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Alan Duke / CNN:
Michael Jackson public viewing set for Friday — LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Michael Jackson's body will return to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning for a public viewing Friday, CNN has learned. — A private memorial service is scheduled for Sunday.
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Family Reviews Michael Jackson's Will — Michael Jackson's family is still reviewing the contents of his last will and testament, but PEOPLE.com can confirm details of the 2002 document: — The deceased pop star left all his assets to the Michael Jackson Family Trust and has named his mother Katherine …
TMZ.com:
Jackson's Body to Return to Neverland — We've just learned Michael Jackson's body is set to be driven to Neverland Ranch late Thursday morning. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ upwards of a 30 car motorcade — including Jackson's body — will be traveling from Los Angeles to Neverland at 10 AM on Thursday.
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DailyFill.com:
Michael Jackson Delivers Final Kick In The Nuts To Father — Hey Joe, good job being an overbearing money-hungry prick to your kids. Looks like you're not getting any money. Ta-da! — Although lawyers for the Jackson family claim no will exists for the late Michael Jackson …
ETonline:
QUINCY JONES TELLS ET HE WON'T ATTEND MICHAEL JACKSON'S FUNERAL — Quincy Jones says he won't be attending the funeral for Michael Jackson. — Speaking to ET today, the music mogul says he has spent too much time mourning friends at their wakes. — “I won't go to any more funerals …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Dermatologist Is Father of Michael Jackson's Kids — “He is the dad,” says a Jackson insider. “He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth.” — Though neither Rowe nor Jackson ever confessed to their kids' true lineage, she did admit in 2002 that she carried …
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TMZ.com:
Jackson/Rowe Not the Biological Parents — We've learned Michael Jackson was not the biological father of any of his children. And Debbie Rowe is not the biological mother of the two kids she bore for Michael. All three children were conceived in vitro — outside the womb.
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TMZ.com:
Jackson Never Adopted Kids — We've learned Michael Jackson never adopted his three children, even though he's not the biological father. — We broke the story that neither Jackson nor Debbie Rowe are the biological parents of Michael Jr. and Paris. And Michael was not the biological parent of Prince Michael II either.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Farrah Fawcett Is Laid to Rest — A private funeral was held Tuesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died June 25 after a long battle with cancer. — Her longtime partner Ryan O'Neal and best friend Alana Stewart both wore black …
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Farrah's Funeral: ‘Goodbye Sweet Girl’ — Ryan O'Neal at Farrah's funeral — A tearful Ryan and Redmond O'Neal joined Farrah Fawcett's closest friends and family for the actress's private funeral Tuesday afternoon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
Allie Gross / People.com:
Hayden Panettiere Drops Towel In New Film — Hayden Panettiere isn't afraid to bare it all - at least not on set. — “If I can't flaunt it at 20, come on!” Panettiere said while promoting her new film I Love You, Beth Cooper, in theaters July 10. “I mean I might as well show it now.”
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Maxine Shen / New York Post:
ENORMOUS MONEY — SIMON OFFERED $144 MIL A YEAR TO STAY ON ‘IDOL’ — EARLY salary figures from Simon Cowell's “American Idol” contract negotiations are leaking out and they're eye-popping. — Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging the hit competition show …
Joan Jett / NY Daily News:
Once a Jett, always a Joan Jett — Joan Jett is all about tough love. — The rocker gave Kristen Stewart, who plays a young Jett in the upcoming biopic “The Runaways,” a hard time last week, causing the young starlet to burst into tears on set. — Says an insider, “Joan just wants Kristen …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Pic enlists two ‘Distance’ runners — Charlie Day, Christina Applegate join romantic comedy — Charlie Day, one of the stars and creators of “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and Christina Applegate have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in New Line's romantic comedy “Going the Distance.”
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People.com:
Anna Kournikova Injured in Shoving Match — Anna Kournikova ended up with cuts on her neck after getting into a shoving match this past weekend in Las Vegas — The former tennis ace got into a scuffle inside Lavo Nightclub on Saturday night after another woman at the club threw a drink on her, PEOPLE has learned.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Keira Knightley is Topless, Really Likes Suspenders — Keira Knightley really seems to like wearing suspenders, and being topless, because these Keira Knightley topless pictures from her new Chanel ad campaign are not the first pictures she's taken wearing nothing (or nearly nothing) but suspenders.
TMZ.com:
Dangerous Drug Found in Jackson Home — Sources tell TMZ an extremely dangerous and potent drug used for surgical anesthesia was found at Michael Jackson's house after he died. — We're told the drug Propofol was discovered at the residence. The drug is used to put people under anesthesia before surgery.
Laurie Sandell / glamour.com:
Taylor Swift: Bomb-Shell in Blue Jeans — Don't let those bouncy blond curls or the trendy denim fool you: Taylor Swift has the kind of focus most CEOs would envy. But at 19, she's also charming and totally unguarded—listen quick before the publicists get to her!
Sue / The Leaky Cauldron:
Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Several weeks ago, as first heard exclusively on PotterCast, this editor brought the news that actor Bill Nighy had been cast in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We are delighted to say that Bill Nighy …
