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8:20 PM ET, January 2, 2009

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TMZ.com:
John Travolta's Son Dies  —  Rand Memorial Hospital in the Bahamas tells TMZ the son of John Travolta died today.  —  We're told 16-year-old Jett was vacationing with Travolta and wife Kelly Preston.  —  There have been reports that Jett was autistic, though Travolta has denied it …
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People.com:
John Travolta's 16-Year-Old Son Dies  —  John Travolta and Jett in 2005  —  Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, died Friday while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas.  —  Michael Ossi, a lawyer for the family, told Reuters that Jett suffered …
Access Hollywood:
Report: John Travolta's Teen Son Dies Following Fall At Bahamas Hotel  —  John Travolta,Celebrities,Deaths, Movies  —  John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, has died after a hotel accident in the Bahamas, according to TMZ.  —  The actor and his family were on vacation at the Old Bahama Bay hotel …
Discussion: Just Jared and Gawker
John Marquis / Reuters:
John Travolta's son dies in Bahamas  —  NASSAU (Reuters) - The teenage son of actor John Travolta died suddenly on Friday during a family vacation in the Bahamas, according to the family's lawyer.  —  Jett Travolta, 16, suffered a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
John Travolta's 16-Year-Old Son Dies  —  John Travolta's 16-year-old son has died, Basil Rahming, the Chief Superintendent of the Grand Bahama Police, confirmed to Usmagazine.com Friday.  —  Travolta's lawyer, Michael Ossi, told TMZ.com, which first reported the news, that Jett suffered …
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Lindsay and Sam — Something Special in the Air  —  2009 didn't start out well for Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson.  Our airport spies say they got into another nuclear fight — this time at Miami International Airport.  —  We're told it started in the American Airlines Admirals Club.
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The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan in a bikini
Discussion: Celebslam
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Samantha and Lindsay start 2009 with another airplane argument
Discussion: poponthepop.com and TMZ.com
People.com:
Kate Winslet's Slimming Secret?  Not the Gym!  —  Forget trainers and two-hour gym workouts.  Kate Winslet has another secret to her movie-star figure: 20 minutes and a DVD.  —  Winslet, who at 33 is a slim size 6 (UK size 10), tells the UK edition of Elle that “I don't go to the gym …
TMZ.com:
Spotted: Kelly Rutherford's Divorce Attorney  —  The woman who plays serial divorceé Lily van der Woodsen on “Gossip Girl” is imitating her character — she's filed for divorce.  Oh, and she's pregnant.  —  TMZ obtained legal papers filed today in L.A. County Superior Court.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Coroner: Dr. Dre's Son Died From Overdose of Heroin and Morphine  —  Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr., died from an overdose of heroin and morphine, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday.  —  “This case has been closed, it's been ruled an accident due …
Discussion: Bossip.com and Perez Hilton
Celebuzz Latest Stories:
Katy Perry and Travis McCoy Split  —  Celebuzz has learned that bombshell Katy Perry has split with Gym Class Heroes singer Travis McCoy, after a holiday in Mexico and a tumultuous New Year's Eve.  —  The reported two-year relationship between the musicians came to an end this week despite …
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Starpulse:   Katy Perry's Corset Dress & Stockings - Hot Or Not?
TMZ.com:
Heather Locklear Dodges DUI Bullet  —  Heather Locklear just got her driving under the influence case dismissed, and she's pled to a much lesser offense.  —  Heather pled no contest to reckless driving, a misdemeanor.  She'll be placed on three years informal probation, pay a $700 fine …
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Perez Hilton:
No Jail Time! Heather Locklear Pleads Out of DUI Charge
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Lily Allen enjoys a passionate embrace with Jay Jopling, estranged husband of artist Sam Taylor-Wood … Lily Allen enjoyed a passionate embrace with 45-year old art mogul Jay Jopling - the estranged husband of artist Sam Taylor-Wood - aboard a yacht as they cruised off the coast of St Barts.
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH newly married starlet gave a guy she trysted with a nasty STD right before her wedding . . . WHICH on-the-rocks couple have been headed for divorce for a while?  The rock star was cheating on his actress wife immediately after they got hitched and has been carrying …
Daily Mail:
Gimme shelter: Michael Jackson goes shopping in his pyjamas and surgical mask... hiding under an umbrella INSIDE … Shoppers at a Los Angeles bookstore got a fright on New Year's Eve when they spotted a hooded man with a surgical mask under an umbrella lurking amongst the shelves.
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Photoshop Awards: Kelly Clarkson's Single Cover  —  Yeah, this is Kelly Clarkson's new single cover and not Kate Hudson on the cover of some 1970s soft-core porn movie.  If Kelly wanted her single cover all shiny-like, she should have just spent 5-minutes to make some s**t using Blinggee.
Discussion: Yeeeah!
Jeremy Olshan / New York Post:
HAPPY #*%!  NEW YEAR TO YOU, TOO!  —  COMIC KATHY LASHES OUT AT HECKLER ON CNN  —  Comedienne Kathy Griffin may be doomed to life on CNN's S-list after answering a heckler with a shrieking, vulgar tirade during the network's live New Year's Eve broadcast.  —  “Screw you,” she told the heckler.
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Chloe Sevigny Bikini Pictures of the Day  —  I like girls are easily convinced to suck your dick on camera when you tell them that it is art and that it will make them a legend in their craft, even when their faces look like the guy I saw at the gas station asking for money yesterday.
Discussion: Celebslam
 
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
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TMZ.com:
The Morning After Another Spears Wedding
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Washington Post:
Palin's Last Word  —  In the wee hours of 2008, Alaska …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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