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8:40 AM ET, September 15, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Patrick Swayze Dies  —  Patrick Swayze died today after a long battle with cancer.  He was 57.  —  Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008.  His publicist says he died with his family at his side.  —  He was the star of such movies as “Ghost,” “Dirty Dancing,” and “Road House.”
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Associated Press:
Patrick Swayze dies at 57, his publicist reports  —  Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died today after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was 57.  —  “Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today …
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Patrick Swayze Dies at 57  —  Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Monday.  He was 57.  —  “Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months,” his rep tells PEOPLE in a statement.
Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Jennifer Grey: I Remember Being in Patrick Swayze's Arms  —  Patrick Swayze promised never to put Baby in a corner.  That signature line - and the sultry dance steps and smoldering chemistry between him and costar Jennifer Grey - rocketed the two young actors to stardom in 1987 with Dirty Dancing.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Popeater and USA Today
CNN:
Patrick Swayze dies of cancer at 57  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday.  He was 57.  —  Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN.
Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Patrick Swayze dies at 57; star of the blockbuster films ‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘Ghost’  —  The actor and dancer had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year.  He struggled against being typecast as a leading man.  —  Patrick Swayze, the actor and classically trained dancer whose role …
omg!:
Stars React to Patrick Swayze's Death  —  Stars are reacting to Patrick Swayze's Monday death at age 57 from pancreatic cancer.  —  “He was an inspiration, a gentleman and I was blessed to have worked with him and even more blessed to have called him my friend,” Travis Fimmel …
Discussion: omg! and Popeater
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
ABC's Moran removes tweet with Obama swipe at Kanye  —  ABC News reporter Terry Moran caused quite a commotion tonight on Twitter after writing the following: “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won.  Now THAT'S presidential.”
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Russell Brand Comes to Kanye's Defense  —  If anyone can sympathize with Kanye West's predicament, it's foul-mouthed comedian Russell Brand, who hosted the MTV Video Music Awards during which West infamously slighted Taylor Swift.  —  “Because in the past I've made mistakes and done things a little bit daft …
X17 Online:
Kanye Blogs “I'm Sorry” To Taylor... AGAIN!
Discussion: omg!
MTV:
Exclusive: Lil Mama Apologizes For Crashing Jay-Z's VMA Performance  —  ‘I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,’ 'America's Best Dance Crew' judge says in statement. … If it wasn't for a guy named Kanye West, Lil Mama might have dominated Monday's headlines with her …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Admits She Had a Meltdown This Weekend  —  It took Serena Williams's meltdown at the U.S. Open over the weekend to bring the Hot Topic around to Kate Gosselin - discussing a meltdown of her on own on The View, where she served as a guest co-host Monday.
Discussion: The Superficial and Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
Christian Siriano: Kate Gosselin Is Trying to “Rock My Look”
Discussion: Just Jared
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin: “I've Lost Control in My Life”
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Desperate Housewives' Kathryn Joosten Has Lung Cancer  —  Kathryn Joosten, a two-time Emmy winner for her role as feisty neighbor Mrs. McCluskey on Desperate Housewives, has lung cancer - and she plans to do everything she can to fight it.  —  “I've got a little hang-up here,” …
Popeater:
Whitney Says Bobby Brown Spit On Her  —  As the world waits to see Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview with Whitney Houston, the first details of it are coming out ... and boy are they disturbing.  During the interview, Houston says that during her drug-filled marriage to Bobby Brown, he was emotionally abusive and spit on her once.
Discussion: Reuters, Perez Hilton, X17 Online and omg!
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Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Whitney Houston says mom rescued her from drugs
Discussion: The Dish Rag, TMZ.com and omg!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Is Sylvester Stallone's face melting?  —  Sylvester Stallone was in attendance for the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, and his appearance is “raising some eyebrows”.  I say it this way to be snarky, because it seems Stallone has gotten himself some kind of epic facelift, and his eyebrows are ridiculous.
Discussion: Dlisted and Pajiba
 
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From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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