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12:15 PM ET, July 13, 2012

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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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The Superficial:
So Katie Holmes Is Changing Suri's Name Now  —  Probably because her name means “Daddy has lot of friends that are boys and if you see them taking showers together, give mommy two sleepy pills instead of one” in Xenu-ese, Katie Holmes is reportedly changing Suri Cruise's name because let's …
Discussion: Gawker and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Didn't Settle Katie Holmes Divorce Because of Any ‘Secrets’  —  Didn't Settle Divorce  —  To Hide ‘Secrets’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tom Cruise did NOT settle his divorce with Katie Holmes because he feared she might spill secrets about the actor — this according to Tom's lawyer.
Discussion: omg!, Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and Us Weekly
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Wears Sexy, Tight Leather Pants, Heels for Dinner With Pal
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
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 …
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People.com:
Mariah Carey in ‘Serious Talks’ To Be American Idol Judge
Discussion: Just Jared and PerezHilton
Deadline.com:
Jennifer Lopez Still In ‘Idol’ Negotiations: “Complicated And Fluid” Over Her Money Demands And Movie Hopes - EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: TVgasm
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Steven Tyler Is Leaving American Idol
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!  —  Twi-hards, have you had enough yet?!  —  Course not!  What could we be thinking!  —  Well, we thought you guys could use a little extra dose of Breaking Dawn juice, even after the gallons you went through yesterday.
Discussion: omg!
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 …
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Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
NEWS/Concert-Going Mom to Justin Bieber: You're Too Loud!
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Sued for $9 Mil — Screaming Fans Destroyed My Ears
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 …
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:
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Bossip
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: PopSugar
 
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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: 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
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'
Randy Lewis / Los Angeles Times:
Target stores won't stock Frank Ocean's ‘Channel Orange’ album
Discussion: The Wrap and Stereogum
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Smith Eyeing Cain And Abel Film As Directing Vehicle
Discussion: PerezHilton and Hollywood.com
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Jason Segel Holds Hands With Michelle William's Daughter Matilda!
Discussion: Dailyfill
Celebslam:
Stacy Keibler might be pregnant
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
TMZ.com:
Usher Wants to Settle With Tameka Raymond in Wake of Jet Ski Tragedy
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Christopher Rogers / omg!:
Kim Kardashian Tweets Hot New Bikini Pic — Her Best Yet?
Discussion: X17 Online, INF Daily and Dailyfill
Sarah / People.com:
Pink: ‘Partying Naked’ Has Changed Since Becoming a Parent
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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