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10:55 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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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 …
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CNN:
Portrait of Jackson's pill consumption emerges
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Jackson Used Employees' Names to Score Drugs
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Canceled Brad Pitt Movie Could Rise Again  —  Jaws dropped last month when Sony Pictures canceled the $50-million Brad Pitt movie Moneyball only days before it was scheduled to start shooting - but now, apparently, the studio is working to shut those mouths.
Discussion: New York Times and Socialite Life
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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.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:   Gibson boards Jodie Foster's ‘Beaver’
TMZ.com:
Raid at Jackson's Netted Heavy 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 from the Sheriff's Department detailing what was found in the search.
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:
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.
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.
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: Rolling Stone, The TV Zone and L.A. Now
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: Perez Hilton and iVillage
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
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
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
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 …
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.
New York Post:
WE HEAR . . .  THAT law enforcement officials are investigating several restaurants in the Hamptons where cheaper booze is poured into top-shelf brand bottles and served to clueless customers who can't taste the difference . . . THAT Joe Simpson, never one to miss an opportunity …
Hollywood Reporter:
Zooey Deschanel set for ‘Highness’  —  Joins cast including James Franco, Danny McBride  —  Zooey Deschanel, one of the stars of “(500) Days of Summer,” is joining the cast of “Your Highness,” the Universal comedy that David Gordon Green begins shooting this month in Northern Ireland.
Discussion: Hollywood Crush and EW.com
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 …
Hollywoodtuna:
Ali Larter's Booty Profile  —  Here's Ali Larter showing her sweet booty on the the set of Heroes.  Ali reminds me of a young Christie Brinkley and considering I used to have Christie's SI Swimsuit cover taped to the inside of my high school locker, Ali is one hot piece of ass.
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
 
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Heatworld.com:
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PopEater:
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From Mediagazer:

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

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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