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12:30 PM ET, June 20, 2011

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TMZ.com:
‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Crash  —  “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early this morning ... TMZ has confirmed with Bam Margera's mother.  —  34-year-old Dunn appeared in all of the “Jackass” movies — famously shoving a toy car into his rectum in the first flick back in 2002.
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Kelly Bayliss / NBC Philadelphia:
“Jackass” Star Ryan Dunn Dies in Car Accident  —  According to April Margera who called into Preston and Steve's radio show this morning, one of the stars of MTV's “Jackass” was killed in a car accident.  —  Ryan Dunn died when his Porsche flew over a guardrail on Route 322 in West Goshen …
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Jackass Star Ryan Dunn, 34, Dies in Car Crash  —  Jackass star and daredevil Ryan Dunn died at age 34 in a Pennsylvania car crash early Monday morning.  His costar Bam Margera's mother confirmed the sad news to TMZ.  —  Dunn appeared in all three of the hit Jackass films alongside Margera and Johnny Knoxville.
Marco / X17 Online:
JACKASS STAR RYAN DUNN KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT  —  Ryan Dunn, who appeared in the Jackass movies, was killed early this morning in a car accident.  —  The 34-year-old star and an unidentified person were involved in the single car wreck just outside of Philadelphia around 3:30am.
Discussion: Celebuzz and TMZ.com
Peter Jackson / Facebook:
THE HOBBIT Casting Update  —  Yikes!  I can finally get back to some postings!  We've finished our first block of shooting and moved straight into location scouting.  More on that soon... But today, I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting.
Discussion: Us Weekly, ArtsBeat and Crushable
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PopEater:
‘Lost’ Star Evangeline Lilly Joins ‘The Hobbit’  —  It looks like a ‘Lost’ alum has found a new role in director Peter Jackson's ‘The Hobbit.’  —  Via his Facebook page, Jackson announced the casting of former ‘Lost’ star Evangeline Lilly in his next epic film.
Discussion: The Stir and The Moviefone Blog
Lauren A. E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Disney-ABC Narrows Search for Regis Philbin Successor  —  Walt Disney Co. is inching closer to deciding who will fill daytime television's oldest shoes.  —  TV icon Regis Philbin, 79 years old, said five months ago that he wanted to leave “Live With Regis and Kelly” in November.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Cancels Dates After Stage Disaster  —  Amy Winehouse, attempting to perform while appearing to be under the influence, was booed off the stage in Belgrade on Saturday night after she arrived on stage an hour late, then stumbled around and slurred the words to her 2008 song “Just Friends.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
Amy Winehouse Cancels Part of Her Tour
Carl Stroud / The Sun:
‘Wasted’ Wino's latest show shame
Discussion: Socialite Life, Dlisted and BuzzFeed
Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag: I Work Out 14 Hours a Day  —  Before she slipped back into a bikini for Saturday's party at Las Vegas' Wet Republic — the last time she was photographed in a two-piece was April 2010 — Heidi Montag spent some serious time in the gym.  —  “I've been working out from, like, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two months now.
NY Daily News:
Mama knows best!  Beyoncé's mom plays the diva card  —  Beyoncé is a diva onstage, but it sounds like her mother is one all the time.  —  An onset source for Beyoncé's “Best Thing I Never Had” video, which was shot in Westchester County on Wednesday and in Fort Greene …
Discussion: Crunk + Disorderly and Bossip
Daily Mail:
How to lose friends... Steven Spielberg ‘demanded Megan Fox be fired from Transformers after Hitler comment’  —  Steven Spielberg demanded Megan Fox be fired from the latest Transformers film after she insulted its director, it has been revealed.  —  The Hollywood legend was outraged …
Stephanie / X17 Online:
CHERYL COLE BREAKS HER SILENCE AFTER X FACTOR FIRING TO TELL FANS SHE'S ‘ABSOLUTELY FINE’  —  Cheryl Cole has had quite a hectic summer thus far, and she's finally speaking out to assure her fans she's doing just fine!  —  Cole was fired from her judging gig at the American X Factor after only four days …
Discussion: omg! and Fan Fare
Us Weekly:
Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Take Romance Public  —  Love bites — unless you're The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, that is.  —  After keeping their relationship under wraps for a year, the costars put rumors to rest when they arrived hand-in-hand at the MuchMusic Video Awards Sunday night.
 
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