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2:40 AM ET, January 5, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Conflict Over Travolta Death  —  There's a conflict brewing between the Bahama PD and John Travolta's camp regarding the time line of Jett Travolta's death.  (See update below)  —  People who are with Travolta are bristling at the suggestion Jett might have been left unattended for more than 10 hours …
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TMZ.com:
Travoltas Speak on Jett's Passing  —  John Travolta and Kelly Preston have released this statement on the passing of their son Jett:  —  “We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences.  Jett was the most wonderful son …
TMZ.com:
John Travolta's Son: Meds Ultimately Didn't Work  —  TMZ has learned more about the medical condition of John Travolta's son, Jett, and the medication that ultimately didn't work.  —  We're now told the grand mal seizures Jett suffered were “frequent and extremely serious.”
RADAR:
RESCUE WORKER REVEALS DETAILS SURROUNDING JETT TRAVOLTA'S DEATH  —  Marcus Garvey, the crew chief of the EMT unit that responded to the Travolta's home in the Bahamas and transported Jett Travolta to the hospital, gives all the details surrounding the 16-year-old's tragic death.
Discussion: Fox News
Mirror.co.uk:
Riddle of John Travolta's son - could he have been saved?  —  Claims that Jett, 16, suffered from condition he was never treated for is denied by his devastated father.  —  The death of John Travolta's son was shrouded in controversy last night amid claims that 16-year-old Jett suffered from a condition he was never treated for.
Perez Hilton:   Did Scientology Play a Part in Jett Travolta's Death?
Owen Thomas / Gawker:
Travolta's Rumored Gay Lover Discovered Dead Son
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff Are Engaged!  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff  —  Dancing stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff have gotten engaged, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Chmerkovskiy popped the question to his girlfriend of less than six months in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, according to a source.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Lifeline Live
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E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars' Karina & Maksim Engaged!  —  Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are looking to perfect their pas de deux.  —  The Dancing With the Stars pros took the whole ringing in the New Year literally, getting engaged just before the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, a source close to the couple confirms to E! News.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Tara Reid Checks Out of Rehab  —  Less than a month after checking herself into the Promises Treatment Center, Tara Reid has left rehab, according to a source.  —  “She checked out on Saturday,” says the source.  “She's doing well.  The whole family is very positive about this being the new beginning for her.”
News of the World:
Ex wife reveals Mini-Me was larger than life in bed  —  MINI-ME pocket rocket Verne Troyer proved size didn't matter the night he first bedded blonde Playboy model Genevieve Gallen.  —  Because the 2ft 8in tall Celeb Big Brother star took the beauty who would become his wife to HEIGHTS of passion she'd never dreamed of.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Leonardo DiCaprio & Bar Refaeli: Cabo Couple  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli spend their New Year's together in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Thursday (January 1).  —  The couple was accompanied by a few friends, including Entourage star Kevin Dillon (white shirt) …
Just Jared:
Elijah Wood is Very Venice  —  Elijah Wood puffs away on his cigarette as he hangs out with a mystery male on Sunday (January 4) in Venice, Calif.  —  The 27-year-old Lord of The Rings actor was seen picking up a magazine from a newsstand earlier in the day.  He later hopped into his Audi A4 with his friend.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Elizabeth Olson / New York Times:
A Rise in Efforts to Spot Abuse in Youth Dating  —  She was 17 when she met her boyfriend, and 20 when she died at his hands.  In between, Heather Norris tried several times to leave the relationship, which was fraught with control and abuse, before she was killed — stabbed, dismembered and discarded in trash bags.
Discussion: Jezebel
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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