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People.com:
Jon Gosselin Hits the Hamptons - with Lindsay Lohan's Dad  —  Jon Gosselin and the new Kate in his life - tabloid reporter Kate Major - hooked up with Lindsay Lohan's dad, Michael Lohan, in the Hamptons on Wednesday.  —  “Jon is a friend, he's a great guy, he needed a place to get away to …
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Jon Gosselin's Double Date with Jill Zarin  —  Jon Gosselin (left) and Jill Zarin  —  What does a dad of eight do when hitting the tony Hamptons?  Hang out with a real housewife, of course.  —  Jon Gosselin and his increasingly frequent companion, tabloid reporter Kate Major …
Carson Griffith / Hamptons:
EXCLUSIVE!  Birds Of A Feather Flock Together...Michael Lohan & Jon Gosselin Bring Their Babes To Southampton  —  [Photo by Ryland Hilbert IV] When Michael Lohan's dreams of reality television stardom fell through, looks like he may have found a way in the backdoor - riding off Jon Gosselin's, of Jon And Kate + 8, coattails.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Vacations With New Girl in the Hamptons  —  Jon Gosselin and his latest girl, tabloid reporter Kate Major, have hit the Hamptons.  —  The duo are going out to dinner with Michael Lohan, Real Housewives star Jill Zarin and the mayor of Southampton tonight.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Tabloid Reporter Claims to Be Dating Jon Gosselin  —  A tabloid reporter who has been photographed twice with Jon Gosselin claims to be dating the 32-year-old father of eight.  —  “I didn't mean it to happen, it just did,” Star reporter Kate Major, 26, said Tuesday.
E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Holes Up With Kate 2.0
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Kids to be Raised By Aunt  —  Multiple sources in the Jackson family tell us even if Katherine Jackson gets custody of Michael Jackson's kids, Michael's big sister Rebbie Jackson will raise the children.  —  The 59-year-old singer, who shares a home in Las Vegas with her hubby …
Jo Clements / Daily Mail:
Michael Jackson the freak is better off dead, says Rupert Everett  —  Family, friends, A-listers across the globe and millions of fans are still mourning Michael Jackson's death but actor Rupert Everett, for one, is not.  —  The star of St Trinian's and My Best Friend's Wedding became …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rupert Everett: Michael Jackson Is Better Off Dead  —  Rupert Everett says he wasn't surprised Michael Jackson died at the young age of 50.  —  He adds that the King of Pop is probably better off dead.  —  “He was a freak,” Everett, 50, tells U.K.'s The Mirror.  “He looked like a character from Shrek.
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Annette Witheridge / Mirror.co.uk:
Michael Jackson: Why it's better that he died, says Rupert Everett …
Steve Bird / Times of London:
Amy Winehouse: I'm too short to have punched anyone  —  Amy Winehouse, the pop star, pirouetted in front of a judge today and showed him her pink ballet shoes in an attempt to prove she was a mere 5ft 2½in tall and could not have punched a fan.  —  In one of her most bizarre public performances …
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Jennifer Dunkerley / Daily Star:
EAU DE WINO
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
This week's cover: 'Grey's Anatomy' star T.R. Knight reveals why he left the hit show  —  In the spirit of Comic-Con, I'm going to geek out here for a moment: Holy frak, it's my very first Entertainment Weekly cover story!!!  Now that I got that out of my system, I present you with this exclusive excerpt...
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Solange does a Britney... singer shaves off her locks and lays comparisons to Beyonce to rest  —  PICTURE EXCLUSIVE!  —  Add to My Stories  —  The long-suffering sister of singer Beyonce has long resented the comparisons to the famous diva.  —  And once playfully said she will 'go crazy …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and FabSugar UK
Daily Mail:
Michael Jackson's ‘secret son’ sat with family at memorial concert... and now wants to take a DNA test  —  A Norwegian rapper suspected of being the secret son of Michael Jackson sat with the Jackson family at the singer's memorial concert.  —  Omer Bhatti, 25, was seated in between Michael's son Prince …
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Gary O'Shea / The Sun:
Lovechild on the front row at memorial
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘300’ sequel and the challenge of preparing for glory  —  Small, sandaled steps are being taken toward a “300” sequel.  —  Frank Miller recently completed a draft of the graphic novel that follows up his original tale, a book that would serve as the basis for a new Warner Bros.-Legendary Pictures project.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Taco Bell Chihuahua Dies  —  Gidget  —  She charmed millions without ever saying a word, and managed to make fast food tacos adorable.  Gidget, the Chihuahua best known for her Taco Bell ad campaign, died from a stroke on Tuesday night at age 15.  —  “She made so many people happy,” says Gidget's trainer, Sue Chipperton.
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Carol Channing Wants Depp to Play Her  —  Johnny Depp says his dream role is to play Broadway legend Carol Channing in a biopic — and now Channing has offered her blessing.  —  “It is not a new concept to me,” Channing said.  “Not at all.  Men have been imitating me for as long as I can remember.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, E! Online and Pop Crunch
CBC News:
Les Lye, actor and broadcaster, dies  —  Actor Les (Leslie) Earnest Lye, best known for the 1979 hit children's program You Can't Do That on Television, died Tuesday in Ottawa.  He was 84.  —  Lye's career as an actor and broadcaster on television and radio has spanned half a century.
Discussion: Videogum
The Sun:
SIENNA MILLER is doing very little to lose her bad girl tag - after flying into a rage when asked on radio about her on-off relationship with BALTHAZAR GETTY.  —  The mouthy blonde, in Oz to promote new sci-fi thriller GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, told Aussie station Fox FM's reporter Adam Richard to …
TMZ.com:
Kelis Finally Pops — Nas There for Birth  —  TMZ has learned Kelis has finally given birth to her son with estranged hubby Nas — and this time, he was allowed into the hospital to see 'em.  —  After nearly three days of labor, Kelis gave birth to son Knight Jones last night …
Discussion: omg!
Daily Mail:
Female photographer may go to police after feeling the long arm of Jude Law outside restaurant  —  A female photographer is today considering pressing charges against Jude Law after he hit her while leaving a central London restaurant in the early hour s of this morning.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Blemish
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Take a Real Bite out of Delicious Robert Pattinson  —  If Daniel Craig has a popsicle, why couldn't Robert Pattinson have a chocolate bar?  —  Oh, wait!  He does!  —  Necco and their sub-brand, Sky Bar, have unleashed New Moon bars in three varieties—Edward, Bella and Jacob, natch—in Blockbuster stores around the country.
Discussion: iVillage and coverawards.com
 
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