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3:45 PM ET, June 29, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Reported Jackson Autopsy — A Fake  —  We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake.  —  A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the “autopsy report” was fabricated and completely false.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Katherine Jackson Files for Guardianship of Three Kids  —  According to TMZ.com Katherine Jackson filed a petition Monday asking the court to appoint her as guardian of Michael Jackson's three children.  The petition states the kids have “no relationship with their biological mother,” Debbie Rowe, according to the site.
Janet Surprises / New York Post:
REVEALED: THE JACKO AUTOPSY  —  NEEDLE MARKS, PILLS - AND A NEARLY BALD HEAD  —  By LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT in LA and DAVID K. L I in New York  —  An autopsy on Michael Jackson revealed that the King of Pop's emaciated body was riddled with needle marks and scars, and his head was virtually bald, it was reported today.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Guardianship Papers Filed  —  A guardianship petition has been filed for Michael Jackson's children by Katherine Jackson, the grandma.  —  She is asking the court to appoint her as the guardian for all three kids.  —  The petition states the kids have “no relationship with their biological mother.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
L.A. Coroner's Office: Michael Jackson Autopsy Report Inaccurate  —  The Los Angeles coroner's office on Monday dismissed as inaccurate a British  —  newspaper report that said Michael Jackson was emaciated and almost bald when he died suddenly last week.  —  Michael Jackson …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Estate in Court
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Andrew Blankstein / L.A. Now:
Michael Jackson's mom granted temporary guardianship of children [Updated]
Discussion: Perez Hilton
FemaleFirst:
Michael Jackson ‘gay’ Allegations
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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TMZ.com:
Autopsy Shows Billy Mays Had No Head Trauma  —  The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner just announced the results of Billy Mays' autopsy — and said there was no connection between Billy's death and Saturday's rough aircraft landing.  —  Billy had admitted to suffering a blow to the head …
TMZ.com:
Billy Mays 911 Call — “It's Too Late”
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Infomercial star Billy Mays dies, aged 50
Discussion: Reuters
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Brunette Britney hots up romance  —  Sun lovers: Britney and Jason catch the sneaky camera  —  Things look to be hotting up in the love life of Britney Spears after she enjoyed a day in the sizzling heat with new lover-cum-agent Jason Trawick.  —  The singer, 27, continues to ditch …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Lisa Timmons / Socialite Life:
Britney Spears Goes Brunette For New Boyfriend?
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
New man, new hair: Britney Spears goes brunette as she shops …
Discussion: Yeeeah!
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) …
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 …
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Fred Travalena dies at 66; master impressionist and singer  —  ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’ could voice Bugs Bunny as well as Luciano Pavarotti.  Travalena, a Vegas performer, talk-show regular and star of his own specials, died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  —  Fred Travalena …
Xiomara Martinez-White / People.com:
Josh Duhamel on Nude Photos: So What?  —  Josh Duhamel claims even his friends were skeptical when he told them he was going to be on the cover of Men's Health.  “You're going to be on the cover of Men's Health?,” he recalls them saying.  “You?”  —  In fact, Duhamel, 36 …
Discussion: POPWRAP
New York Post:
FANS STEAL LEONARDO DICAPRIO'S SNEAKERS  —  A TRIP to a Japanese temple left Leonardo DiCaprio (above) barefoot after ugly American tourists stole the star's sneakers.  During a visit to a hilltop shrine in Kyoto last week, DiCaprio was asked by a couple of fans to pose for a picture …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Diane Keaton in “Good Spirits” After Sumo Fight Fall on NYC Set  —  A little extra padding didn't stop Diane Keaton from getting banged up on the New York City set of Morning Glory.  —  The actress, 62, was dressed in a sumo wrestling costume when she fell while filming Monday.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Lifeline Live
 
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