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12:30 PM ET, June 19, 2011

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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69  —  The legendary saxophonist had suffered a stroke on June 12th  —  Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years, died on June 18th.  Clemons had suffered a massive stroke on June 12th.
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TMZ.com:
Clarence Clemons Dies  —  Legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons died today of complications from a stroke he suffered back on June 12.  He was 69.  —  Clemons, known to fans as the Big Man, was the most famous member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
Discussion: omg! and Hollywood Life
Us Weekly:
E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Passes Away at 69  —  Clarence Clemons is in a better place.  —  The saxophone player, who rose to fame as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band in the 1970s, died on Friday, Rolling Stone reports.  He was 69 years old.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
TMZ.com:
Bristol Palin Lost Virginity Drunk, On Wine Coolers  —  The night Bristol Palin lost her V card to Levi Johnston was not real romantic — She was drunk on wine coolers, didn't remember a thing, and when she woke up ... Levi had split.  Oh young love!  —  In excerpts from her memoir …
Discussion: omg!, Perez Hilton and Jezebel
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Us Weekly:
Bristol Palin: I Lost My Virginity While Drunk  —  When Bristol Palin lost her virginity, it wasn't the romantic experience she had envisioned.  —  In her new autobiography, Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far, the 20-year-old single mom reveals that, while drunk for the very first time …
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Bristol Palin Calls Levi Johnston a “Gnat,” Says She Lost Virginity While Drunk in New Memoir  —  Something tells us Levi Johnston is not going to be a fan of Bristol Palin's upcoming memoir.  —  The 20-year-old single mom is bringing a whole new meaning to tell-all (and perhaps a little TMI) …
Access Hollywood:
FIRST LOOK: Tom Cruise Shirtless For ‘Rock Of Ages’  —  Tom Cruise,'Rock Of Ages',Katie Holmes,Julianne Hough,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Alec Baldwin,Mary J. Blige,Bon Jovi,Adam Shankman,Russell Brand,More Tags...  Like a fine wine, Tom Cruise seems to be getting better with age!
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TMZ.com:
Tone Loc Arrested for Domestic Violence  —  Rapper Tone Loc was arrested Saturday afternoon for felony domestic violence after a physical altercation with the mother of his child ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Loc (real name Anthony Smith) …
Perez Hilton:
Lance Bass Creating Boy Band Reality Show  —  Okay, fiiiiine.  If we can't have *N Sync, then guess we'll have to settle for a Lance Bass created reality show.  —  The former boy-bander-turned-reality-producer is creating SIX new shows, including one for VH1, which will be a competition show …
Discussion: TV Envy
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TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Dating Gothic Chick  —  Mel Gibson has moved from the Ukraine to down under — no, not Australia ... leather-clad women who pose in dungeons.  Translation: He's upgraded from Oksana.  —  Stella Mouzi, a Greek citizen, is a model who is know for being gothic — a fetish catering to the dark realms of fantasy.
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan HIT By A Bus!  —  Michael Lohan just got into a car accident on the Sunset Strip — when a metro bus crashed into his blue Jaguar in the middle of rush hour ... and TMZ's Mike Walters witnessed the whole thing.  —  According to Walters, Michael's car was slowly approaching …
Telegraph:
Earl Spencer marries for a third time  —  Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has married for a third time.  —  The Earl, 47, wed Karen Gordon, 38, a Canadian philanthropist and former model, at Althorp, the Spencer family seat in Northamptonshire on Saturday.
Discussion: PopEater and Us Weekly
Steve Rose / Guardian:
How Keanu Reeves cheered up  —  Last summer, a glum shot of Keanu Reeves sparked a global campaign to put a smile on his face.  Did it inspire Ode to Happiness, his first book?  —  When it comes to concern for the wellbeing of the well-known, Keanu Reeves is in a class of his own.
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Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Keanu Reeves Pens Severely Depressing Book
 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

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