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3:05 PM ET, June 27, 2013

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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Paula Deen Being Phased Out at Target, Dropped by Novo Nordisk  —  While businesses continue to bail on Paula Deen in light of the racial controversy that is damaging her reputation as the Queen of Southern Cooking, fans are showing that she is not alone in this fight.
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TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Target's Dropping Me Too!  —  Target's Dropping Me Too!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paula Deen's in the crosshairs at Target — with the retail chain telling TMZ they will NOT continue to do business with the chef in the wake of her N-word scandal.  —  FYI — Target offers a variety …
Discussion: Dlisted, Fox News and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Gets Sugar-Coated Boot From Diabetes Drug Company  —  Gets Sugar-Coated Boot  —  From Diabetes Drug Co.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paula Deen's situation is so bad ... even diabetes is distancing itself from the crazy cook.  —  TMZ has learned ... Paula and diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk …
Anne D'Innocenzio / Associated Press:
Walmart Cuts Ties With Paula Deen
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Walmart drops Deen; nine companies voice support
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Angela Johnson / CNNMoney.com:
Paula Deen loses two major deals
Discussion: Gawker and Bossip
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Calvin / Hollywood Hiccups:
Kim Kardashian's First Week Home With North West Details
Anya / People.com:
Kris Jenner Shares the Meaning Behind North's Name
Discussion: beta.abc.go.com and Sandra Rose
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Justin Bieber Sued by Paparazzo Over Parking Lot Confrontation in Front of Selena Gomez  —  Talk about your photographic memories.  —  Justin Bieber has been sued for assault and battery by a paparazzo who alleges that the singer “physically attacked” him in a parking lot in May 2012.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Julianne Moore Poised To Join ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ Going From Veep Sarah Palin To President Alma Coin?  —  EXCLUSIVE: As The Hunger Games moves into the final two movies culled from the Suzanne Collins novel Mockingjay, I've heard that Lionsgate and director Francis Lawrence …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Cameron Diaz Signed For ‘Annie’ To Play Miss Hannigan After Sandra Bullock Passes  —  EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Sony's Columbia Pictures just concluded the negotiations with Cameron Diaz today for the updated moppet movie musical starting production in the fall for a Christmas 2014 release.
NY Daily News:
James Gandolfini's widow, baby, family and friends arrive in NJ for private wake  —  Deborah Lin Gandolfini and 9-month-old Liliana, coming from California, were part of the first wave of mourners at the invitation-only wake at a Park Ridge, N.J., funeral home.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
One Direction — Kentucky Fried Tattoo Session ... In Maryland  —  Kentucky Fried Tattoo  —  Session ... In Maryland  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  In their never-ending pursuit of manliness, the guys from One Direction spent Tuesday night on the prowl for tattoos and fried chicken ... and lucky for them …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Sarah Michelle Gellar Debuts Son Rocky, 9 Months: First Look!  —  Sarah Michelle Gellar is seen out with her children, Charlotte Grace Prinze and Rocky James Prinze on June 26 in Los Angeles  —  Rocky's ready for his closeup!  Sarah Michelle Gellar and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. welcomed …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
Channing Tatum: “Being A New Dad Is Pretty Terrifying”  —  Channing Tatum has eased into any movie role he's had, but his new role — as dad — is the hardest, most rewarding one yet.  —  While talking to reporters at the White House Down premiere in New York City on Tuesday, June 25 …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Andrew Romano / The Daily Beast:
CULTURE  —  Rick Rubin got Black Sabbath to return to its roots.  He crashed Kanye's new album in 15 days.  From Def Jam to Adele, the hit-maker gets intimate about his last 30 years—and how he's about to make history. … Courtesy of Rick Rubin  —  “There are songs that can transcend …
Discussion: New York Post and GlamBuzz
Us Weekly:
The final countdown has begun for the royal baby!  Due July 11, Kate Middleton is “really enjoying her final weeks of pregnancy,” a source close to the Duchess of Cambridge, 31, recently told Us Weekly.  Indeed, as Prince William's wife of two years hunkers down to await the birth …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Aaron Hernandez / TMZ.com:
THE SIGNS OF A GANG MEMBER  —  TMZ has obtained a photo of Aaron Hernandez throwing up gang signs often associated with the Bristol Bloods street gang in Connecticut ... while dressed head-to-toe in red clothing.  —  The photo was taken approximately 6 years ago, when Aaron was 17-years-old ... and a senior at Bristol Central High.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Prince Jackson — Conrad Murray Told Us, 'Sorry Kids.  Dad's Dead.'  —  Conrad Murray Told Us  —  'SORRY KIDS.  DAD'S DEAD.'  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Prince Jackson just testified ... Dr. Conrad Murray informed them of Michael Jackson's passing by glibly announcing, “Sorry kids.  Dad's dead.”
Discussion: Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Prince Jackson Testified in Michael Jackson Trial — AEG Was Killing Dad
 
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Kat Von D, Deadmau5 Break Up: Deejay Responds to Cheating Rumors
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
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Sarah Karmali / Vogue.com UK:
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Billboard:
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lifeandstylemag.com:
EXCLUSIVE: First Pic Inside NeNe Leakes' $1.8 Million Wedding to Ex-Husband Gregg Leakes
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Tom Eames / Digital Spy:
Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp attend Jerry Bruckheimer's Walk of Fame event
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Aaron Hernandez — Charged with Murder, Held Without Bail
 

 
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