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during the work week. Aiken says Lambert “made my ears bleed” Clay Aiken seems to have all over Adam Lambert on a recent blog post to his members-only blog. Aiken wrote: “This year, I happened to turn it during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing ‘Ring of Fire’ and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful and slightly frightening!” (E! Online) Tim Gunn gets an ‘Iron Man’ Suit The Project Runway mentor Timm Gunn will be suit in a new comic miniseries called Models Inc., set to debut Aug. 26. Apparently, in the storyline, Gunn borrows the suit to guide models falsely accused murderer and model Millicent Collins. (E! Online) Ledger and friends’ present actor’s final role Heath Ledger’s zeal roused his co-stars to up their game in his final film, and his death inspired them – and three A-list friends who completed his role – to carry on with a story the late actor had wanted to see, director Terry Gilliam said Friday. As Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the filmmaker said Ledger almost co-directed the film. (AP) Penn withdraws separation filing from wife Robin Sean Penn has to separate from his wife of 13 years. The Academy Award winning actor was granted a dismissal Tuesday of his request for a legal separation from actress Robin Wright Penn. (AP) QUICK HITS — Given the glam-rocker’s unique persona, his strong fan base and the massive exposure he’s gotten, he may be as likely as any “American Idol” winner to achieve that elusive stardom the show tries so hard to achieve. (AP) — – With his casket carried in a horse-drawn carriage, Wayman Tisdale was remembered Thursday as a basketball star and gifted musician by thousands of mourners swaying to gospel tunes. (AP)
— – The Kardashian sisters were all smiles as they flirted with snapping cameras during the grand opening of their new luxury boutique in Miami Beach, although it had just been vandalized the day before. (AP)