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5:30 PM ET, May 6, 2011

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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell Are Engaged  —  Paul McCartney and his girlfriend of four years, Nancy Shevell, are engaged to be married, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  “Nancy and Paul are getting married,” a source close to Shevell, 51, a New York businesswoman, tells PEOPLE.  “Ring and all - very exciting.”
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Paul McCartney Gets Engaged To Nancy Shevell!  —  Love is blooming again for Paul McCartney, and this time it's sure to work out better than the last.  The former Beatle just announced that he is engaged to girlfriend Nancy Shevell, who he has been quietly dating for four years.
Discussion: omg!, Reuters, Digital Spy and TMZ.com
Alex Winehouse / Entertainmentwise:
Lindsay Lohan Turns To Scientology?  —  John Travolta lands another celebrity...  How they manage to do it is beyond Entertainmentwise, but the Church of Scientology seems to have claimed another celebrity, this time in the form of Lindsay Lohan.  —  LiLo, whose recent life has resembled …
Discussion: EarSucker, Celebs.com and The Blemish
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Marcus Barnes / Daily Mail:
Smoking hot?  Lindsay Lohan reinforces her bad girl image posing with a cigarette in racy new shoot for BLANK magazine  —  No matter how much trouble Lindsay Lohan gets into she always seems to squeeze a photoshoot or two into her busy schedule of court appearances, community service and visits to her lawyer.
Michael K / Dlisted:   The “Scientology Wants Lindsay Lohan” Story We Knew Was Coming
Scott Bowles / USA Today:
Jolie, Black perfect for ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’  —  With an Oscar, Brad Pitt as a beau and a face as recognizable as any on the planet, Angelina Jolie doesn't fluster easily.  —  Stick her in a recording studio with her kids, though, and she's a jangle of nerves.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Kate's Royal Grocery Run - Her First Newlywed Outing in Wales  —  Duchess in aisle three!  —  Less than a week after the “wedding of the century,” a far more casual Duchess Catherine hit her local Waitrose grocery store on the island of Anglesey, in North Wales.
Discussion: PopEater, PopSugar and The Stir
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Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Tara Reid partied so hard that her tooth fell out  —  In the past year, a few stories have indicated that Tara Reid has fallen off the sobriety wagon in a very spectacular way despite a 2009 rehab stint that was supposed to put her back on track to a career “comeback.”
Discussion: The Blemish and Celebs.com
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
All eyes on Katie Holmes in a low-cut dress as husband Tom Cruise is honoured by Jewish human rights organisation  —  It can be difficult to stand out when your husband is a world-famous action movie star.  —  But last night Katie Holmes managed to take centre stage as Tom Cruise …
Discussion: Socialite Life
PopEater:
Video: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Channel ‘Jersey Shore’  —  New Jersey invaded ‘Late Night,’ along with several of Jimmy Fallon's former ‘Saturday Night Live’ castmates.  It was a veritable reunion of some of the late-night sketch show's power women with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch all making cameos.
Discussion: X17 Online, TV Squad and The Frisky
TMZ.com:
Kelly Preston — Charlie Sheen DID NOT Shoot Me!  —  Kelly Preston is backing up her ex-fiance Charlie Sheen — confirming he DID NOT pull the trigger during the infamous 1990 shooting incident ... and insisting the whole thing was a “complete accident.”  —  Kelly — who's now married …
Katelyn Mullen / PopEater:
Bikini Clad Kim Kardashian's Sexy Beach Romp With Beau [Photos]  —  Kim Kardashian sizzled on the beaches of Puerto Mita, Mexico, with boyfriend and New Jersey Nets star, Kris Humphries.  —  The undeniably hot pair weren't shy with their signs of affection.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — I'm Doing Japan No Matter What  —  Justin Bieber will perform in Japan this month come hell or high water ... TMZ has learned — despite his crew staging an outright mutiny ... and refusing to go with him.  —  The Biebs is scheduled to perform across the Pacific in two weeks …
Perez Hilton:
Stevie Nicks To Perform On American Idol Finale!  —  Thank our lucky stars!  —  This is literally a gift from the heavens!  —  As we've reported, Lady GaGa is set to perform during the finale of American Idol - and now, we have ANOTHER performance over which we'll be losing our shiz during …
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Latest ‘American Idol’ result revealed
