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2:00 PM ET, August 19, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Plus Aggravation  —  We're told TLC is not happy with Jon Gosselin, but Jonnie boy may not care, because he has his sights set on a new show.  —  We're told Jon is in talks with a major production company — Endemol — to appear in a show called “Divorced Dad's Club.”
David Caplan / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Agonized Over Whether to Keep Her Baby  —  Kourtney Kardashian's unplanned pregnancy forced the shocked reality TV star to make one of the most difficult decisions in her life: Would she have the baby or terminate the pregnancy?  —  “I definitely thought about it long and hard …
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David Caplan / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian: How I Told My Family I'm Pregnant
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
TMZ.com:
Reality Star on the Run in Model Murder  —  Law enforcement tells us they now have a person of interest in the murder of a Playboy representative who was found dead and stuffed in a suitcase in Orange County.  The man is Ryan Alexander Jenkins, who was a contestant on a VH1 reality show.
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TMZ.com:
Person of Interest in Model Murder Married Victim  —  We've just learned Ryan Alexander Jenkins — the “person of interest” in the murder of Jasmine Fiore — married the victim earlier this year.  —  Jenkins was a contestant on “Megan Wants a Millionaire.”
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Claims He's Completely Single  —  Good news, Robert Pattinson fans: He's not dating anyone.  —  At least that's what the Twilight star, who only days ago was seen getting cozy with costar Kristen Stewart, wants Britain's Daily Mirror to believe.  “I don't have a girlfriend,” claims the apparently lonely actor.
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Source: Michael Jackson's Doctor to Be Charged With Manslaughter  —  Michael Jackson's personal physician will be charged with manslaughter within the next two weeks, a law enforcement source told FOXNews.com.  —  The source initially said Dr. Conrad Murray could be arrested as soon as next Wednesday …
AceShowBiz.com:
Lil Wayne Confirms Lauren London Pregnant With His Baby  —  In an interview with Los Angeles Power 106, Lil Wayne accepts congratulation from host Fuzzy as he is expecting a baby with actress Lauren London.  —  Hip-hop artist Lil Wayne confirmed in an interview with Los Angeles Power 106 on Tuesday …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
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Joyce Chen / People.com:
Britney Spears Does Top 10 List on Letterman  —  And the No. 1 reason to read this story ... Britney Spears in a bikini!  —  The pop star stripped down to a little black bathing suit and tucked a red hibiscus in her hair to deliver the Top 10 list Tuesday night in her return to The Late Show with David Letterman.
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Bob Meadows / People.com:
Britney Spears to Present Letterman's Top 10 List
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Johnny Knoxville “Excited as All Hell” for New Baby Boy  —  Johnny Knoxville has confirmed Usmagazine.com's exclusive report that he and girlfriend Naomi Nelson are expecting.  —  “It was reported today that my girlfriend Naomi Nelson and I are having a baby and I gotta say that's true.
Discussion: Extra and DailyFill.com
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OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Sherri Shepherd's Weight-Loss Secrets  —  Sherri Shepherd's transformation almost didn't happen: After losing a whopping 30 pounds since her 2007 debut on The View, she began to see the weight creep back on.  Rather than surrender, she made a public vow in May to get herself swimsuit-ready.
Discussion: Dlisted, Perez Hilton and Just Jared
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jon Hamm gets ‘Sucker’ punched  —  Joins Emily Browning, Jena Malone in action fantasy  —  “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm has joined the cast of “Sucker Punch,” an action fantasy Zack Snyder is directing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.  —  Hamm joins Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens …
Los Angeles Times:
Joe Jonas and Kelly Clarkson to guest judge ‘American Idol’  —  Next to fill Paula Abdul's seat?  Joe Jonas and “American Idol” Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.  —  Sources tell Showtracker that the pair are nearing a deal to guest judge an audition round of the competition.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
More Paula Replacements: A JoBro and the Original American Idol
Discussion: iVillage
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Joe Jonas to Be Guest Judge on Idol
People.com:
Renée & Bradley: They Just Click  —  Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper  —  The romance between Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper appears to be heating up, but the pair aren't ready for the spotlight just yet.  —  “They get along really well and just kinda click,” a source tells PEOPLE in the upcoming issue.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush Spotted Together  —  Are Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush keeping up with each other?  —  Just three weeks after they amicably split, the pair were “all smiles” as they walked together Monday into a Ruth Chris Steak House in New Orleans, an observer tells PEOPLE.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Seen With Reggie Bush in New Orleans
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Who the Heck Is Kari Ann Peniche and How Did She Wind Up Naked With McSteamy?  —  Kari Ann Peniche is not just the hot mess with a troubled past who made the (temporary) jump from obscurity to infamy faster than you can say “Rick Salomon.”  —  Oh, no. The “quality hang” of Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart is so much more than that.
Popeater:
Hatch Arrested After ‘Today’ Interview, No One Knows Why  —  ‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch found himself back behind bars just hours after appearing on ‘The Today Show’ to talk about his four years in prison for tax evasion, MSNBC.com reports.  —  Police took the reality star into custody …
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and msnbc.com
Moe / Moejackson:
“Bisexual Freak Stripper” Amber Rose Bikini Pics From Miami!  OW!  —  So yeah, earlier today Kanye West and his freaky sex-toy Amber Rose were spotted catching some sun in Miami Beach.  Amber took the outing as an opportunity to camera whore by A) suntanning topless and B) wearing a G-string bikini.
Popeater:
Judge Absolves Paris, Disses Movie  —  Heiress/actress Paris Hilton will not have to pay $8.3 million in damages for inadequately promoting her 2006 movie ‘Pledge This!’ a Miami court decided.  Hilton was sued by the film's investors for the amount it cost to produce the movie …
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:   Paris Hilton cleared in film publicity trial
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Biggest Loser Couple Wed  —  After three years together — and a combined weight loss of more than 200 pounds — The Biggest Loser: Couples' Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious have said I do, Usmagazine.com exclusively reports.  —  The two tied the knot in front of 125 guests …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
“ShockTillYouDrop.com:
Exclusive First Look at the Latest Saw VI Poster!  —  “Trust in him.”  So says the latest Saw VI one-sheet we're exclusively premiering today.  We can only speculate and look deeper into the imagery of a pair of soiled boxing glove “hands.”  The next installment in Lionsgate's lucrative franchise …
 
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
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