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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri Split — On July 7, Michael Jackson's family gathered to celebrate him at his much-watched memorial service. — Noticeably absent? — Janet Jackson's longtime music-exec boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri. (A pal says Dupri skipped the memorial because he “doesn't attend funerals.")
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Jon Gosselin Gets a Bachelor Pad — Well, that didn't take long! — Just before leaving for France with new girlfriend, 22-year-old party animal Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin settled into a new bachelor pad on Manhattan's Upper West Side. — On June 2, some unidentified people moved him in …
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The Superficial:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin's girlfriend majored in coke and threesomes at college — Seen here in her 2005 mugshot for marijuana possession, Hailey Glassman, the new love of Jon Gosselin's life, has a sordid past that's been splattered all over the Internet since the two were spotted in St. Tropez over the weekend.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Brags He's Bringing Back “Good Ol' High School Days!” — Why is 32-year-old Jon Gosselin dating a woman 10 years his junior? — The father of eight is desperate to “feel young again,” a pal tells the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now. — Jon recently bragged to another friend …
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
‘Prince of Persia’: Exclusive first look at star Jake Gyllenhaal! — For Jake Gyllenhaal, playing Prince Dastan in Jerry Bruckheimer's epic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, due May 28, 2010, was a chance to get into some serious action. (Paparazzi photos of Gyllenhaal on-set have appeared previously …
Magnus / The Fashion Spot:
Fornarina F/W 09.10 : Lindsay Lohan — Quote: — Following her very successful Spring/Summer 2009 advertising campaign for the Italian fashion brand Fornarina, Lindsay Lohan continues her collaboration with a new photo shoot to support the Fall / Winter 2009 campaign.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tony Romo made out with 43 year-old brunette on Jessica Simpson's birthday — All of this week's tabloids are running stories about Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo's split. Everyone has agreed on the major details - Tony dumped Jessica, she's devastated, and he's partying like a bachelor.
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X17 Online:
How Did Mischa's Life Become Such A Mess? — As you know, on Wednesday night police showed up to Mischa Barton's Hollywood home to assist the actress with a “medical issue,” and shortly thereafter she was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold (aka a 5150).
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Leelee Sobieski Is Engaged — Sobieski, 26, donned her marquise diamond engagement ring to the L.A. premiere of her latest flick, the Johnny Depp drama Public Enemies, in Los Angeles June 23. On the red carpet, Sobieski told Us she was “leaving to meet him in Paris” the next day.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
NEW PHOTOS! Jennifer Lopez's Twins! — My, how they've grown! — Jennifer Lopez's 1-year-old twins visited their mom on the NYC set of her new romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, Thursday. — Lopez's mother Guadalupe was spotted looking after the babies while the actress filmed her scenes.
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I'm Not Obsessed
New York Post:
SPECIAL FRIEND — BRITNEY Spears (above) is supposedly dating her agent, Jason Trawick — so what is she doing spending so much alone time with record producer Dallas Austin? A source tells us Spears and Austin spent some time together “two weeks ago at Dallas' house” in Atlanta, where, “It was just the two of them for a few nights.”
Michael Starr / New York Post:
GAME O-VER? — ALL-TIME RATINGS LOW FOR OPRAH — MEMO to Oprah Winfrey: Your slip is showing. — TV's reigning queen is losing viewers at a rate that hasn't been seen since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was launched 23 years ago. — Winfrey's ratings for the July 4th week, released yesterday …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad Mocks Heidi's Playboy Cover — In August's Harper's Bazaar, Lauren Conrad takes Heidi and Spencer Pratt to task over their fame-seeking ways — and her former BFF's boob job. — Conrad is asked why Montag decided to pose in the September issue of Playboy.
Logan Sachon / The Awl:
A Friendy Chat: Michael K, Web Entrepreneur, Blogger, Pottymouth — Michael K runs and writes the website Dlisted, which gives a rundown on the day's celebrity comings and goings with crude humor that often verges on the vulgar (though he disputes this point).
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Crazy Days and Nights
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Twilight movie ‘Eclipse’ has its first new casting — Google might want to brace for a search onslaught: An unknown Australian actor named Xavier Samuel has landed the first new role in “Eclipse,” the third “Twilight” pic. — Summit has hired the actor to play the role of a “newborn vampire” …
TMZ.com:
Madonna's Stage Company Releases Statement — We just received a statement from the company hired to build the stage for Madonna's Marseille concert — the stage that collapsed yesterday, killing two people and injuring 10 (left). It's the same company that built the stage …
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush Are Expecting! — Tom Colicchio was obviously thrilled to hear that his hit TV show Top Chef garnered two Emmy nominations Thursday morning - “It feels great!” - but the award-winning chef admits he's a bit preoccupied these days: his wife is expecting a baby!
Jen Yamato / ROTTEN TOMATOES:
New Moon Director Chris Weitz Spills Juicy Twilight Details — A chat with director Chris Weitz reveals a LOT about the upcoming Twilight sequel. — When Rotten Tomatoes visited the Vancouver set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in May with an exclusive group of online outlets …