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9:40 AM ET, June 21, 2011

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Marcus Mulick / E! Online:
Green Mile Actor, 51, Marries 16-Year-Old Aspiring Country Singer; Says “True Love Can Be Ageless”  —  Hollywood has seen its fair share of odd couplings, but this one is so out there even the newlyweds know it's a little weird.  —  Doug Hutchison, a character actor best known for roles in The Green Mile …
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Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
‘Green Mile’ Actor Doug Hutchison, 51, Marries Aspiring Singer, 16  —  They say love is timeless but is it ageless too?  Apparently it is for ‘Green Mile’ actor, Doug Hutchison, 51, and his 16-year-old bride.  Hutchison tied the knot with nearly legal, Courtney Alexis Stodden …
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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TMZ.com:
Ryan Dunn — Beer and Shots Before Crash  —  “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn spent four hours in a Philadelphia-area bar before he got behind the wheel of his Porsche 911 this morning ... drinking at least 3 beers and 3 shots ... TMZ has learned.  —  Dunn arrived to a bar called Barnaby's of America …
TMZ.com:
Roger Ebert BLASTS Ryan Dunn for Drunk Driving  —  Ryan Dunn hasn't even been dead for a day yet — and film critic Roger Ebert is already ripping the late “Jackass” star for boozing before getting behind the wheel ... tweeting, “Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive.”
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‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn dies in fiery Pa. crash
Discussion: TMZ.com, Video and Gawker
Sean Fennessey / GQ:
Exclusive: The Break-Up of Michael Bay and Megan Fox  —  Transformers director Michael Bay and controversial starlet Megan Fox famously fell out before the shooting of the series' third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.  In this exclusive excerpt from “Blow-Up: An Oral History …
Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton, Beau Cy Waits Call It Quits  —  Not-so-hot: Paris Hilton is single again.  After about a year together, the celebutante and beau Cy Waits have called it quits, multiple insiders confirm to Us Weekly.  —  “They are broken up,” one pal tells Us of Hilton, 30, and Vegas club owner Waits.
Danb / RADAR:
Hugh Hefner Lets Crystal Harris Keep Engagement Ring  —  What a gentleman.  —  After calling off their wedding just five days before the big event and partying in Vegas the day of the cancelled wedding, Crystal Harris finally saw her ex-fiancé Hugh Hefner Sunday and did the right thing - returned her engagement ring.
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Settles ‘Hangover II’ Tattoo Lawsuit (Exclusive)  —  Fans of The Hangover Part II can breathe easier: The tattoo on Ed Helms' face is staying in the film.  —  Warner Bros. has settled the lawsuit brought by Missouri tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill over the mark on Helms' face …
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne's Baby Mama — Mug Shot After DUI Bust  —  Lil Wayne's baby mama #4 — R&B singer Nivea — was busted for DUI in Atlanta this weekend ... after she SLAMMED into a tree, with a kid in the car ... and TMZ has obtained her mug shot.  —  The drama began after Nivea left …
Mike Ryan / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Robert Smigel on His Unmade Script for a Green Lantern Comedy Starring Jack Black  —  Green Lantern, Warner Bros.' $200 million tentpole superhero film, opened this past weekend to a somewhat disappointing $52 million box-office take.  The title character is played by Ryan Reynolds …
Discussion: Movieline
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People.com:
The Bachelorette's Chris Lambton Is Engaged  —  Chris Lambton is a runner-up no more.  —  The former Bachelorette contestant - who came in second on Ali Fedotowsky's season - is engaged to fellow reality star Peyton Wright, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Lambton, 34, proposed to Wright …
The Superficial:
Lady Gaga Wears a Blue Merkin Now, Of Course  —  And now back to the important news.  —  Lady Gaga performed at the Much Music Awards last night and demonstrated her keen, almost genius attention to detail by making sure the massive pubic wig sticking out of her pants matched her hair color.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Penn Badgley To Play Singer Jeff Buckley In Biopic  —  New York, NY (June 20, 2011) - Smuggler Films announced today Penn Badgley will star in the much anticipated film Greetings from Tim Buckley.  He will play Tim Buckley's son Jeff in the first film to be made about the musicians.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
He'll Be Back: Thomas Gibson Closes Deal To Continue On ‘Criminal Minds’  —  EXCLUSIVE: This was close: After lengthy and rough negotiations, Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson just signed a deal to return to the veteran CBS drama only two weeks before it is scheduled to begin production on its upcoming seventh season.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Engaged!  Judy Greer Is Getting Married  —  Congrats, Judy Greer!  —  I can exclusively report that the Archer star is engaged to her boyfriend of about a year, Dean Johnsen...  Greer met Johnsen, who is a coproducer of Real Time With Bill Maher, on a blind date.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and PopEater
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Five Testing For ‘SVU’ Male Lead - Danny Pino, Kevin Alejandro, David Conrad, Michael Raymond-James, Rhys Coiro  —  EXCLUSIVE UPDATE 6:30 PM: And then there were five.  I've just learned that a fifth actor, Rhys Coiro (Entourage) is also on a plane to New York to test tomorrow for the Law & Order: SVU male lead.
Elise / INF Daily:
Pics!  Tom Cruise Wears A Hipster Fedora.  Katie Holmes Looks Super Skinny In Her Bikini!  —  For Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, this was a big weekend.  Firstly, Katie took their daughter Suri to the beach where they splashed in the ocean for a while.  Any rumors about Katie being pregnant again …
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
The Superficial:
Bristol Palin is Accusing Levi Johnston of Rape  —  Excerpts from Bristol Palin's memoirs have been released and surprisingly very little people are concerned with the fact that a.) someone published Bristol Palin's memoirs and b.) she pretty much accuses Levi Johnston of raping her virginity away …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Eye On Emmy: Is Mad Men's Jon Hamm The One To Beat?  (Hint: Yes!)  —  In another time, another place, the term matinee idol would have been coined for Jon Hamm.  But in today's diverse entertainment world he's turned out to be so much more then that.  Beyond his star-making dramatic turn …
 
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