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New York Post
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May 29, 09 9:48 AM CDT
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American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, widely rumored to be gay, is finally coming out. A source tells the New York Post he’ll make it official on the next Rolling Stone cover. Meanwhile, Idol judge Kara DioGuardi seemed pretty certain of Lambert’s sexuality during her appearance on The View today, Perez Hilton reports: “I don't think that Adam was ever in (the closet). I think he was always openly out."
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People
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May 27, 09 9:13 PM CDT
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Don't look to Adam Lambert to put to rest the guessing game about his sexual preferences. At least not yet. "Calm down," said the American Idol runner-up. "Keep speculating." Asked if he'll address the matter at some point, he responded, "Maybe," reports People . In the meantime, Lambert says, "it's a really, really cool thing to be able to show people that you can be yourself ... and never make apologies for it."
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New York Times
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May 27, 09 7:33 AM CDT
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Furious fans of American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert are accusing AT&T of stuffing the virtual ballot box with votes for Kris Allen, the New York Time s reports. Company reps allegedly attended Arkansas parties for native son Allen, providing phones that were for free text-messaging services and instructions on how to cast 10 votes at the touch of a button—a tactic Idol rules forbid.
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Associated Press
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May 23, 09 6:42 PM CDT
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Britain's unlikely singing sensation Susan Boyle, the frumpy church volunteer who wowed the world with her angelic voice, was today voted into the next round of a TV talent show that propelled her to global fame. Cowell and his fellow "Britain's Got Talent" judges said Boyle is among 40 performers they've selected to advance in the competition. Bookmaker William Hill makes Boyle a runaway favorite to win the final on May 30.
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New York Daily News
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May 23, 09 1:59 PM CDT
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Yesterday, Clay Aiken dismissed fellow American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert as “contrived, awful, and slightly frightening!” But today, Aiken is apologizing for his “colorful (and negative) choice of words,” the New York Daily News reports. “I hope he can forgive me,” Aiken wrote in a lengthy blog post. “I imagine he doesn't give a damn! God knows he shouldn't.”
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Rolling Stone
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May 23, 09 10:20 AM CDT
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Despite high-flying rumors, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert isn't the new frontman for Queen—yet. But after performing with him on the show's finale, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May “are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point,” May tells Rolling Stone . Though they won’t rush into anything, May says he would “certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.”
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Gawker
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May 22, 09 9:02 AM CDT
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Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken finds this year’s runner-up, Adam Lambert, “slightly frightening.” Aiken trashed Idol in a post on his blog yesterday, Gawker reports, and Lambert did not escape unscathed. Aiken says he watches Idol only once a season, and “this year, I happened to turn it during the minute Adam Lambert was singing ‘Ring of Fire’ and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed.”
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Huffington Post
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May 21, 09 9:05 AM CDT
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Last night’s American Idol was more than just a reality-show finale: It was a symbolic victory of the religious right over the liberal left; red states over blue states. At least according to two bloggers. “For a theory about how Kris Allen pulled an upset over the wildly popular Adam Lambert, the Christian vote is a pretty good one,” argues Michael Giltz in the Huffington Post.
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Associated Press
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May 20, 09 9:10 PM CDT
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And the winner is ... Kris Allen. The 23-year-old native of Conway, Ark., is the new American Idol . Allen, a married college student, defeated judges' darling Adam Lambert, reports AP. Host Ryan Seacrest said a record 100 million votes were cast after last night's singing showdown between the two. Allen receives a record contract among his goodies.
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Us Weekly
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May 20, 09 1:07 PM CDT
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Britney Spears’ legal battles continue—but this time it’s the pop princess who’s getting sued, by her former bodyguard, Us reports. Kerry Vine, who says he was hurt while working at Spears’ former home, is suing her for personal injury, battery, and negligence. Elsewhere: Amy Winehouse was hospitalized—for the third time in three months—after binging on alcohol in St. Lucia, the Sun reports.
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Rolling Stone
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May 20, 09 12:33 PM CDT
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Tonight’s American Idol showdown between glitzy Adam Lambert and down-home Kris Allen is too close to call, Rolling Stone reports. With both contenders performing ably at last night’s performance show—and a “Glamb-Slide” thus averted—it’s up to the viewers, whose wishes will be televised tonight. Ahead of the result, some ideas about who will—or should—win:
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E! Online
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May 14, 09 6:10 AM CDT
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Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are the last American Idol contestants left standing after Danny Gokey got the boot yesterday, E! Online reports. Gokey, long considered a frontrunner to take the crown, got the fewest viewer votes for his performance Tuesday of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister"—accompanied by dancing Simon Cowell labeled "desperate." The champ will be crowned next Wednesday.
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People
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May 9, 09 3:30 PM CDT
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American Idol star David Cook choked back tears and left the stage last night in his first performance since his brother's death, People reports. "It's gonna be tough for me," he told the Akron, Ohio crowd. But as audience members passed up cards and flowers for his brother Adam, who died last weekend of cancer, Cook was also teasing and cheerful, calling himself "Old Dave" as he chomped on gum.
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E! Online
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May 7, 09 5:10 PM CDT
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The Paula Abdul roller-coaster continues. The Idol judge says Ladies' Home Journal got it all wrong: She now insists she was never addicted to painkillers, and she never checked into a rehab facility, E! reports. “It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted saying something I never said,” Abdul told a radio station today. “I've never checked into a rehab clinic. I've never been addicted or abused drugs.”
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Ladies' Home Journal
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May 5, 09 4:14 PM CDT
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Paula Abdul tells the Ladies' Home Journal she was addicted to heavy-duty painkillers for 12 years until she kicked the habit last November. Abdul insists, however, that she never shot an American Idol episode while under the influence. The 46-year-old turned to prescription meds—which made her act "weird"—to fight debilitating pain after a series of neck and back surgeries. "I didn't want anyone to count me out," she said.
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People
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May 3, 09 4:26 PM CDT
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American Idol winner David Cook lost his brother Adam to cancer yesterday, People reports. Cook announced Adam’s death today at a Race for Hope benefit run for brain cancer research in Washington, DC. "I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now," Cook told the crowd. His brother had battled cancer for years.
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