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10:05 AM ET, June 24, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Divorce Papers are Deceiving  —  There's a report floating out there that Kate Gosselin has been separated from Jon for two years.  That's not true, and we have the lowdown.  —  We now know what Kate checked on the divorce papers, which are confidential.
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RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Kate Gosselin's Brother Outraged Over Jon & Kate's Televised Split  —  Moments after Jon and Kate Gosselin officially announced on their reality show that they were separating, RadarOnline.com sat down with Kate's brother Kevin Kreider and his wife Jodi at their home in Elizabethtown, PA.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Still Wearing Wedding Ring
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kate Aurthur / Show Tracker:
‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ goes on production hiatus
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.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Reveal Twins' Names  —  Call it bliss & the city!  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Tuesday they were “delighted to announce the healthy arrival of their two daughters” - twins born Monday afternoon in Ohio via a surrogate.
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Dave Elias / WTRF-TV:
Sarah Jessica Parker's Twin Girls Born In the Ohio Valley
Perez Hilton:
A New Statement from Perez Hilton  —  From the heart:  —  “Words can hurt.  I know that very well, from both sides of the fence.  The other night in Toronto, after feeling physically threatened by a verbally abusive Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, I chose the most hurtful word I know to hurl at him.
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TMZ.com:
Mayer Burns Perez on Twitter  —  Right before going to bed last night, Perez Hilton and John Mayer shared a heated exchange on, well, Twitter of course.  —  “From the heart,” Mayer writes to Perez, “what you experienced these last 24 hrs is a profound lack of control.  You can't blog the world, my friend.”
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Fincher circles Facebook movie  —  Director in talks for Columbia's pic about website  —  Columbia Pictures is in advanced talks with David Fincher to direct “The Social Network,” the Aaron Sorkin-scripted film for Columbia Pictures about the formation of Facebook.
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The Smoking Gun:
“Jersey” Girl's Sordid Past  —  Now that Bravo is milking additional episodes out of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the cable network's hit series about a quintet of Garden State lovelies, we've decided to join the examination of the tawdry history of the show's true star.
TMZ.com:
Hasselbeck Accused of No Original Thoughts  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck ripped off a woman by plagiarizing her disease material — so claims Susan Hassett, who fired off a letter to “The View” host just before suing her.  —  We obtained the letter — in which Susan claims she sent Elisabeth a book called …
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Associated Press:
‘View’ co-host Hasselbeck accused of plagiarism
Discussion: Gabby Babble
TMZ.com:
Miley — Too Young For this Much Fun?  —  These pictures of Miley Cyrus [allegedy mocking Asians] goofing around in the makeup room on the set of her latest film, “The Last Song,” has the Internet buzzing the poses are too provocative for a 16-year-old.  —  Director Adam Shankman …
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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan: Pool Party Plans for 23rd Birthday  —  Lindsay Lohan doesn't turn 23 until July 2, but she's getting the party started early this weekend in Sin City.  —  The actress is hosting a Vegas poolside soiree at Wet Republic on Saturday to celebrate her birthday and her Sevin Nyne sunless tanner.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and I'm Not Obsessed
Paul Chi / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Films by Day, Prowls by Night  —  By day, Robert Pattinson is making the hearts of New York City women flutter at locations around the city where he's filming his latest movie, the romantic drama Remember Me.  And after dark?  The Twilight heartthrob is heating …
Kate Ward / EW.com:
‘New Moon’ movie tie-in book cover revealed: An EW Exclusive  —  Attention Team Jacob: Little, Brown has revealed their cover for the movie tie-in edition of New Moon, which features an exclusive image from the Twilight franchise's second film.  Taylor Lautner fans should certainly pick up more than a few copies (Those arms!
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.
OK! Magazine:
No Kids for Ellen & Portia  —  While most of Hollywood seems to be racing towards having babies and adopting children and denying pregnancy rumors, Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi haven't caught the baby bug, and might never.  —  “No, I don't think we're going to have kids,” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
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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.”
Discussion: Dlisted and Pop Crunch
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Four join Spacey in ‘Invention’  —  Craig Robinson, Heather Graham among cast  —  Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville and Camilla Belle will star opposite Kevin Spacey in “Father of Invention,” an ensemble comedy that Spacey is independently producing via his Trigger Street banner.
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: EW.com
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Daryl Hannah Arrested for Sittin' on a Coal Mine  —  Daryl Hannah made quite the splash in West Virginia today.  —  The actress and longtime environmental activist was arrested along with 30 others Tuesday for blocking traffic on a major highway during a sit-in to protest mountaintop coal mining …
Discussion: iVillage and Gabby Babble
 
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