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11:50 PM ET, July 16, 2009

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Access Hollywood:
Source: Mischa Barton Placed Under Involuntary Psychiatric Hold  —  Mischa Barton was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold (also known as a 5150) by the Los Angeles Police Department and transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday evening, a source close to the situation claimed to Access Hollywood.
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Report: Mischa Barton Placed Under Psychiatric Hold  —  Mischa Barton  —  Mischa Barton has been placed under involuntary psychiatric hold, Access Hollywood reports, citing a source.  —  According to Access, the 23-year-old actress is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: Mischa Barton ‘Dealing with Personal Issues’
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Dean Goodman / Reuters:   Actress Mischa Barton on “psych hold” in L.A
Mary Green / People.com:
Inside Brad and Angelina's Birthday Party for the Twins!  —  Brad Pitt with Knox (left) and Angelina Jolie with Vivienne  —  They've already been to France, Japan and New York City.  So how did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's globetrotting twins Knox and Vivienne celebrate their first birthday on July 12?
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Will Brangelina “reconcile” for Mr. & Mrs. Smith sequel?
Discussion: Pajiba and People.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Ivanka Trump Is Engaged  —  Ivanka Trump got engaged to her longtime beau Jared Kushner last night, a rep for the couple confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “I'm very happy about it,” Donald Trump tells Usmagazine.com.  “They make a magnificent couple.”  —  Ivanka, 27, posted the news on Twitter earlier today.
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Xiomara Martinez-White / People.com:
Ivanka Trump Gets Engaged
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hailey Glassman's Facebook Friends Slam Kate Gosselin  —  Hailey Glassman's Facebook friends are standing by her as the 22-year-old New York City native romances 32-year-old father of eight Jon Gosselin.  —  “GOOD LUCK ON EVERYTHING,” one person wrote.  “AS I CAN SEE SO FAR U DON'T SEEM LIKE THE GOLD DIGGEN TYPE KATE WAS!!!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and DailyFill.com
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pal: Jon Gosselin's New Girlfriend “Is Bisexual”
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Tom Cruise, doing the famous “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” dance at Beyoncé's concert at L.A.'s Staples Center.  “Everyone was laughing and taking pictures,” a concertgoer tells us of the scene.  When the actor originally arrived - sans wife Katie Holmes …
Discussion: Dlisted
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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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Madonna's Stage Collapses, One Dead  —  The stage for Madonna's concert in Marseille, France collapsed today, killing one person and injuring six.  —  The collapse occurred at the Velodrome stadium where Madonna was going to perform on July 19, according to Reuters.  —  French papers say the concert has been canceled.
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Adam / Showbiz Spy:
MADONNA'S STAGE COLLAPSES: SIX INJURED, ONE DEAD
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Clark Collis / EW.com:
Exclusive: Pepsi responds to Michael Jackson accident footage.  ‘Why would anyone want to share such frightening images?’  —  Pepsi has responded to yesterday's appearance on the internet of footage of Michael Jackson being burned while filming an ad for the soft drink in 1984.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Fact or Fiction: Are Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston More Than Friends?  —  Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston on set in New York  —  The Bounty Hunter costars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are making headlines with speculation over their off-screen romance - but a usually humorous Butler sets …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Unreleased Song  —  We've just obtained the track for an unreleased song Michael Jackson recorded.  —  The song — “A Place with No Name” — sounds similar to the song “A Horse with No Name” released by the group America back in 1971.  We're told several years ago America's manager gave …
Global Grind:
Is This Rhianna's New Album Cover (Rated R)?  —  SOURCE:  —  Rumor has it that this is Rihanna's cover for her new album, Rated R. The album is suposed to drop in December.  What do you think?  — Report This … Riri is screwed.  Nothing she can do will fix her career.
Press Association:
Emma Watson in Manson's Cinderella  —  Emma Watson has reportedly been cast as Cinderella in goth rocker Marilyn Manson's new musical version of the fairytale.  —  The Harry Potter star is to play the princess, whose fairy godmother sends her to the ball, in a Gothic retelling of the classic children's story, the Sun reports.
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PopEater:
‘Potter’ Starlet Says She's Brown-Bound
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Slumdog Star Calls Nicole Kidman “Strange”  —  In her new book, Slumgirl Dreaming: Journey to the Stars, the nine-year-old calls the Australian actress “strange.”  —  In the 192-page memoir, which was written by a journalist who followed the young star for six months, Ali discussed …
 
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