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12:15 PM ET, June 24, 2009

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Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo Call It Quits  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have split, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  A source close to the couple tells Us: “It was an amicable break-up.  They walk away from it still friends.”  —  Adds another source, “They still care about each other very much.
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David Caplan / People.com:
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Split  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have called it quits, reps for each confirm to PEOPLE.  —  “They have amicably split but remain good friends who still greatly care for one another,” Minnillo's rep tells PEOPLE of the couple, who began dating in 2006.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo Split
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NY Daily News:
New ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ episodes will include Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend  —  Will TLC change the name of its drama-filled show from “Jon & Kate Plus 8” to “Jon & Kate Plus 9”?  —  In light of the Gosselins' divorce announcement on Monday night (watched by a record 10.6 million viewers) …
TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Divorce Papers are Deceiving  —  There's a report floating out there that Kate Gosselin has been separated from Jon for two years.  That's not true, and we have the lowdown.  —  We now know what Kate checked on the divorce papers, which are confidential.
The Smoking Gun:
“Jersey” Girl's Sordid Past  —  Now that Bravo is milking additional episodes out of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the cable network's hit series about a quintet of Garden State lovelies, we've decided to join the examination of the tawdry history of the show's true star.
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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
Court Documents Claim Housewives' Danielle Staub Was a High-Class …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Perez Hilton:
A New Statement from Perez Hilton  —  From the heart:  —  “Words can hurt.  I know that very well, from both sides of the fence.  The other night in Toronto, after feeling physically threatened by a verbally abusive Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, I chose the most hurtful word I know to hurl at him.
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Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Courtney Love is wasting away  —  Gaunt ... frail Courtney exits cab in New York  —  FEARS have been raised for rocker COURTNEY LOVE after a shocking new picture showed she's a shadow of her once voluptuous self.  —  The hellraiser appeared pale and gaunt, with painfully thin arms, while running errands in New York City yesterday.
New York Post:
BOOZY JUSTIN DISSES LINDSAY LOHAN  —  A NIGHT out with the boys may get Justin Timberlake in hot water with girlfriend Jessica Biel.  —  According to an eyewitness, the singer was in party mode at Chelsea hot spot Avenue one recent night.  “Usually Justin is pretty in control, but he was acting pretty crazy,” our spy tells Page Six.
Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
Rachel Hunter devastated as ice hockey player fiancé calls off wedding SEVEN WEEKS before big day  —  Model Rachel Hunter has been left devastated after her fiance Jarret Stoll cancelled their wedding just seven weeks before they were due to tie the knot.
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PopEater:
Rachel Hunter's Fiance Calls Off Wedding... By Email
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Reveal Twins' Names  —  Call it bliss & the city!  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Tuesday they were “delighted to announce the healthy arrival of their two daughters” - twins born Monday afternoon in Ohio via a surrogate.
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Hollywoodtuna:
Isabel Lucas Gives Megan Fox A Run For Her Money  —  Finally, there's a girl who can stand up to Megan Fox's hotness at her very own movie Premiere.  Here's Australian actress Isabel Lucas, who also happens to be in the Transformers movie.  All I can say, I'm glad to see some new blood …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Kim Kardashian Has A Girl Crush On Megan Fox
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Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Avatar’ footage in action at Cinema Expo
Discussion: EW.com
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Can Chris Brown Make a Rebound?  —  Chris Brown won't go to jail for assaulting Rihanna.  The question now is whether his plea-bargained penalty - community labor, probation, domestic violence classes - will reform his behavior and save his career.  —  PEOPLE readers overwhelmingly …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Films by Day, Prowls by Night  —  By day, Robert Pattinson is making the hearts of New York City women flutter at locations around the city where he's filming his latest movie, the romantic drama Remember Me.  And after dark?  The Twilight heartthrob is heating …
Jon Weisman / Variety:
MTV greenlights eight projects  —  Jamie Foxx, Mark Burnett to exec produce series  —  MTV has greenlit eight projects for series development with executive producers including Jamie Foxx, Mark Burnett and Seth Meyers, while also signing teen star Emma Roberts to a first-look production deal for TV.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Four join Spacey in ‘Invention’  —  Craig Robinson, Heather Graham among cast  —  Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville and Camilla Belle will star opposite Kevin Spacey in “Father of Invention,” an ensemble comedy that Spacey is independently producing via his Trigger Street banner.
Discussion: Cinematical, Gawker and The Playlist
William Goodman / Spin Magazine Online:
Q&A: Marilyn Manson  —  Our epic chat with rock's oversharing provocateur covers ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, $200K drug budgets, self-harm, and much (much!) more.  —  I sing about it on “Into the Fire.”  I say, “If you want to hit bottom, don't bother trying to take me with you.”
Discussion: Dlisted and Pop Crunch
Dave McNary / Variety:
Katherine Heigl finds ‘Life’ at WB  —  ‘27 Dresses’ actress to star in romance drama  —  Katherine Heigl will star in romancer “Life as We Know It” for Warner Bros., with Greg Berlanti directing and Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks producing.  —  Project dates back to 2001 …
Discussion: EW.com
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!
 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

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