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1:05 PM 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” …
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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Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Jesse James: Kat Von D Is Better in Bed than Sandra Bullock
Perez Hilton:
Did Bristol Palin Have Some Work Done?  —  U decide!  —  Here we have two shots of everyone's favorite daughter of a former vice-presidential candidate who got preggers in high school and almost won Dancing With The Stars, Bristol Palin.  —  On the left is a pic of Bristol when she started dancing with other stars in 2010.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Did Bristol Palin Chop, Lipo And Rotate Her Face?  —  Over at Gawker, they have a comprehensive gallery of 20-year-old Bristol Palin's old face of 2010 and the new face she's been flaunting all through 2011.  One of their “before and after” comparisons is this picture of Bristol in Nov. '10 paired …
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
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, omg! and Movieline
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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
Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
Cheryl Cole to Judge Simon Cowell's ‘X-Factor’ … Cheryl Cole will be a judge on The X Factor, Fox announced Thursday.  —  She'll join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid at the judge's table.  The Hollywood Reporter first revealed Reid will join the show.  —  The British singer …
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Ryan Love / Digital Spy:
Cheryl Cole confirmed as ‘X Factor’ USA judge
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton, omg! and Reuters
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.”
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.
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:
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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.
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.
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 Blemish and 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.
Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair:
Liz Taylor, Michael Jackson, and Marlon Brando Star in . . . Escape from New York!  —  The most unbelievable 9/11 tale of three icons' daring retreat from a city in crisis—told Taiwanese animation style!  —  Adapted from “Elizabeth Taylor's Closing Act,” by Sam Kashner, published in the June 2011 issue of Vanity Fair.
Discussion: Dlisted and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Bieber's Crew Stages Mutiny Over Japan Concert  —  Justin Bieber's scheduled concerts in Japan could be torpedoed because of a crew mutiny ... TMZ has learned.  —  Many crew members have flat out refused to go to Japan for two concerts later this month, because they're afraid of the cancer risks from the recent nuclear disaster.
Discussion: EarSucker
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
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
 
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Mirror.co.uk:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers checks into rehab for alcohol addiction
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Closes Next Film: Worldwide Rights Will Sell At Cannes Fest
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kendra's Post-Dancing Plans: Another Baby!
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
MTV Renews ‘Teen Mom’ For Fourth Season
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Royal Event / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Sheen Says He's Planning to Star in Another TV Show
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TV Squad
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Kelly Preston cast in ‘Gotti’ as Gotti's wife: Actress will star opposite husband John Travolta
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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

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