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9:15 PM ET, August 28, 2008

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Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The shocking reality of thin and gaunt Michael Jackson as the ‘King of Pop’ prepares to celebrate his 50th birthday  —  While the Queen of Pop, Madonna, is still prancing around a stage looking ultra-fit in a high-cut leotard, the King looks in somewhat of a sorry state.
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J Randy Taraborrelli / Daily Mail:
As he turns 50, is this what Michael Jackson should really look like?  —  A middle-aged man wearing pyjamas is being pushed in a wheelchair down a sidewalk by an assistant.  He is gaunt and frail-looking.  His skin seems to be peeling.  His fingernails are a sickening shade of yellow-brown.
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Elisabeth / X17 Online:
Michael Lohan Speaks...Again  —  It feels like we've been doing hourly updates on World War III (a.k.a. the war of the Lohans), and here's the latest.  Michael Lohan has now spoken to ABC News, and he claims to have texts and phone conversations that prove he's the good guy …
Discussion: omg!, Cele|bitchy and Hollywood BFF
People.com:
Jessica Simpson: Tony Romo Is ‘The Love of My Life’  —  Happier personally and professionally than she's been in a long time, Jessica Simpson tells PEOPLE that boyfriend Tony Romo is her “perfect guy.”  —  “I just told him today, 'You're the love of my life,' ” she confesses in the latest cover story.
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Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson Needs A Wardrobe Change  —  It's no secret how I feel about Jessica Simpson, she and I belong together, she knows it and the rest of you know it, but this country music phase she's going through has to stop.  I miss the old Jessica, the Jessica that wore outfits like this and this.
John Law / nfreview.com:
These boots were made for talkin'  —  An awkward night at the Avalon with chatty Jessica Simpson  —  It might be unfair calling Jessica Simpson's show at the Avalon Ballroom Wednesday a train wreck.  At some point, a train knows where it's going.  —  Simpson, on the other hand …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Michael K / Dlisted:
At Least Her Mouth Isn't Wide Open
Discussion: popbytes
People.com:
David Duchovny Enters Rehab for Sex Addiction  —  David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, his lawyer, Stanton “Larry” Stein, tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” the actor says in an exclusive statement.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!, omg! and OH NO!!
OK! Magazine:
Axl Rose Has the Hots for Kelly Osbourne?  —  He may be twice her age, but we hear creepy rock legend Axl Rose has a thing for Kelly Osbourne!  —  And apparently the Guns ‘n’ Roses star, 46, is no charmer when it comes to showing it either.  —  Hipster New York designer Richie Rich told OK! …
Jennifer Trevorrow / Entertainmentwise:
Angelina Jolie In New Health Scare After Twins' Birth?  —  The celebrity mum is in need of some R&R...  It has been reported that Angelina is having a difficult time at home with the twins.  —  The Lara Croft actress is taking on her most challenging role yet, as mother to six children.
Discussion: The Blemish and I'm Not Obsessed
New York Post:
HANDS-ON WEEKEND IN VEGAS  —  GEORGE Clooney's ex-girlfriend, Sarah Larson, has gone from dating a “hero to a zero,” Las Vegas sources say.  —  Larson was at a preview of Lavo in the Palazzo Saturday night with her new man, minor-league promoter Joey Vanas.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Golden Moss  —  British artist Marc Quinn has a major hard-on for Kate Moss.  In 2006, he created a sculpture of Kate with her cokey crotch taking center strange.  Now Marc has taken it even further.  This October, Marc will unveil his $2.8 million, 110-pound solid gold statute of Kate.
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Paul Harris / Daily Mail:
Kate Moss gets the golden touch as she's immortalised in gold
TMZ.com:
A Little Song, Dance, Heroin Down My Pants  —  TMZ has obtained photos of evidence seized in Mackenzie Phillips drug bust.  —  The photos show three balloons and three small Ziplock bags which cops say contained heroin and cocaine.  There is also a pic of 34 syringes, her mugshot and her driver's license.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Cindy McCain's Half Sister: “I'm Voting for Barack Obama”  —  Cindy McCain's half sister is planning on voting for Barack Obama, she tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “I'm not voting for McCain,” Kathleen Hensley Portalski tells Us.  “I have a different political standpoint.
New York Post:
A NICE LITTLE CHAT WITH CRUISE  —  'I LOVE Paula Wagner, but she wants to produce elsewhere and in her own venue, and I don't intend to stand in her way.  I'll say this of her leaving United Artists - whatever Paula wants is what I want her to have!  And I hope we'll continue working together on future projects.
Discussion: omg! and Flawed Hollywood
OK! Magazine:
Tim Gunn: “Jen Aniston Looks Desperate”  —  Ever since Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer split a few weeks back, the newly single star has been breezing around NYC and L.A. like she couldn't be happier to be man-free.  But style guru Tim Gunn explains to OK! that Jen's wardrobe tells a very different story.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Phil / Egotastic!:
Katy Perry's Breasts Get Plastered  —  I haven't listened to the radio in years, so I'm not all that familiar with new Pop sensation, Katy Perry, but after seeing this video of Katy Perry's breasts covered in plaster for a breast cancer charity, well, let's just say she's got my attention.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Variety:
The WGA, which routinely opposes media mergers, says the Netflix-WBD deal must be blocked, and the Producers and Directors guilds express concern over the deal

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
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