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9:55 AM ET, June 18, 2009

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George Rush / NY Daily News:
Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee split  —  Looks like the third time isn't the charm for the Piano Man.  —  Billy Joel and his latest wife, Katie Lee, are splitting up, the couple confirmed to the Daily News on Wednesday.  —  “After nearly five years of marriage, Billy and Katie have decided to separate …
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Kate Gosselin loses control  —  Kate Gosselin loses control  —  On camera, TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Kate Gosselin tries to portray herself as a supermom who can handle taking care of 8-year-old twins and 5-year-old sextuplets.  These exclusive new photographs show …
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New York Post:
JEALOUS OVER JON & KATE  —  LINDSAY Lohan and Paris Hilton are being replaced by reality-TV couple Jon and Kate Gosselin on covers of celebrity weeklies — and they can't stand it.  “Lindsay and Paris hate not being on the covers of weeklies,” said a source.
Mary Green / People.com:
Angelina and Brad Give $1 Million to Aid Refugees  —  They're between film shoots, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have kept busy.  —  First, it was the creation of the Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center, named after Brad's mother, in his hometown of Springfield, Mo. And Wednesday …
Discussion: iVillage, Oh No They Didn't! and EW.com
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Peter G / Us Weekly:
David Archuleta's Dad Busted for Hiring a Hooker  —  The father of American Idol runner-up David Archuleta was charged with soliciting a massage parlor prostitute, stemming from a raid in January.  —  David Archuleta, a seventh season fan favorite, lost to David Cook.  He released his first album in late 2008.
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Nicole Hunter / Fox13now.com Salt Lake City:
David Archuleta's Father Busted For Allegedly Soliciting a Prostitute  —  MIDVALE, Utah - The father of American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, Jeff Archuleta was charged for allegedly soliciting a prostitute.  On January 14, Midvale, Utah police raided a Reiki Massage parlor …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
It's official: T.R. Knight exits 'Grey's Anatomy'  —  Fall's still months away, but one of last season's bigger Grey's Anatomy cliffhangers has already been resolved: Sources confirm to me exclusively that T.R. Knight's wish to be released from his contract has been granted.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Source: T.R. Knight Has Officially Left Grey's Anatomy
Discussion: New Zealand Herald
TMZ.com:
Robber Rips Clothes Off Aubrey O'Day  —  Aubrey O'Day was left without any clothes today in Los Angeles — and this time, it wasn't on purpose.  —  O'Day tells us she was robbed this morning while on her way to film a segment for the TV Guide Channel.  Aubrey says she was walking …
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day “Shaken Up” After Robbery
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Source: Britney Spears Is Not Engaged  —  The third time isn't the charm for Britney Spears - at least not yet.  —  Despite rumors that the singer plans to wed her boyfriend, agent Jason Trawick, the couple are not engaged, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “There's no truth to it at all.
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Daily Mail:
Britney Spears drops into McDonald's in pink hotpants en route to Manchester gig
El Mayimbe / Latino Review:
Exclusive: Tony Gilroy rewriting MGM's RED DAWN!  —  El Mayimbe here...  On the heels of yesterday's casting announcements, Latinoreview has exclusively learned that Tony Gilroy, the oscar nominated writer/director of Michael Clayton (and one of my top five favorite all time screenwriters) …
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Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise eyes new ‘Mission: Impossible’  —  Teaming with J.J. Abrams for a fourth installment  —  J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise are getting back in business with each other.  The two have agreed to co-produce a fourth “Mission: Impossible” movie for Paramount with a potential 2011 release date.
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Ivy Jones / Poison Ivy:
Justin Timberlake Cheating on Jessica Biel?  —  Poison Ivy spotted a very intoxicated Justin Timberlake at Avenue nightclub in New York's Chelsea district Monday night, kissing, holding hands and canoodling with an unknown brunette in a white hat (see above).  —  Only problem is, JT is still publicly together with Jessica Biel!
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Housewives' Dina: I Had Everything to Do with Exposing Danielle's Past  —  On the explosive season finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Dina Manzo found herself in the middle of a melee after her costar, Danielle Staub, accused her of unearthing an embarrassing book and her sister, Caroline Manzo, took the blame for it.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and The Insider
Daily Mail:
Feeling a little deflated, Victoria?  ‘Mrs Beckham has breast reduction surgery’ to lose the WAG look  —  Victoria Beckham has gone under the knife to have a breast reduction after becoming sick of her busty WAG look, it was claimed today.  —  The former singer-turned-fashion designer …
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Lost's Maggie Grace Is Returning to Hawaii!  —  The final season of Lost is starting to look like that farewell to ER that recently aired—you know, the one that showcased nearly all the former cast members?  —  Emilie de Ravin's return to the island is already confirmed, and Dominic Monaghan's is in a promising state of limbo.
Discussion: Collider and SCI FI Wire
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Rob & Kristen Can't Let Go  —  They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that's certainly the case for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the Twilight co-stars whose incendiary screen passion has exploded into their real lives.  —  Rob is in NYC for the summer …
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TMZ.com:
Criminal Probe Over SJP-Related Break-In  —  This one qualifies as shocking ... two police chiefs in the area where Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother lives are under investigation — for allegedly concocting a plan to break into the surrogate's home to get info for a tabloid.
The Daily Beast:
Evan Rachel Wood Grows Up  —  Blogs and Stories  —  The 21-year-old star of Woody Allen's new film on dating Marilyn Manson, her role in the Broadway musical of Spider-Man, and what she learned from Warren Beatty.  —  If you are a child actress growing up in America in the 2000s …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy and Just Jared
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes' SYTYCD Dance: All the Details  —  Katie Holmes' will pay homage to Judy Garland for her So You Think You Can Dance performance.  —  For her routine, the actress, 30, sings Garland's “Get Happy,” from her 1950 musical, Summer Stock, a witness at the Monday rehearsal at FOX Studios tells Usmagazine.com.
 
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
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Matt Mitovich / TVGuide.com:
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New York Post:
KUTCHER IN THE WRY  —  ASHTON A B'WAY DEMIGOD?
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