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3:30 PM ET, August 27, 2009

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Gatecrasher: Avril Lavigne and husband Deryck Whibley headed for divorce, sources say  —  Things are about to get “Complicated” for Avril Lavigne and hubby Deryck Whibley.  Sources close to the couple, who have been married since 2006, say they're headed for Splitsville.
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Gosselin Kids Go Back to School  —  Jon Gosselin with his children on Aug. 25  —  Although Jon and Kate Gosselin are in the middle of a public divorce, life must go on in the Gosselin household, which means their kids are heading back to school.  —  “They're all jazzed up about riding on the bus,” Jon Gosselin says of his children.
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Jon & Kate Reunite On The Twins' First Day Of School
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon and Kate Gosselin Reunite to Send Twins Off to School
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New York Post:
DEREK JETER AND MINKA KELLY ENGAGED?  —  ARE Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly (above) ready to take the next step?  “Derek and Minka are secretly engaged,” an insider told Page Six.  The Yankee captain and the actress are telling close pals to “save the date” for nuptials in the fall.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Is Evan Rachel Wood Playing a Lesbian Vampire?  —  Queen Sophie-Anne is True Blood's new equal-opportunity vampire.  —  Evan Rachel Wood, who makes her devilish debut on the show this coming Sunday playing the 1,100-year-old bloodsucker boss lady of Louisiana, says she could end up having sex scenes with any of her costars.
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Evan Rachel Wood Coy About Vampire Queen's Sexuality on True Blood
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
How Did George Clooney Break His Hand?  —  Good thing he wears a helmet!  Now George Clooney just needs some sporty gloves to match as the handsome actor has broken his hand in a car accident of sorts, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  According to European media reports …
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George Clooney Broke His Hand!
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E! Online:
Chris Brown Talks it Out With Larry King  —  Chris Brown has apologized to Rihanna (several times, he says) and 'fessed up on video for the world to see.  —  But apparently the disgraced R&B star still had something to say, because he sat down with Larry King on Wednesday at CNN's Hollywood headquarters …
Fiona Govan / Telegraph:
American Pie actor Jason Biggs attacked by Gibraltar ape  —  The American Pie actor Jason Biggs has cut short his holiday in Europe after being attacked by one of Gibraltar's famous monkeys.  —  In a scene that could have come from the comedy films that have made him famous …
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
Steven Spielberg to complete Michael Crichton's mission  —  The men who brought dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park are teaming up again, though it's a bittersweet reunion since one of them is no longer here.  —  Steven Spielberg is developing a film out of a posthumously published novel …
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Parker Posey Diagnosed with Lyme Disease  —  Parker Posey is known for her feisty screen roles, but she has recently been knocked down by an illness.  —  A statement released Wednesday by Playwrights Horizons said that Posey would not be able to perform in the new stage production of This “due to developing a case of Lyme disease.”
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Parker Posey Diagnosed with Lyme Disease
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Fox, Sony TV look to revive ‘Heathers’  —  Mark Rizzo, Jenny Bicks to adapt 1989 film  —  Dear Diary: Fox is developing a contemporary take on the 1989 Christian Slater/Winona Ryder feature “Heathers.”  —  Dark comedy will be adapted for TV by scribe Mark Rizzo, with an assist from “Sex and the City” alum Jenny Bicks.
Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
Good Things Do Come in Pairs  —  “THERE is a certain amount of face time that you need when you have a brand,” Ashley Olsen said.  “We just wanted to function more behind the scenes.”  —  It was a sultry afternoon in August, and Ms. Olsen and her sister Mary-Kate were visiting the production office …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Melissa Rycroft: Jillian and Ed “Are Happy”  —  Despite her fiance's cheating, Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski are doing fine, says pal Melissa Rycroft.  —  “She is doing really well,” Rycroft told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at a Kenneth Cole charity event in L.A. “Her and Ed are happy, and I know she is going to become a U.S. citizen.
Romanian Times:
Madonna booed over gipsy speech  —  Madonna was booed by fans in Romania after she told them to be nice to gypsies.  —  The star was in the Romanian capital Bucharest for a concert as part of her Sticky and Sweet tour and spoke to fans during her La Isla Bonita song which was played with a gypsy music rhythm.
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Madonna Booed In Bucharest For Defending Gypsies
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Michael Freidson / Time Out New York:
Mischa Barton talks  —  The Beautiful Life star reveals all in a Time Out New York exclusive.  —  A lot of people are watching you now, speculating you were in rehab back in July.  —  Here's what happened: Before the show started, I was traveling abroad for contract stuff and I went through …
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Did Ryan Jenkins's Sister Help Him Avoid Capture?  —  Was the unnamed accomplice who helped reality show star Ryan Jenkins avoid capture in the murder of his wife Jasmine Fiore actually Jenkins's 19-year-old half-sister?  —  Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and CTV …
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TMZ.com:
Cops Have Found Murdered Model's Car
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Vancouver Sun:
Car found in Vancouver matches description of Ryan Jenkins's last ride
Discussion: TMZ.com and Right Celebrity
Justin Rocket Silverman / New York Post:
MET'S NUDE BUST  —  MODEL RUNS INTO A STREAK OF BAD LUCK  —  All these knights in shining armor couldn't save a maiden in undress from a female security guard.  —  Kathleen Neill, 26, was busted yesterday among the other classic nudes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for posing naked.
 
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