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11:20 AM ET, June 16, 2009

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Steve Helling / People.com:
Chris Brown Steps Out with Rihanna Look-Alike  —  Chris Brown, his brother Quincy and singer Teyana Taylor  —  When Chris Brown arrived at Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando on Sunday night, fans were shocked to see him arrive with a woman who looked very much like Brown's on-again, off-again flame Rihanna.
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The Sun:
'I'm what you would call single'  —  JUST when you thought she couldn't get any hotter, MEGAN FOX goes and pulls this little number out of her locker.  —  The stunning actress wowed crowds at her latest premiere in this sexy red dress that revealed a little too much.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Alec Baldwin Was Suicidal over Angry Voicemail to Daughter  —  It was the private voicemail message not meant to be shared and yet ended up being heard by nearly everyone - Alec Baldwin's angry April 2007 tirade against his daughter, Ireland, accusing the then-11-year-old of being a …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Janice Dickinson Rushed From I'm a Celebrity Set by Ambulance  —  “She is not in the hospital,” the source says.  “It's fair to say she was taken by ambulance this weekend from camp to an on-site medical facility for treatment for an undisclosed condition.”  —  Details will be revealed on tonight's episode.
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Joe Adalian / TVBizwire:
Dave: I Take ‘Full Responsibilty’ For ‘Beyond Flawed’ Palin Joke, and I'm Sorry  —  David Letterman is making a full-throated apology for his controversial joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter.  —  During a taping of tonight's edition of his CBS “Late Show,” Letterman went much further …
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
David Letterman Apologizes to Sarah Palin  —  After nearly a week of heated controversy over jokes he made about Sarah Palin's trip to New York City with her daughter, Willow, Late Show host David Letterman is making a public apology.  —  “I told a bad joke,” Letterman said during the taping of Monday's show.
Lindsay Miller / E! Online:
Carrie Prejean Gets Fired—Again  —  Fredrick Breedon/Getty Images; Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images  —  For the second time in a week, embattled beauty queen Carrie Prejean has lost a job.  —  This time, she was axed by clothing brand Sledge USA.  Prejean had been slated to be the spokesmodel …
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TMZ.com:
Pageant to Carrie: Your Court Is Ready!
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Mopsa / Holy Moly!:
Lindsay Lohan to be questioned by police  —  Holy Moly can exclusively reveal that Lindsay Lohan is to be questioned by police in connection with the disappearance of £30,000 worth of jewellery from a magazine shoot.  More after the jump...  Lindsay was photographed in London …
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The Huffington Post:
Bruce Willis Does Bondage Shoot, Talks New Marriage In W  —  Bruce Willis and his new lingerie-model bride Emma don kinky boots and play bondage in the July issue of W Magazine.  —  Inside the action her and Demi Moore-divorcee talks about his recent nuptials and the provocative (and topless) photo shoot.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Just A Couple Of Newlyweds  —  After Bruce Willis married 32 …
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Danielle Stein / Wmagazine.com:
Honeymoon Hotel  —  FOR YEARS BRUCE WILLIS VOWED HE'D NEVER MARRY AGAIN.
Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
Heidi Montag: I Would Advise Women To Be Careful Around Al Roker  —  In their first radio interview since leaving Costa Rica, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are again rustling feathers, this time with Today Show anchor Al Roker who they had an interview with early Monday morning [see video above].
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Natalie Portman to sing ‘Swan’ song  —  Actress attached to Darren Aronofsky thriller  —  Darren Aronofsky's “Black Swan” could soon be taking flight.  —  After being set up in early 2007 at Universal, the project — a supernatural thriller set in the world of New York City ballet …
Perez Hilton:
BETTY WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  —  A legend!!!!!!  —  A legend!!!!!!!!!  —  We met a legend last night!  —  Perezzers had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Miz Betty White at a special screening in L.A. on Monday of her new movie, The Proposal, co-starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Joe Buck, HBO respond to wild Artie Lange appearance … NEW YORK — Artie Lange began his assault in the green room.  It was 30 minutes before his segment on Joe Buck Live at the Equitable Center Theater in midtown Manhattan and Lange was searching for victims.  First up was Brett Favre.
NY Daily News:
Seen & Heard: Dan Abrams has a new, young legal eagle  —  Dan Abrams has a much-younger honey!  —  Sources tell us that the 43-year-old MSNBC legal correspondent is dating an aspiring actress 20 years his junior, who he met at a NYC bar.  Says a source close to Abrams …
Hollywood Reporter:
Femme firepower for Disney's ‘Again’  —  Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristin Chenoweth among actors in cast  —  The Disney comedy “You Again” has taken on some female power.  —  Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristin Chenoweth, Odette Yustman and Betty White have joined the cast, as has Victor Garber.
Maureen Harrington / People.com:
Michael Strahan & Nicole Murphy Are Engaged  —  For onetime New York Giants star Michael Strahan, May 22 was a big day: He got engaged to Nicole Murphy - and learned that the pilot for his new TV show, Brothers, had been picked up.  —  “It was a pretty great day,” Strahan's manager tells PEOPLE exclusively.
John Koblin / New York Observer:
Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar Gisele Bundchen Covers Strike Out at the Newsstand  —  Gisele, it turns out, doesn't sell.  —  Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar each put Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on covers this year, and both promptly had their worst-selling issues off the newsstand in 2009.
E! Online:
Katie Holmes One Step Closer to So You Think You Can Dance  —  Mathieu Young/FOX, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images  —  Good news!  A source at So You Think You Can Dance tells us that Katie Holmes is indeed planning to appear on the show.  —  “As far as I know, that's the plan,” says the source …
Vickie Bane / People.com:
Rep: Stephen Baldwin's Home Not in Foreclosure  —  I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! star, Stephen Baldwin, 43, may not be going anywhere when it comes to being evicted from his Rockland County, N.Y. home.  —  Denying a recent report that said Baldwin's 1.4-acre property outside N.Y. city …
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