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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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X17 Online:
Kevin Jonas Gets Engaged!  —  Wait, what?!  He's only 21!  Kevin Jonas popped the question to girlfriend Danielle Deleasa earlier this morning when he showed up to her New Jersey home and presented with a cushion-cut diamond ring, People mag has confirmed.  Talk about a sweet surprise!
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
omg!:
Kevin Jonas Is Putting A Ring On It!  Singer Is Engaged!  —  NEW YORK, New York — Though it was his brother Joe who recently danced to Beyonce's “Single Ladies” on YouTube, it's Kevin who's taking her advice.  —  The oldest JoBro is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Danielle Deleasa, People reported.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Perez Hilton
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USA Today:
Jackson family: No public, private viewing at Neverland Ranch  —  From staff and wire reports  —  The Jackson family has confirmed that there will be no public or private memorial service for Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara this weekend.
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.
E! Online:
Jackson Family Decides on Burial Grounds
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Permission Denied for Michael Jackson Burial at Neverland
Discussion: Socialite Life
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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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 …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bradley Cooper, Renee Zellweger Share NYC Dinner
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97  —  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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PopEater:
‘Streetcar’ Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
Discussion: Reuters
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.
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 …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
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Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Infowars:
MTV Star Heidi Montag: Over My Dead Body Would I Take A Microchip
Discussion: The Superficial and Jezebel
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 …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
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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.
Discussion: Lifeline Live and DailyFill.com
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.
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: E! Online and Perez Hilton
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Erin Lucas Leaves The City  —  The NYU grad, who appeared as the pal to MTV star Whitney Port, shot some scenes for the series' second season but will no longer be on the show, her rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “It never hurts to try something new, but when you're born to do something …
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 …
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.
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 …
Billboard:
Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Records  —  As predicted, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts.  —  Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house Jackson-related titles …
Janet Mock / People.com:
True Blood's Stephen Moyer on Anna Paquin: ‘My Girl is Hardcore!’  —  A couple that boxes together, stays together?  —  At least, according to True Blood's Stephen Moyer - the brooding Brit who plays Southern vampire Bill Compton and throws punches with costar and real-life love Anna Paquin.
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!
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 …
 
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