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10:45 AM 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.
PopEater:
Lachey and Minnillo Call It Quits
Discussion: omg!
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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) …
Discussion: E! Online and Pop Crunch
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Still Wearing Wedding Ring
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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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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Dave Elias / WTRF-TV:
Sarah Jessica Parker's Twin Girls Born In the Ohio Valley
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.
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.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Fincher circles Facebook movie  —  Director in talks for Columbia's pic about website  —  Columbia Pictures is in advanced talks with David Fincher to direct “The Social Network,” the Aaron Sorkin-scripted film for Columbia Pictures about the formation of Facebook.
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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 …
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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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan: Pool Party Plans for 23rd Birthday  —  Lindsay Lohan doesn't turn 23 until July 2, but she's getting the party started early this weekend in Sin City.  —  The actress is hosting a Vegas poolside soiree at Wet Republic on Saturday to celebrate her birthday and her Sevin Nyne sunless tanner.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and I'm Not Obsessed
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Daniel Craig awakes to ‘Dream’  —  Latest Bond eyes psychological thriller at Morgan Creek  —  Daniel Craig can shake, but can he stir?  —  The latest James Bond has proved a critical and commercial success in his two turns in the iconic role, for “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.”
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!
OK! Magazine:
No Kids for Ellen & Portia  —  While most of Hollywood seems to be racing towards having babies and adopting children and denying pregnancy rumors, Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi haven't caught the baby bug, and might never.  —  “No, I don't think we're going to have kids,” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
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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
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
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 …
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: Gawker
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Daryl Hannah Arrested for Sittin' on a Coal Mine  —  Daryl Hannah made quite the splash in West Virginia today.  —  The actress and longtime environmental activist was arrested along with 30 others Tuesday for blocking traffic on a major highway during a sit-in to protest mountaintop coal mining …
Discussion: iVillage and Gabby Babble
Billboard:
Roots To Debut New Single On ‘Jimmy Fallon’  —  The Roots will debut the title track from their upcoming album, “How I Got Over,” tomorrow (June 24) on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” where they currently serve as the house band.  The group shot a video for the track earlier this month; the clip will be released in early July.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and EW.com
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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From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles take minority stakes in The Daily Beast; Sherwood will be CEO and publisher, and Coles will be chief creative and content officer

Laurence Peter / BBC:
Russia's Ministry of Justice labels BBC Russian correspondent Ilya Barabanov and science reporter Asya Kazantseva as “foreign agents”; both now live abroad

Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Disney plans old-style TV channels within Disney+, with a continuous, scheduled stream of shows that are focused on certain genres like Star Wars

 
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