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5:05 PM ET, July 17, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri Split  —  On July 7, Michael Jackson's family ­gathered to celebrate him at his much-watched memorial service.  —  Noticeably absent?  —  Janet ­Jackson's longtime music-exec boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri.  (A pal says Dupri skipped the memorial because he “doesn't attend funerals.")
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kathy Griffin: I Was an Extra on Michael Jackson Pepsi Commercial  —  “I was happy to be an extra.  I was just part of the crowd scene,” the comic explains to Extra.  “I will just never forget seeing Michael Jackson from a distance and just thinking, 'Oh my God, that's Michael Jackson.' You kind of can't believe it.”
People.com:
Jon Gosselin Gets a Bachelor Pad  —  Well, that didn't take long!  —  Just before leaving for France with new girlfriend, 22-year-old party animal Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin settled into a new bachelor pad on Manhattan's Upper West Side.  —  On June 2, some unidentified people moved him in …
Discussion: Extra, Just Jared, Pop Crunch and Gawker
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The Superficial:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin's girlfriend majored in coke and threesomes at college  —  Seen here in her 2005 mugshot for marijuana possession, Hailey Glassman, the new love of Jon Gosselin's life, has a sordid past that's been splattered all over the Internet since the two were spotted in St. Tropez over the weekend.
Perez Hilton:
He's A Big Boy Now! Jon Gosselin Is All Settled In His Bachelor Pad
Discussion: omg!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Brags He's Bringing Back “Good Ol' High School Days!”
Jon Gosselin / Access Hollywood:
Jon Gosselin Parties With 22-Year-Old Girlfriend And Fashionista …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
‘Prince of Persia’: Exclusive first look at star Jake Gyllenhaal!  —  For Jake Gyllenhaal, playing Prince Dastan in Jerry Bruckheimer's epic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, due May 28, 2010, was a chance to get into some serious action.  (Paparazzi photos of Gyllenhaal on-set have appeared previously …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: Mischa Barton ‘Dealing with Personal Issues’  —  Mischa Barton  —  Almost a year after describing her DUI arrest as “a low point,” Mischa Barton - who called police with a health problem Wednesday - may be hitting another rough patch.  —  “She has been dealing with a lot …
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X17 Online:
How Did Mischa's Life Become Such A Mess?
Discussion: Associated Press and DailyFill.com
Access Hollywood:
Source: Mischa Barton Placed Under Involuntary Psychiatric Hold
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tony Romo made out with 43 year-old brunette on Jessica Simpson's birthday  —  All of this week's tabloids are running stories about Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo's split.  Everyone has agreed on the major details - Tony dumped Jessica, she's devastated, and he's partying like a bachelor.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
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People.com:
Tony Romo Gambles with Pals After Splitting from Jessica  —  Looks like he's not lucky in love - or blackjack.  Just six days after Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson, leaving her devastated, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback was spotted cruising the casinos in Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Wednesday.
Magnus / The Fashion Spot:
Fornarina F/W 09.10 : Lindsay Lohan  —  Quote:  —  Following her very successful Spring/Summer 2009 advertising campaign for the Italian fashion brand Fornarina, Lindsay Lohan continues her collaboration with a new photo shoot to support the Fall / Winter 2009 campaign.
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TMZ.com:
Madonna's Stage Company Releases Statement  —  We just received a statement from the company hired to build the stage for Madonna's Marseille concert — the stage that collapsed yesterday, killing two people and injuring 10 (left).  It's the same company that built the stage …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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omg!:
Deadly collapse of Madonna stage investigated
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Leelee Sobieski Is Engaged  —  Sobieski, 26, donned her marquise diamond engagement ring to the L.A. premiere of her latest flick, the Johnny Depp drama Public Enemies, in Los Angeles June 23.  On the red carpet, Sobieski told Us she was “leaving to meet him in Paris” the next day.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Twilight movie ‘Eclipse’ has its first new casting  —  Google might want to brace for a search onslaught: An unknown Australian actor named Xavier Samuel has landed the first new role in “Eclipse,” the third “Twilight” pic.  —  Summit has hired the actor to play the role of a “newborn vampire” …
New York Post:
SPECIAL FRIEND  —  BRITNEY Spears (above) is supposedly dating her agent, Jason Trawick — so what is she doing spending so much alone time with record producer Dallas Austin?  A source tells us Spears and Austin spent some time together “two weeks ago at Dallas' house” in Atlanta, where, “It was just the two of them for a few nights.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
NEW PHOTOS!  Jennifer Lopez's Twins!  —  My, how they've grown!  —  Jennifer Lopez's 1-year-old twins visited their mom on the NYC set of her new romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, Thursday.  —  Lopez's mother Guadalupe was spotted looking after the babies while the actress filmed her scenes.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Michael Starr / New York Post:
GAME O-VER?  —  ALL-TIME RATINGS LOW FOR OPRAH  —  MEMO to Oprah Winfrey: Your slip is showing.  —  TV's reigning queen is losing viewers at a rate that hasn't been seen since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was launched 23 years ago.  —  Winfrey's ratings for the July 4th week, released yesterday …
MrDisgusting / Bloody-Disgusting:
Star-Studded Line-Up for Rodriguez's ‘Machete’!  —  We just got a monster tip that comes from one of regular scoopers who enjoys remaining anonymous.  While we was dead-on with his insider info on Alien and Predators, he was off on announcing that Neil Marshall would direct Predators …
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Logan Sachon / The Awl:
A Friendy Chat: Michael K, Web Entrepreneur, Blogger, Pottymouth  —  Michael K runs and writes the website Dlisted, which gives a rundown on the day's celebrity comings and goings with crude humor that often verges on the vulgar (though he disputes this point).
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
 
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Cele|bitchy:
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush Are Expecting!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Gerard Butler: Jennifer Aniston “Laughs About” Relationship Rumors
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Costas Pitas / Reuters:
Donald Trump picks former news anchor and hardline Republican Kari Lake to be the director of US government-funded media outlet Voice of America

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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