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5:40 PM ET, June 23, 2009

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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 …
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People.com:
Spoiler Alert: Jon and Kate Gosselin Face off over Divorce  —  The wait is over - and so is the marriage.  —  With an hour-long special broadcast Monday night, Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of eight young children and stars of the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Slammed for Announcing Split on Show  —  Friends and family of Jon and Kate Gosselin are slamming the couple for revealing their split on their reality show Monday.  —  “We're just so heartbroken and sad about the announcement that they made — an announcement that could be so life-shattering …
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 …
RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Kate Gosselin's Brother Outraged Over Jon & Kate's Televised Split  —  Moments after Jon and Kate Gosselin officially announced on their reality show that they were separating, RadarOnline.com sat down with Kate's brother Kevin Kreider and his wife Jodi at their home in Elizabethtown, PA.
TMZ.com:
Jon and Kate Divorce Docs — Not for Your Eyes  —  Every single aspect of Jon and Kate Gosselin's lives is on display for anyone with the two C's — curiosity and cable — but don't expect to feast your beady eyes on their divorce docs ... they're sealed.  —  The docs, which were filed …
People.com:
Gosselin Divorce Papers Filed
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Report: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Welcome Twins!  —  It's double the joy for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who have welcomed twin girls, according to several local news outlets in Ohio.  —  A spokesperson for East Ohio Regional Hospital had no comment, but told PEOPLE “everything's good.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Reveal Twin Girls' Names  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have confirmed they welcomed their twins girls, via a surrogate, on Monday.  —  “Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are delighted to announce the healthy arrival …
Luchina Fisher / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Jessica Parker's Surrogate Gives Birth to Twins
Discussion: Just Jared
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Hasselbeck Accused of No Original Thoughts  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck ripped off a woman by plagiarizing her disease material — so claims Susan Hassett, who fired off a letter to “The View” host just before suing her.  —  We obtained the letter — in which Susan claims she sent Elisabeth a book called …
Perez Hilton:
Hasselbeck Sued!  —  Plagiarism is a big no-no Elisabeth Hasselbeck …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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:
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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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Ed McMahon Dies
Richard Huff / NY Daily News:
‘Tonight Show’ personality Ed McMahon dies at 86
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin
TMZ.com:
Miley — Too Young For this Much Fun?  —  These pictures of Miley Cyrus [allegedy mocking Asians] goofing around in the makeup room on the set of her latest film, “The Last Song,” has the Internet buzzing the poses are too provocative for a 16-year-old.  —  Director Adam Shankman …
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Kate Ward / EW.com:
‘New Moon’ movie tie-in book cover revealed: An EW Exclusive  —  Attention Team Jacob: Little, Brown has revealed their cover for the movie tie-in edition of New Moon, which features an exclusive image from the Twilight franchise's second film.  Taylor Lautner fans should certainly pick up more than a few copies (Those arms!
Ian Sparks / Daily Mail:
‘I lied about tattoo blunder because my father was furious’: Teenage girl with 56 stars on her face finally comes clean  —  A teenage girl who claimed 56 stars were tattooed on her face as she slept when she'd only asked for three has admitted she was awake the whole time - and lied because her father was ‘furious’.
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Girl with 56 stars tattooed on her face admits she requested them
Discussion: LIVENEWS.com.au
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
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Daily Mail:
Hollywood stars say the silliest things: She may be a movie beauty …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Yeeeah!
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.
Paul Chi / People.com:
Nick Cannon Has Baby Plans with Mariah  —  Although the serious plans for starting a family with wife Mariah Carey are still a few months away, Nick Cannon already has a clear idea of the kind of father he'll be.  —  “I want to be a father that's all about love,” Cannon tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Showbiz Spy
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Returns  —  Just when you thought the Real Housewives drama was ending — after New Jersey's table-turning finale — Bravo has announced that The Real Housewives of Atlanta will return for its second season on July 30 (10 p.m., ET).
Discussion: lalate news
Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen  —  “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments.  One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine.  Such are the meager joys.
Discussion: Gawker and FilmDrunk
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

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