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10:15 AM ET, July 10, 2009

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People.com:
No Lie - Jim Carrey Will Be a Grandfather  —  Jim Carrey's rock musician daughter Jane Carrey is expecting her first child.  “I am very excited,” Jim, 47, says in a statement.  “Jane is going to be a great mom.”  His 21-year-old daughter, who sings for the Jane Carrey Band …
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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.
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Jim Carrey Ready to Be a Grandfather? Yes, Man!
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Green Lantern’ has three in ring  —  Cooper, Reynolds, Timberlake circling project  —  Warner Bros. is about to decide who will wear the super-powered ring in “Green Lantern,” the studio's latest DC Comics tentpole movie.  —  Along with director Martin Campbell and producers Donald De Line …
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Headgeek / Ain't It Cool News:
JT to get a charge from the GREEN LANTERN?  —  Hey folks, Harry here... Got an unconfirmed rumor that at Leavesden Studios - there's been some Warner Bros. screen testing on GREEN LANTERN and that Justin Timberlake was suiting up for the test.  That does not mean that JT is going to be Hal Jordan …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Goes To Hollywood; Jon Finds New Love  —  Kate Gosselin has made a secret, whirlwind trip to Hollywood, as her estranged hubby Jon has fallen head over heels for a young party girl, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  While Jon has stars in his eyes, Kate is apparently seeing only dollar signs.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin Started The Rumors About Kate And Her Bodyguard, Says Source
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Jackson Used Employees' Names to Score Drugs  —  Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies who raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch back in 2003 found a syringe, powerful narcotics, vials and IV bags containing what could be anesthesia.  —  We've obtained the documents …
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TMZ.com:   Jackson Used Employees' Names to Score Drugs
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Patricia Arquette Still Hung Up on Thomas Jane  —  Patricia Arquette is done trying to divorce Thomas Jane.  —  Less than a month after the Medium star and her famous siblings were spotted at the launch party for Jane's new HBO series, Hung, a judge has signed off on her request to abandon the divorce petition she filed in January.
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TMZ.com:
Arquette Calls Off Divorce from ‘Hung’ Actor
Discussion: iVillage
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.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
BBC, Kidman buzz around ‘Bee’ book  —  Actress to star, produce pic based on Cleave novel  —  BBC Films has acquired the bestselling Chris Cleave novel “Little Bee,” and Nicole Kidman has attached herself as star and producer.  —  Gail Mutrux will produce through her Pretty Pictures banner …
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
MrDisgusting / Bloody-Disgusting:
Final 'Jennifer's Body' One Sheet the Hottest Ever?  —  As Wayne and Garth would say, “Schwing!”  Joining the ranks of the incredibly hot The Unborn poster featuring Odette Yustman's ass, Bloody-Disgusting got an exclusive look at the final official one sheet for Jennifer's Body …
Sharon Swart / Variety:
Mel Gibson to star in ‘Beaver’  —  Jodie Foster to costar, direct film  —  Mel Gibson will star in “The Beaver” for director Jodie Foster.  —  The script, written by Kyle Killen, topped the Blacklist in December.  —  Gibson will play a depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet.
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Angelina's little princesses: wings, wands and tutus  —  Angelina Jolie is giving two of her six children an early start in dancing.  Angelina took her girls Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 3, to a princess-themed ballet class at the Creation Station in Studio City, Calif., on July 6.
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Family Viewed Michael Jackson in Open Casket  —  The night before the world paid tribute to Michael Jackson, close family members viewed the entertainer's body in an open casket at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.  —  “He looked like himself.  He looked like he just was laying there sleeping …
Discussion: PopEater, iVillage and Associated Press
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Dad Fears ‘Foul Play’ in Michael Jackson Death  —  Tells ABC News' Chris Connelly That a Second Autopsy Seeks Answers, Adds He 'Couldn't Believe What Was Happening' as Son Was Stricken  —  By MICHAEL S. JAMES with CHRIS CONNELLY  —  Joe Jackson suspects “foul play” …
Discussion: The TV Zone, Rolling Stone and L.A. Now
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 …
Alan Duke / CNN:
Source: Jackson family aware probe could be criminal case  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — The Jackson family knows that the probe into singer Michael Jackson's death could turn into a criminal case, a source close to the family told CNN Thursday.  —  “The family is aware …
Missy Ritti / People.com:
Raven-Symoné Clears Up Baby Rumors  —  Raven-Symoné  —  The Internet has been abuzz with whispers of a possible pregnancy - and, by some accounts, birth - for That's So Raven star Raven-Symoné, but the rumors have been put to rest.  —  “Raven-Symoné is not pregnant nor …
Discussion: iVillage
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
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.
Natasha Vargas-Cooper / E! Online:
Fashion Police: Pete Wentz Hates Belts!  —  What did belts ever do to you, Pete Wentz?  Why did you turn your ample tattooed back on such a convenient pants-holding device?  Are you raging against the Beltinistas or some such?  —  There's no winning that fight.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Comic-Con International:
SPECIAL PREVIEW NIGHT PROGRAMMING  —  Last changed: Thu, Jul 9, 11:46am  —  6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly present exclusive pilot premiere screenings of some of the most buzzed-about new TV series of the 2009-2010 season …
Discussion: Cinematical
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.
TMZ.com:
Britney's Former BF Will Stand Trial  —  Adnan Ghalib, Britney Spears' former boyfriend, will stand trial for felony assault with a deadly weapon, battery and hit and run, because a judge just decided there's enough evidence to prosecute him.  —  Adnan's preliminary hearing just ended …
Discussion: iVillage and Rolling Stone
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Recalls Being ‘So Scared’ over Collapsed Lung  —  Mariska Hargitay  —  The collapsed lung that sent Mariska Hargitay from the set of Law & Order: SVU to the hospital last October involved emotional as well as physical wounds the 45-year-old carries from childhood.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
George Clooney Lends Star Power to Earthquake-Damaged City  —  George Clooney's next project will allow him to be an actor and humanitarian at the same time.  —  On Thursday, the Oscar-winning star visited L'Aquila, Italy - a city hit by an earthquake in April that killed more than 300 people …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, iVillage and ArtsBeat
 
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