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10:30 PM ET, August 27, 2009

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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 …
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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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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Perez Hilton:
Anne Heche Thinks Her Ex Is A Lazy Ass; We Think She Is A Dumb Ass
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
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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Popeater:
'Seinfeld'-ers Talk ‘Anti-Reunion Reunion’
Discussion: TV Envy
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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lawyer: Arnold Klein “Well Aware” He's Father of Michael Jackson's Children  —  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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Unsealed Michael Jackson Search Warrants Reveal Drugs At Home
Discussion: X17 Online
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 …
X17 Online:
Jon & Kate Reunite On The Twins' First Day Of School  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin (sorta) played nice this morning when they sent their 9-year-old twin girls Cara and Mady off for their first day of school.  Though the estranged spouses did not interact with one another, they tried …
Discussion: omg! and INF Daily
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New York Post:
BRITNEY SPEARS' ‘TOO SEXY’ FANS  —  THERE seems to be a double standard at Britney Spears'concerts.  During Tuesday's packed show at Madison Square Garden, a spy tells Page Six that some fans were escorted from the aisles and taken into the hallway by security guards after being told they were dancing …
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Britney Spears & Jason Trawick Cool Things Off
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
People.com:
Jeremy Piven Wins Arbitration Against Producers  —  Jeremy Piven won't be sleeping with the fishes.  —  An arbitrator ruled that the actor - who abruptly left the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow after suffering from mercury poisoning - did not breach contractual obligations …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Jeremy Piven in ‘Speed-the-Plow’ Dispute
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.”
Discussion: iVillage and Evil Beet Gossip
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 …
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.
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 …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
American Idol's Next Guest Judge Revealed!  —  Kristin Chenoweth is the latest star to be tapped to temporarily fill Paula Abdul's former seat as an American Idol guest judge, FOX tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The actress, who is nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series …
Discussion: Show Tracker
Eric Ditzian / MTV:
Megan Fox Talks Kissing Girls On ‘Behind The Screen’  —  The 'Jennifer's Body' actress gives us some juicy details — tune in September 4 at 7 p.m.  —  MTV's cinematic sneak-peek-palooza, “Behind the Screen,” is coming back for another round of exclusive movie magic.
Discussion: Us Weekly and X17 Online
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelry Store Wants Lindsay Lohan to return $2 million Jewels  —  Lindsay Lohan is in hot water yet again after being accused by a jewelry store of ‘losing’ over $2 million worth of jewels.  —  Lindsay had the jewels on loan from swanky Beverly Hills store, XIV Karats …
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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