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1:45 PM ET, July 13, 2012

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Michael Murray / Ryan Seacrest:
Jennifer Lopez Tearfully Confirms She's Leaving ‘Idol’ [AUDIO]  —  Jennifer Lopez called in to “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” Friday to announce that she will be leaving “American Idol.”  —  Steven Tyler Announces He is Leaving ‘American Idol’  —  After two years as a judge …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Randy Jackson May No Longer Be American Idol Judge, Mariah Carey in “Serious Talks” to Sign On  —  Talk about a shakeup!  —  On Thursday, Steven Tyler confirmed that he's leaving American Idol after just two seasons as a judge on the FOX smash; earlier in the day, Jennifer Lopez hinted …
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez — I'm Quitting ‘American Idol’ Too  —  I'm Quitting ‘Idol’ Too  —  ‘The Time Has Come’  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Jennifer Lopez just announced ... she will NOT be returning to “American Idol” next season.  —  JLo called in to Ryan Seacrest this morning, saying …
People.com:
Mariah Carey in ‘Serious Talks’ To Be American Idol Judge  —  Mariah Carey came to fame for her powerhouse vocal chords - but does she have what it takes to mentor aspiring singers?  —  Upon Steven Tyler's confirmation that he will not return to the American Idol judges' table …
Marco / X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - JENNIFER LOPEZ CONFIRMS SHE IS LEAVING AMERICAN IDOL
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and TMZ.com
Deadline.com:
Jennifer Lopez Still In ‘Idol’ Negotiations: “Complicated And Fluid” Over Her Money Demands And Movie Hopes - EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: TVgasm
TMZ.com:
Michael Clarke Duncan Hospitalized — Cardiac Arrest  —  MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN  —  HOSPITALIZED  —  CARDIAC ARREST  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michael Clarke Duncan is in the intensive care unit at an L.A. hospital after going into cardiac arrest this morning ... and might have died …
TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Didn't Pay Lump Sum to Katie Holmes in Divorce  —  Didn't Pay Katie  —  Lump Sum in Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tom Cruise did not pay Katie Holmes a lump sum in his divorce settlement, but he will pay handsomely in the child support department ... sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ.
Discussion: PerezHilton, omg! and Hollyscoop
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez on Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Split: “I Was Stunned”  —  July is not a great month for Hollywood's super couples.  This time last year — July 15, to be exact — Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced the end of their seven-year marriage.  —  Which is why Lopez, nearly 43 …
The Superficial:
So Katie Holmes Is Changing Suri's Name Now
Discussion: Gawker, PerezHilton and The Blemish
Lisa Hirsch / ETonline.com:
J. Lo: 'I'm Sad' for Tom and Katie
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and omg!
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Wants to Have Robert Pattinson's Baby!  —  Life imitating art!  —  Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were bitten by the baby bug while playing parents in November 16's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.  On set, Stewart, 22, and Pattinson, 26 …
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Perez Hilton:
Will There Be Another Twilight Movie?! Kristen Stewart Weighs In!
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Trinity Of Terror  —  Q: “Why did every L.A. area drug dealer tell me they were all out of the bad s**t when I called each and every one of them on Tuesday night?”  - Charlie Sheen  —  A: Lindsay Lohan, Lady GaGa and Lana Del Rey had a slumber party at the Chateau Marmont.  The end.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Dorothy Pomerantz / Show Me The Money:
Women Dominate Our List Of The Highest-Paid Celebrities Under 30  —  Click for full photo gallery: Highest-Paid Stars Under 30  —  Glass ceilings still abound, but in the music industry, a group of young women are busting it down.  —  On our list of the 10 highest-paid celebrities under 30 …
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Is Selena Gomez preparing to dump “clingy, immature, delusional” Justin Bieber?  —  Oh, young love.  This week's tabloids have a new round of stories about the impending demise of the relationship between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.  Naturally, these tales come hot on the tail …
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Star: Prince William “regrets missing out on so much because he was tied to Kate”  —  Earlier this week, I covered some highlights from this Star Magazine story.  The excerpts were from Hollywood Life, and there was some weird wording and I didn't quite get the gist of who was saying what about Duchess Kate and Prince William.
TMZ.com:
Madonna SUED Over Vogue's Horniness  —  Over Vogue's Horniness  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Madonna is being sued over her dance megahit Vogue — because she allegedly never paid to make the song SO DAMN HORNY.  —  A record company named VMG Salsoul filed the lawsuit against Madonna in L.A. …
Discussion: Starpulse
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E! Online:
NEWS/Madonna Sued Over “Vogue”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Hollywood.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston allegedly, privately made fun of Angelina Jolie's ‘Maleficent’ horns  —  This mini-story comes from Mike Walker's gossip column in The Enquirer, which... of course, disclaimer, etc.  Walker gets some genuine scoops, but you definitely have to pick and choose what to take seriously.
NY Daily News:
Katie Holmes ‘becoming friends’ with fellow moms in her new apartment building's play area  —  Elsewhere: Megan Hilty and pals have a ‘Smash’ kickoff bash to start the season's filming; Aziz Ansari's out of the loop this time on Kanye West's new CD  —  Katie Holmes takes her daughter, Suri Cruise, to the Central Park Zoo.
Discussion: INF Daily and PopSugar
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
NEWS/Concert-Going Mom to Justin Bieber: You're Too Loud!  —  Looks like the paparazzi aren't the only ones Justin Bieber has to worry about.  —  Stacey Wilson Betts took her daughter to the Biebs' concert back in July 2010 is suing the “Baby” crooner for a whopping $9.2 million …
Discussion: Gawker
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Sued for $9 Mil — Screaming Fans Destroyed My Ears
 
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Grant Show Is Engaged to Katherine LaNasa
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Debating Having Fourth Baby!
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — Twitter SUCKS!! I'm Signing Out FOREVER
Deadline.com:
Comic-Con: Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirms He's Doing ‘Twins’ Sequel With Ivan Reitman
Discussion: PerezHilton, Gawker and Just Jared
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Stephen Moyer: ‘Is There Such a Thing as Too Gay?’
Discussion: Starpulse and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Brendan Fraser — Sued for Allegedly Battering Movie Producer
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Access Hollywood:
The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan Says Tom Hardy's Bane Has ‘A Little Bit Of Darth Vader’
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Brit's ‘Ice, Ice Baby’ Dance Was 'F'ing Amazing'
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Jason Segel Holds Hands With Michelle William's Daughter Matilda!
Discussion: Dailyfill
TMZ.com:
Kate Upton — I Had NO Liquor in My Box ... at Tigers Game
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Demi Moore Is Not Speaking to Her Daughters
Christopher Rogers / omg!:
Kim Kardashian Tweets Hot New Bikini Pic — Her Best Yet?
Discussion: X17 Online, Dailyfill and INF Daily
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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