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1:05 PM ET, June 23, 2009

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People.com:
Gosselin Divorce Papers Filed  —  After months of speculation, the 10-year marriage of Jon & Kate Plus Eight's stars Kate and Jon Gosselin appears to be coming to an end, a source close to the situation tells PEOPLE.  —  Fans who have watched the couple's popular TLC show …
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Kate Aurthur / Show Tracker:
‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ goes on production hiatus  —  Jon & Kate are taking a break!  —  TLC's hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” is taking a production break after the couple said on Monday night's show that they were separating.  —  The show, which follows the lives of Jon and Kate Gosselin …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Plus 8 on Hiatus Until August  —  Production has been halted on Jon & Kate Plus 8 following the Gosselins' Monday revelation they're splitting up, the network has announced.  —  TLC says next Monday's episode will feature a clip package with some new footage …
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Confirmed: Jon Gosselin is moving to New York City
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Dave Elias / WTRF-TV:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE:Sources now tell Dave Elias Surrogate gave birth to twin girls last night at 9pm in Martins Ferry, Ohio  —  MARTINS FERRY, OHIO — Sources close to East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry confirm for 7 News that the surrogate mother for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick gave birth to twins this morning.
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TMZ.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker's Surrogate Pops  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's surrogate just took one for the team — or two, actually — by just giving birth to twins.  —  The babies were born this morning at the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, according to WTRF.
NBC Los Angeles:
Ed McMahon Dead at Age 86  —  Ed McMahon died at a hospital in Los Angeles this morning, his agent said.  —  The 86-year-old TV personality and former “Tonight Show” host died this morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, agent Howard Bragman said today.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ed McMahon Dies at 86  —  He was TV's most famous second banana, sitting alongside Johnny Carson during what was arguably the golden age of NBC's Tonight Show, from 1962 to 1992, welcoming a nightly national audience with his opening cry of “Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny.”  —  But now that voice is stilled.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Ed McMahon Dies
PopEater:
TV Legend Ed McMahon Dies
Discussion: omg! and INF Daily
TMZ.com:
Ed McMahon Dies
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TMZ.com:
Perez to GLAAD — Now I'm Mad!  —  GLAAD was furious when they heard Perez Hilton used a gay slur to attack Will.I.Am on Sunday night — and even asked for an apology — but now Perez is ticked off at the organization for being ticked at him.  Follow that?  —  Hilton, a former GLAAD employee, tells TMZ:
TMZ.com:
Perez vs. Will.I.Am — CAUGHT ON TAPE
Jay Fitzgerald / Boston Herald:
Falmouth woman sues Elisabeth Hasselbeck over book  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  A Falmouth woman isn't taking a kind view toward “The View” star Elisabeth Hasselbeck's book on her recently diagnosed ailment.  —  Susan Hassett, a self-published author …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
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E! Online:
The Prattfall: You Decided—E!'s Officially Speidi-Free  —  Say goodbye to Heidi and Spencer Pratt.  As far as E! is concerned, the conspicuous couple occasionally self-referred to as Speidi are so dunzo.  —  A startling 94 percent of you elected for the Hills stars' immediate expulsion.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Cops Plea — No Jail Time  —  Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case.  He won't do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup.  He's also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna.  —  He'll spend 180 days doing community labor …
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Cher joins Christina Aguilera in ‘Burlesque’  —  In what will be her first movie star role in a decade, Cher is set to join Christina Aguilera in “Burlesque,” a contemporary musical for Screen Gems.  Steven Antin will direct from a script he wrote that was revised by Susannah Grant (Daily Variety, May 4).
Now Magazine:
Beyoncé Knowles' secret baby bombshell  —  They plan to start a family, but does Jay-Z already have a son?  —  Beyoncé's star is shining brightly right now and she attributes much of her showbiz success to her long-term partner and husband, rap star Jay-Z, 39.
Associated Press:
TV host Ed McMahon is dead at age 86  —  He was best-known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the ‘Tonight Show’  —  Ed McMahon, left, with Johnny Carson.  —  TV host Ed McMahon dies  —  June 23: Ed McMahon, best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” has died at the age of 86.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
It's Official!  Jessica Simpson Lands Another Reality Show  —  It's official: Jessica Simpson has landed another reality show.  —  As Us Weekly first reported, Simpson will headline the docu-series, The Price of Beauty, which will follow the singer, 28, as she travels around the world …
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AceShowBiz.com:   Jessica Simpson Travels the World for ‘Price of Beauty’
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Dad: Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox “Both Sexy Gals”  —  Angelina Jolie's dad sees the similarities between his daughter and Megan Fox.  —  “Well, they are both very beautiful women, and they are both sexy gals, you know,” Jon Voight told Usmagazine.com at the L.A. premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Monday.
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