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3:25 PM ET, June 22, 2009

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Perez Hilton:
My Statement  —  The truth about how I was attacked in Toronto!  —  There were MULTIPLE witnesses.  What I say above is fact and it will be corroborated as such.
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TMZ.com:
Perez Assaulted — Claims Will.I.Am Is the Perp  —  Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is accusing Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am of assault — but we've learned cops have targeted someone else.  —  After last night's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Perez posted to his Twitter …
TMZ.com:
Black Eyed Peas Held Captive  —  We're told there's a reason Polo Molina, the general manager of the Black Eyed Peas, turned himself in.  Sources tell us Toronto cops said they would not let any of the Peas out of the country unless they got their man.  —  The Peas are on tour …
TMZ.com:
Will.I.Am — I Didn't Beat Perez!  —  Will.I.Am just responded on his blog to Perez Hilton's allegation that he beat the blogger outside the MuchMusic Awards last night in Toronto.  —  Mr. I.Am says it was all news to him when Perez began twittering, accusing the Black Eyed Pea of the beatdown.
TMZ.com:
Perez Unloads on Will — ‘Disgusting Human Being’
Discussion: iVillage
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal to Wed  —  Ryan O'Neal says he and longtime love Farrah Fawcett are tying the knot.  —  “I've asked her to marry me, again, and she's agreed,” O'Neal, 68, tells Barbara Walters in an exclusive interview on ABC's 20/20, airing Friday, June 26.
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ABCNEWS:
Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal to Marry  —  Exclusive Interview: O'Neal Tells Barbara Walters the Couple Will ‘Absolutely’ Get Married  —  In an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters for “20/20,” Farrah Fawcett's longtime love Ryan O'Neal said the couple has plans to marry.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ryan O'Neal Asks Farrah to Marry Him  —  Though Farrah Fawcett is “fighting for her life,” Ryan O'Neal tells Barbara Walters, “I've asked her to marry me, again, and she's agreed,” ABC News reports.  —  “We will, as soon as she can, say yes,” O'Neal, 68, says about his companion since 1980.
PopEater:
Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett to Wed
Discussion: Reuters
USA Today:
First Look: Tim Burton's ‘Wonderland’  —  Burton gave us a grief-wracked demon barber in 2007's Sweeney Todd and oodles of Oompa Loompas in 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  Now one of Hollywood's most visually creative directors layers his own surreal sensibilities upon the fanciful world …
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Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
First glimpse of carrot-topped Johnny Depp and balloon head Helena …
RADAR:
Explosive Hearing!  Chris Brown & Rihanna To Face Off In LA Court Monday  —  The stage is set for an explosive court hearing in Los Angeles Monday afternoon as pop diva Rihanna publically comes face-to-face with R&B singer Chris Brown, her ex-boyfriend accused of badly beating her last February.
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Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub / Collider:
Exclusive!  Megan Fox talks About the Flower Kid Photograph and Explains What Happened  —  It was one of the weirdest and funniest photos to hit the Internet last week not involving a kitten.  Perhaps it was sent to you or you found it on a popular news site like Digg or Reddit or maybe …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Apologizes for Snubbing Little Boy
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey and His Girlfriend Expecting Second Baby  —  Father's Day was twice as sweet for Matthew McConaughey: Not only did he get to celebrate his first Father's Day with 11-month old Levi, his son with girlfriend Camila Alves, but the couple is expecting a second baby, he revealed on his Web site Sunday night.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Susan Boyle Wows the Crowd at London Shows  —  Susan Boyle was back before the footlights with the Britain's Got Talent roadshow Sunday, after missing a series of concerts.  —  The singer, 48, rested rather than performed around the U.K. late last week and into the weekend …
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PopEater:
Cowell Admits Mistakes With Susan Boyle
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPWRAP
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Faris Weds Chris Pratt in Hawaii  —  Congratulations, Anna Faris!  —  RadarOnline.com has exclusively confirmed that the funny gal wed boyfriend Chris Pratt in Hawaii on Saturday.  —  “I'm a very happy guy,” Pratt told us via phone from the couple's honeymoon suite at the Four Seasons Hotel in Maui.
Megan Masters / E! Online:
Columbia Drops the Ball on Brad Pitt's Moneyball  —  They can't all be home runs for Brad Pitt.  —  His latest project, the Steven Soderbergh-directed Moneyball, has been put into “limited turnaround” by Columbia Pictures honcho Amy Pascal after receiving a much different final draft of a script she once fought for.
Discussion: PopSugar and Deadspin
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Columbia balks with ‘Moneyball’
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Variety:
Sony scraps Soderbergh's ‘Moneyball’
People.com:
Jon - Minus Kate - Talks to Fans on Father's Day  —  Father's Day weekend for the Gosselins was just Jon and the eight, but some lucky fans got some quality time with the reality TV dad as well.  —  Jon Gosselin spent the weekend with his kids - Cara, Mady, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin …
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Access Hollywood:
Jon Gosselin's Solo Father's Day: ‘No Idea’ Where Kate Is
Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Rachel Griffiths Welcomes Her Third Child!  —  Now it's “brother and sisters” for the kids of actress Rachel Griffiths and hubby Andrew Taylor.  —  A rep for the Australian television and film actress - and star of the ABC show Brothers and Sisters - confirms exclusively to PEOPLE …
NY Daily News:
Will Ferrell arrived in wilderness like scared rabbit  —  According to Bear Grylls, extreme adventuring is no joke to Will Ferrell.  —  “Will arrived a bit like a scared rabbit, shocked from capture,” the “Man vs. Wild” host told us of Ferrell's recent appearance on his show.
 
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ETonline:
Just In: Farrah Fawcett In the Hospital
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TMZ.com:
Cops Muzzle Lindsay Lohan
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Daily Mail:
Mercy's first bewildered look at Britain as she is reunited with new mother Madonna
Discussion: PopSugar and Pink is the New Blog
Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:
Perez Hilton claims he was assaulted by Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin
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Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas Perform Duet in Texas
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sandra Bullock Knocks Bradley Cooper Out of No. 1 Box Office Slot
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 

 
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
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