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3:40 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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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) …
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:
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 and iVillage
X17 Online:
You're A Mean One, Mrs. Gosselin
Discussion: omg!
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PopEater:
Rachel Hunter's Fiance Calls Off Wedding... By Email
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
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.
PopEater:
Lachey and Minnillo Call It Quits
Discussion: DailyFill.com and omg!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Real Housewives Jacqueline and Danielle Are No Longer Friends  —  Jacqueline Laurita was the only housewife who came to Danielle Staub's defense during the fiery June 16 Real Housewives of New Jersey finale showdown.  —  Now, Laurita - who famously betrayed her sisters-in-laws Dina …
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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
Court Documents Claim Housewives' Danielle Staub Was a High-Class …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
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.
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Jo Clements / Daily Mail:
Ghostly pale, frail and wasting away.  Just what has happened to Courtney Love?
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 …
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 …
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People.com:
Matthew Broderick ‘Very Happy’ Over Twins' Birth  —  The proud papa speaks: Leaving the stage door late Tuesday night, after his performance in Broadway's The Philanthropist, Matthew Broderick told PEOPLE about the birth of his and Sarah Jessica Parker's twins, “I'm very happy.  I don't know what else to say.”
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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 …
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.
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.
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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Tim Huber / PopEater:   Daryl Hannah Arrested at U.S. Protest
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.”
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 …
Hollywoodtuna:
Isabel Lucas Gives Megan Fox A Run For Her Money  —  Finally, there's a girl who can stand up to Megan Fox's hotness at her very own movie Premiere.  Here's Australian actress Isabel Lucas, who also happens to be in the Transformers movie.  All I can say, I'm glad to see some new blood …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Oliver Burkeman / Guardian:
The Brangelina industry  —  Each week celebrity magazines breathlessly report yet another twist in the Jen-Brad-Angelina love triangle.  But where do the stories come from?  Are they ever true?  And does that even matter?  —  In pictures: The saga in magazine covers
Discussion: Jezebel and The Awl
 
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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