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2:18 AM ET, July 2, 2009

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Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Kevin Jonas Gets Engaged!  —  Kevin Jonas surprised his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa by showing up at her doorstep in New Jersey early Wednesday morning and dropping down to his knee to ask her to marry him.  Presented with a cushion-cut diamond ring that Jonas designed with Jacob & Co., Deleasa couldn't believe what was happening.
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omg!:   Kevin Jonas Is Putting A Ring On It! Singer Is Engaged!
TMZ.com:
Jackson's Last Will — Diana Ross Mentioned  —  Michael Jackson's will has been filed with the court.  Jackson asks that his mother, Katherine, be made the guardian of all three of his kids.  The will says if Katherine died before him or couldn't serve as guardian, he nominated Diana Ross.
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TMZ.com:
Jackson Family: No Public Viewing at Neverland  —  The Jackson family has just released a statement via their newly acquired reps, saying there will be no public service for Michael Jackson at Neverland.
USA Today:
Jackson family: No public, private viewing at Neverland Ranch  —  From staff and wire reports  —  The Jackson family has confirmed that there will be no public or private memorial service for Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara this weekend.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Permission Denied for Michael Jackson Burial at Neverland
Discussion: Socialite Life and E! Online
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Hilary Duff joins ‘Gossip Girl’  —  Is the Upper East Side big enough for Serena, Blair and the Duffster?!  We're about to find out because the onetime tween sensation is joining Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively.
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NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: McCain kin a Duff act to follow  —  Would Hillary Duff play Meghan McCain in a movie?  She'd be the top choice of Sen. John McCain's daughter.  —  Meghan McCain hasn't even released her first book, but she's already planning the movie version.  —  “I want Hilary Duff to play me.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: 9/11 Was an “Inside Job”  —  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Pratt shared some controversial views on a radio show earlier this week.  —  In a Monday appearance on Alex Jones' radio show, Infowars, the couple revealed they feel 9/11 was an “inside job,” say the idea …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Karl Malden dies at 97; Oscar-winning actor  —  Malden starred in TV's ‘The Streets of San Francisco’ and made famous the American Express catchphrase 'Don't leave home without it.' He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career.  —  Karl Malden, one of Hollywood's strongest …
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‘Streetcar’ Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon & Kate Ratings Plunge 77 Percent  —  Jon & Kate Plus 8 ratings plummeted 77 percent last Monday.  —  Only 2.4 million viewers tuned in — significantly down from June 22's much-hyped divorce announcement episode, which was watched by a record 10.6 million.
New York Post:
B-DAY BONANZA FOR LINDSAY LOHAN  —  LINDSAY Lohan's 23rd birthday isn't until tomorrow, but she's already managed to profit off the day.  —  According to sources, the troubled starlet was paid a cool $70,000 by the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to host an all-day “pre-celebration” at the hotel's Wet Republic pool party last Saturday.
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Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
Bradley & Renee's Date Night  —  If there is still anything going on between Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Aniston, it certainly didn't seem to be on the actor's mind on Tuesday night as he enjoyed a romantic Manhattan meal with Renée Zellweger.  —  The pair, who co-star in the upcoming Case 39 …
TMZ.com:
Jackson Riddled with Injection Marks  —  Multiple sources tell TMZ Michael Jackson's body had dozens of injection sites all over his body.  —  As we first reported, Propofol, a powerful anesthesia, was found in the house after Jackson died.  Various medical experts tell us there is absolutely …
sn.soapnet.go.com:
Danielle Staub on “All My Children” … The Real Housewives of New Jersey |  josh duhamel … That was it—I thought there would be more—they should have her come back and do a guest spot. … SOAPnet, Shows, Stars, Style.  ©SOAPnet LLC.  All rights reserved.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Danielle Staub Was A Soap Star Once
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow: People “Enjoy Life” More in Spain Than United States  —  Gwyneth Paltrow says Spain has “became a second home.”  —  “It is so different from the United States.  It seemed to have a history, and the buildings are years and years and years old.
New York Post:
MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH SHOT NOT OK  —  OK! magazine spent more than $500,000 on the “last” picture of Michael Jackson on a stretcher and possibly dead — but was it worth it?  Our well-placed source says some staffers objected to owner Richard Desmond's decision to put the ghoulish picture …
Daily Mail:
'I know I'm too skinny': Malnourished Courtney Love vows to gain weight again  —  Courtney Love has promised to put on weight after she was pictured looking frighteningly thin and gaunt in New York last week.  —  The former Hole lead singer, who covered up her skeletal frame in a black …
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Kick-Ass Footage To Premiere at Comic-Con; New Photo Revealed  —  San Diego Comic-Con International will be announcing the full panel line up for this year's convention next week, but we're able to reveal that the first footage from Matthew Vaughn's big screen adaptation of Kick-Ass will premiere at the convention.
Daily Mail:
Worse for wear Mischa Barton ‘kicked out of ladies toilets’ at Whisky Mist  —  Mischa Barton was left red-faced after she was kicked out of the ladies' loos for trying to bring her pal into one of the cubicles.  —  The former OC star, 23, was at Whisky Mist nightclub in Mayfair when she decided to drag her friend into the ladies.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe & Katherine Jackson's Multimillion Dollar Bankruptcy  —  Michael Jackson's parents have just recently come through their extremely complex and much-challenged bankruptcy proceeding.  The couple filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on March 1, 1999, and although their debts were …
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Cele|bitchy
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: Is Aubrey O'Day Set to Bare All in Topless Vegas Show?  —  Exclusive: Aubrey O'Day Set to Bare All in Topless Vegas Show?  —  Holly Madison recently hit headlines by scoring a seductive topless role in the hit Las Vegas “Peep Show” and it sounds as though one-time “Playboy” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
popbytes:
WHO HAS THE BEST AND WORST BEACH BODIES?  —  good morning everyone!  i totally thought the latest cover of STAR magazine would be all about michael jackson but i was pleasantly surprised to see an update on hollywood's best and worst beach bodies - there's just a small mention …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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