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12:35 PM ET, May 23, 2011

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Jackie Willis / Celebuzz:
Britney Spears & Rihanna's Sexy Performance at Billboard Awards (PHOTOS)  —  As if “S&M” wasn't a sexy enough song when just performed by Rihanna, the Billboard Awards made it even hotter when Rihanna and pop icon Britney Spears took the stage!  —  The two looked like good and bad angels without pants.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Beyoncé Take Billboard Awards  —  It was just like 2010 all over again: Taylor Swift was the first winner of the night at Sunday's 2011 Billboard Music Awards, where she was named 200 Album Artist of the Year - for Speak Now.
Tara Fowler / Digital Spy:
Justin Bieber, Eminem main Billboard winners  —  Justin Bieber and rapper Eminem were the night's main winners at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.  —  The evening opened with Britney Spears joining Rihanna for a performance of the duo's remix of ‘S&M’.  Spears's appearance had been rumoured prior to the show, but was unconfirmed.
omg!:
Justin Bieber Kisses Selena Gomez At Billboard Music Awards, Admits Having ‘Big Crush’ On Britney Spears  —  LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Justin Bieber had an amazing night at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards that included six awards —and a kiss from Selena Gomez.  —  The 17-year-old singing sensation took home …
The Huffington Post:
Rihanna, Britney Spears At Billboard Awards: Sing ‘S&M,’ Go Pantless
Discussion: PopSugar
Starpulse:
Justin Bieber Dominates The 2011 Billboard Music Awards (See List Of Winners)
Discussion: Yeeeah!
Daily Mail:
Oops!  Lindsay Lohan's wardrobe malfunction leaves very little to the imagination in her very low cut dress  —  Lindsay Lohan made a fashion faux pas and had a bit of wardrobe malfunction while posing in a raunchy photo shoot yesterday.  —  The 24-year-old wore a very low cut silky pink dress …
Discussion: INF Daily and TMZ.com
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Elise / INF Daily:
Pics!!!  Lindsay Lohan Upskirt Shot & Nipple-Slip - All At The Same Sexy Photoshoot!  —  Lindsay Lohan did a photoshoot for Plum Miami Magazine yesterday.  The art direction for this editorial seems to have been - Put Lindsay in very sheer, flowy dresses on top of a building with a wind machine.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Lauren A.E. Schuker / Speakeasy:
‘Two and a Half Men’ Star Ashton Kutcher Has Only a One-Year Contract … On Wednesday, CBS Corp. trotted out Ashton Kutcher as the new face of its hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” giving him time on stage during its presentation of its coming TV schedule to advertisers.
Discussion: omg!, EarSucker, RADAR, TV Squad and Gossip Cop
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PopEater:   Ashton Kutcher Signs Short Contract for ‘Two and a Half Men’
PopEater:
Joseph Brooks, ‘You Light Up My Life’ Songwriter, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide  —  Joseph Brooks, an Oscar-winning songwriter awaiting trial on sex crime charges, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his New York City apartment, police say.  The ‘You Light Up My Life’ songwriter …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com, Reuters and omg!
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Us Weekly:
“You Light Up My Life” Songwriter Joseph Brooks Commits Suicide
Discussion: Associated Press
Michael K / Dlisted:
Cheeto Darko  —  If you were watching HBO's Cathouse and clicked over to watch RiRi and Brit Brit's performance at the Billboard Music Awards tonight, then you probably thought you were still on the same channel, because Our Lady of Cheetos and the Barbadian Ronald McDonald's twerked their twats …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
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The Superficial:
Rihanna Had to Perform With Britney
New York Post:
Ahnold: I'll be broke  —  By SELIM ALGAR in LA and TODD VENEZIA in NY  —  It's not a rumor: If Maria Shriver terminates her marriage with Arnold Schwarzenegger, it could be one of the costliest celebrity splits ever.  —  Horny Arnie and his jilted journalist-wife, who split after learning the …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brad Pitt's Movie Wins Top Prize in Cannes  —  As the 64th Cannes Film Festival came to a close Sunday, its jury awarded the top prize to a movie that split the critics: director Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.  —  Jury president Robert De Niro made the announcement …
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Princess Beatrice's Hat Fetches $130,000  —  The hat that got a million tongues wagging - the pretzel-shaped fascinator atop Princess Beatrice's head on Royal Wedding Day - has been sold to an anonymous bidder.  —  The price?  $130,000, and it's all going to charity.
Discussion: Dlisted and Us Weekly
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Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Princess Beatrice's Wacky Royal Wedding Hat Thingy Sells for Big Bucks on EBay
Discussion: PopEater
PopEater:
Zach Galifianakis Shoots Up Heroin with Bill Maher  —  Zach Galifianakis is sure upping the ante when it comes to his on-air drug use.  Forget marijuana, Galifianakis is clamoring to join the big leaguers who partake in the high-life.  —  In October 2010, Galifianakis set the Internet …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Newlywed Sara Rue: “I've Never Been Happier”  —  Sara Rue is a married woman!  —  The 32-year-old actress said “I do” to Kevin Price at the Bel Air Bay Club in Malibu, Calif. on Saturday, her rep confirmed exclusively to Us Weekly.  —  “I've never been happier,” the Rules of Engagement star told Us.
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Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Sara Rue Is Married
 
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