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7:50 AM ET, July 16, 2009

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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!
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Talks Hailey Glassman, Engagement  —  A couple of weeks ago Jon and Kate announced: “During this very difficult time we will be working to focus solely on the needs of our family.  This includes no longer commenting publicly or reacting to media stories and speculation.”
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.
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Purchases Ring, Secretly Engaged  —  There was talk of engagement in our earlier story on Jon Gosselin and Hailey Glassman, but Jon put all that to rest when he told People, “No. We're just having a cool time and enjoying each other.”  —  Well, you know the ancient proverb …
Discussion: Pop Stand, iVillage and Just Jared
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jon Gosselin's Children Welcome Him Home
Discussion: PopEater
Perez Hilton:
Jon Gosselin Opens His Trap, But Only A Little
Discussion: Us Weekly and omg!
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 …
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Michael Jackson Pepsi Ad Footage Unearthed From 1984 Shoot
Discussion: Nah Right
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Is ‘Sad, Mad and Confused’  —  While Tony Romo is reveling in his renewed membership to the Singles-R-Us Club, Jessica Simpson is having a hard time coming to grips with being dumped a day before her 29th birthday.  —  “Jessica was really blindsided,” says a Simpson family friend.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Check Out Whitney Houston's New Album Cover!  —  The singer's long-awaited comeback album, I Look To You, will be released Sept. 1.  —  It will be Houston's seventh studio album.  Her last album of original material was 2002's Just Whitney.  —  See the best and worst dressed stars at the 2009 Grammys!
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
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People.com:
Debbie Rowe Threatens Legal Action over Child-Custody Emails  —  Debbie Rowe is firing back at a friend who released emails purportedly showing Rowe with deep misgivings about asserting her custody rights for Michael Jackson's two oldest children.  —  In one of the emails, provided to Extra …
Discussion: iVillage, Extra and Gawker
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Photos of Michael Jackson Show Signs of Vitiligo and Needle Punctures  —  Expert Tells ABC News Needle Puncture Marks on Jackson's Leg in 2002 Photos Are ‘Very Unusual’  —  Exclusive photos of Michael Jackson obtained by ABC News show a serious wound on the pop star's right leg …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brittny Gastineau on Bruno: I Was In on the Joke  —  Brittny Gastineau says she was in on the joke when she appeared in Sacha Baron Cohen's No. 1 comedy Bruno.  —  In the movie, Bruno interviews Gastineau, 26, and shows her a photo of a sonogram which he says is of Jamie Lynn Spears' unborn fetus.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt to Ashton: “Don't Take a Picture of Your Wife's Butt”  —  Brad Pitt says he'd never take a photo of Angelina Jolie's booty and post it online.  —  In August's Wired, the Inglourious Basterds star, 45, is asked what he thought about Ashton Kutcher Tweeting a picture of his wife Demi Moore's behind.
Discussion: PopSugar and Lifeline Live
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Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Authorities In Los Angeles Assisting Mischa Barton Following ‘Medical Issue’  —  Police in Los Angeles were called to assist Mischa Barton with a “medical issue,” on Wednesday afternoon, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told Access Hollywood.
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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Paul Chi / People.com:
Meet Harry Potter Hottie Freddie Stroma
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
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Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Third ‘Bridget Jones’ in works
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Hills Star Lo Bosworth Shows Off New Boyfriend  —  Her love life may not have been a focus on The Hills like pal Audrina Patridge, whose on-and-off relationship with Justin Bobby made for more than a few intense moments of drama on the show, but Lo Bosworth recently debuted a new man in her life — off camera.
Janet Mock / People.com:
PHOTO: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan on Their Wedding Day!  —  Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan  —  Eat your heart out, ladies: Channing Tatum is officially off the market - and PEOPLE's got the exclusive wedding photo to prove it.  —  The hunky G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra star, 29 …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
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
Yuku:
Pap Trying to take a picture of Paris Hilton Underskirt! … Someone should kick that a**hole in the balls.  That's vile.  —  Ewww  —  bahaha, cute dress tho.
 
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