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2:45 PM ET, July 10, 2009

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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” …
TMZ.com:
Jackson Docs Not Cooperating, Coroner Claims  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ two doctors who treated Michael Jackson have not been forthcoming with their medical records.  —  Sources say Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Conrad Murray have not turned over the medical records the L.A. County Coroner's office has requested.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Joe Jackson: Michael's Kids Could Be Performers
Discussion: Dlisted and ABCNEWS
X17 Online:
Joe Jackson REALLY Wants Custody Of The Kids!
Discussion: omg!
Michael K / Dlisted:   Papa Joe Hates Michael Jackson
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 …
New York Post:
JACKO IN THIS BOX  —  STORED IN LA CRYPT AS FAMILY $QUABBLES  —  By DAVID K. L I in Los Angeles and LUKAS I. ALPERT in New York  —  Over his dead body!  —  Michael Jackson's family is bitterly divided over how best to profit off the King of Pop's remains — so his body has been stashed …
Discussion: Extra, DailyFill.com and People.com
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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 …
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Family Viewed Michael Jackson in Open Casket
Discussion: PopEater and iVillage
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Report: Michael Jackson's Body Stored in Crypt While Family Fights
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Police: Jackson Death Could Have Been a Homicide
Discussion: DailyFill.com
The Daily Beast:
Jackson's Needle Problem
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
X17 Online:   Jackson's Body Being Held At Berry Gordy's Crypt
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 …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Daniel Radcliffe: Robert Pattinson Is a Better Sex Symbol  —  Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says ladies are better off lusting after Twilight's Robert Pattinson.  —  “Rob Pattinson is a sex symbol.  Rob Pattinson is a genuine sexy guy.  He's got the height,” Radcliffe, 19 …
Lauren A. E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Harry Potter and the Rival Teen Franchise
Discussion: Gawker
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 …
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 …
Sharon Swart / Variety:
Mel Gibson to star in ‘Beaver’  —  Jodie Foster to co-star, 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.
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
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 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.
X17 Online:
Jennifer Aniston Gets Handcuffed!  —  Don't worry, they were totally fake movie set handcuffs, so Jen doesn't appear to be in any discomfort (sorry Angelina).  It looks like Ms. Aniston had way more fun on the set of “The Bounty” yesterday than she did the last time we snapped her picture!
Discussion: DailyFill.com
 
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