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4:05 PM ET, June 3, 2010

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People.com:
Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76  —  Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, 76, has died.  —  “She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning,” her manager, Barbara Lawrence, tells PEOPLE.  She had a massive stroke.  McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the still-popular '80s sitcom Golden Girls …
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Betty White: Rue McClanahan's Death ‘Hurts More Than I Ever Thought’  —  She's now the last living Golden Girl.  For Betty White the loss of her costar Rue McClanahan struck hard.  —  “Rue was a close and dear friend.  I treasure our relationship,” White, 88, said in a statement.
TMZ.com:
Betty White: Rue's Death ‘Hurts’
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi and Spencer Pratt “Laughing” Over “Fake” Split  —  Heidi and Spencer Pratt fabricated their split in a desperate attempt to stay famous as The Hills wraps up, the new issue of Us Weekly reports.  —  While Heidi's rep confirms the breakup to Us ("Heidi... hopes people respect her privacy" …
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PopEater:
Spencer Pratt Surfaces With Beard, Without Heidi  —  A bearded Spencer Pratt took a woodsy run in Malibu yesterday, apparently dealing with his alleged split with Heidi Montag with some good old-fashioned exercise ... complete with full camouflage, hiking gear and a walkie-talkie.
E! Online:
Hospital: Gary Coleman's Ex Had Right to Make Medical Decisions  —  Shannon Price was no longer Gary Coleman's missus, but apparently he trusted her with his life anyway.  —  E! News has learned that the ex-Mrs. Coleman did indeed have the legal right to make medical decisions for the actor …
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TMZ.com:
Gary C's Ex: 'He Would've Been Like Muhammad Ali'  —  Gary Coleman's ex-wife Shannon Price is defending her decision to pull the plug on life support because she says she didn't want Gary to be like Muhammad Ali or Terri Schiavo.  —  TMZ obtained an interview with Price ... shot the day after Gary died.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Lawyer: Gary Coleman Was Divorced When He Died
Matt Goldberg / Collider:
Exclusive: New Images of Chris Hemsworth as THOR  —  Collider reader “Dan” has sent us some concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor.  Earlier today, we ran a story about AICN landing concept art of Chris Evans in his Captain America outfit.  While we were very circumspect about saying …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kevin Costner Is a Dad for Seventh Time  —  Kevin Costner is in seventh heaven.  —  The Oscar-winning director, 55, and his wife, Christine Baumgartner Costner, 36, welcomed a baby girl named Grace Avery Costner on Wednesday, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  This is Costner's seventh child, his third with Christine.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kevin Costner Opens Range for Seventh Kid
CNN:
Van der Sloot arrested in Chile  —  Watch Nancy Grace tonight for the latest on reports on Joran van der Sloot.  “Nancy Grace,” tonight 8 ET on HLN.  —  (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in a young woman's slaying this week in Peru and previously considered a suspect in the 2005 disappearance …
National Enquirer:
DOUBLE SHOT OF LOVE!  TWINS FOR MARIAH CAREY & NICK!  —  The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that MARIAH CAREY and hubby NICK CANNON are preparing for the arrival of TWO babies!  —  Mariah, 41, used fertility treatments to help Mother Nature.  —  A beaming Mariah and Nick, 29 …
Discussion: The Bosh
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Nick Cannon & Mariah Carey Have Baby Names Ready, at Least
Discussion: TheFABlife, USA Today and The Dish Rag
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Wife Going For Full Custody Of Their Children  —  The impending divorce between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren is about to get a lot more contentious.  Elin has decided to go for full custody of their two children, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Deidre Behar / Reuters:
Rape Crisis Groups Not Happy With Kristen Stewart's ‘Rape’ Comment  —  Actress Kristen Stewart arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010.  —  “Twilight” actress Kristen Stewart hates the spotlight and has done everything in her power to shy away from reporters …
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Deidre Behar / New York Post:
Kristen Stewart draws controversy again with rape remark
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Laura Ling Names New Baby for Her Sister and Bill Clinton  —  Laura Ling experienced two life-altering thrills within a year's time: seeing former President Bill Clinton's August arrival in North Korea to the secure her and Current TV colleague Euna Lee's freedom after five months in government captivity …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kate Wants Jon to Start Making Some Loot  —  We already broke the news that Kate Gosselin had a whopping payday during her month-plus on 'Dancing With the Stars, but now, the octomom wants some help financially.  Apparently, Kate wants her ex, Jon, to kick in some dough for their eight kids …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Garbage Men: Kate Gosselin Couldn't “Handle” Picking Up Trash
PopSugar:
Kristen and Taylor in South Korea, Plus a New Eclipse Video!  —  Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner stayed busy promoting Eclipse in South Korea with a press conference before their big premiere!  Plus, a new TV spot puts a spotlight on the big battle to come in their film.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Twilight’ stars snub UK ‘Eclipse’ premiere
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Hecklerspray
Perez Hilton:
The Lost Real Housewife Of New York City Speaks On Her Lack Of Air Time!  —  LOLz!  —  Sorry bb, if you want screentime you're going to have to crazy it up, just like the rest of them!  —  If you've been watching this season of The Real Housewives of New York City, a lot of colorful opinions …
Discussion: omg! and The Huffington Post
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Fran Drescher: Meet my gay ex-husband  —  “Peter and I met when we were 15.  We were just kids and didn't know who we truly were.  We went through a lot together.”  - Fran Drescher tells In Touch exclusively about her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson.
Discussion: Queerty, Bumpshack.com and iVillage
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PopEater:
Fran Drescher ‘Blessed To Have Met’ Gay Ex-Husband
Discussion: Socialite Life
The Huffington Post:
Gwyneth Paltrow Makes A Mexican Dinner (VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  In this week's GOOP, Gwyneth shows her fans how to make “Baja style” shrimp tacos.  She says the shrimp are easy and healthy and “the combination of fresh lime juice and Cholula hot sauce is pretty much unparalleled.”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Just Jared:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Shrimp Taco Recipe Revealed!
Us Weekly:
Director Confirms Megan Fox's Transformers 3 Replacement!  —  It's official — Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will replace Megan Fox in the Transformers franchise.  —  Director Michael Bay welcomed the 23-year-old Brit on his official Web site Wednesday evening.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Mark Paul Gosselaar's sad split  —  Promoting his new TNT series Franklin & Bash at an Armani Exchange/ Elle magazine event on May 25, Mark-Paul Gosselaar seemed a far cry from Zack Morris, his fun-loving character on Saved by the Bell.  “He looked somber,” an insider tells In Touch.
Will Welch / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Greek Goddess  —  In Get Him To The Greek, Rose Byrne sheds her genteel Aussie upbringing to sing songs about her lady parts  —  Eagle-eyed early adopters first crushed on the fair-skinned Australian actress Rose Byrne in the Star Wars prequel Attack of the Clones.
Discussion: Just Jared and Celebrity Scandals
 
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New York Post:
Bethenny's baby-weight loss worries mothers
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Michael K / Dlisted:
What A F**king Lady  —  Just because Amy Wino now has a boyfriend …
X17 Online:
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Starpulse:
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Rolm / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Still Not Free From Dad's Control …
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Paula Schwartz / New York Times:
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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
Teen sex: More use rhythm method for birth control
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Arash Markazi / ESPN:
Odom denies pregnancy reports
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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

 
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