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12:35 PM ET, January 5, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Johnson & Johnson Heiress Dies  —  Casey Johnson, an heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, has died .. TMZ has learned.  —  She died in L.A. We're told the body was discovered this morning.  —  She was 30 years old.  Her father is Woody Johnson — owner of the New York Jets.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Johnson & Johnson Heiress Casey Johnson Dies  —  Casey Johnson, the heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune who recently made tabloid headlines with a purported engagement to reality star Tila Tequila, has died at age 30.  —  Her death was announced by Tequila on her Twitter page and confirmed by police.
Casey Johnson / TMZ.com:
Casey Johnson — Diabetic Coma History  —  Casey Johnson fell into a diabetic coma twice and had to be hospitalized, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told Johnson had a history of diabetes and insulin syringes were found in her home after she died.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Casey Johnson, Daughter of Jets Owner, Dies at 30
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Queerty
People.com:
Vince Vaughn Gets Married!  —  He's a swinger no more.  —  Vince Vaughn married Kyla Weber in a small private ceremony before family and friends on Saturday outside of his hometown of Chicago, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Vaughn, 39, proposed to Weber, 31, a Canadian real estate agent, last Valentine's Day.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Vince Vaughn Marries  —  Wedding Crashers star Vince Vaughn secretly married his girlfriend Kyla Weber on Jan. 2, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  The 39-year-old actor's wedding was held at an historic mansion near his Chicago home.  —  Vince Shares Hometown Love With Fiance
PopEater:
Vince Vaughn Gets Married in Chicago  —  Vince Vaughn is officially off the market, after the ‘Wedding Crashers’ star tied the knot with his girlfriend Kyla Weber in a three-day bash over New Year's Eve weekend party, RadarOnline is reporting.  Vaughn, 39, and Weber, 29 …
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Vince Vaughn Weds!  —  Vince Vaughn is officially spoken for!  —  The actor, 39, married his girlfriend Kyla Weber at a quiet ceremony in Lake Forest, Illinois on Saturday Jan. 2, his rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.  According to GossipCop.com, the ceremony took place before …
Associated Press:   ‘Wedding Crashers’ star Vince Vaughn is now a groom; marries Kyla …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Claims Friend Robbed Her  —  Sounds like Lindsay Lohan's New Year has gotten off on the wrong foot.  —  While celebrating 2010 on the island of St. Barth's, the 23 year-old star discovered that she was ripped off by her longtime best friend and sidekick Patrick “Pootie” Aufdenkamp.
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Rihanna Heats Up with New Man  —  She may be extremely busy with her career, but Rihanna is finding quality time to hang with her new beau, Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp.  —  The 21-year-old singer, introduced to Kemp, 25, by friends in November, is currently vacationing with the outfielder at a luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Bison Scores!  —  Matt Kemp of the L.A. Dodgers ("The Bison" if you love to smack a bare ass in the locker room) seems happier Ryan Gaycrest getting a prostate exam while grabbing onto RiRi's nalgas in Mexico yesterday.  Or maybe he's just happy because he knows there's photographic evidence of him giving RiRi's cheeks a hand hug.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kathy Griffin Banned From CNN  —  Hopefully Kathy Griffin's New Year's resolution was to be on CNN less, because the foul-mouthed comedienne has lost her visitor's pass to the cable network after dropping the f-bomb on this year's show.  Sorry Kathy, but we don't think Fox News will be knocking down your door now that you're available!
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TMZ.com:
Angelina's Mom Leaves Grandkids Six Figures  —  Brangelina's first three kids just got something they probably find really boring at this point — more money.  —  The estate for Angie's mom — the late actress Marcheline Bertrand — has finally been divvied up after her death in 2007, and it spells $$$ for three bouncing Jolie-Pitts.
Discussion: omg!, Just Jared and Hollywood Life
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Popeater:
Trust Funds For (Half of) the Jolie-Pitt Kids
Discussion: X17 Online
Kimi Yoshino / Los Angeles Times:
State board accuses octuplets doctor of negligence  —  Dr. Michael Kamrava stockpiled embryos and failed to assess Nadya Suleman's mental health, panel says.  —  The Medical Board of California has accused a Beverly Hills fertility doctor of a pattern of gross negligence that led to the birth …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman Defends Octo …
Us Weekly:
Octomom's Doctor Accused of Negligence; License May Be Revoked
Us Weekly:
Bachelor Host: Scandal Was “Embarrassing for Us”  —  Despite having hosted The Bachelor for eight years, Chris Harrison says the latest scandal — that a contestant of the upcoming season had an affair with a show producer — was one of the most “uncomfortable” he's ever seen.
Discussion: Fancast News, PopWatch and Extra
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TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods Sex Tape?  —  Someone is shopping what she says is a Tiger Woods sex tape, and Vivid Entertainment is in the market.  —  Steven Hirsch, head honcho of Vivid, tells TMZ a woman approached him two weeks ago, claiming she had a sex video of Tiger Woods.  She said it was shot approximately two years ago.
Paul Allenand / New York Post:
Beyonce sings for a Khadafy  —  Beyonceperformed for an hour on New Year's Eve at a party thrown by terror-backing Libyan dictator  —  Hannibal, who has a long record of violence against women.  —  Beyoncé performed five songs in a sexy black leotard at the Nikki Beach club …
Discussion: Mediaite, Bossip, Sandra Rose and ANIMAL
Vanity Fair:
Annie Leibovitz Comments on Tiger Woods Cover Photo  —  Our February 2010 cover, featuring an Annie Leibovitz portrait of Tiger Woods, is attracting plenty of interest.  Here is what Leibovitz herself had to say about it: “Tiger is an intensely competitive athlete—and quite serious about his sport.
Discussion: People.com, PopWatch and Popnography
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Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Tiger Woods shirtless and pumping iron in Vanity Fair: How the …
TMZ.com:
B2K Singer Popped for Domestic Violence  —  J-Boog from B2K — aka Jarell Damonte Houston — was arrested for domestic violence at his L.A. home yesterday — TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Boog was arrested late afternoon for “corporal punishment on a spouse” …
 
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

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