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12:40 PM ET, July 10, 2009

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson Took More Than 10 Xanax Pills a Night: Report  —  Michael Jackson took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, “asking his employees to get the prescription sleep medicine under their names and also personally traveling to doctor's offices in other states to obtain them,” according to CNN.
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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.
CNN:
Portrait of Jackson's pill consumption emerges  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Singer Michael Jackson took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, asking his employees to get the prescription medicine under their names and also personally traveling to doctors' offices in other states to obtain them …
TMZ.com:
Jackson Used Employees' Names to Score Drugs
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Popsquire
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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New York Post:
JACKO IN THIS BOX  —  STORED IN LA CRYPT AS FAMILY $QUABBLES
Discussion: People.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Report: Michael Jackson's Body Stored in Crypt While Family Fights
X17 Online:   Jackson's Body Being Held At Berry Gordy's Crypt
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Family Viewed Michael Jackson in Open Casket
Discussion: PopEater, iVillage and Associated Press
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Police: Jackson Death Could Have Been a Homicide
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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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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.
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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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mel Gibson to Return to the Big Screen
Discussion: omg! and Digital Spy
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
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: L.A. Now, Rolling Stone and The TV Zone
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Joe Jackson: Michael's Kids Could Be Performers
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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 …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Emma Watson Hopes Her College Roommate Isn't a Fan  —  Emma Watson can't wait to head to the U.S. for college this fall but has one requirement for her roommate: no diehard fans.  —  “As long as there are no Harry Potter posters on the wall, I will be fine and happy,” Watson, 19 …
Discussion: PopSugar
Mary Mitchell / Chicago Sun Times:
Exclusive: Emmett Till's casket left to waste at Burr Oak  —  Cemetery debacle grows worse with discovery of coffin of civil rights icon  —  Broken.  Rusted.  Battered.  The image of a glass-covered casket with the body of Emmett Till was shown around the world in the 1950s.
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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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 …
Xiomara Martinez-White / People.com:
How Hayden Panettiere Survives the Fame Game  —  Just because she's spent her entire life in the spotlight doesn't mean that Hayden Panettiere's life has always been so bright.  —  “I was tortured, emotionally tortured by these girls,” the star of Heroes and I Love You, Beth Cooper, 19 …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Jessica Bennett / Newsweek:
'I'm Always In Love'  —  Gloria Vanderbilt talks about her new erotic novel.  —  If there was ever an appropriate person to write an erotic novel, it is Gloria Vanderbilt.  At 85, the railroad heiress has been married four times, with a collection of lovers that include the likes of Marlon Brando …
Discussion: Gawker
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.
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Lindsay Lohan starts production company  —  Teaming with Kristi Kaylor to create TV, movie content  —  Lindsay Lohan and her fashion-line partner are hoping to create some unforgettable TV and movie content with a new production company.  —  Lohan and Kristi Kaylor, who runs Lohan's 6126 brand …
 
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