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9:05 AM ET, July 14, 2009

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K.C. Baker / People.com:
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo Split  —  Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson on Thursday, the night before her 29th birthday, a source close to the pop star tells PEOPLE.  —  “She is heartbroken,” says the source.  “She loves Tony.  But it's been difficult lately.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Dumped by Tony Romo  —  Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have called it quits, sources tell Usmagazine.com.  —  A source close to Simpson confirms they broke up the night  —  before her 29th birthday July 10.  She was supposed to celebrate with a Ken and Barbie-themed party.
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Jessica and Tony's Relationship: What Went Wrong?  —  Simpson and Romo  —  Two weeks ago, when PEOPLE asked Tony Romo what he had planned for girlfriend Jessica Simpson's birthday, he said, “It's a secret.”  —  As it turned out, Simpson's birthday surprise turned out to be a shocker …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Mugshot of Jon Gosselin's New Girlfriend  —  Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend Hailey Glassman has an arrest record.  —  The 22-year-old — who was spotted holding hands with the newly single father of eight in St. Tropez over the weekend — was picked up by cops outside an Indiana University dorm in 2005.
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Oh No They Didn't!:
A look into the world of the classy new lady in Jon Gosselin's life  —  Hailey Glassman is the new girlfriend of Jon Gosselin as we are all aware of now, but let's take a look at what makes her so much better than Kate and eight children.  —  Meet Exhibit A:  —  Hailey Glassman
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Mira Sorvino's Third Child a ‘Miracle Baby’  —  Mira Sorvino and husband Christopher Backus are parents to their third child, Holden Paul Terry Backus, following a difficult pregnancy and a long labor and delivery - complications the actress forgot almost immediately.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Mira Sorvino Gives Birth After “Life-Threatening” Pregnancy
Mira Sorvino / Access Hollywood:
Mira Sorvino Welcomes ‘Miracle’ Baby Into Family
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Natalie Portman joins Marvel's ‘Thor’  —  Chris Hemsworth stars as Norse god of thunder  —  Natalie Portman has been cast as the female lead in “Thor,” Marvel Studios' adaptation of its comic book featuring the Norse god of thunder.  Kenneth Branagh is directing.
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The Huffington Post:
Natalie Portman To Star In ‘Thor’
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Maura Tierney Reveals She Has Tumor in Breast  —  Maura Tierney has revealed that she has found a tumor in her breast, following weekend reports that the illness has pushed back the premiere of her new NBC fall drama Parenthood.  —  “In an effort to guard my privacy, it seems that the wording …
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
DEBBIE ROWE DROPS CUSTODY FIGHT  —  $4M MOTHER LODE FOR MICHAEL JACKSON EX  —  Michael Jackson's baby mama Debbie Rowe has sold her kids again — this time squeezing about $4 million from her former mother-in-law in exchange for giving up her parental rights, a family source told The Post yesterday.
Discussion: OK! Magazine, Pop Crunch and UPI
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Where Did MJ's Money Go?  His Crazy Day-to-Day Expenses Revealed  —  Where Did MJ's Money Go?  His Crazy Day-to-Day Expenses Revealed  —  Michael Jackson left behind a legacy of being an amazing artist but he also left behind $400 million worth of debt.  And as the man who had the best-selling album …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Chace Crawford Moves Out of Ed Westwick's Apartment  —  Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford has moved out of the NYC apartment he shares with costar Ed Westwick, a source tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  The two have shared the apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood since they both first moved …
E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: What Does Mercy's Move Mean for Georgina on Gossip Girl?  —  Could Michelle Trachtenberg be skipping out on Gossip Girl?  —  Michelle is one of the stars of Mercy, NBC's upcoming drama about nurses, which just got pushed up to fall from midseason.
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Vanessa Hudgens Can't Wait to Get Naked...Again  —  High School Musical hottie Vanessa Hudgens is taking it off yet again.  —  We probably don't need to remind you of that whole debacle two years ago where she sent full-frontal photos to boyfriend Zac Efron.
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People.com:
Molly Ringwald Welcomes Twins!  —  Molly Ringwald plays the mother of a pregnant teen on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager - but in real-life she's a new mom to twins!  —  The 80s icon gave birth to a boy and a girl on Friday, July 10, PEOPLE has confirmed.
PopSugar:
Nicole Hits the Beach with Her Bump, Bikini and Joel!  —  Nicole Richie bared her baby bump over the weekend at the beach in Malibu with Joel Madden.  We caught a glimpse of Nicole in her bikini before Harlow's birth almost two years ago, and it looks like relaxing by the ocean is one of her favorite pregnancy routines.
Dan Evans / News of the World:
Lily Allen gets her Twitters out  —  ALLEN TELLS FANS SHE'S HAPPY TO GO NUDE  —  LOVELY Lily Allen grins and bares it all - and the sexy singer admits she doesn't suffer The Fear when showing off her lil' charms.  —  She told fans on Twitter: “I'm comfortable getting them out - t*ts are t*ts.”
TMZ.com:
Nas — I Don't Make What Kelis Thinks  —  Nas has fired back in his bitter divorce case with Kelis — claiming he's paid her more than she says and he makes less than she thinks.  —  For starters, Kelis claims Nas raked in $11 million for his album deal.  Nas fired back in legal papers …
 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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