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11:50 AM ET, May 5, 2011

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TMZ.com:
NFL Star Hines Ward — Handcuffed at GUNPOINT  —  Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Hines Ward was removed from a vehicle at gunpoint by LAPD officers and placed in handcuffs this morning in L.A. — but he was NOT arrested ... TMZ has learned.  —  The “Dancing with the Stars” …
Discussion: omg! and Celeb Dirty Laundry
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Marie Osmond Remarries Her First Husband  —  Who says love can't strike twice?  —  Nearly 30 years after their 1982 marriage and subsequent divorce three years later, Marie Osmond and former basketball player Stephen Craig got married for a second time Wednesday in Las Vegas, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Marie Osmond Remarries First Husband 26 Years After Divorce
Discussion: Socialite Life
Marianne Garvey / E! Online:
Jesse James' D-Bag Tour Continues: Proclaims Kat Von D Better in Bed Than Sandra Bullock  —  Yes, it can actually get worse for Sandra Bullock when it comes to her cheating ex, Jesse James.  —  After publicly humiliating her just days after she won a Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side …
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Don't Count on Sandra to Read Your Book, Jesse
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Jesse James: Kat Von D Is Better in Bed than Sandra Bullock
TMZ.com:
‘Superman’ Actor Jackie Cooper — Dead At 88  —  Academy Award nominated actor Jackie Cooper has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Cooper — who was nominated for an Oscar when he was 9-years-old — passed away yesterday at a hospital in Beverly Hills after a sudden bout with illness.
Discussion: Extra, Reuters, FishbowlLA, Pop2it, Movieline and omg!
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Jackie Cooper Dies After Brief Illness
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Jackie Cooper, former child star, dies at 88
Discussion: PopEater and TV Squad
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: What Newlyweds Prince William, Kate Call Each Other at Home  —  Guess “Duke” and “Duchess” are little formal when you're on the couch watching X Factor.  —  Although just-married Prince William and Kate technically have a new surname — Cambridge — the happy couple have private names for one another at home in Anglesey.
TMZ.com:
Katie Couric On the Verge of $20 Million ABC Deal  —  Katie Couric and ABC television are on the verge of signing a $20 million deal, which would give Katie her own talk show, as well as significant involvement in ABC News — and the big casualty could be “General Hospital.”
TMZ.com:
Eddie Cibrian's Ex — Newest ‘Housewife’ of Bev Hills  —  Move over Camille Grammer — TMZ has learned ... Eddie Cibrian's ex-wife Brandi Glanville has been selected to star in the next season of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”  —  Sources close to the production tell TMZ …
Us Weekly:
PHOTOS: Pippa Middleton Strips Down, Dances With Half-Naked Man  —  James isn't the only Middleton sibling with a few skeletons in his closet.  —  A risque photo of his older sister, Pippa, 27, surfaced online Wednesday featuring the tanned, svelte Brit dancing in her bra with an unidentified — and unclothed — man.
Ryan Love / Digital Spy:
Cheryl Cole confirmed as ‘X Factor’ USA judge  —  Cheryl Cole has been officially announced as a judge on The X Factor USA.  —  The British singer has worked alongside Simon Cowell on the UK version of the talent competition for three years after her rise to fame in pop group Girls Aloud.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and Reuters
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Elin Nordegren Is Dating Again  —  Elin Nordegren is back in the game!  —  EIght months after divorcing pro golfer Tiger Woods, the Swedish model, 31, is on a mission for a new man, a source tells Us Weekly.  “She was seeing a banker in Florida for three months, but that went nowhere,” continues the insider.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Superman Star Henry Cavill Is Engaged  —  Henry Cavill didn't even make it into his Man of Steel uniform before he broke hearts around the world.  —  The British actor, who has been cast in the next Superman film, is engaged to Ellen Whitaker, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Video: Beyonce Surprises Middle School Dance Group  —  Last week, not many teens could say they've danced side-by-side with Beyonce.  Now, thanks to the pop star's surprise visit to a Harlem middle school on Tuesday, a group of girls have a memory to last a lifetime.
