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11:40 AM 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 — Endomol — to appear in a show called “Divorced Dad's Club.”
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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.”
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
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
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.
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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
Ken Lee / People.com:
Robin Wright Penn Files for Divorce  —  Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn  —  Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from her husband Sean Penn, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The papers, filed in Marin County, Calif., on Aug. 12, state that “both parties have already agreed to [shared] custody” …
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
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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 …
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.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Biggest Loser Couple Tie the Knot!  —  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
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
TMZ.com:
‘So You Think...’ Star Charged with Rape  —  A former choreographer for “So You Think You Can Dance” was arrested again for allegedly sexually assaulting four women — but this time he's actually being charged with a crime ... or eight, to be exact.  —  Cops say Alex Da Silva was arrested …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
SYTYCD Choreographer Arrested for Rape
Discussion: iVillage and Crazy Days and Nights
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Brad Pitt: I Don't Have to Be a Nazi to Beat Ass  —  Brad Pitt may have turned into a humanitarian hottie since hooking up with Angelina Jolie, however the star of Quentin Tarantino's WWII flick “Inglourious Basterds” still gets a kick of it kicking others.  Literally.  —  “I just like kicking ass period.
Mickey O'Connor / TVGuide.com:
Exclusive: Gina Torres Joins Gossip Girl  —  Gina Torres will appear on Gossip Girl this fall as Vanessa's mom, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.  —  Gabriela Abrams, mother to home-schooled vid-kid Vanessa, is described as being warm and outgoing, which will certainly be a change of pace for this show …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Céline's Motherhood Dream Comes True  —  Céline Dion  —  For Céline Dion, getting pregnant with her second child means more than any Grammy award, platinum album or sold-out Vegas show.  —  “You know, I'm not really a singer,” Dion told PEOPLE in 2007.  “My life is to be a mom.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy and EW.com
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People.com:
Celine Dion Is Pregnant with Second Child
 
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