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12:30 PM ET, July 17, 2011

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Jennifer Lopez / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Split  —  After seven years of marriage, it's over for Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.  —  “We have decided to end our marriage,” they tell PEOPLE exclusively in a joint statement.  “This was a very difficult decision.  We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters.”
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez: Signs of Marriage Trouble During Royal Visit?  —  Even before the royal newlyweds arrived, the red carpet at the July 9 BAFTA gala in Los Angeles was buzzing over Jennifer Lopez - and not just because of her midriff-baring Emilio Pucci dress.
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony SPLIT  —  Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony have called it quits.  —  The couple just released a statement, claiming, “We have decided to end our marriage.  This was a very difficult decision.  We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters.”
People.com:
Casey Anthony Released from Jail  —  Just after midnight, as hundreds of protesters jeered and called her a baby killer, Casey Anthony became a free woman.  —  Wearing blue jeans and a bright pink top, Anthony, 25, walked out of the front door of the Orange County Booking and Release Center in Orlando, Fla., at 12:14 a.m. Sunday.
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TMZ.com:
Casey Anthony's Parents — No Plans to See Her  —  Casey Anthony is scheduled to be released from prison tomorrow — and if you were expecting a tearful reunion with her parents upon her exit ... think again.  —  Mark Lippman, a lawyer for Cindy and George Anthony, tells TMZ his clients …
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TMZ.com:
Rachel Uchitel: She Dated Elin's New Boyfriend!  —  Elin Nordegren may be in Sweden, but she just can't seem to escape Rachel Uchitel — because we found out ... Rachel banged Elin's new boyfriend!  —  We told you yesterday ... Tiger Woods ex-wife is dating marketing exec Jamie Dingman, whose dad is a billionaire tycoon.
X17 Online:
REAL HOUSEWIVES' TAYLOR ARMSTRONG FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  Taylor Armstrong is finally calling it quits with hubby Russell after six years of marriage and a reality show season filled with marital woes broadcast on national TV.  —  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star filed for divorce …
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey Are Married!  —  Talk about a day in paradise.  —  Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey were married Friday evening in a tropical island ceremony in front of just 35 friends and family, their reps confirm exclusively to PEOPLE.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Idina Menzel To Return To ‘Glee’ Next Season For Big Arc  —  EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Berry's mom is back.  Tony Award winner Idina Menzel is in final negotiations to return to Fox's musical dramedy Glee in the upcoming third season for a major arc that could span as many as 10-12 episodes.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Report: ‘Harry Potter’ Grosses Record $92.1 Million on Friday … Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is making box office magic, earning a massive $92.1 million on Friday to easily score the biggest single day gross of all time domestically.
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan Denies She Owns A Gun — ‘No Idea Why Someone Would Say That’  —  Lindsay Lohan is setting the record straight about a controversial new interview in which it is alleged she boasts that she owns a gun.  —  In the August issue of Vanity Fair Italia the embattled starlet poses …
Erin Carlson / omg! on Yahoo!:
Check Out Vanessa Hudgens' Jaw-Dropping Makeover  —  See this side-by-side image of Vanessa Hudgens and a disillusioned youth?  Believe it or not, they are one and the same!  It's the “High School Musical” hottie totally transformed, sporting shorter hair and tomboy layers to play a troubled teen in the upcoming film “Gimme Shelter.”
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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