a groove with his fifth studio album, tentatively titled Black Magic.  In the latest excerpt from his conversation with Rap-Up.com, Fiddy describes how the direction is leaning toward a more soulful sound …
Discussion: Rap Radar
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PopSugar:
Kristen Touches on Robert, Lindsay, and Twilight in Elle UK  —  Kristen Stewart is currently in Australia promoting Eclipse, but she recently posed for photos included in July's Elle UK - for behind-the-scenes footage of the cover shoot with Kristen, visit elle.tv!
Discussion: MTV Buzzworthy Blog
TMZ.com:
‘Celeb Rehab’ Postponed — We Got No Big Drunks  —  It should be easier than finding oil in the Gulf ... but “Celebrity Rehab” has been put on ice because they just can't find a big star with a big problem.  —  Sources connected with the show tell TMZ producers of “Celeb Rehab” …
Chris Jancelewicz / PopEater:
‘Bombshell’ McGee Talks Anti-Semitism and Doing Sandra Bullock a Favor  —  Admitted adultress Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, who willingly broadcast her affair with Sandra Bullock's soon-to-be ex-husband Jesse James, has again spouted off — this time about wearing a Nazi uniform and her new gig …
Discussion: Crushable
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Us Weekly:
Michelle McGee: Dressing Like a Nazi Isn't “Racism”
Associated Press:
Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58  —  DETROIT — Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including “Treat Her Like A Lady,” has died, a friend said.  He was 58.
Discussion: EW.com and New York Magazine
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Just Jared:   Temptations' Ali-Ollie Woodson: Dead at 58
Stuff.co.nz:
Sir Peter Jackson says he may step in  —  Sir Peter Jackson says he will step into the breach and direct The Hobbit himself if it becomes the only way to ensure the US$150 million (NZ$219m) film is made after the sudden departure of director Guillermo del Toro.
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The Huffington Post:
Director Guillermo del Toro QUITS ‘Hobbit’ Film Over Delays
 
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Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Mad Men's January Jones and actor Adrien Brody keep budding romance …
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Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Cheryl Cole's secret nights with dancer Derek
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

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

Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:
A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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