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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Kris Jenner's Talk Show — Canceled  —  Kris Jenner has been told by FOX executives that her six-week trial run at being a talk show host will be just that — it's not coming back for a second run.  —  The mother-of-six turned manager was recently told, “There is no chance the talk show is going to get a green light from FOX.
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X17 Online:
REPORT: KRIS JENNER'S TALK SHOW CANCELLED AFTER JUST ONE SEASON
Discussion: PerezHilton
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Liam Hemsworth Mortified By Fiancee Miley Cyrus' Raunchy VMA Performance: 'He Doesn't Want To Babysit Her Anymore,' Says Pal  —  Miley Cyrus and her on-again-off-again fiancé Liam Hemsworth have had a rocky relationship, but the singer's raunchy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards …
Discussion: Bossip and New York Post
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Skipped VMAs After-Party to Record With Kanye West
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Miley Cyrus 'Couldn't Be Happier' About Her VMAs Performance
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Lisa Kudrow Joins ABC Drama ‘Scandal’  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Friend-ly gladiator is joining the gang on Shonda Rhimes' hot Washington DC drama Scandal.  Friends alumna Lisa Kudrow has been tapped for a recurring role on the ABC series' upcoming third season.  In typical Shonda fashion …
Us Weekly:
Jamie-Lynn Sigler Gives Birth to Baby Boy!  —  Jamie-Lynn Sigler gave birth to a baby boy, her first child with fiance Cutter Dykstra  —  Guys With Kids actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler is now a Girl With Kid!  The Sopranos star, 32, welcomed a baby boy with fiance Cutter Dykstra on the afternoon of Wednesday …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
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Anya / People.com:
Cutter Dykstra and Jamie-Lynn Sigler Welcome Son Beau  —  Jamie-Lynn Sigler is officially a girl with a kid.  —  The former Guys with Kids star, 32, and her fiancé Cutter Dykstra welcomed a son named Beau on Wednesday, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  No further details have been released.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — Not the Only NBA Drug User  —  NOT THE ONLY NBA DRUG USER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lamar Odom is not the only basketball player who was high on drugs during the season — not by a long shot, TMZ has learned.  —  Multiple NBA-connected sources tell TMZ ... the big problem …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom's Drug Addiction Had “Taken Over” Khloe Kardashian Marriage
Kevin Jagernauth / Indiewire Blogs …:
Exclusive: Matt Damon Joins Christopher Nolan's ‘Interstellar,’ Lines Up Directorial Debut ‘The Foreigner’  —  So is Matt Damon reuniting with Paul Greengrass for another ‘Bourne’ film?  While Twitch says yes, Universal Studios is denying their report.  While we wait and see what shakes out …
Valerie Harper / TMZ.com:
Despite Terminal Brain Cancer  —  Valerie Harper — whom doctors gave three months to live back in March due to her terminal brain cancer — hasn't just defied medicine by staying alive ... she's signed on to “Dancing with the Stars.”  —  As we reported, 74-year-old Harper …
TMZ.com:
Lil' Scrappy — ‘Love & Hip Hop’ Star ARRESTED After Fight at Gas Station  —  Lil' Scrappy — one of the stars of the VH1 show “Love & Hip Hop” — was arrested at a Georgia gas station yesterday after getting into a fight with a guy who allegedly disrespected his girlfriend, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Leah Remini — Screw Scientology ... I'm ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  Screw Scientology  —  I'm ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Leah Remini is going from Dianetics to disco ... TMZ has learned, the famous ex-Scientologist will appear in the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars” …
Anya / People.com:
DeAnna Pappas Stagliano Expecting First Child  —  DeAnna Pappas Stagliano is pregnant!  —  The former Bachelorette, 31, and her husband Stephen Stagliano are expecting their first child, she confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “We are so very excited!” says DeAnna.
Sara Nathan / Daily Mail:
Are Scientologists still watching Katie Holmes?  Star's security guards ask photographers on movie set if they're working for controversial church  —  A list star Katie Holmes's security guards are on the look out for Scientologists who may be watching her a year after her divorce from Tom Cruise, photographers have revealed.
Discussion: New York Post
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RADAR:
New Couple Alert? Jamie Foxx & Katie Holmes Caught Holding Hands At Hamptons Bash
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Bossip
People.com:
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones Separate  —  Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones haven't been photographed together since April 22.  They've walked red carpets solo, vacationed separately with their kids, and in recent days, Douglas has been relaxing on a yacht off the coast of Sardinia …
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Debuts Baby Son Ace Knute Johnson: “I Feel Very at Peace”  —  Jessica Simpson shows off the first pictures of her baby son, Ace Knute Johnson, in the new issue of Us Weekly  —  Boy, meet world!  Almost two months to the day after welcoming her second child with fiance Eric Johnson …
Times of India:
Ben will make a great Batman, I won't play Robin  —  Damon and Ben Affleck go back a long way.  They both wrote the screenplay for and acted in Good Will Hunting in 1997, which won them an Oscar for Best Screenplay.  “Good Will Hunting is probably my favourite role, just because we wrote it, and it put both Ben and me on the map.
TMZ.com:
Martin Luther King Jr. — Family in Accident After Rally at Memorial  —  MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  —  Family in Accident After Rally at Memorial  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Martin Luther King Jr.'s family just got into an auto accident while leaving the rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his …
Discussion: NBCNews
TMZ.com:
Scooter Braun — I'm So Over ‘American Idol’  —  I'M SO OVER ‘IDOL’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Scooter Braun is like several million other TV viewers — he's over “American Idol.”  —  We've learned Justin Bieber's manager will not join the show as a judge, and the reason is simple.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Kate Stanhope / TVGuide.com:
The Good Wife Exclusive: Fringe's John Noble Books Return Appearance  —  It looks like Alicia (Julianna Margulies) will be getting a blast from the past this season on The Good Wife — but there's a (creepy) twist!  —  Fringe alum John Noble, who first appeared on the CBS legal drama last season …
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Queen Latifah Show’ Lines Up All-Star Guest List (Exclusive)  —  John Travolta, Jamie Foxx, Sharon Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal and Will Smith, who is an executive producer on the show, will appear during the first week.  —  Queen Latifah has lined up an impressive list of guests for the first week …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — BUSTED IN CALABASAS ... You're Not Licensed to Drive Here  —  BUSTED IN CALABASAS  —  You're Not Licensed to Drive Here  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber was pulled over in Calabasas this morning for driving like an a-hole — and during the stop, cops discovered the pop star …
 
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