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12:25 PM ET, July 16, 2009

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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.
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.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Police: Mischa Barton “Removed From Home” Wednesday  —  Mischa Barton was removed from her West Hollywood home Wednesday by police, an LAPD spokesperson confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “We responded to her home last night on a medical issue,” Officer April Harding tells Us.  “We assisted with it.
Discussion: PopEater and Just Jared
Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse, Husband Granted Divorce  —  The 2-year marriage of Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil came to a formal end in a functional first floor courtroom in London Thursday.  —  As one of 25 couples seeking to dissolve their marriages, Fielder-Civil, 27, was granted the divorce from Winehouse …
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Associated Press:
Amy Winehouse Granted A Divorce  —  LONDON (AP) — Amy Winehouse's tempestuous marriage ended Thursday when the singer and Blake Fielder-Civil were granted a divorce by a judge in London.  —  A judge read out the divorce decree for “Fielder-Civil B. v Winehouse A.J.” along …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse Splits From Husband  —  Amy Winehouse has split from her husband of about two years, Blake Fielder-Civil.  —  A judge granted the couple — who wed in Miami in 2007 — a divorce this morning in London, the Associated Press reports.  —  Neither Winehouse, 25, nor Fielder-Civil, 27, were present in family court.
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Anisa Kadri / Digital Spy:
Winehouse granted ‘quickie’ divorce
Discussion: Reuters
Entertainment Weekly / EW.com:
This week's cover: ‘Iron Man 2’ with exclusive photos!  —  Entertainment Weekly's second annual Comic-Con preview issue features Iron Man 2 on the cover, and inside it's packed with exclusive first looks at highly anticipated TV shows, comic books, and movies.
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
First Look: Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and Splash Page
Larry Watson / E! Online:
Complete List of Emmy Nominations  —  30 Rock nabbed a leading 22 Emmy nominations, while Mad Men lead the drama field with a whopping 16.  The 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, air Sept. 20 on CBS.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Popsquire
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Todd Leopold / CNN:
‘Mad Men,’ ‘30 Rock’ lead Emmy nominees
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Queerty
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Emmy nominations unveiled
Discussion: Videogum
TMZ.com:
Jewelry Heist at Orlando Bloom's Place  —  Burglars apparently knew what we didn't — Orlando Bloom had hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry in his Hollywood Hills home.  Notice the past tense, because we've learned burglars made off with the bling last night.
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Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Home of Pirates of the Caribbean's Orlando Bloom Is Looted!  —  Orlando Bloom  —  The Los Angeles home of Orlando Bloom has been broken into, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Sources close to the Pirates of the Caribbean star confirm that police were called to the residence and burglars may have made off …
Discussion: Extra, PopEater and Pop Crunch
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.”
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Purchases Ring, Secretly Engaged
Discussion: Pop Stand, iVillage and Just Jared
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jon Gosselin's Children Welcome Him Home
Discussion: PopEater
New York Post:
‘REAL HOUSEWIFE’ FRANKEL GETS OWN REALITY SHOW  —  BETHENNY Frankel is saying bye-bye to “Real Housewives of New York City” and hello to her own reality show.  The spunky star's new show on Bravo this fall will be called “Skinny & The City.”  Our tipster said, “The show will follow her planning …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘Bones,’ ‘House,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Weeds,’ and more!  —  Ausiello: Yep, a pretty big one.  More on that later.  —  Question: Got any more Grey's scoop?  —Katie  —  Ausiello: Okay, you wore me down: Remember the haunting image of an army-clad George waiting outside …
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Alexander Skarsgard lies with ‘Dogs’
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Gets Stranded in Africa  —  Kim Kardashian learned first hand what happens when you misplace the single most important travel document - your passport.  —  Thankfully for the starlet, her NFL player beau Reggie Bush was there to save the day.
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 …
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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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 …
Daily Mail:
‘Nicole Kidman was strange and scared of the sun’ reveals Slumdog star Rubina Ali, 9, in her autobiography  —  She may be only nine years old, but Slumdog Millionaire actress Rubina Ali has made history by becoming the youngest person to ‘write’ an autobiography.
 
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TMZ.com:
Jackson Doc Talks Himself Into a Corner
People.com:
Debbie Rowe Threatens Legal Action over Child-Custody Emails
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Yuku:
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Cara Lee / The Sun:
Jordan set for Baywatch role
Discussion: X17 Online and The Shallow End
TMZ.com:
One Step Closer to Solving Jackson Drug Mystery
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Just Jared:
Rashida Jones & Jon Favreau: Dating!
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