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3:45 PM ET, July 15, 2009

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Us Weekly:
How Michael Jackson's Pill Addiction Began … Usmagazine.com has exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial accident, filmed in L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1984.  —  The clip (watch above) shows one take where the pyrotechnics exploded as planned …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Renée Zellweger to Pack It On Again for Bridget Jones  —  Renée Zellweger  —  Haul out the biscuits and gravy, crispy duck, Snickers, milk shakes, pizza and butter-soaked potatoes - Renée Zellweger's very special diet to get in shape to play Bridget Jones …
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Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Third ‘Bridget Jones’ in works  —  Cate Blanchett to star in ‘Indian Summer’  —  LONDON — Working Title has confirmed that it is developing a third installment of the “Bridget Jones” series starring Renee Zellweger.  The British producer has also attached Cate Blanchett to star in helmer Joe Wright's “Indian Summer.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Speaks Out on New Girlfriend  —  Jon Gosselin spoke to photographers as he arrived at JFK airport in NYC Tuesday — armed with $702 in cash and slew of large Gucci bags — following his trip to France with 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman.
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Jon Gosselin's now engaged  —  Jon Gosselin's now engaged  —  Less than a month after separating from his wife, an insider close to Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin says Jon has proposed to his new girlfriend, 22-year-old Hailey Glassman!
Michael Jackson RX / TMZ.com:
LAPD Treating Jackson Death as Homicide  —  Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD is already treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide, and they are focusing on Dr. Conrad Murray.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us the evidence points to the anesthesia Propofol as the primary cause of Jackson's death.
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People.com:
Report: Robert Redford Weds German Girlfriend  —  Robert Redford married artist Sibylle Szaggars last weekend at the luxury Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, in front of 30 family and friends, the Associated Press reports.  —  Renate Massfeller, of the St. Catherine Church in Hamburg …
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PopEater:
Robert Redford Reportedly Remarries
Discussion: Reuters and X17 Online
Associated Press:
Robert Redford marries German girlfriend
Discussion: Socialite Life and Dlisted
Marla Lehner / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Brad Pitt on the Cover of Wired  —  Brad Pitt even looks hot in a headset.  —  The star of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Nazi-scalping action flick Inglourious Basterds graces the August cover of Wired magazine, and PEOPLE.com has a first look.  —  Pitt, 45, sports …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt to Ashton: “Don't Take a Picture of Your Wife's Butt”
Discussion: PopSugar and Lifeline Live
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Tossed!  Kim Cattrall Splits With Chef Beau  —  Where's Smith Jerrod when you need him?  —  Taking a cue from her fictional counterpart, Samantha Jones, Sex and the City vixen Kim Cattrall has officially called it quits with her much younger longtime boyfriend, restaurant chef Alan Wyse.
Martin Fricker / Mirror.co.uk:
Michael Jackson was confronted by family over drugs - Tito Jackson  —  Tito Jackson told yesterday how he and his brothers and sisters launched a military-style raid on Neverland to confront Michael over his addiction to painkillers.  —  The Jackson family had become increasingly alarmed …
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Mayer Nissim / Digital Spy:   Tito: ‘Michael would want Neverland burial’
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Tito Jackson: Siblings Staged “Intervention” for Michael
Discussion: iVillage
Daily Mail:
Is Madonna losing the arms race?  Singer reveals her ‘bingo wings’ on a night out in Italy  —  She dominated the arms race well before Michelle Obama came into the fray, but Madonna is no longer such a firm favourite.  —  Despite gruelling two-hour workouts, six days a week …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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New York Post:
RICHARD JEFFERSON LEAVES BRIDE AT THE ALTAR  —  Now that's a flagrant foul.  —  Former New Jersey Net star Richard Jefferson bailed on his stunning fiancée — pulling the plug on his posh Manhattan wedding at the 11th hour without even alerting some of the guests, The Post has learned.
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘Harry Potter’ pulls in $22.2 million  —  Pic may score best midnight gross of all time  —  In a massive start, Warner Bros.' “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” easily scored the biggest midnight gross of all-time in earning $22.2 million as it unspooled in 3,003 runs at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Ten Things You Never Knew About Daniel Radcliffe
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: How John Mayer Broke Up Jessica And Tony  —  Dumping someone before their birthday weekend seems especially harsh, but a source tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that Tony Romo had good reason for calling it quits with Jessica Simpson the night before her Barbie and Ken-themed bash.
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New York Post:
TOO MUCH SEX INFO FROM JADA PINKETT SMITH  —  THE more Jada Pinkett Smith brags about her incredible sex life with Will Smith, the more it makes us wonder whether she doth protest too much.  Why the sales job?  What are we buying?  Jada's most recent over-sharing comes in Shape magazine …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Anna Friel Topless Pictures from Vanity Fair  —  About Egotastic!  —  Egotastic! brings you the sexiest celebrity gossip, the hottest pictures, and the latest news and rumors from the world of those crazy celebs.  —  If you love celebrity gossip, then you'll love Egotastic!
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and notorious news
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Michael Jackson's Kids Want to Stay With Janet  —  While Michael Jackson's mom, Katherine Jackson continues to fend off Debbie Rowe over the issue of custody for the late King of Pop's kids, it's Michael's sister Janet Jackson who has emerged in the eyes of many as the favored caregiver for the three children.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson: “I Felt My First Kick”  —  Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson — who just returned from a nine-day honeymoon to St. Lucia with new husband Hank Baskett — tells Usmagazine.com she felt her first kick on Monday.  —  “It was so crazy,” she told Us Tuesday at the Espy Style Studio in L.A. …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Tina Jordan / EW.com:
‘Twilight’ exclusive: Graphic novel version on the way!  —  For those of you who can't get enough Edward and Bella, EW can announce — exclusively — that Yen Press will be publishing Twilight in graphic-novel form, publication date still to be determined.  Though Korean artist Young Kim …
Discussion: Splash Page and Pop Crunch
TVGuide.com:
Mega Buzz on Grey's, Heroes, 90210, Lost and More!  —  Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop.  Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.  —  MATT: I know there's been talk that Season 6 might pick up a few months …
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
 
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