Discussion: X17 Online, omg!, PopEater and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage Dodges Bullet In Drunken New Orleans Arrest  —  Nic Cage will not be charged with a crime for allegedly attacking his wife during a drunken argument in New Orleans last month ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  The New Orleans District Attorney's Office tells us ... investigators …
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Christina Norman Dismissed as Chief of OWN  —  Christina Norman, left, with Oprah Winfrey and David Zaslav, the chief executive of Discovery Communications, celebrating the start of OWN on Jan. 1, 2011.  Ms. Norman is exiting the channel.  —  1:49 p.m. |  Updated |
Lupe / RADAR:
INTERVIEW: Howard Stern Sidekick Robin Quivers Talks Of Leaving  —  Peanut butter and jelly; Kobe and the Lakers; Howard and Robin.  Some things are just meant to be together.  —  But, in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, longtime Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers says she could soon …
TMZ.com:
Eddie Cibrian to Ex: Keep Our Kids Off ‘Housewives’  —  Eddie Cibrian is adamant he does not want his ex-wife Brandi Glanville to put their kids on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” — and we're told he's ready to go to court over it.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Brandi will star …
Variety:
U weighs ‘Dark Tower’ turnaround  —  Movie trilogy and interlocking TV series could be shopped  —  Universal's “Dark Tower” movie trilogy and interlocking TV series, seen as a hugely ambitious project from the start, may wind up being too big for the studio's appetite.
Sarah Durham Wilson / People.com:
Emma Bunton ‘Happy & Excited’ over Birth of Her Son  —  Baby Spice had another baby!  —  Emma Bunton gave birth to her second child, son Tate, on Friday, who weighed in at 7 lbs.  “Both mother and baby are doing well,” her rep says in a statement, “and the family are over the moon …
Celebslam:
Shenae Grimes is noticeable  —  90210's Shenae Grimes at Toast Bakery Cafe in L.A. (5/4)  —  Oh look, Shenae Grimes appears to have dropped something on the ground which necessitates her bending over in full view of the paparazzi to pick it up.  What a fortuitous turn of events for someone seeking attention.
Nicole Sperling / 24 Frames:
Joel Edgerton signs on for Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie  —  As “The Hurt Locker” team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal continue to work on their Osama bin Laden movie, they've signed up their first actor.  —  Australian Joel Edgerton will play a special operative in the picture …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Biel cuts off contact with Justin Timberlake, tries to woo Bradley Cooper  —  In Touch Weekly has an odd story this week about how Jessica Biel has finally found a spine and she's finally cut off contact with Justin Timberlake.  Apparently, after Justin and Jessica broke up …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Producer / The Superficial:
The Teen Moms Have Great Ideas  —  The Teen Moms are in front of the camera again, only this time, instead of cashing in on their poor life decisions and personal tragedies they're joining forces to give kids a great alternative to unprotected sex: CUDDLING!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jillian Michaels' Next Gig: Co-Host On ‘The Doctors’ And Correspondent On ‘Dr. Phil’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Is Jillian Michaels the next daytime talk show star?  The popular Biggest Loser trainer has signed a multi-year deal to join the daytime syndicated talk show The Doctors as a co-host next season.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and TVLine
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Keanu Reeves Step Into Warner Bros.' ‘Akira’?  (Exclusive) … Akira, the English-language, live-action take on the landmark anime and manga property, is zeroing in on its star, and it just might be Keanu Reeves.  —  Warner Bros. has been having a tough time finding the two leads of the movie, to be directed by Albert Hughes.
Harriet Ryan / Los Angeles Times:
The Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles is the focus of an IRS investigation into tax evasion  —  Two charities linked to Madonna are also being scrutinized.  The center has attracted A-list celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Gwyneth Paltrow.  —  Madonna with her adopted daughter, Mercy James …
Discussion: Gawker and Associated Press
 
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TMZ.com:
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Joe Reid / The Awl:
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Sarah Durham Wilson / People.com:
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Jay Bobbin / Zap2it:
After 10 years, ‘Smallville’ flies out of The CW's lineup
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Katie Henry / PopSugar:
See Jane Krakowski's Newborn Son Bennett!
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Robert Berkvist / New York Times:
Arthur Laurents, Playwright and Director on Broadway, Dies at 93
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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