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1:30 PM ET, July 16, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Police: Mischa Barton “Removed From Home” Wednesday  —  Mischa Barton was removed from her West Hollywood home Wednesday by police, an LAPD spokesperson confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “We responded to her home last night on a medical issue,” Officer April Harding tells Us.  “We assisted with it.
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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.
PopEater:
Mischa Barton's Mysterious Medical Issue
Discussion: X17 Online
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.
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
First Look: Blurry Photos of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and Splash Page
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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse Splits From Husband
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Anisa Kadri / Digital Spy:
Winehouse granted ‘quickie’ divorce
Discussion: Reuters
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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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Tom Cruise, doing the famous “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” dance at Beyoncé's concert at L.A.'s Staples Center.  “Everyone was laughing and taking pictures,” a concertgoer tells us of the scene.  When the actor originally arrived - sans wife Katie Holmes …
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.
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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 …
Discussion: Extra, PopEater and Pop Crunch
omg!:
Jon and Kate Gosselin Reunite At $1.1 Million Home  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin reunited Thursday afternoon for the first time since he took new girlfriend Hailey Glassman on a luxe getaway to France.  —  See photos from Jon and Hailey's trip.  —  The exes were spotted hanging out in the driveway …
Discussion: Us Weekly and INF Daily
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DailyFill.com:
Jon Gosselin Remembers He Has Children
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jon Gosselin's Children Welcome Him Home
Discussion: PopEater
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Family Guy Helps Make Emmy History  —  From left: Tina Fey, of 30 Rock, and Peter Griffin, of Family Guy  —  While Emmy didn't bite HBO's vampire hit True Blood for any of the major categories, Family Guy became the first animated series since The Flintstones in 1961 to be nominated as best comedy series …
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Emmy nominations unveiled
Discussion: Videogum
Todd Leopold / CNN:
‘Mad Men,’ ‘30 Rock’ lead Emmy nominees
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Queerty
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 …
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.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Popsquire
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Alexander Skarsgard lies with ‘Dogs’  —  Actor cast in remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 thriller  —  Alexander Skarsgard is going from vampires to vicious locals.  —  The “True Blood” star has signed to “Straw Dogs,” Screen Gems' remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 thriller.
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Kim Kardashian official web site:
My Troy Jensen ‘Twilight’ Look  — Bobby Brown, - Eyebrows, - Fashion, - Gothic Look, - Kim Kardashian, - Kim Kardashian Photos, - Kim Pics, - KimKardashian.com, - Makeup Tips, - Prada, - Prada 2009 Runway, - Troy Jensen, - Troy Jensen Blog, - Twilight  —  Since vampires are all the rage right now …
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.
Mary Green / People.com:
Inside Brad and Angelina's Birthday Party for the Twins!  —  Brad Pitt with Knox (left) and Angelina Jolie with Vivienne  —  They've already been to France, Japan and New York City.  So how did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's globetrotting twins Knox and Vivienne celebrate their first birthday on July 12?
Discussion: Extra
TMZ.com:
Madonna's Stage Collapses, One Dead  —  The stage for Madonna's concert in Marseille, France collapsed today, killing one person and injuring six.  —  The collapse occurred at the Velodrome stadium where Madonna was going to perform on July 19, according to Reuters.  —  French papers say the concert has been canceled.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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