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3:35 PM ET, July 1, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Jackson's Last Will — Diana Ross Mentioned  —  Michael Jackson's will has been filed with the court.  Jackson asks that his mother, Katherine, be made the guardian of all three of his kids.  The will says if Katherine died before him or couldn't serve as guardian, he nominated Diana Ross.
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Family Reviews Michael Jackson's Will  —  Michael Jackson's family is still reviewing the contents of his last will and testament, but PEOPLE.com can confirm details of the 2002 document:  —  The deceased pop star left all his assets to the Michael Jackson Family Trust and has named his mother Katherine …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Burial Still Up in the Air  —  There are various reports about where Michael Jackson will be buried.  We are told by people who know ... no decision has been made yet.  —  The talk within the family — there are people who stand to make a lot of money off of a public spectacle at Neverland …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Court Hearing  —  UPDATE: The judge in the case has ruled Katherine will remain as temporary administrator for the rest of the week.  The judge said it wasn't urgent to change things up immediately — that the matter will be heard Monday.  —  There's a hearing underway over Michael Jackson's will.
Discussion: Associated Press and X17 Online
CNN:
Jackson's will filed in court, officials say
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and EW.com
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Hilary Duff joins ‘Gossip Girl’  —  Is the Upper East Side big enough for Serena, Blair and the Duffster?!  We're about to find out because the onetime tween sensation is joining Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Hilary Duff Joining Gossip Girl  —  Attention Upper East Siders!  Hilary Duff is joining the cast of Gossip Girl!  —  The actress will join the series for a multi-episode story arc this fall, the CW confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  Duff, 21, will play a movie star named Olivia Burke …
New York Post:
B-DAY BONANZA FOR LINDSAY LOHAN  —  LINDSAY Lohan's 23rd birthday isn't until tomorrow, but she's already managed to profit off the day.  —  According to sources, the troubled starlet was paid a cool $70,000 by the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to host an all-day “pre-celebration” at the hotel's Wet Republic pool party last Saturday.
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Starpulse:
Hotel Paid Lindsay Lohan $70,000 For Birthday Party
Discussion: Celebritology
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Farrah's Funeral: ‘Goodbye Sweet Girl’  —  A tearful Ryan and Redmond O'Neal joined Farrah Fawcett's closest friends and family for the actress's private funeral Tuesday afternoon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.  —  Fawcett's Charlie's Angels costar Kate Jackson …
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Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
Farrah Fawcett's final message from beyond the grave to jailbird son …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Farrah Fawcett Is Laid to Rest
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Lemondrop
TMZ.com:
Dangerous Drug Found in Jackson Home  —  Sources tell TMZ an extremely dangerous and potent drug used for surgical anesthesia was found at Michael Jackson's house after he died ... and this may well be the drug that killed him.  —  We're told the drug Propofol was discovered at the residence.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bradley Cooper, Renee Zellweger Share NYC Dinner  —  Days after Bradley Cooper declared he and Jennifer Aniston are just “friends,” the Hangover star went on a dinner date with Renee Zellweger.  —  The two dined in a quiet corner at Italian restaurant Antonucci on NYC's Upper East Side on Tuesday night.
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Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
Bradley & Renee's Date Night  —  If there is still anything going on between Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Aniston, it certainly didn't seem to be on the actor's mind on Tuesday night as he enjoyed a romantic Manhattan meal with Renée Zellweger.  —  The pair, who co-star in the upcoming Case 39 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
PopEater:
Baring All Is No Sweat for Hayden  —  Hayden Panettiere's new role in the upcoming movie ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ will give fans a lot more to look at than they normally get from watching her cheerleader ‘Heroes’ role.  —  The 20-year-old actress bares all in her new film, and as she tells PEOPLE …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
First Look!  Kendra Wilkinson's Official Wedding Photos  —  When Kendra Wilkinson walked down the aisle last Saturday, “she looked so beautiful, I couldn't take my eyes off her,” groom Hank Baskett tells the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands today.  —  The bride — who is three months pregnant …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Just Jared and E! Online
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow: People “Enjoy Life” More in Spain Than United States  —  Gwyneth Paltrow says Spain has “became a second home.”  —  “It is so different from the United States.  It seemed to have a history, and the buildings are years and years and years old.
Laurie Sandell / glamour.com:
Taylor Swift: Bomb-Shell in Blue Jeans  —  Don't let those bouncy blond curls or the trendy denim fool you: Taylor Swift has the kind of focus most CEOs would envy.  But at 19, she's also charming and totally unguarded—listen quick before the publicists get to her!
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Usher's Wife Thought “Marriage Was Intact”  —  Tameka Raymond says she didn't see it coming.  —  Usher's soon to be ex-wife states in a new court filing that she and the R&B star have not been separated since July 2008 and, in fact, were “intimately together” less than a week before he started divorce proceedings.
Daily Mail:
'I know I'm too skinny': Malnourished Courtney Love vows to gain weight again  —  Courtney Love has promised to put on weight after she was pictured looking frighteningly thin and gaunt in New York last week.  —  The former Hole lead singer, who covered up her skeletal frame in a black …
Discussion: Dlisted and poponthepop.com
 
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