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11:35 AM ET, June 29, 2009

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Joe Jackson Appears at BET Awards Tribute to Michael  —  There was an unexpected but most welcome figure on the red carpet of Los Angeles's Shrine Auditorium for Sunday night's BET Awards: Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson.  —  Sporting a black hat, sunglasses and a dark suit …
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Perez Hilton:
Michael Jackson's Father Hits The Red Carpet  —  Everybody grieves in their own way.  Joe Jackson, who - according to many accounts - physically abused his son, Michael, decided to hit up the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.  —  He was interviewed by CNN on the red carpet.  —  Check it out (above)!
Discussion: omg! and Associated Press
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Jamie Foxx Dances the Moonwalk for Michael Jackson  —  Jamie Foxx paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson while hosting Sunday's BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.  —  The show opened with a medley of Jackson 5 hits, including “ABC” and “The Love You Save,” as images of Jackson as a child flashed on a screen.
Joe Jackson / TMZ.com:
Janet Jackson — ‘We Miss Him So Much’  —  An emotional Janet Jackson made her first public appearance since her brother's death at the BET Awards last night — where she made a brief yet heartfelt speech on behalf of her family, thanking fans for all their love and support.  —  See Also
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Report: Michael Jackson: Emaciated; Bald; Disfigured at Time of Death  —  Michael Jackson, who died June 26 after suffering cardiac arrest at the age 50, weighed just 112 pounds, was bald and badly disfigured at the time of his death, according to leaked results from an official autopsy.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Reuters:
Michael Jackson's final hours puzzle doctor, family  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Both Michael Jackson's family and his personal physician were at pains to explain on Sunday what caused the troubled pop star's sudden death weeks before his long-awaited comeback.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson: We Miss Michael “So Much”
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Informercial Pitchman Billy Mays Dies at 50
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood and TMZ.com
Mark Gray / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Was a ‘Princess’ Bride, Says Holly Madison  —  Holly Madison (left) and Kendra Wilkinson  —  With the backdrop of a sunset and an altar bedecked with white flowers, Kendra Wilkinson's wedding was “absolutely beautiful,” according to one of the bridesmaids.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘Transformers’ on top with $387.3 mil  —  Pic scores best five-day haul after ‘Dark Knight’  —  Aside from its whopping five-day domestic tally — the second highest of all time — Paramount's “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” broke records in several countries overseas …
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Associated Press:   ‘Transformers’ takes to sky with $112M weekend
Heath Ledger / Vanity Fair:
The Last of Heath  —  Why was Heath Ledger so ambivalent about his own stardom, and what happened at the end of his life?  Vanity Fair contributing editor Peter Biskind sheds new light on these difficult-to-answer questions as he writes about the actor's remarkable talent and untimely death …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Minnillo Hooks Up With Topher Grace  —  Nick who?  —  Just days after announcing her breakup with Nich Lachey, beautiful Vanessa Minnillo seemed to heal her broken heart very, very  —  fast - with Topher Grace!  —  And it all happened right before our Radar eyes.
NY Daily News:
Have Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf Transformed into a true couple now?  —  Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox are certainly fanning the gossip fires when it comes to reports they're an item.  The “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” co-stars (whose movie killed the competition with a $201 million five-day opening) …
Discussion: Gawker
 
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