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6:20 PM ET, July 9, 2009

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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey To Be A Granddad!  —  Jim Carrey's rocker daughter Jane Carrey is expecting her first baby and her dad is thrilled, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  “I am very excited,” Jim, 47, said.  “Jane is going to be a great mom.”  —  Jane, 21, fronts her own rock group, the Jane Carrey Band.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jim Carrey to Be a Grandad!
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Perez Hilton:
Congrats, Grandpa Jim!!!
Discussion: omg!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Arnold Klein Admits He Donated Sperm  —  Arnold Klein admitted he once donated sperm — but continued dodging questions about being the father of Michael Jackson's two oldest children on Larry King Live last night.  —  When asked by King about Us Weekly's exclusive scoop that he is the biological dad …
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Brad Garrett's Girlfriend Knows How To Dress  —  If you're a die hard Brad Garrett fan, first of all you're a loser, and you've been wondering how he's doing and what he's been up to I can tell you he's just fine, actually he's better than fine.  Here he is playing poker while his hot ass girlfriend …
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Wicked Chops Entity / Wicked Chops Poker:
Brad Garrett's Girlfriend Is A Role Model  —  Nice.  Very nice.  —  Meet Brad Garrett's girlfriend, Isabella.  —  Isabella has disavowed the concept of the “bra.”  —  And for that, we thank her.  Bras are overrated.  They're not needed.  Like newspapers or the CBS Evening News, bras are yesterday's news.
TMZ.com:
‘Reincarnated’ Woman Sues Hefner for $3 Billion  —  This one is impossible to explain — really, it is — but we'll try.  —  A woman possessed by the “most beautifulest angel lusefer” and claims to be the “reincarnation of Venus Aphrodite Demilo” has filed a $3 billion lawsuit against Hugh Hefner …
Starpulse:
Mariah Carey Apologizes For Michael Jackson Memorial  —  Mariah Carey has apologized for singing a less than perfect version of 'I'll Be There' at the Michael Jackson memorial service.  —  Many fans took note of Mariah's sloppy singing, but the diva explains emotions simply got the best of her.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebrity Smack!
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Kim Kardashian official web site:
Michael Jackson's Touching Memorial
E! Online:
Michael Jackson's Escape Route Found!  —  Michael Jackson's departure from the Staples Center Tuesday didn't require the involved level of hocus-pocus that's been speculated.  —  E! News has learned exclusively how the star's body disappeared from the giant venue undetected by the media...and all it took was an underground tunnel!
Discussion: Yeeeah! and OK! Magazine
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
First look: Barrymore gets ready to roll for ‘Whip It’  —  Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.  Put that woman on roller skates, and you've got hell on wheels.  —  You've also got the new roller-derby comedy Whip It, starring Ellen Page as a rebellious teenager who signs up to play …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Paris Jackson: Impromptu or Planned?  —  No doubt Paris Jackson loves and misses her King of Pop papa, but did she really want to tell the world how she felt at Tuesday's memorial service?  —  A source tells me that the 11-year-old Paris was seen—and heard—backstage at the Staples Center …
Discussion: X17 Online
Associated Press:
Trial begins in Paris Hilton film contract dispute  —  MIAMI - Paris Hilton has arrived for the Miami trial of a federal lawsuit accusing her of failing to adequately promote her 2006 movie “Pledge This!”  —  Hilton entered the courthouse Thursday afternoon wearing a black and white dress.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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INF Daily:
PARIS'S FILM FLOP LANDS HER IN COURT
Discussion: Associated Press
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Ryan Reynolds: “I Have Every Intention of Adopting”  —  Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson are planning to adopt.  —  “My oldest brother is adopted and I have every intention of adopting at some time,” Reynolds, 32, tells British Glamour in its new issue.  “I'm very grateful for having my brother in my life.
Discussion: CoverAwards
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Vera / I'm Not Obsessed:   Adoption Plans For Ryan Reynolds And Scarlett Johansson
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Kelly Preston to Break Silence About Losing Her Son  —  Jett Travolta and mom Kelly Preston  —  Since last January, when Jett Travolta died suddenly of a seizure at the age of 16 while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas, his parents, Kelly Preston and John Travolta, have grieved in private.
