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12:00 PM ET, July 15, 2009

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Michael Jackson RX / TMZ.com:
LAPD Treating Jackson Death as Homicide  —  Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD is already treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide, and they are focusing on Dr. Conrad Murray.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us the evidence points to the anesthesia Propofol as the primary cause of Jackson's death.
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CNN:
Generic version of drug linked to Michael Jackson recalled
Discussion: Popsquire
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Renée Zellweger to Pack It On Again for Bridget Jones  —  Renée Zellweger  —  Haul out the biscuits and gravy, crispy duck, Snickers, milk shakes, pizza and butter-soaked potatoes - Renée Zellweger's very special diet to get in shape to play Bridget Jones …
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Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Third ‘Bridget Jones’ in works  —  Cate Blanchett to star in ‘Indian Summer’  —  LONDON — Working Title has confirmed that it is developing a third installment of the “Bridget Jones” series starring Renee Zellweger.  The British producer has also attached Cate Blanchett to star in helmer Joe Wright's “Indian Summer.”
People.com:
Report: Robert Redford Weds German Girlfriend  —  Robert Redford married artist Sibylle Szaggars last weekend at the luxury Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, in front of 30 family and friends, the Associated Press reports.  —  Renate Massfeller, of the St. Catherine Church in Hamburg …
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Associated Press:
Robert Redford marries German girlfriend
Discussion: Dlisted and Socialite Life
PopEater:
Robert Redford Reportedly Remarries
Discussion: Reuters
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: How John Mayer Broke Up Jessica And Tony  —  Dumping someone before their birthday weekend seems especially harsh, but a source tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that Tony Romo had good reason for calling it quits with Jessica Simpson the night before her Barbie and Ken-themed bash.
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DailyFill.com:
Tony Romo's Teammates Can Appreciate Jessica Simpson
Discussion: omg!
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Tossed!  Kim Cattrall Splits With Chef Beau  —  Where's Smith Jerrod when you need him?  —  Taking a cue from her fictional counterpart, Samantha Jones, Sex and the City vixen Kim Cattrall has officially called it quits with her much younger longtime boyfriend, restaurant chef Alan Wyse.
Discussion: iVillage and OK! Magazine
Marla Lehner / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Brad Pitt on the Cover of Wired  —  Brad Pitt even looks hot in a headset.  —  The star of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Nazi-scalping action flick Inglourious Basterds graces the August cover of Wired magazine, and PEOPLE.com has a first look.  —  Pitt, 45, sports …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pal: Hailey Glassman Dating Jon Gosselin “to Get Famous”  —  Is Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend out to be a star herself?  —  Multiple sources confirm to the new issue of Us Weekly — on newsstands tomorrow — that 22-year-old Hailey Glassman is dating the newly-separated dad of eight, 32, “to get famous.”
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Martin Fricker / Mirror.co.uk:
Michael Jackson was confronted by family over drugs - Tito Jackson  —  Tito Jackson told yesterday how he and his brothers and sisters launched a military-style raid on Neverland to confront Michael over his addiction to painkillers.  —  The Jackson family had become increasingly alarmed …
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Mayer Nissim / Digital Spy:   Tito: ‘Michael would want Neverland burial’
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Joey McIntyre to Be a Dad Again  —  Joey McIntyre with his wife Barrett  —  There's going to be another new kid on the block: Joey McIntyre tells PEOPLE that his wife Barrett is expecting their second child - a boy - in December.  —  “I still can't get over it,” says the singer, 36, who also has 20-month-old son Griffin.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Joey McIntyre Expecting His Second Son
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Dermatologist Subpoenaed for Michael Jackson Medical Records  —  Michael Jackson's longtime dermatologist Arnold Klein — the biological father of Jackson's eldest children Paris, 12, and Prince, 11 — was served a subpoena this afternoon, an official from the L.A. County Coroner tells Usmagazine.com.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Hugh Jackman to star in ‘Avon’  —  20th Century Fox acquires comedy pitch  —  In a high-six-figure deal, 20th Century Fox has acquired “Avon Man,” a comedy pitch from “Hitch” writer Kevin Bisch, as a star vehicle for Hugh Jackman, with Bisch to script.  —  Jackman and Seed Prods. partner John Palermo …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
It's Official: David & Courteney Will Scream Again!  —  It's official!  David Arquette and Courteney Cox have signed on to reunite with the Ghostface killer.  —  “We are going to be doing Scream 4,” Arquette just told me from New York City, where he's hanging out in plastic box …
Joyce Chen / People.com:
Vanessa Hudgens in No Rush to Get Married  —  Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron are one of Hollywood's hottest young couples - but getting married and settling down is the last thing on the actress's list of things to do.  —  “I think [marriage and starting a family] is great,” says Hudgens …
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Exclusive: Daphne Zuniga returns to ‘Melrose Place’  —  Jo is back!  EW.com has learned exclusively that Daphne Zuniga — last seen on One Tree Hill — will reprise her role as photographer Jo Reynolds in The CW's reboot of Melrose Place this fall.  She'll guest star in at least two episodes …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Miley Cyrus gets ‘Wings’ at Disney  —  ‘Hannah Montana’ star to lead fairy tale  —  Disney has acquired screen rights to the young adult novel “Wings” and will develop the bestselling Aprilynne Pike title as a star vehicle for Miley Cyrus.  —  Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wick Godfrey will produce.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson: “I Felt My First Kick”  —  Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson — who just returned from a nine-day honeymoon to St. Lucia with new husband Hank Baskett — tells Usmagazine.com she felt her first kick on Monday.  —  “It was so crazy,” she told Us Tuesday at the Espy Style Studio in L.A. …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
Terrorists issue threat against ‘Bruno’ star  —  Claim Cohen's homosexual film conspiracy against their jidad group  —  JERUSALEM - The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the terrorist group depicted in the film “Bruno,” is “very upset” their group's namesake and former member was featured in a film …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Ten Things You Never Knew About Daniel Radcliffe  —  Since winning one of the most coveted roles in movie history at the tender age of ten, Daniel Radcliffe has emerged as one of the biggest, and indeed richest, teenagers on the planet.  At just 19-years-old, his Harry Potter franchise …
Discussion: Associated Press
 
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
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Access Hollywood:
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

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