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2:40 PM ET, August 17, 2009

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PEOPLE TV Watch:
New Dancing Stars Revealed!  —  It's going to be a crowded ballroom for Dancing with the Stars' ninth season.  Sixteen celebrities — including Donny Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart and Aaron Carter — have signed on to do the cha cha and the paso doble on the ABC show, which premieres Monday, Sept. 21.
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 9 Cast Revealed on ‘GMA’!  —  ‘DWTS’ Cast, Including tom Delay, Kelly Osbourne, Donny Osmond, Start Dancing Sept. 21  —  The “Dancing With the Stars” cast for season nine was announced today live on “Good Morning America.”  —  The stage is set for new …
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
New ‘Dancing With The Stars’ cast revealed  —  The sixteen celebrities that will compete in the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars have been revealed.  —  Among the famous faces that will battle it out for this year's Glitter Ball trophy are Kelly Osbourne, Donny Osmond and former Sabrina The Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart.
New York Post:
WE HEAR . . .  THAT Jessica Simpson is being pushed to the producers of “American Idol” by her father/manager Joe Simpson as the perfect replacement for Paula Abdul . . . THAT producer Marty Bregman told George Kaufman, owner of Kaufman-Astoria Studios, his next project is a made-for-TV movie …
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Rumer Willis Turns 21 in Las Vegas  —  Rumer Willis  —  Rumer Willis is officially 21 - and she had the Las Vegas-style birthday to prove it.  —  The Sorority Row actress turned 21 at the stroke of midnight Sunday and celebrated the way most people would only dream of …
Discussion: Moms At Work, iVillage and Style News
NY Daily News:
Michael Jackson to be buried on birthday, King of Pop's father says  —  The King of Pop will finally be laid to rest.  Or so says his dad.  —  Michael Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29 on what would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday …
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DailyFill.com:
Michael Jackson Will Be Buried On His Birthday.  In A “SpongeBob” Party Hat
Discussion: X17 Online
Angelina Ritchie / Daily Mail:
'It's not you it's me,' Lily Allen tells fans as she breaks down on stage  —  It's not the first time she has worried fans with her emotional breakdown, but Lily Allen last night insisted her tears on stage were due to physical pain rather than the other kind.
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Meltdown! Lily Allen Breaks Up With Her Audience
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Nuzzle at Concert  —  The cast and crew of Eclipse took over Vancouver sushi restaurant Miku over the weekend to celebrate filming of the third Twilight installment - and all eyes were on costars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Doc Sued for Eviction  —  Dr. Arnold Klein — Michael Jackson's doctor for decades — has been sued for eviction from his Beverly Hills medical offices.  —  According to the documents, filed August 6 in L.A. County Superior Court, Dr. Klein failed to pay July rent, totaling $28,515.69.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OK! Magazine
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Drew Lachey: Nick & Jessica Won't Ever Get Back Together  —  Sorry, Newlyweds fans: Nick and Jessica won't ever get back together.  —  Asked at Saturday's Los Angeles Lakers 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament if they'll ever reunite, Drew Lachey told Usmagazine.com: “On the record or off the record?
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘White Chicks’ sequel in works  —  Wayans Brothers on board to star, write and direct  —  The Wayans Brothers and Sony are developing a sequel to the 2004 comedy “White Chicks,” which will see Marlon and Shawn Wayans reprise their roles as sibling FBI agents posing as a pair of white ladies.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Tom Cavanagh Welcomes Third Child  —  It's a boy for Tom Cavanagh!  The actor and wife Maureen Grise welcomed a son, James Joseph Cavanagh, on Aug. 5, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Baby James - who weighed 7.8 lbs. and was 20 inches long - joins older siblings Thomas Patrick, 2, and Alice Ann, 3 ½.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog and Popeater
Mark Shanahan / Boston Globe:
Dude looks like a (little old) lady  —  Hmm.  Judging from this photo of Steven Tyler and actor Chuck Slavin at Pembroke Center Liquors, the Aerosmith singer is indeed in no shape to continue the band's summer tour.  Tyler's arm is in a sling as a result of a broken shoulder suffered when he fell off the stage in South Dakota.
Discussion: Dlisted
Just Jared:
Tyra Banks Flash Mob Flaunts Real Hair  —  Tyra Banks and her flash mob strip down to flesh-colored body suits and toss away their weaves in New York City's Union Square on Monday morning (August 18).  —  The 35-year-old talk show host will trade in her trademark weave and debut her never before seen …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
RADAR:
Birthday Kiss!  Madonna Celebrates Turning 51 In Italy With Jesus  —  Buon Compleanno Madonna!  —  Madonna — along with her gorgeous boy toy/model Jesus Luz — is in the Italian Riviera resort of Portofino Monday to celebrate her birthday in true star style.  —  Madonna & Jesus in Italy: See more photos!
People.com:
PEOPLE Goes Inside Leonardo DiCaprio's Top-Secret Movie Set  —  Leonardo DiCaprio on the Paris set of Inception  —  After a private Mediterranean cruise with 12 pals that sailed from Aug. 12 through 16 along the French Riviera, Leonardo DiCaprio got an early jump on Labor Day by going back to work Monday …
Discussion: Movieline
Susan Keating / People.com:
Michael Phelps Admits He Drank Before Car Accident  —  Michael Phelps told police that he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident last week, but alcohol wasn't the reason for the incident, according to a police source.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne on DWTS: My Body Is Going to Be “Sick and Toned”  —  Kelly Osbourne admits she is nervous about her upcoming Dancing With the Stars debut.  —  “I am so excited, but I cannot tell you how terrified I am,” she said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Monday.
Hollywoodtuna:
Sophie Monk Is A Hot Dumpster  —  You don't see many girls dressed like Sophie Monk taking out the trash.  Actually, this is a first for me and it's very hot.  The high heels, the long legs, the short skirt and the dumpster... By dumpster I don't mean the trash can.... you guys know what I am talking about.
Discussion: Busted Coverage
 
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