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12:50 PM ET, June 28, 2009

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Daphne Barak / Times of London:
What nanny who worked for Michael Jackson saw  —  Grace Rwaramba who cared for King of Pop and his children has shocking secrets of his addictions and bizarre nomadic life  —  I was in the bar of a London hotel on Thursday night with a senior television executive when a figure in a jumpsuit ran …
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Michael Jackson / News of the World:
SUPERSTAR AND FAMILY MAN  —  MICHAEL Jackson's two eldest kids face a tug-of-love battle after their mum Debbie Rowe confessed he was not their father.  —  In an astonishing interview Debbie - mother of Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 - said she was artificially inseminated by an anonymous donor.
Stephanie Chavez / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson's death: Second autopsy completed at the request of Jackson's family  —  The Jackson family has hired a private pathologist who completed a second autopsy on the performer's body today, according to sources familiar with the case.  —  The second autopsy came …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Former Nanny Tells of Michael's Drug Use  —  An alarming portrait of Michael Jackson in his final months has now been sketched by the nanny who cared for his three children.  Grace Rwaramba, 42, tells The Times of London that she routinely pumped out the pop star's stomach after he'd ingested a dangerous combination of drugs.
People.com:
Jackson Family Issues Personal Statement to Fans  —  The Jackson family issued a statement Saturday, conveyed by family patriarch Joseph Jackson.  In full, it reads:  —  In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words appropriate to this sudden tragedy we all had to encounter.
TMZ.com:
Jackson's Kids: ‘We Want to Stay with Grandma’  —  Sources close to the Jackson family tell us Michael Jackson's three children — Michael Joseph, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine and Prince “Blanket” Michael II — say they want to stay with their grandparents, specifically Katherine.
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Weds at Playboy Mansion  —  In a wedding fit for a princess, Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson wed her NFL player beau Hank Baskett at her onetime residence, the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles's exclusive Holmby Hills, on Saturday, PEOPLE confirms.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
It's Official!  Kendra Wilkinson Marries Hank Baskett  —  The Girl Next Door has become the blushing bride.  —  Kendra Wilkinson and her Philadelphia Eagle honey, Hank Baskett, tied the knot Saturday night at the Playboy Mansion, E! News has confirmed.  —  Paparazzi swarmed outside …
Mark Gray / People.com:
Holly Madison: Kendra Wilkinson Nervous on Wedding Day
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TMZ.com:
Pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead  —  TMZ has confirmed TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead today in his home in Tampa, Florida early this morning.  —  According to the Tampa PD, the 50-year-old TV pitchman was found unresponsive by his wife Deborah at 7:45 AM.
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Fox News:
Report: ‘Infomercial King’ Billy Mays Found Dead in Home  —  DEVELOPING: Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday, FOX News confirms.  —  Police said there were no signs …
Vicki Sheff Cahan / People.com:
Eddie Van Halen - in Flip-Flops - Weds Girlfriend  —  Guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen is no longer a solo: Saturday night he married Janie Liszewski, his girlfriend of three years.  —  The ceremony took place in the garden of his seven-acre estate in the hills above Studio City, Calif. …
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Bradley Cooper Explains That Night Out with Jennifer Aniston  —  First they reputedly flirted at a party.  Then, June 18, they definitely had dinner together.  So, what is going on between Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Aniston?  —  That was the question put to The Hangover star on Friday in Paris …
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