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8:15 AM ET, June 4, 2009

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RR Exclusive: Eminem Speaks On MTV Stunt And Robbery Rumors  —  Three days ago at the MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen caused a firestorm as “Bruno” when he landed ass first on Eminem.  Many speculated for the days whether the stunt was staged or real, with everyone speaking except the man himself.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Eminem Admits: I Was Involved in Brüno Stunt  —  Eminem (left) and Sacha Baron Cohen  —  Photo by: Jeff Kravitz / Filmmagic; Mario Anzuoni / Reuters / Landov  —  Three days after storming out of the MTV Movie Awards, Eminem is setting the record straight about what exactly happened …
Discussion: iVillage
Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Woman sues comedian over ‘Bruno’ skirmish
Discussion: TMZ.com, Reuters, Gawker and EW.com
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People.com:
Brad and Angelina Split Rumors ‘Not True’  —  Don't worry about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.  Hollywood's hottest couple is not splitting up, their rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Rumors of a breakup are “not true,” says the rep.  —  Reports surfaced Wednesday that Pitt and Jolie …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Angelina's New Title: Most Powerful Celebrity in the World  —  Watch out, Oprah!  This year Angelina has the power.  —  Angelina Jolie nabbed the No. 1 spot on Forbes' 2009 Celebrity 100 list, the magazine announced Wednesday, topping Winfrey who slipped to No. 2 after two consecutive years at the top.
Kate Coyne / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Speaks Out  —  By the time Jon Gosselin arrives at the Manhattan offices of his attorneys, he looks like he's been through a war.  Only when he realizes that he's reached this room without being caught by photographers does he crack a smile.  “All of them are sitting at my house …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Witness: Kate “Completely Ignored” Kids on Trip  —  According to several fellow vacationers, Kate Gosselin didn't pay her eight kids much attention on their getaway to Bald Head Island, N.C., when the camera crew wasn't around - even though she pulled twin daughters Madelyn and Cara, 8, out of school for the for-TV trip.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Takes Girls on a Ferry Ride
Discussion: CoverAwards
People.com:
Christina Ricci, Fiancé Call Off Engagement  —  Christina Ricci and her comedian boyfriend Owen Benjamin have ended their engagement, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  “Owen had a birthday party this past Sunday, and everything seemed fine.  Sometime after, they got into a fight and decided to reevaluate things.
People.com:
LeAnn Rimes Responds to Stalking Accusation  —  LeAnn Rimes in L.A. May 31.  —  Country star LeAnn Rimes is responding to a report in which Brandi Glanville, the wife of Eddie Cibrian - Rimes's costar in the Lifetime movie, Northern Lights - claims that the country star is “stalking” her husband.
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Shruti Dhalwala / People.com:
LeAnn Rimes on Rumors: 'I'm Going To Take the High Road'
Discussion: iVillage and Showbiz Spy
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Of ‘New Moon’  —  Fresh Buzz,Movies,Twilight,Kristen Stewart,Taylor Lautner,Behind The Scenes  —  Access' exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Jacob's werewolf transformation scene in “New Moon.”  Plus, Taylor Lautner talks about why …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Rep: Heidi & Spencer Pratt Remaining on I'm a Celebrity  —  Heidi and Spencer Pratt are remaining on the NBC reality show I'm a Celebrity I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! after all, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  “Heidi and Spencer are still in the jungle and part of the show,” their rep told Us Wednesday morning.
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Daniel S. Levy / People.com:
Kimora Lee Simmons Announces Her Baby's Name  —  Kimora Lee Simmons with daughters Aoki and Ming  —  Kimora Lee Simmons has not disappointed her followers on Twitter.  —  After announcing the arrival of a son with longtime boyfriend Djimon Hounsou, the Baby Phat CEO on Wednesday followed …
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New York Post:
KIMORA LEE'S DESIGNER BABY
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MELISSA JOAN'S COLD-HARTED THOUGHTS ON FARRAH  —  MELISSA Joan Hart should learn to keep her voice down.  The former “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star was overheard off-cam era at KTLA in Los Angeles on Friday saying how she'd been hoping last week that cancer- stricken Farrah Faw cett wouldn't die …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Costar: Kristen Stewart Still “Settling Into” Fame  —  Kristen Stewart seemed more uncomfortable than ever at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, dropping her Best Female Performance award and admitting to fans that she is “awkward.”  —  But her Twilight and New Moon costar, Peter Facinelli, tells Usmagazine.com, “That's just Kristen.
Perez Hilton:
Ashlee Simpson Attacks Pete Wentz's Ex!  —  Poppa Joe won't be happy to hear this!  —  Multiple impeccable sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that a very nasty altercation went down between Ashlee Simpson and Michelle Trachtenberg at the ‘DJ Hero’ party at LA's Wiltern Theater on Monday night.
On Deadline:
Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80  —  Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor died this afternoon while recovering from surgery to repair gastrointestinal bleeding.  She was 80.  —  “She was recovering slowly but surely, and then she had a real bad night,” a spokesman …
Discussion: RapRadar and Spinner
Daniel S. Levy / People.com:
Joshua Jackson, Diane Kruger Planning Big Move  —  Bring on the boxes and packing tape, Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger are moving in together.  —  Fringe star Joshua Jackson says that he and girlfriend Diane Kruger, for whom he has the pet name “Mrs.,” are planning to settle …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
Lacey Rose / Forbes:
Inside Beyonce's Entertainment Empire  —  Beyonce Knowles is a perfectionist.  That's how she rakes in $87 million a year.  —  On a crisp Thursday evening in late April a Cadillac Escalade barrels down a cross street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, coming to a halt before the School of Visual Arts.
 
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