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1:45 PM ET, August 13, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kourtney Kardashian Is Pregnant!  —  Kourtney Kardashian is going to be a mom!  —  While the E! reality star confirms she's pregnant with her first child, Ms. K isn't revealing too much right now.  She's keeping mum on the daddy's identity and how far along she is.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Father's Identity  —  Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian revealed the identity of her baby's father on the Today Show this morning: ex boyfriend Scott Disick.  —  The E! reality star and Disick called off their engagement in February.  —  Kim tells Usmagazine.com she can't wait to be an aunt.
Michael Inbar / msnbc.com:
Kourtney Kardashian reveals her baby's father  —  Dad of her unborn child is Scott Disick, ex-fiance she suspected of cheating  —  Kourtney Kardashian has been living out her life in front of the camera for two years now on the TV reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” …
Discussion: X17 Online and L.A. Rag Mag
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Her Baby's Daddy
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Ratings Continue to Plummet  —  Ratings continue to decline for TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8.  —  Monday's show - in which Jon complained that Kate's yelling is “constantly annoying” - attracted only 3.5 million viewers.  —  That's down nearly 4 million viewers from the week …
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Kate Gosselin Tells Regis She and Jon Won't End Up “Happily Ever After”
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Heidi Montag — How to Spoil a Playboy Shoot...  The only thing X-rated about Heidi Montag's upcoming Playboy spread is the X-pletive you're going to scream when you realize she's not naked in any of the SIX PAGES of photos.  —  Sources close to the barely PG-rated photo shoot tell TMZ …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Claims to Have Had “20-30 Orgasms” in a Single Day
Discussion: Deceiver.com
X17 Online:
Heidi Montag Wants Bigger Boobs, Brags About Sex Life With Spencer
Discussion: DailyFill.com
RADAR:
Melbourne Meltdown: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Exchange Words On Movie Set  —  Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and their daughter Suri Wednesday were snapped by paps on the Melbourne, Australia set of Holmes' thriller, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.  —  Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes in Melbourne: See more photos
NY Daily News:
‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane outs Stewie: Yes, he's gay  —  Seth MacFarlane is finally spilling the secrets of “Family Guy” — including the fact that, yes, baby Stewie is gay.  —  “We had an episode that went all the way to the script phase in which Stewie does come out,” …
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt to Pax — Rock-a-Bye Baby  —  Brad Pitt further proved he's the coolest dad ever by taking sons Pax and Maddox to a Green Day concert in New Orleans last week.  —  While it may or may not be a testament to the band's music, Brad made sure the boys' ears were safely covered and plugged.
Discussion: Famecrawler and Oh No They Didn't!
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Brad Pitt Jokes About Running For Mayor Of New Orleans
Discussion: X17 Online and Hollywood Dame
Popeater:
Brad Pitt for Mayor of New Orleans? 'I Don't Have a Chance'
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Kendra Wilkinson:
HANK AND I ARE HAVING A.....  Hi everyone.  I just left the doctor's office and I couldn't wait another minute to tell you guys...Hank and I are having a baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!!  AHHHHHH!!!!!!  When the doctor told me I was just like OH MY GOD, I'm going to have a son!!!!!
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Anna Faris Is Married!  —  After fending off rumors of a Hawaiian wedding, Anna Faris and her actor beau Chris Pratt now can say they've tied the knot.  “Anna Faris and Chris Pratt were married in a small ceremony in Bali on July 9,” the actress's rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson's doctor left singer alone after giving him powerful drug, sources say  —  Michael Jackson's personal physician left the performer alone and under the influence of a powerful anesthetic to make telephone calls the morning the pop singer died, according to three people familiar with the investigation.
New York Post:
KATE HUDSON FEELS MINKA KELLY BRUSHBACK  —  SHE made it past third base with Alex Rodriguez, but Kate Hudson isn't getting a warm reception at the plate from Minka Kelly, longtime squeeze of Yankee captain Derek Jeter.  —  At home games in The Bronx, things between the two photogenic actresses …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Lemondrop.com
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Michael Douglas's Family Devastated & Disappointed in Son  —  With Cameron Douglas now behind bars facing drug trafficking charges, his parents Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas addressed their son's arrest for the first time.  —  “The family is devastated and very disappointed in Cameron's recent behavior.
TMZ.com:
Mayer, Usher & Whitney ‘Will Be There’ for Jacko  —  No need to call a doctor — Michael Jackson is about to be remade again ... but this time by John Mayer, Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston.  —  Usher, Dionne Warwick, Wyclef and Jermaine Jackson are joining Mayer, Richie and Houston …
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
It's Hip to Be Round  —  THIS summer the unvarying male uniform in the precincts of Brooklyn cool has been a pair of shorts cut at knickers length, a V-neck Hanes T-shirt, a pair of generic slip-on sneakers and a straw fedora.  Add a leather cuff bracelet if the coolster is gay.
Discussion: Manhattan Offender and Queerty
Associated Press:
Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94  —  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday.  He was 94.
Anya Leon / People.com:
Rebecca Romijn Recruits Jerry O'Connell As Mr. Mom  —  Rebecca Romijn and daughter  —  While Rebecca Romijn plays witch by day - she is currently promoting her new fall series, Eastwick - and mother by night, her husband Jerry O'Connell has happily stepped up to the plate in his own new role: Mr. Mom.
 
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