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3:00 PM ET, June 24, 2009

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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) …
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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Kate Gosselin: ‘It Feels Like I Failed’  —  There's a lot of shouting happening in Kate Gosselin's house.  The mother of eight children - twins Mady and Cara, 8, and sextuplets Alexis, Collin, Leah, Hannah, Aaden and Joel, 5 - has barely had time to change out of her morning workout clothes …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin “Hurt” by Kate's Statement on Divorce  —  Jon Gosselin is speaking about ex Kate's recent statement about their divorce.  —  After filing papers Monday, Kate told The Associated Press: “Over the course of this weekend, Jon's activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures …
Discussion: ETonline and Crabbie's Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Gosselin Divorce Docs — We Got 'Em!  —  It was only a matter of time — 2 days to be exact — but we got a hold of the once-sealed divorce documents in the Jon & Kate Gosselin case.  Here's what's interesting.  The docs say they just can't agree on who gets what.
Discussion: Just Jared and iVillage
X17 Online:
You're A Mean One, Mrs. Gosselin
Discussion: omg!
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: DailyFill.com and omg!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Real Housewives Jacqueline and Danielle Are No Longer Friends  —  Jacqueline Laurita was the only housewife who came to Danielle Staub's defense during the fiery June 16 Real Housewives of New Jersey finale showdown.  —  Now, Laurita - who famously betrayed her sisters-in-laws Dina …
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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
Court Documents Claim Housewives' Danielle Staub Was a High-Class …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
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.
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Emilie Causing Tension Between RobSten  —  It wasn't just the heart of every Robert Pattinson fan that sunk when they saw photos last week of him smooching co-star Emilie de Ravin while shooting scenes for their upcoming film Remember Me.  His on and offscreen love interest Kristen Stewart …
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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.
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Jo Clements / Daily Mail:
Ghostly pale, frail and wasting away.  Just what has happened to Courtney Love?
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Audrina Patridge Doesn't Want “to Label” Relationship With Ex  —  Audrina Patridge won't say if she's back on with her ex, Australian BMX rider Corey Bohan.  (The two were recently spotted smooching in Las Vegas.)  —  “I've been having fun with him,” she told Usmagazine.com Tuesday …
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Variety:
Oscar expands best pic noms to 10  —  Film News: Ganis announces change to Academy Awards — Oscar is opening up his playing field in a big way next year.  The Motion Picture Academy announced Wednesday that for the first time in more than 65 years, the field of best picture nominees will be expanded to 10 contenders.
People.com:
Matthew Broderick ‘Very Happy’ Over Twins' Birth  —  The proud papa speaks: Leaving the stage door late Tuesday night, after his performance in Broadway's The Philanthropist, Matthew Broderick told PEOPLE about the birth of his and Sarah Jessica Parker's twins, “I'm very happy.  I don't know what else to say.”
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Held After Airport Brawl  —  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  —  Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was detained by French police on Saturday afternoon following an incident in which he allegedly assaulted an airport lounge employee while drunk, Agence France Presse reports.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Tim Huber / PopEater:
Daryl Hannah Arrested at U.S. Protest  —  Actress Daryl Hannah was among 31 people arrested Tuesday as they protested mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia.  —  The ‘Splash’ star's arrest followed a rally involving several hundred protesters outside an elementary school about 300 feet …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Daryl Hannah Arrested for Sittin' on a Coal Mine
Discussion: iVillage and Gabby Babble
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.”
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
Gina Smith / The State:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America  —  Governor says he never hiked Appalachian Trail; says he cruised along the coast of Buenos Aires to unwind after stressful legislative session  —  ATLANTA — S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport …
Discussion: WYFF-TV, tressugar, Gawker and F-Listed
 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

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