Variety:
Bradley Cooper in talks for ‘Paradise Lost’  —  Legendary Pictures adaptation based on Milton's 17th-century poem  —  After helping launch “The Hangover” franchise, Legendary Pictures wants back in business with Bradley Cooper, who's in early talks to play Lucifer in an adaptation …
Katie Caperton / The Marquee Blog:
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon reveal baby names  —  Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon have finally revealed the names of their twins who were born in Los Angeles on Saturday.  —  Their son is named Moroccan Scott Cannon, with the nickname “Roc”.  Scott is Nick's middle name, as well as his grandmother's maiden name.
New York Post:
Teen who threw eggs at Justin Bieber arrested  —  SYDNEY — A 17-year-old was charged Thursday after eggs were thrown at Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber during a concert in Australia, police said.  —  Police allege the male teen forced entry via the roof of Sydney's Acer Arena …
Discussion: Dlisted and Crushable
Just Jared:
Lady Gaga: ‘Judas’ Video Debut!  —  Lady Gaga rides a motorcycle in her new video for “Judas,” her second single from her new album, Born This Way!  —  The 25-year-old entertainer directed the video with her creative director, Laurieann Gibson.  —  “Well, I want to allow the video to speak …
Discussion: The Daily What
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Pirates 5’ Script Delivered to Disney But Johnny Depp Wants to ‘Hold Off for a Bit’ (Exclusive) … Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides doesn't hit U.S. theaters until May 20.  But screenwriter Terry Rossio has just turned in his script for a planned fifth installment in Disney's most lucrative film franchise.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Prince William & Catherine Are Coming to America  —  The rumors are true: Prince William and his new bride, Duchess Catherine, are planning a trip to America this summer.  —  The royal newlyweds will visit California from July 8-10, though their exact itinerary has not yet been made public.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Oprah May Save the Biggest Star in the World for Her Final Guest  —  It's one of the best kept secrets in all of entertainment: who will be Oprah Winfrey's final guest, ever?  With only 20 days left until the the May 25 finale, friends of the talk queen hint that the leading candidate …
Discussion: Socialite Life and omg!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sam Claflin Crowned Prince For ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures is setting Sam Claflin to play the role of the prince in Snow White and the Huntsman, the Rupert Sanders-directed re-imagining of the fairy tale that stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White and Charlize Theron as the evil queen.
Lpons / Life and Style:
Kim Zolciak: My boyfriend loves my pregnant body  —  Just weeks away from giving birth, The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak shares personal pregnancy photos of her and boyfriend Kroy Biermann, exclusively with Life & Style.  Kim says Kroy, the babies father, loves her pregnant body …
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Kelly Preston cast in ‘Gotti’ as Gotti's wife: Actress will star opposite husband John Travolta  —  LOS ANGELES - The upcoming John Gotti biopic is becoming a real family affair.  —  Actress Kelly Preston has been cast to play the Dapper Don's wife Victoria DiGiorgio, opposite her real life husband John Travolta.
Cspargo / Hollywood Life:
Angelina Jolie's New Lesbian Flings — Will Brad Pitt Leave Her?  —  Brad does all he can to keep Angelina happy and in love, but it seems she still can't contain her wandering eye!  —  Angelina Jolie has made no secret of her wild sexual past, and now it seems like she may be falling back into old patterns!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kendra's Post-Dancing Plans: Another Baby!  —  Bye-bye, Dancing With the Stars!  —  Hello, dancing in the sheets with your husband.  —  Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett may have been given the boot on last night's DWTS, but no matter....  TWITTER: Follow Marc and Brett
Discussion: PopEater
Producer / The Superficial:
Elizabeth Hurley is a Savvy Businesswoman  —  In a news day that has proven slow by even TMZ's standards, I present to you a photo set with absolutely no context whatsoever.  It's Elizabeth Hurley opening a store in Italy with a couple bikini-clad models standing next to her.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and TMZ.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Neil Patrick Harris To Return As Tony Awards Host  —  EXCLUSIVE: A day after the Tony Awards nominations were announced, next comes the naming of the host.  It will be ... wait for it ... Neil Patrick Harris.  I'm told Harris will soon be set to host the Tony Awards telecast that CBS will broadcast June 12 from the Beacon Theatre.
 
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