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11:40 AM ET, July 7, 2009

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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Elizabeth Taylor: Jackson Wouldn't Have Wanted Me at Memorial  —  Pouring out her grief on her Twitter page, Elizabeth Taylor says she's going to skip Michael Jackson's memorial - and she feels the pop star would have approved of her decision.  —  “I just don't believe that Michael …
Discussion: PEOPLE TV Watch, iVillage and EW.com
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Family Gathers To Say Goodbye to Michael Jackson  —  Jackson's mother, Katherine, and his siblings were among the intimate group.  —  At around 7 p.m., Jackson's body was driven to the Hall of Liberty building for what sources tell Usmagazine.com was a viewing.
TMZ.com:
SWAT Team to Escort Jackson Body  —  We've just learned law enforcement has launched a plan to escort Michael Jackson's body from Forest Lawn to the Staples Center.  —  The plan calls for a “heavy motorcade” with the LAPD's SWAT team as part of the escort.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Judge Removes Mom From Control of Michael Jackson's Estate  —  The keys to Michael Jackson's kingdom have just been ripped from his mother's hands.  —  Over the objections of Katherine Jackson, a Los Angeles probate judge today ruled that Michael Jackson's 2002 will is indeed valid and that …
TMZ.com:
The Stage Is Set for Michael's Memorial  —  The front row of the Staples Center is decked out with flowers for Michael Jackson's memorial today.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:
Activity at LA cemetery involving Jackson family  —  LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles television station is reporting activity at the Forest Lawn Cemetery that appears to involve the family of Michael Jackson.  —  KCAL-TV showed helicopter footage taken Tuesday night at sunset of a hearse backing up to a building inside the grounds.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Michael Jackson / Access Hollywood:
Report: Michael Jackson Family Members Gather At Forest Lawn For Private Viewing
Discussion: iVillage
Kevin Graham / St. Petersburg Times:
St. Petersburg chemist sues actress Lindsay Lohan over self-tanning formula  —  TAMPA — Not everyone is glowing about a new fake tan spray that actress Lindsay Lohan claims to have invented.  —  A lawsuit filed in Tampa federal court says Lohan and a Nevada woman stole the formula …
TMZ.com:
Three Too Many?  Joyce DeWitt Busted for DUI  —  TMZ has learned “Three's Company” star Joyce DeWitt was arrested for DUI on July 4th in El Segundo, California.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us DeWitt drove past a barricade Saturday afternoon — and when an officer approached her, she smelled like booze.
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Cynthia Wang / People.com:
The Office Star Jenna Fischer Is Engaged!  —  While Pam Beesly may be headed down the aisle with Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office, her real-life alter ego is altar-bound, too - Jenna Fischer is engaged, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The actress, 35, got engaged to writer Lee Kirk, 37, on June 30 while both were vacationing in Europe.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rep: Bethenny Frankel “Getting Married” to Boyfriend  —  Bethenny Frankel might become a real housewife soon enough!  —  After The Real Housewives of New York City star — who has been dating beau Jason Hoppy for eight months — was spotted wearing a diamond ring in Miami on Saturday …
BretMichaels.com:
BRET MICHAELS TOUR BUS INVOLVED IN MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN TORONTO  —  BMBNewsWire — July 5, 2009 — As Bret Michaels traveled to St. Paul,  —  MN following Poison's July 4th performance at Molson Amphitheater in  —  Toronto, Ontario his bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the Canadian side of the border.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and The Dish Rag
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Bret Michaels's Tour Bus Struck in Crash
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Perez Hilton
DailyFill.com:
Brett Michaels' Bus Crashes, Killing, Injuring No One
Discussion: omg!
Benoit Denizet-Lewis / Advocate:
The Real Perez Hilton  —  Perez Hilton was heralded when he embarrassed Miss California and derided when he did the same to Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.  So what's a guy to do when he's the most loved and most hated gay guy in America?  —  A shorter version of this story appeared in The Advocate August 2009
New York Post:
MICHAEL BAY MADE MEGAN FOX WASH FERRARI FOR ‘TRANSFORMERS’ AUDITION  —  THERE'S a video of Megan Fox we want to see.  When the sizzling star of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” went to director Michael Bay's house to audition for the part, “He made her wash his Ferrari while he filmed her …
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E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who's Taking a Break From Grey's Anatomy?  —  Which Grey's Anatomy castmember might be appearing less than usual on season six of the hit ABC drama?  Is an original Gossip Girl pairing over for good?  And when will the Stackhouse siblings finally reconnect on True Blood?
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Garelick adding laughs to ‘Baywatch’  —  Paramount sets new writer/director for film  —  Hoping to add some giggle to the jiggle, Paramount Pictures has set Jeremy Garelick to rewrite and direct “Baywatch,” a bigscreen comedy based on the syndicated series about buff lifeguards who patrol a beach in California.
Olivia Smith / NY Daily News:
Believe it, or not?  Kristen Stewart pregnant with Robert Pattinson's child, claims Aussie tabloid  —  Spawn of the vampire?!  —  An Australian tabloid is claiming that “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson has knocked up his onscreen and rumored real-life girlfriend, Kristen Stewart.
Discussion: The Superficial and Yeeeah!
Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks eyes View-Master pic  —  In negotiations with Mattel to buy movie rights to the toy  —  Remember View-Master, the Fisher-Price toy with those little 3D picture discs of mountains, rivers and caverns that you could rotate through a viewfinder?  Well, DreamWorks is in negotiations …
Discussion: Movieline, Cinematical and EW.com
PopEater:
Rowe Loses Cool Amid Custody Questions  —  Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe was in a feisty mood on Sunday.  While leaving a restaurant in Lancaster, Calif., Rowe snapped back at a photographer who was peppering her with questions about the custody of her kids with the late pop star.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Cele|bitchy
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