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9:10 PM ET, July 15, 2009

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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!
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.”
Perez Hilton:
Jon Gosselin Opens His Trap, But Only A Little
Discussion: Us Weekly and omg!
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Purchases Ring, Secretly Engaged
Discussion: Just Jared and Geno's World
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jon Gosselin's Children Welcome Him Home
Discussion: PopEater
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: Right Celebrity and Nah Right
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.”
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
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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PopEater:
Halperin: Charges Coming in Jackson Case
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!
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, Lifeline Live and 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.
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 …
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.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:   Kim Cattrall Splits From Younger Beau
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.
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.
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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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 …
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 …
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. …
 
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