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7:20 PM ET, June 24, 2009

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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Kate Gosselin: ‘It Feels Like I Failed’  —  There's a lot of shouting happening in Kate Gosselin's house.  The mother of eight children - twins Mady and Cara, 8, and sextuplets Alexis, Collin, Leah, Hannah, Aaden and Joel, 5 - has barely had time to change out of her morning workout clothes …
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NY Daily News:
New ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ episodes will include Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend  —  Will TLC change the name of its drama-filled show from “Jon & Kate Plus 8” to “Jon & Kate Plus 9”?  —  In light of the Gosselins' divorce announcement on Monday night (watched by a record 10.6 million viewers) …
TMZ.com:
Gosselin Divorce Docs — We Got 'Em!  —  It was only a matter of time — 2 days to be exact — but we got a hold of the once-sealed divorce documents in the Jon & Kate Gosselin case.  Here's what's interesting.  The docs say they just can't agree on who gets what.
Discussion: Just Jared, iVillage and Popsquire
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin “Hurt” by Kate's Statement on Divorce  —  Jon Gosselin is speaking about ex Kate's recent statement about their divorce.  —  After filing papers Monday, Kate told The Associated Press: “Over the course of this weekend, Jon's activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures …
TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Plus Alleged Mistress — Not True
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo Call It Quits  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have split, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  A source close to the couple tells Us: “It was an amicable break-up.  They walk away from it still friends.”  —  Adds another source, “They still care about each other very much.
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David Caplan / People.com:
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Split  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have called it quits, reps for each confirm to PEOPLE.  —  “They have amicably split but remain good friends who still greatly care for one another,” Minnillo's rep tells PEOPLE of the couple, who began dating in 2006.
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Single Vanessa on the prowl!  —  Vanessa Minnillo, who, after months of speculation, recently broke up with Nick Lachey, has wasted no time getting out there on the singles scene.  —  An insider tells Life & Style she saw Vanessa at the Reebok Easytone party in Beverly Hills on June 23.
PopEater:
Lachey and Minnillo Call It Quits
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Oscar expands best pic noms to 10  —  Ganis announces change to Academy Awards  —  Oscar is opening up his playing field in a big way next year.  —  The Motion Picture Academy announced Wednesday that for the first time in more than 65 years, the field of best picture nominees will be expanded …
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Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Star Trek for Oscar? Academy Expands Best Picture to 10
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Held After Airport Brawl  —  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  —  Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was detained by French police on Saturday afternoon following an incident in which he allegedly assaulted an airport lounge employee while drunk, Agence France Presse reports.
New York Post:
BOOZY JUSTIN DISSES LINDSAY LOHAN  —  A NIGHT out with the boys may get Justin Timberlake in hot water with girlfriend Jessica Biel.  —  According to an eyewitness, the singer was in party mode at Chelsea hot spot Avenue one recent night.  “Usually Justin is pretty in control, but he was acting pretty crazy,” our spy tells Page Six.
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Emilie Causing Tension Between RobSten  —  It wasn't just the heart of every Robert Pattinson fan that sunk when they saw photos last week of him smooching co-star Emilie de Ravin while shooting scenes for their upcoming film Remember Me.  His on and offscreen love interest Kristen Stewart …
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Courtney Love is wasting away  —  Gaunt ... frail Courtney exits cab in New York  —  FEARS have been raised for rocker COURTNEY LOVE after a shocking new picture showed she's a shadow of her once voluptuous self.  —  The hellraiser appeared pale and gaunt, with painfully thin arms, while running errands in New York City yesterday.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Audrina Patridge Doesn't Want “to Label” Relationship With Ex  —  Audrina Patridge won't say if she's back on with her ex, Australian BMX rider Corey Bohan.  (The two were recently spotted smooching in Las Vegas.)  —  “I've been having fun with him,” she told Usmagazine.com Tuesday …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Amy Odell / New York Magazine:
Jennifer Lopez Will Temporarily Spare the U.S. Her Clothing Line  —  Jennifer Lopez has decided to halt production of her Sweetface clothing line.  Though Lopez was a pioneer in the celebrity clothing business, her hardly storied design career has been turbulent and, well, kind of sad.
Gina Smith / The State:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America  —  Governor says he never hiked Appalachian Trail; says he cruised along the coast of Buenos Aires to unwind after stressful legislative session  —  ATLANTA — S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport …
X17 Online:
You're A Mean One, Mrs. Gosselin  —  Yesterday afternoon Kate Gosselin was snapped at the Park City Mall with her bodyguard (who was reportedly hired by Discovery), and photogs on the scene tell X17online, “Her bodyguard is essentially her Jon replacement because all she does is boss him around!
Discussion: omg!
DailyFill.com:
Robert Pattinson's Pretty Face Not So Pretty Anymore  —  Rob's face is all splattered with fake blood for a scene in his new movie.  Either that or he had a really bad shaving accident.  —  Don't worry, Robert's wounds aren't real.  The “Twilight” star got roughed-up for his new movie, “Remember Me.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and INF Daily
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Smallville’ casts its General Zod  —  Callum Blue will play the villain next season  —  Superman will be facing General Zod.  —  Brit Callum Blue has joined CW's “Smallville” as a regular.  He will play the young man of steel's future arch nemesis in the sci-fi drama's upcoming ninth season.
William Goodman / Spin Magazine Online:
Q&A: Marilyn Manson  —  Our epic chat with rock's oversharing provocateur covers ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, $200K drug budgets, self-harm, and much (much!) more.  —  I sing about it on “Into the Fire.”  I say, “If you want to hit bottom, don't bother trying to take me with you.”
Dave McNary / Variety:
Katherine Heigl finds ‘Life’ at WB  —  ‘27 Dresses’ actress to star in romance drama  —  Katherine Heigl will star in romancer “Life as We Know It” for Warner Bros., with Greg Berlanti directing and Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks producing.  —  Project dates back to 2001 …
Discussion: Hollywood Crush and EW.com
Britney Spears:
OPENING ACT ANNOUNCEMENT  —  “THE CIRCUS STARRING BRITNEY SPEARS” ANNOUNCES ISLAND DEF JAM ARTIST, KRISTINIA DEBARGE TO JOIN GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST, CIARA, IN OPENING ACT  —  TICKETS ON SALE NOW  —  Los Angeles, CA - Britney Spears is bringing “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” …
Associated Press:
Lady Gaga Is A Creation  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga doesn't get why some people don't get her.  “I am so often puzzled (by journalists).  Sometimes they go, 'So what's this all about? ...  What do you look like when you go home?  Do you dress like this all the time?'  It's rude!
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
 
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Mirror.co.uk:
Madonna wants country estate replica in New York
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Indie Label Defends Releasing Adam Lambert's Pre-Idol Recordings
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Amy Wilkinson / Hollywood Crush:
‘Twilight’ Makeup Will Plump You Up (But Won't Cover Any, Er, Bites)
Melissa / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE: OP's New Star-Studded Ad Campaign
Oliver Burkeman / Guardian:
The Brangelina industry  —  Each week celebrity magazines …
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Tim Huber / PopEater:
Daryl Hannah Arrested at U.S. Protest
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