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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 …
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Mischa Barton Explains Why She Was Hospitalized — Mischa Barton — A month after being placed under psychiatric hold, Mischa Barton is speaking out for the first time about her hospitalization. — “I went through a tough spot where everything compounded on me, and it was like a perfect storm …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Anne Heche's Ex “Disturbed” by Her Letterman Remarks — Anne Heche's ex Coley Laffoon is firing back after she called him a “lazy ass” on Wednesday's Late Show With David Letterman. — “After coming home from showing two different clients two different condominiums, I was disturbed …
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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 …
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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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PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Seinfeld’ reunion exclusive — Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer together again? Get out! It's true—and this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly goes on the set with Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards, who joined old pal Larry David …
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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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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.
NY Daily News:
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.
TMZ.com:
John Mayer's $25,000 Mug Shot — UPDATE: So The Smoking Gun put the mug up around 5 minutes before us. Before we had it in our hands, we put up a post saying we found the mug and the arrest in Atlanta ... which we posted before they got the mug up. Bottom line — here's what John said on Twitter …
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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 …
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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.”
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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lawyer: Arnold Klein “Well Aware” He's Father of Michael Jackson's Kids — Dermatologist Arnold Klein knows he's the father of Michael Jackson's two oldest kids, Prince, 12 and Paris, 11, his lawyer admits to Usmagazine.com. — “There was a possibility that the two older kids could be biologically linked to Dr. Klein.
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.
TMZ.com:
Heroin at Jackson's House — Not So Fast — UPDATE: A source connected with the case tells TMZ the “tar heroin” was tested — and the results showed it was not heroin of any kind. This is not reflected in the warrant. — A search warrant affidavit just released from the search …
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.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Damages’ retains Campbell Scott — Damages has booked its first season 3 client: Campbell Scott is joining the cast as a series regular, sources confirm to me exclusively. — Truthfully, I don't know if the former Six Degrees star is playing Patti's new client, colleague, or arch nemesis.
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