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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Is ‘Sad, Mad and Confused’ — While Tony Romo is reveling in his renewed membership to the Singles-R-Us Club, Jessica Simpson is having a hard time coming to grips with being dumped a day before her 29th birthday. — “Jessica was really blindsided,” says a Simpson family friend.
Larry Watson / E! Online:
Complete List of Emmy Nominations — 30 Rock nabbed a leading 22 Emmy nominations, while Mad Men lead the drama field with a whopping 16. The 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, air Sept. 20 on CBS.
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Todd Leopold / CNN:
‘Mad Men,’ ‘30 Rock’ lead Emmy nominees — (CNN) — The Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to “Family Guy” and “Flight of the Conchords” and leaving out such mainstays as “Two and a Half Men.” — “Family Guy,” the Fox series …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Emmy nominations unveiled — ‘Family Guy’ nominated for best comedy; ‘30 Rock’ leads — Seth MacFarlane's gamble paid off. His Fox hit “Family Guy” on Thursday became the first animated series in nearly 50 years, and the second ever, to land a best comedy series Emmy nomination, following “The Flintstones” in 1961.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse, Husband Granted Divorce — The 2-year marriage of Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil came to a formal end in a functional first floor courtroom in London Thursday. — As one of 25 couples seeking to dissolve their marriages, Fielder-Civil, 27, was granted the divorce from Winehouse …
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Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Authorities In Los Angeles Assisting Mischa Barton Following ‘Medical Issue’ — Police in Los Angeles were called to assist Mischa Barton with a “medical issue,” on Wednesday afternoon, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told Access Hollywood.
Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Home of Pirates of the Caribbean's Orlando Bloom Is Looted! — Orlando Bloom — The Los Angeles home of Orlando Bloom has been broken into, PEOPLE has learned. — Sources close to the Pirates of the Caribbean star confirm that police were called to the residence and burglars may have made off …
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TMZ.com:
Jewelry Heist at Orlando Bloom's Place — Burglars apparently knew what we didn't — Orlando Bloom had hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry in his Hollywood Hills home. Notice the past tense, because we've learned burglars made off with the bling last night.
Entertainment Weekly / EW.com:
This week's cover: ‘Iron Man 2’ with exclusive photos! — Entertainment Weekly's second annual Comic-Con preview issue features Iron Man 2 on the cover, and inside it's packed with exclusive first looks at highly anticipated TV shows, comic books, and movies.
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
First Look: Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 — Friday's issue of Entertainment Weekly is a full-on Comic Con preview and features our first look at Scarlett Johansson as Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff (aka the Black Widow) from Iron Man 2.
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Talks Hailey Glassman, Engagement — A couple of weeks ago Jon and Kate announced: “During this very difficult time we will be working to focus solely on the needs of our family. This includes no longer commenting publicly or reacting to media stories and speculation.”
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New York Post:
‘REAL HOUSEWIFE’ FRANKEL GETS OWN REALITY SHOW — BETHENNY Frankel is saying bye-bye to “Real Housewives of New York City” and hello to her own reality show. The spunky star's new show on Bravo this fall will be called “Skinny & The City.” Our tipster said, “The show will follow her planning …
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Gets Stranded in Africa — Kim Kardashian learned first hand what happens when you misplace the single most important travel document - your passport. — Thankfully for the starlet, her NFL player beau Reggie Bush was there to save the day.
Us Weekly:
How Michael Jackson's Pill Addiction Began … Usmagazine.com has exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial accident, filmed in L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1984. — The clip (watch above) shows one take where the pyrotechnics exploded as planned …
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘Bones,’ ‘House,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Weeds,’ and more! — Ausiello: Yep, a pretty big one. More on that later. — Question: Got any more Grey's scoop? —Katie — Ausiello: Okay, you wore me down: Remember the haunting image of an army-clad George waiting outside …
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Photos of Michael Jackson Show Signs of Vitiligo and Needle Punctures — Expert Tells ABC News Needle Puncture Marks on Jackson's Leg in 2002 Photos Are ‘Very Unusual’ — Exclusive photos of Michael Jackson obtained by ABC News show a serious wound on the pop star's right leg …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Check Out Whitney Houston's New Album Cover! — The singer's long-awaited comeback album, I Look To You, will be released Sept. 1. — It will be Houston's seventh studio album. Her last album of original material was 2002's Just Whitney. — See the best and worst dressed stars at the 2009 Grammys!
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Mark Sutherland / Billboard:Whitney Houston Premieres New Album In London
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Thesps leashed for new ‘Straw Dogs’ — Bosworth, Skarsgard join Marsden in film — Screen Gems has set Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard to star alongside James Marsden in “Straw Dogs,” a reimagining of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film. — Rod Lurie wrote the script and will direct.
Kim Kardashian official web site:
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Daily Mail:
‘Nicole Kidman was strange and scared of the sun’ reveals Slumdog star Rubina Ali, 9, in her autobiography — She may be only nine years old, but Slumdog Millionaire actress Rubina Ali has made history by becoming the youngest person to ‘write’ an autobiography.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Doc Talks Himself Into a Corner — We've learned the doctor at the center of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death is in the cross hairs of the LAPD because of his own words. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Dr. Conrad Murray's statements to police …
