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9:15 AM ET, August 28, 2009

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Michael Freidson / Time Out New York:
Mischa Barton talks  —  The Beautiful Life star reveals all in a Time Out New York exclusive.  —  A lot of people are watching you now, speculating you were in rehab back in July.  —  Here's what happened: Before the show started, I was traveling abroad for contract stuff and I went through …
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Mischa Barton Explains Why She Was Hospitalized  —  Mischa Barton  —  A month after being placed under psychiatric hold, Mischa Barton is speaking out for the first time about her hospitalization.  —  “I went through a tough spot where everything compounded on me, and it was like a perfect storm …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lawyer: Arnold Klein “Well Aware” He's Father of Michael Jackson's Children  —  Dermatologist Arnold Klein knows he's the father of Michael Jackson's two oldest kids, Prince, 12 and Paris, 11, his lawyer admits to Usmagazine.com.  —  “There was a possibility that the two older kids could be biologically linked to Dr. Klein.
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Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Unsealed Michael Jackson Search Warrants Reveal Drugs At Home
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
John Mayer's $25,000 Mug Shot  —  UPDATE: So The Smoking Gun put the mug up around 5 minutes before us.  Before we had it in our hands, we put up a post saying we found the mug and the arrest in Atlanta ... which we posted before they got the mug up.  Bottom line — here's what John said on Twitter …
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Gordon Cox / Variety:
Piven off the hook for ‘Speed’ departure  —  Arbitrator rules that actor did not breach contract  —  Jeremy Piven is off the hook.  —  An independent arbitrator has decided the actor did not breach his employment contract with producers of “Speed-the-Plow,” the Broadway revival that the thesp abruptly exited in December.
Discussion: EW.com and Hollywood Elsewhere
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People.com:
Jeremy Piven Wins Arbitration Against Producers
Discussion: Socialite Life
Popeater:
Piven Prevails in Contract Dispute
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Jeremy Piven in ‘Speed-the-Plow’ Dispute
Marla Lehner / People.com:
How Did George Clooney Break His Hand?  —  Good thing he wears a helmet!  Now George Clooney just needs some sporty gloves to match as the handsome actor has broken his hand in a car accident of sorts, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  According to European media reports …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Anne Heche's Ex “Disturbed” by Her Letterman Remarks  —  Anne Heche's ex Coley Laffoon is firing back after she called him a “lazy ass” on Wednesday's Late Show With David Letterman.  —  “After coming home from showing two different clients two different condominiums, I was disturbed …
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Seinfeld’ reunion exclusive  —  Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer together again?  Get out!  It's true—and this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly goes on the set with Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards, who joined old pal Larry David …
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Popeater:
'Seinfeld'-ers Talk ‘Anti-Reunion Reunion’
Discussion: TV Envy
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Eddie Cibrian: 'I'm Committed to Being a Devoted Father'  —  After filing for divorce from his wife, actor Eddie Cibrian - who is now romancing country star LeAnn Rimes - is asking for privacy and saying he remains committed to his young sons.  —  “From the outset I have made a conscious decision …
Fiona Govan / Telegraph:
American Pie actor Jason Biggs attacked by Gibraltar ape  —  The American Pie actor Jason Biggs has cut short his holiday in Europe after being attacked by one of Gibraltar's famous monkeys.  —  In a scene that could have come from the comedy films that have made him famous …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelry Store Wants Lindsay Lohan to return $2 million Jewels  —  Lindsay Lohan is in hot water yet again after being accused by a jewelry store of ‘losing’ over $2 million worth of jewels.  —  Lindsay had the jewels on loan from swanky Beverly Hills store, XIV Karats …
Eric Ditzian / MTV:
Megan Fox Talks Kissing Girls On ‘Behind The Screen’  —  The 'Jennifer's Body' actress gives us some juicy details — tune in September 4 at 7 p.m.  —  MTV's cinematic sneak-peek-palooza, “Behind the Screen,” is coming back for another round of exclusive movie magic.
TMZ.com:
Jenner/Francis in Knock Down Bar Fight, Tased  —  Brody Jenner was in an epic fight outside of Guys and Dolls this morning, with Girls Gone Wild honcho Joe Francis.  —  Jenner just spoke with us by phone.  According to Jenner, he and his girlfriend, Jayde Nicole, were at the club celebrating his birthday …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
American Idol's Next Guest Judge Revealed!  —  Kristin Chenoweth is the latest star to be tapped to temporarily fill Paula Abdul's former seat as an American Idol guest judge, FOX tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The actress, who is nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series …
Discussion: EW.com, Show Tracker and Inside TV Blog
New York Post:
BRITNEY SPEARS' ‘TOO SEXY’ FANS  —  THERE seems to be a double standard at Britney Spears'concerts.  During Tuesday's packed show at Madison Square Garden, a spy tells Page Six that some fans were escorted from the aisles and taken into the hallway by security guards after being told they were dancing …
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Britney Spears & Jason Trawick Cool Things Off
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Rob Zombie to remake ‘The Blob’  —  Director sets a sci-fi redo of the 1958 horror film  —  After reviving the “Halloween” franchise, Rob Zombie will next reinvent “The Blob.”  —  Zombie will write, direct and produce a remake of the 1958 horror classic that launched the career of Steve McQueen.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Collider and EW.com
David Caplan / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Plans to Executive Produce New Reality Show  —  Kim Kardashian is creating and executive producing a new untitled reality TV show about public relations, she tells PEOPLE.  —  The proposed series follows Kardashian's pals, PR gurus Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck of the bicoastal agency Command Public Relations.
 
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