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12:05 PM ET, June 29, 2009

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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.
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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 …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jacksons Ready for Battle Over Kids  —  The Jackson family will go to court Monday to protect their rights to custody of Michael Jackson's three children, the family's spokesman has said.  —  Michael has two children with ex Debbie Rowe —Prince, 12, and Paris, 11.
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.
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)!
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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.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson: We Miss Michael “So Much”
News of the World:
Zombie  —  But, like every chapter in the troubled music legend's life …
Discussion: X17 Online
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Informercial Pitchman Billy Mays Dies at 50  —  Billy Mays, the bearded infomercial pitchman with the trademark shout, has died in his sleep at home.  —  “Everyone [who knew] him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth,” the Discovery Channel (which aired his series …
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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 …
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
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.
 
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