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2:25 PM ET, July 23, 2009

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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 …
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.
DailyFill.com:
Jon Gosselin Changes Girlfriends Like Kate Gosselin Changes Diapers
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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 …
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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...
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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Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Testifies She Was Scared of Fan  —  Amy Winehouse arrives at court  —  Amy Winehouse was “scared” as she was asked to pose for a photograph backstage at a charity event last September, she told a court in her assault trial Thursday.  —  The singer - who asked to be addressed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse 'hit dancer in the eye with deliberate and unjustifiable …
Reuters:
Winehouse denies assault, says “scared”
Discussion: DailyFill.com and TMZ.com
Access Hollywood:
Heidi Pratt To Perform At Miss Universe Pageant  —  Heidi Montag,TV,Billy Bush,Pageants  —  Heidi Pratt is heading back to NBC.  —  The “Hills” blonde, who doubles as an aspiring pop star, will perform during the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant telecast next month, Access Hollywood can exclusively reveal.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Pratt to Perform at Miss Universe Pageant
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New York Post:
ESPN OUTED ERIN VIDEO  —  NO one would have known that a sick voyeur had secretly videotaped ESPN reporter Erin Andrews nude in her hotel room, if the Mickey Mouse sports network hadn't sent a letter to an obscure Web site demanding that it take down its link to a fuzzy video of an unidentified blonde.
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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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 …
New York Post:
MISCHA WHO?  —  WHAT'S a girl have to do these days to get attention?  A high-level magazine editor tells us Mischa Barton's publicist was pushing hard for his recently hospitalized client to land the cover on one of the celebrity weeklies.  She didn't.  “As sad as Mischa's recent problems are …
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 …
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Kelis Confirms Birth Of Knight Jones
The Huffington Post:
Brad Pitt Doesn't Believe In God, Sex With Angelina “A Trade Secret”  —  Recently Brad Pitt sat down with BILD and talked about his career, his motorbike obsession and getting as well as fielding questions on God and his life with Angelina Jolie and their six children.
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.
 
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