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1:20 PM ET, June 29, 2009

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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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, RADAR, CoverAwards and iVillage
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Associated Press:
Court fight over Michael Jackson's children looms  —  LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, is taking care of the singer's three children and the family will go to court Monday in part to protect her rights to custody, the family's spokesman said.
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.”
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 …
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.
Joe Jackson / TMZ.com:
Janet Jackson — ‘We Miss Him So Much’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
Michael Jackson's Father Hits The Red Carpet
Discussion: omg! and Associated Press
FemaleFirst:
Michael Jackson ‘gay’ Allegations
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson: We Miss Michael “So Much”
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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.
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: TMZ.com and PopEater
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 …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:   Billy Mays 911 Call — “It's Too Late”
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:   Infomercial star Billy Mays dies, aged 50
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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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
New man, new hair: Britney Spears goes brunette as she shops …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Yeeeah!
Paul Chi / People.com:
Ugly Betty's Ana Oritz Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  Ugly Betty star Ana Oritz and her husband, musician Noah Lebenzon, have welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Saturday, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  “She is elated and completely glowing,” said Ortiz's rep. “She is surrounded …
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz Welcomes a Baby Girl
Discussion: Socialite Life
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: Hot Momma Celebrity … and Gawker
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 …
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.
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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
 
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