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9:55 AM ET, July 2, 2009

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Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Kevin Jonas Gets Engaged!  —  Kevin Jonas surprised his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa by showing up at her doorstep in New Jersey early Wednesday morning and dropping down to his knee to ask her to marry him.  Presented with a cushion-cut diamond ring that Jonas designed with Jacob & Co., Deleasa couldn't believe what was happening.
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Roger Friedman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Jackson Funeral Set for July 7 at Staples Center  —  The Michael Jackson funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at Los Angeles' Staples Center.  Sources tell me that AEG Live, which owns Staples and next-door neighbor Nokia Theatre, will use both facilities and the surrounding plaza.
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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.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family: No Public Viewing at Neverland  —  The Jackson family has just released a statement via their newly acquired reps, saying there will be no public service for Michael Jackson at Neverland.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Ratings Plunge 77 Percent  —  Jon & Kate Plus 8 ratings plummeted 77 percent last Monday.  —  Only 2.4 million viewers tuned in — significantly down from June 22's much-hyped divorce announcement episode, which was watched by a record 10.6 million.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kate's Clothing Line “On Hold”  —  First Kate Gosselin's book was delayed, then her reality show went on hiatus.  —  Now her clothing line promotion deal with Healthex is up in the air.  —  “Our project is on hold while she focuses on her family,” Healthtex rep Scott Pryzwansky told RadarOnline.com.
Discussion: iVillage and Style News
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Karl Malden dies at 97; Oscar-winning actor  —  Malden starred in TV's ‘The Streets of San Francisco’ and made famous the American Express catchphrase 'Don't leave home without it.' He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career.  —  Karl Malden, one of Hollywood's strongest …
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Robert Berkvist / New York Times:
Karl Malden, Actor Who Played the Uncommon Everyman, Dies at 97
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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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: 9/11 Was an “Inside Job”  —  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Pratt shared some controversial views on a radio show earlier this week.  —  In a Monday appearance on Alex Jones' radio show, Infowars, the couple revealed they feel 9/11 was an “inside job,” say the idea …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Neil Patrick Harris hopping to Emmys  —  ‘Mother’ star cutting deal to host awards show  —  It should be a “legendary” Emmycast.  —  Thesp Neil Patrick Harris is in the midst of cutting a deal with CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to host the 61st annual kudos on Sept. 20.
Discussion: The TV addict, EW.com and BuzzSugar
Mayer Nissim / Digital Spy:
David Carradine ‘died of asphyxiation’  —  David Carradine died of asphyxiation but did not commit suicide, it has been confirmed.  —  Medical examiner Dr Michael Baden told Reuters that the way in which Carradine's body was bound before his death confirmed that he had not intentionally killed himself.
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Jackson Riddled with Injection Marks  —  Multiple sources tell TMZ Michael Jackson's body had dozens of injection sites all over his body.  —  As we first reported, Propofol, a powerful anesthesia, was found in the house after Jackson died.  Various medical experts tell us there is absolutely …
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 …
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FemaleFirst:
Love Diagnosed With Malnutrition
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Nicole Richie and daughter, Harlow Madden  —  • Nicole Richie is staying fit through her second pregnancy - and keeping 17-month-old Harlow active, too.  The starlet and her daughter shared a playdate at the children's gym Fit for Kids in West Hollywood.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Asteroids’ lands at Universal  —  Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing game adaptation  —  Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game “Asteroids.”  Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
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 …
Fox News:
Exclusive: How Miley Cyrus Dumped Boyfriend Justin Gaston  —  Miley Cyrus dumped Justin Gaston after realizing she was “never truly over” her ex, Nick Jonas, an inside source told FOXNews.com.  —  Almost immediately after reuniting professionally with Nick, teen queen Miley dumped Justin …
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Kick-Ass Footage To Premiere at Comic-Con; New Photo Revealed  —  San Diego Comic-Con International will be announcing the full panel line up for this year's convention next week, but we're able to reveal that the first footage from Matthew Vaughn's big screen adaptation of Kick-Ass will premiere at the convention.
New York Post:
MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH SHOT NOT OK  —  OK! magazine spent more than $500,000 on the “last” picture of Michael Jackson on a stretcher and possibly dead — but was it worth it?  Our well-placed source says some staffers objected to owner Richard Desmond's decision to put the ghoulish picture …
Daily Mail:
Worse for wear Mischa Barton ‘kicked out of ladies toilets’ at Whisky Mist  —  Mischa Barton was left red-faced after she was kicked out of the ladies' loos for trying to bring her pal into one of the cubicles.  —  The former OC star, 23, was at Whisky Mist nightclub in Mayfair when she decided to drag her friend into the ladies.
TMZ.com:
First Crazy Claim in Jackson Case  —  Michael Jackson was married and his wife is demanding all of his property — this according to a woman who just filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court.  —  Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson, who lives in London, asks “that all my husband's properties …
 
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