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2:30 AM ET, July 8, 2009

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Corey Feldman Wears Michael Jackson Costume at Memorial  —  Corey Feldman showed up at Michael Jackson's public memorial Tuesday at L.A.'s Staples Center dressed as the King of Pop.  —  He arrived at 10:19 a.m. dressed as the singer from his Dangerous era - wearing all black, a military-style jacket, a black fedora and sunglasses.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Final Christmas with His Kids  —  Michael Jackson celebrated his final Christmas with his three children — and with dermatologist Arnold Klein, the biological father of Paris, 11, and Prince Michael I, 12.  Us Weekly reports in its new issue (on newsstands tomorrow) …
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids Attend Memorial  —  Michael Jackson's 12-year-old son Prince Michael attended his late father's public memorial Tuesday at L.A.'s Staples Center (see photo, left).  His other children, Paris, 11, and Blanket, 7, also attended.  —  Prince Michael sat with his grandparents Joe …
Discussion: omg! and In Case You Didn't Know
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Paris Jackson Calls Michael ‘The Best Father You Can Ever Imagine’  —  As the star-studded tribute to the King of Pop concluded, Michael Jackson's own children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II (Blanket), 7, took the stage during a group performance of “Heal the World.”
Associated Press:
Jackson daughter speaks at memorial
Discussion: omg! and DailyFill.com
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Family Gathers To Say Goodbye to Michael Jackson
Discussion: Socialite Life, Reuters and omg!
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Burial Mystery  —  We've learned Michael Jackson's body will not be going back to Forest Lawn.  —  The body will go somewhere else pending final burial — we don't know where that is.  If a casket goes to Forest Lawn, it's a decoy.  —  We've learned the death certificate …
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TMZ.com:
Jackson Death Certificate  —  We've obtained a copy of Michael Jackson's death certificate.  On cause of death, it says “deferred.”  —  It does say Forest Lawn Cemetery was a “temporary” disposition of the body.  As we first reported the body will not go back to Forest Lawn.
Discussion: omg!, PopEater and LAist
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 …
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Tim Parks / Digital Spy:
Lindsay Lohan ‘sued over spray tan’
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / E! Online:
The Real Housewives of New York City: Third Season Drama & Bethenny Gets a Ring  —  Even when not on air, the ladies of The Real Housewives of New York City know how to stir things up.  —  Amid Bravo's announcement this morning of a third season pickup and of a casting call for new Housewives …
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DailyFill.com:
Emma Watson Says Kissing Rupert Grint Was “Horrible”  —  She said it was like kissing her brother.  With her tongue.  And even worse, now she's got the Swine Flu.  —  Harry Potter actress Emma Watson said it felt like “incest” when she kissed co-star Rupert Grint.
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
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Perez Hilton:
Overdramatic Rupert Grint Talks About Having Swine Flu
Discussion: DailyFill.com and NEWS.com.au
CNN:
Tearful memorial for Michael Jackson  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Katherine addressed mourners at the Staples Center on Tuesday, tearfully telling them her father was “the best father you could ever imagine.”  —  “Ever since I was born …
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Steve Helling / People.com:
Blake Lively Doesn't Have the Willpower to Diet  —  Although Blake Lively is known for wearing skimpy outfits on the set of Gossip Girl, the 21-year-old star confesses that she doesn't do anything to make her body look good.  —  “I do panic before I have to wear a really skimpy outfit …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — #7  —  Get ready to have your mind blown.  Ready?  Here we go ...  — Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02.  — Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09 ... exactly 7 years after the will was signed.  — Michael Jackson's two biggest hits — “Black & White” …
Discussion: Hollywire.com
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 …
omg!:
Paris Hilton ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Death Of 'Paris Hilton's British Best Friend' Finalist  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The sudden death of “Paris Hilton's British Best Friend” contestant Kat McKenzie has left the hotel heiress devastated.  —  “I am deeply saddened to hear the tragic news …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
New York Post:
LOVE-STRUCK STARS MCCORD, LUTZ LET IT ALL OUT  —  “TWILIGHT” star Kellan Lutz and “90210” actress AnnaLynne McCord don't want the press to know they're an item, but the comely young duo didn't mind letting guests find out at Social Life magazine's Fourth of July bash in Water Mill.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
Chris Brown's $300K “Oops”  —  Chris Brown stunned onlookers with a giant pendant that spelled out the word “OOPS!” in diamonds after the Sean Combs “Malaria No More” White Party.  We're told by the folks who work with the jeweler's company that Chris wanted something unapologetically bold.
Discussion: Gawker and The Awl
 
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