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10:10 AM ET, May 26, 2011

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Sarah Goldstein / GQ:
You don't catch Kim Kardashian's eye by being shy.  New Jersey Nets big man (and Kim's husband-to-be) Kris Humphries tells us his favorite show (take a wild guess)  —  By the time you read this, the San Antonio Spurs will have self-destructed after the National Enquirer reveals that Tony Parker …
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Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Kim Kardashian's Wedding Will Make Her Millions  —  The Kardashian klan moves awfully fast.  Blink and you might miss another quickie engagement and wedding.  On the heels of Kim's engagement news this morning, sources close to the family tell me TV execs are already talking …
Us Weekly:
Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian “Totally Surprised” by Kim's Engagement!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries: “It's Going to Be Royal Wedding No. 2!”
Discussion: Us Weekly and Pop2it
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian's Engagement Ring — $2 MILLION!!!
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is Engaged
omg!:
‘American Idol’ Crowns Season 10 Winner  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “American Idol” has crowned its second ever country singing winner.  —  North Carolina's own Scotty McCreery is the new “American Idol.”  —  PLAY IT NOW: Was Steven Tyler Worried For Lauren Alaina On ‘Idol’?
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Adam B. Vary / Inside TV:
Scotty McCreery backstage Q&A after the ‘American Idol’ finale: 'I'm on top of the world right now.'  —  Scotty McCreery was done handing out hugs by the time he made it backstage at the Nokia Theater, but his excitement about winning season 10 of American Idol was still crystal clear.
PopEater:
Spoiler Alert: Country Singer Wins ‘American Idol’  —  After a record-breaking 122 million votes, we have a winner in what has been one of the most hotly debated seasons in 'American Idol"s 10-year history.  —  With the addition of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez to the judges panel …
Discussion: omg!
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
‘American Idol’ Spoiled?  Drudge Declares a Winner  —  And the winner is... Matt Drudge.  Maybe.  —  Not of “American Idol,” but of the quest to spoil one of television's best-kept secrets.  Hours before Wednesday's finale aired, the Drudge Report posted that (seriously, last warning)...
Discussion: Perez Hilton and BuddyTV
Tom Gliatto / People.com:
American Idol Winner Is Revealed!  —  After Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina performed three songs each on the first night of the American Idol finale on Tuesday, Jennifer Lopez summed up the competition: “It's a tight race,” she said.  “America has their job cut out for them.”  —  Now that job is done.
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
‘X-Factor’ Judge REPLACED by Pussycat Doll  —  Huge shakeup at Simon Cowell's new show “X-Factor” — TMZ has learned singer Cheryl Cole will no longer be a judge ... and will be replaced by ex-"Pussycat Dolls" member Nicole Scherzinger.  —  It's unclear why Cheryl is out — but we're told the replacement happened very recently.
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TMZ.com:
Cheryl Cole's Accent — Too Thick for ‘X-Factor’  —  Cheryl Cole was dropped from the judging panel on “X-Factor” largely because producers were concerned her English accent would be too difficult for an American audience to understand ... sources close to the production tell TMZ. .
omg!:
Report: Nicole Scherzinger Replacing Cheryl Cole As Judge On ‘The X Factor’
Discussion: PopEater
Lupe / RADAR:
California's Attorney General Launching Criminal Inquiry Into Arnold Schwarzenegger  —  The Californian Attorney General will conduct what's being termed an “inquiry” into former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's alleged misuse of tax payer funds to cover up sexual liaisons.
TMZ.com:
Arnold's Mistress THREATENS ‘Entertainment Tonight’  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress, Mildred Patty Baena, is threatening to sue “Entertainment Tonight” over an interview with her ex-husband .... claiming the show paid him “in excess of six figures to spew lies.”
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Daily Mail:
‘Arnie complained about his sexless marriage’: Sordid details of how Schwarzenegger's affair …
Discussion: Bossip and Perez Hilton
Extra:
‘Extra’ Exclusive: Arnold's Alleged Mistress #2 Breaks Her Silence
Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
SARAH PALIN FUMES, BRISTOL BATTLES - OVER NEW MAN!  —  Photo credit:  —  Splash News Online  —  Blurb:  —  SARAH PALIN and daughter BRISTOL are at war over Bristol's new boyfriend - Disney cutie patootie Kyle Massey!  —  Images:  —  SARAH PALIN and daughter BRISTOL are at war …
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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Fiona Roberts / Daily Mail:
Mama Grizzly strikes again: Sarah Palin ‘furious’ at Bristol's new Disney Show star boyfriend
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Us Weekly:
Jen Aniston “Diving in Headfirst” With New Man Justin Theroux  —  Undercover lovers!  —  Jen Aniston is trying to keep it on the DL, but she's secretly dating Justin Theroux.  —  “Jen is totally into him,” a source tells Us Weekly.  “They have been hanging out for months.”
Naomi Rainey / Digital Spy:
Oprah Winfrey hosts last edition of chatshow  —  Oprah Winfrey has made her final appearance on the iconic daytime series The Oprah Winfrey Show.  —  The final episode of Winfrey's long-running programme, which has broadcast for the past 25 years, aired on US television today …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Reuters
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Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Oprah Says Goodbye on Her Final Show
Discussion: PopSugar
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Nighy to Star Opposite Colin Farrell in ‘Total Recall’ Remake (Exclusive) … Bill Nighy is in negotiations to join the cast of Total Recall, Columbia's Colin Farrell-led remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie.  —  The film, which starts shooting in June in Toronto …
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Saffron Burrows leaving Fox's ‘Bones’ spinoff — EXCLUSIVE  —  Big news on Fox's Bones spinoff.  The female lead on The Finder is being recast.  Saffron Burrows is leaving the show, sources tell EW.  —  The former Law & Order: Criminal Intent actress played Geoff Stults' sidekick in the show's pilot.
Stephanie / X17 Online:
Guy Ritchie And His Preg Girlfriend Attend The Tree Of Life Premiere In LA  —  Guy Ritchie and his preggo GF Jaqui Ainsley turned up for the Tree of Life premiere in LA wearing matching blue hues, and looking so happy and in love!  Jacqui, showed off her growing baby bump in a short midnight blue dress …
Discussion: PopEater
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Brad Pitt Opens Up About Parenting: “I Don't Bring My Crap Home”
TMZ.com:
Bieber's ‘Family Guy’ Necklace — Worth $25,000!  —  Justin Bieber dropped $25,000 on his new Family Guy-inspired necklace — which contains over 12 CARATS of rubies and diamonds— and TMZ has learned, the singer helped design the whole thing.  —  Famous Beverly Hills jeweler Jason Arasheben tells TMZ …
 
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