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10:00 AM ET, August 28, 2009

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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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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Marijuana Found at Michael Jackson's Home
Discussion: iVillage
Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Unsealed Michael Jackson Search Warrants Reveal Drugs At Home
Discussion: X17 Online
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 …
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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The Smoking Gun:   Pay Up, John Mayer
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.
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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
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.
Discussion: Extra, Popeater and X17 Online
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Feels “More Comfortable” Kissing Girls
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
Woman kidnapped as an 11-year-old in '91 found  —  The alleged abductor and his wife are held.  Officials believe that he fathered two girls with the victim.  —  The alleged kidnappers of Jaycee Dugard: Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy.  (AFP/Getty Images / August 28)
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Gawker and Bitten and Bound
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
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Maggie Grace joins spy thriller  —  Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz star in James Mangold film  —  Maggie Grace is in negotiations to join Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in Fox's untitled Wichita project, a spy thriller directed by James Mangold.  —  The project centers on a lonely woman (Diaz) …
Discussion: The Playlist, EW.com and Collider
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Britney Spears & Jason Trawick Cool Things Off  —  Amid rumors of an impending engagement, Britney Spears is putting her romance with her agent Jason Trawick on ice.  On Aug. 21, Brit headed to NYC and settled in to prepare for her three-day concert stint at Madison Square Garden.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Gets Stitches After Hitting His Head
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
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TMZ.com:
Cops Blow the Whistle on Too Short for DUI
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Natalie Portman's Obsession? “Really Obscene Hip-Hop”
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Showbiz Spy
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
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Discussion: iVillage and Evil Beet Gossip