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne Sued Over Sleepiness  —  It certainly would have been cheaper to buy an alarm clock.  Lil Wayne is being sued for nearly half-a-million bucks for sleeping when he should have been performing.  —  Red City Entertainment claims it fronted $432,000 for a Wayne concert appearance in the Bahamas.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Heidi Pratt's Newest Role: Fitness Guru  —  Heidi Pratt is definitely proud of her figure, flaunting it in string bikinis at the beach and even doing “some nudity,” for September's Playboy cover.  Now, The Hills star has plans to share her fitness secrets in The Heidi Workout.
EW.com:
This week's cover: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’  —  After an eight-month delay that drove some fans to brink of madness, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince finally hits theaters on July 15th — and Entertainment Weekly's new cover story is a behind-the-scenes exclusive on the film.
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Brooke Shields finally gets ‘Vengeance’  —  Returns to film after a 10-year hiatus  —  After a 10-year hiatus from mainstream movies, Brooke Shields is returning to the big screen, coming aboard Summit and Participant Media live-action family comedy “Furry Vengeance.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Rev. Sharpton Laughed About Jackson During 2008 Race Discussion  —  Since Michael Jackson's untimely death June 25, Rev. Al Sharpton has stepped up to honor the singer, standing alongside Joe Jackson at a recent family press conference and playing an instrumental role in the late singer's BET Awards tribute …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Aaron Sorkin game for ‘Moneyball’  —  Columbia taps scribe for baseball drama  —  Columbia is calling up Aaron Sorkin to take a cut at “Moneyball.”  —  The writer has been brought on to do a draft of the baseball drama that will draw on Steve Zallian's earlier take on the project.
Discussion: X17 Online and The Playlist
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow Detoxes - Again  —  Detox diets aren't just for people on a New Year's health kick.  Ask Gwyneth Paltrow.  —  “I am finishing the amazing three-week-long ‘Clean’ detox program,” the Oscar winner, 36, writes in her latest GOOP newsletter.  “I feel pure and happy and much lighter.”
NY Daily News:
Tom Cruise-David Beckham friendship explored in book about soccer star  —  David Beckham and Tom Cruise are going to be besties for life.  —  In “The Beckham Experiment,” Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl devotes nearly an entire chapter to the bromance between the soccer stud and A-list actor.
Discussion: X17 Online and Yeeeah!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Memorial Speakers Hardly Knew Him  —  The majority of boldfaced names at Michael Jackson's July 6 memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center hadn't spoken to the the singer in years.  —  Many never even met him at all.  —  Brooke Shields - who broke down in tears as she remembered her …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and DailyFill.com
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — Body Not in Hollywood Hills  —  There are reports Michael Jackson's body is at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills.  It is not there.
Discussion: X17 Online
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
OK!  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Michael Jackson at Home With Prince & Paris  —  In never-before-seen pictures of Michael Jackson, showing him at home with his children Prince Michael I and Paris, the world gets to see the King of Pop as more than a music icon — we get to see him as a loving father.
Discussion: Just Jared
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
AnnaLynne McCord Lickin' Her Lips for Rumer Willis  —  Jean Baptiste Lacroix/ Getty Images, George Pimentel/ Getty Images  —  AnnaLynne McCord!  —  That's what Ms. McCord told us last night at the launch of OP's new celebrity ad campaign.  —  Read on for her Willis lovefest...
PopEater:
Jackson's Glove Hid Disease, Pal Says  —  Michael Jackson's sequined white glove became a signature fashion item for the King of Pop, but according to a friend of Jackson, it was really used to cloak the early stages of his skin disease.  —  Actress Cicely Tyson, a longtime friend of Jackson …
 
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Heatworld.com:
Groan... Now Peaches is studying Scientology
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Goes To Hollywood; Jon Finds New Love
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Charlieblanko / Bossip.com:
WTH? Raven Symone Has a Baby Girl by Her Gay-Lover?
X17 Online:
Hayden Reveals That She Was Punched In The Face, Bullied In Middle School!
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Arquette Calls Off Divorce from ‘Hung’ Actor
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Mirror.co.uk:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
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