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12:20 PM ET, May 7, 2011

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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Smith Emerges as Frontrunner to Star in Quentin Tarantino's Next Film (Exclusive) … Will Smith has emerged as the frontrunner to star in Quentin Tarantino's next film, Django Unchained, a spaghetti Western about a slave in the Old South who teams with a German bounty hunter to search for his wife.
Forbes:
The World's Top-Earning Models  —  Elite models are prospering, but newcomers aren't scoring the same paydays as before the recession.  —  The economic recovery has been good for the world's top-earning models.  With consumers again cautiously spending on luxury goods …
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
Troubled OWN Axes CEO Norman, Brings in Liguori  —  OWN CEO Christina Norman will leave Oprah Winfrey's troubled network, to be replaced by Discovery Communications COO Peter Liguori, OWN said Friday.  —  The announcement is only the latest bump for OWN, which debuted a year later than scheduled …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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.
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Alex Winehouse / Entertainmentwise:
Lindsay Lohan Turns To Scientology?
Agence France Presse:
William and Kate adopt baby penguin  —  Prince William and his new wife Catherine have adopted an endangered baby penguin called Acorn, a British zoo revealed on Friday.  —  But Acorn will not be not be moving in with the royal newlyweds any time soon, Chester Zoo
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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Us Weekly:
Prince William, Kate Adopt - a Baby Penguin!
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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 …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Uncut: “I'm Really Delusional About My Success”  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  Controversial?  Lady Gaga?  Please!  —  In the wake of the release of her much-anticipated music video for …
Discussion: OK! Magazine and The Marquee Blog
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘The Dark Tower’ Staff Put On Hiatus As Filmmakers, Studio Address Budget Problems  —  Universal Pictures has put pre-production staff on hiatus as they discuss ways to bring down the budget of the ambitious adaptation of the Stephen King novel series The Dark Tower.
Discussion: Movieline and MTV Movies Blog
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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.
Discussion: X17 Online
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Buys Hot Spec, Matt Damon Circles As Star And Director  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a $500,000 against $800,000 deal, Warner Bros is finalizing a deal to acquire Father Daughter Time: A Tale of Armed Robbery and Eskimo Kisses, the Matthew Aldrich spec that Deadline told you yesterday had five bids on the table.
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.”
TMZ.com:
Ex ‘Bad Girls’ Chick to Castmates — Come, Do Porn!  —  An ex-member of the “Bad Girls Club” reality show is trying to recruit her fellow alumni to join her in the world of porn — in the hopes of producing a new series of XXX movies ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ spoke with “Season 5” …
Discussion: Bossip and Perez Hilton
The Sun:
Cool girl  —  MADONNA is preparing daughter LOURDES to inherit her pop crown when she finally hangs up her conical bras.  —  The singer has collaborated with the teen on a recording and hopes it will set her on the way to a successful career.  —  The track is called It's So Cool and Madge …
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 …
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
'American Idol's' Randy Jackson Calls ‘The Voice’ ‘Gimmicky’ (Exclusive) … If there was any doubt whether NBC's new show The Voice and American Idol would be at each other's proverbial throats, Voice coach Adam Levine made sure of it on this week's episode.
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 …
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Real Housewives Star's Home In Foreclosure; She Sues The Banks  —  A real housewife without a house?  —  It could happen to Peggy Tanous, one of the stars of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County!  —  Read The Document: Peggy Tanous Lawsuit  —  Former model Tanous is in a dogfight …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Kate Middleton Spotted Skipping at the Grocery Store  —  From wedding vows to grocery lists, Kate Middleton has been doing a lot of writing lately.  The Duchess recently stepped out looking casual chic — trading a diamond tiara for something equally shiny, a grocery cart.
Discussion: Socialite Life and People.com
DailyFill.com:
Taylor Swift Turns “Speak Now” Concert Rehearsal Into Tornado Fundraiser  —  Why is Taylor Swift so perfect?  She's making everyone else look bad.  —  For the first time ever, Taylor Swift is letting fans watch her rehearse for her upcoming Speak Now World Tour — and it's all for a good cause.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, X17 Online and Just Jared
John Mitchell / PopEater:
Elizabeth Rodriguez on Former Co-Star Susan Lucci: 'She's Going to 'Desperate Housewives"  —  EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Rodriguez just scored her first Tony nomination for her role in ‘The Motherf**ker with the Hat,’ an intense play about a former drug dealer (played by Bobby Cannavale) …
Discussion: Allie is Wired
Us Weekly:
Us POLL: Jennifer Aniston Shows Cleavage in Orange: Hot or Not?  —  Though Jennifer Aniston always seems to stick to a palette of neutral colors, she stepped out of her safety zone Thursday in a bright tangerine, cleavage-baring Vivienne Westwood dress.  —  The 42-year-old actress was promoting …
Discussion: PopEater
 
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Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC's ‘The Office’ Drops Double Digits Week After Steve Carell's Exit
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RADAR:
Lady Gaga To Mentor American Idol's Final Four
Us Weekly:
Buy Madonna's Childhood Home at a Bargain Price
Perez Hilton:
Kat Von D Speaks On Jesse James...A LOT!
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Ted Williams Heads Back to Rehab to Rest Golden Voice
Discussion: E! Online and Bossip
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jillian Michaels' Next Gig: Co-Host On ‘The Doctors’ And Correspondent On ‘Dr. Phil’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and TVLine
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Happy Bonus Mom Day From LeAnn Rimes!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Biel cuts off contact with Justin Timberlake, tries to woo Bradley Cooper
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Producer / The Superficial:
The Teen Moms Have Great Ideas
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Flavor Flav Accused of Fried Chicken Scam
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bossip
Joe Reid / The Awl:
101 MTV Movie Awards “Best Kiss” Nominees, In Order Of Hotness
Discussion: The Hairpin and Movieline
Celebslam:
Shenae Grimes is noticeable
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Tara Reid partied so hard that her tooth fell out
Discussion: The Blemish and Celebs.com
 

 
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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