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11:00 AM ET, June 4, 2009

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BBC:
Kung Fu star Carradine found dead  —  Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.  —  Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and genitals on Thursday morning.
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The Nation:
David Carradine found dead in Bangkok  —  “Kung Fu” and “Kill Bill” star David Carradine was found hung himself in a closet in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said.  —  Police believed he committed suicide.  —  Carradine, 72, was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
David Carradine Found Dead in Hotel Room  —  Oscar-nominated actor David Carradine, best known for his leading role of Kwai Chang Caine on TV's Kung Fu in the 1970s, died Wednesday in Bangkok, where he was shooting a film, his manager confirmed Thursday.  The star was 72.
ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Kung Fu star David Carradine found dead  —  BANGKOK (WABC) — Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok.  —  Carradine, 73, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.  —  His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been was in great spirits.
Discussion: TMZ.com and FilmDrunk
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Split Reports “Absolutely Not True”  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are not splitting up.  —  Pitt's rep tells Usmagazine.com tabloid reports the couple was about to announce a breakup are “absolutely not true.”  —  Adds Jolie's manager to Us: “Not true at all.”
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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 …
PopEater:
Brangelina Lives! No Breakup, Rep Says
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Enquirer: Brad & Angelina officially splitting, Brad doesn't care about custody
Discussion: popbytes and Bumpshack.com
RapRadar:
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
Discussion: iVillage
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Slams Jon & Kate Gosselin  —  Jon Gosselin says it's “ridiculous” that people claim he and his wife Kate are exploiting their eight children by doing their TLC reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, for which they earn $25,000-$75,000 an episode.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The Dish Rag and omg!
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Daily Mail:
Unmasked: A rare glimpse of Michael Jackson's kids faces as they visit a recording studio  —  Since Michael Jackson's children were first unveiled from their masked existence a year ago, they haven't been seen since without their face covered.  —  But yesterday Prince Michael I, 12 …
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: PopEater, 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 …
CNN:
Blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80  —  (CNN) — The Queen of the Blues is dead.  —  Koko Taylor, a West Tennessee sharecropper's daughter who went to Chicago, Illinois, with “35 cents and a box of Ritz Crackers” at 24 and wound up an award-winning blues legend, died Wednesday at her Chicago home at 80.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
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On Deadline:
Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80
Discussion: Jezebel, RapRadar and Spinner
Michael Fleming / Variety:
‘Short Circuit’ gets ‘Robot’ touch  —  Dan Milano to write remake of 1986 comedy  —  Dimension Films has tapped Dan Milano to script “Short Circuit,” the remake of the 1986 pic.  —  The original was about an armed robot that acquired a personality after a lightning strike …
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Alli Sims Opens Up About Life With Britney Spears  —  Britney Spears,Pop,Celebrities,Kevin Federline,Music,Media,Paparazzi  —  Britney Spears' former assistant, Alli Sims, is breaking her silence for the very first time about the years she spent with the music superstar.
Discussion: Just Jared and Showbiz Spy
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Whitney Houston Long Awaited Comeback Album Due Sept. 1  —  The wait is over: Whitney Houston will release her long-awaited “comeback” album September 1, Sony Music announced Thursday.  No album titled was revealed.  —  It will be Houston's seventh studio album.  (Her last album of original material was 2002's Just Whitney.)
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bitten and Bound
Michael K / Dlisted:
Mah Boo's Star-Studded Birthday Celebration!!  —  The Silver Fox turned 42 yesterday (he doesn't look a day over precious, right?) and he was thrown a mega surprise party while on air!  Suze Orman and Kathy Griffin came to knock the dicks out of his mouth while at work and present him with a very expensive-looking cake.
Stuart Levine / Variety:
A&E's ‘Beast’ gets canceled  —  Swayze-starring series had soft ratings  —  It looks as though A&E drama “The Beast” will not be coming back for a second season.  —  Sources indicate the Patrick Swayze starrer about a rogue FBI cop in Chicago has been canceled after 13 episodes, with the final installment having aired on April 23.
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.
Dave McNary / Variety:
De Ravin, Brosnan, Cooper join ‘Me’  —  Robert Pattinson stars in Summit drama  —  Summit Entertainment has set Emilie de Ravin ("Lost"), Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper to star alongside Robert Pattinson in “Remember Me,” the Allen Coulter-directed drama that begins production in New York on June 15.
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.
Cele|bitchy:
Jason Mraz: Men 'don't understand your addiction to celebrity gossip'  —  We don't hear a lot about singer Jason Mraz, whose catchy upbeat single “I'm Yours” has reached quadruple platinum status and is the fourth most downloaded (paid-for) song of all time.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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: I'm Not Obsessed and Perez Hilton
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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