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Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Twist of Kate’: Gosselin's new TLC series  —  Kate Gosselin is struggling as a hoofer on Dancing With the Stars, but she already has found her new calling: using her role as an “example mom” to help and learn from others.  —  TLC announces plans today for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star to get her own series …
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Insider: Tony “Can't Wait to Get Rid of” Kate on DWTS  —  Forget Tony Dovolani's brave face and chirpy public support of Dancing with the Stars partner Kate Gosselin.  —  Behind the scenes, “he can't wait to get rid of her, even if it means losing early,” a show insider says in the new issue of Us Weekly, out now.
The Live Feed | THR:
TLC's sad Kate Gosselin workaround
Discussion: Videogum, Warming Glow and Gawker
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:   Inaba, Burke ‘defend Kate Gosselin’
Eric Ditzian / MTV:
‘Jersey Shore’ Is Heading Back To New Jersey!  —  Season two premieres Thursday, July 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.  —  MTV's “Jersey Shore” kids were dropped into Seaside Heights as a bunch of dance-crazed, sun-craving unknowns, and before you could shout “GTL,” they were reality superstars.
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X17 Online:
Jersey Shore Cast Not Staying In Miami For Long
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
Daily Mail:
Demi Moore, 47: 'After years of trying to dominate it, I've finally got the body I've always wanted'  —  For years interest in her figure, and how she kept it in shape, overshadowed her acting career.  —  And Demi Moore did little to discourage the scrutiny - now admitting that she had an ‘extreme obsession’ with her body.
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Oprah: Give Me the Night  —  The Queen of Daytime Is Becoming Nocturnal; A Big Bet for Her Network  —  Ms. Winfrey at a ‘Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire’ press conference in 2009.  —  America's daytime talk-show queen is heading out at night.
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New York Post:
Gossip breaks up Ed Westwick & Jessica Szohr  —  “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick has dumped co-star and girlfriend Jessica Szohr after hearing rumors she was cozying up with one of his best friends.  —  Heartbroken Westwick split with Szohr in an emotional phone call last week after learning …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jesse James Spent Several Hundred Thousand Dollars On Mistresses  —  Jesse James spent several hundred thousand dollars on his various mistresses while cheating on Sandra Bullock for the past several years, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Hollywood's Dirtiest Divorces
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Cele|bitchy:
Jesse James ‘most hated man in America,’ his reality show is canceled
Discussion: PARADE Magazine and Perez Hilton
Associated Press:
‘Survivor’ producer named suspect in wife's death in Cancun  —  MEXICO CITY — “Survivor” and “Pimp My Ride” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in his wife's death days after reporting her missing in the resort city of Cancun, a Mexican official said Thursday.
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Tom Peck / The Independent:
Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64  —  Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and impresario, has died.  He was 64.  —  McLaren had had cancer for some time.  His condition recently deteriorated rapidly and he died this morning in New York.  His body is expected to be brought home …
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods & Elin: It's Getting Worse  —  Tiger Woods is making his golf comeback this week but it's coming at the expense of his marriage, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  The golfer's headline-making return to the Masters has come at a steep personal cost …
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
OK!  EXCLUSIVE: Leighton Meester & Sebastian Stan Split  —  It seems that one of Gossip Girl's many real-life romances is over: Leighton Meester and her boyfriend (and sometime co-star) Sebastian Stan have split, a friend of the actress-musician tells OK!.  —  So why the split now, when things seemed to be going so well?
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's New Love: Jenny McCarthy's Ex  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt has a new man - Jenny McCarthy's ex-husband, actor-director John Asher, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  “They are dating,” the source says.  “They've been spending a lot of time together and are having fun.
Discussion: Extra and ImNotObsessed.com
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Milian Debuts Daughter Violet!  —  Meet Christina Milian's daughter, Violet.  —  The singer, 28, and husband of six months, producer The-Dream, 32, welcomed the girl, their first child, Feb. 26 — and they debut her adorable first photo in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now).
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Taylor Kitsch to star in ‘Battleship’ film (exclusive)  —  Taylor Kitsch, who is starring in “John Carter of Mars,” is moving to another sci-fi tentpole, coming on board to star in “Battleship,” Universal's adaptation of the Hasbro board game.  —  Pete Berg is directing the action adventure movie …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Lost,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘House,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: After the “Happily Ever After” …
TMZ.com:
Another Tiger Woods Sky Prank — En Route  —  UPDATE: The eagle has landed!!!  —  The mystery prankster — who flew a plane banner reading “Tiger: Did you mean Bootyism?” over Tiger's tee-off at the Masters — has another trick up his sleeve ... and it's gonna fly overhead any minute now.
Discussion: X17 Online and Celebrity Smack
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole's Daughter - Supreme Force  —  Anna Nicole Smith's daughter may only be 3 1/2, but her lawyers are all business, threatening federal judges to either reverse themselves or get ready for a dose of Supreme Court humiliation.  —  Lawyers for Anna's estate — who effectively rep Dannielynn …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Kourtney / Kourtney Kardashian Official Website:
Wedgie!?  What Wedgie?  —  My microphone fell out of my skirt while I was filming and I was catching it!  Haha!  I swear I'm not picking a wedgie!  LOL
Discussion: E! Online (AU)
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
The sci-fi short Hollywood wants to turn into a movie  —  Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was to have made his directorial debut with the “Alien” prequel.  But since that didn't happen, he took part in electronic giant Phillips' short-film experiment, which allowed five filmmakers …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner on Kate Gosselin in Playboy: “No!”  —  Michael Caulfield/Getty Images; James Devaney/Getty Images  —  Who wants to see Kate Gosselin strip down for Playboy?  —  Not Hugh Hefner, that's for sure.  —  “No!  No!”  Hef said when I asked him about the possibility …
Just Jared:
Alexander Skarsgard Covers ‘Details’ Magazine May 2010  —  The hunks of HBO's hit vampire series True Blood are taking Details Magazine's triple cover for its May 2010 issue — Swedish stunner Alexander Skarsgard, Aussie stud Ryan Kwanten and British actor Stephen Moyer.
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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