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8:05 PM ET, August 28, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Jenner/Francis in Knock Down Bar Fight, Tased  —  Brody Jenner was in an epic fight outside of Guys and Dolls this morning, with Girls Gone Wild honcho Joe Francis.  —  Jenner just spoke with us by phone.  According to Jenner, he and his girlfriend, Jayde Nicole, were at the club celebrating his birthday …
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TMZ.com:
Joe Francis: I Did Not Punch Brody's Girlfriend  —  Joe Francis says he did not punch or kick Brody Jenner's girlfriend last night at an L.A. club — and he says security footage of the incident backs up his story.  —  Joe tells us he was hanging out with the General Manager for Guys and Dolls …
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BREAKING NEWS: Joe Francis Wanted For Questioning In Assault Of Brody Jenner's Girlfriend  —  Los Angeles Police are looking Friday morning for controversial Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis in connection with an alleged assault on Jayde Nicole, girlfriend of reality TV star Brody Jenner …
TMZ.com:
DJ AM Dies  —  Law enforcement sources tell us DJ AM — also known as Adam Goldstein — was found dead this afternoon in New York City.  —  Sources tell us he was found in his apartment at around 5:20 PM.  We're told drug paraphernalia was found at the scene.
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New York Post:
DJ AM FOUND DEAD IN MANHATTAN APARTMENT  —  DJ AM was found dead this morning in an apartment on Lafayette Street in Manhattan.  —  Sources said drug paraphernalia was found in the apartment.  —  Nearly a year ago, DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, escaped a plane crash in South Carolina.
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Jon Will Always Love Kate, But Is in Love with Hailey  —  Jon Gosselin says that, while it was over between him and wife Kate last October, he did try counseling in an effort to save their 10-year union.  —  “I worked on my marriage,” the reality star, 32, told PEOPLE outside his Pennsylvania home on Wednesday.
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X17 Online:
Jon & Kate: Doin' It For Their Plus 8  —  Have Jon & Kate finally made nice?  Maybe, but just for the sake of their kids!  For the second time in recent history, the Gosselins set their issues aside to take their kids to the school bus for their first day of school.
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People.com:
PHOTO: Gosselin Sextuplets Start School
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Marijuana Found at Michael Jackson's Home  —  Marijuana and numerous empty drug bottles were found by police officers at Michael Jackson's home shortly after he died, according to search warrants unsealed on Thursday.  —  Two bags of marijuana, a bottle of temazepam (used to treat sleeplessness) …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski Are Engaged!  —  Emily Blunt and The Office's John Krasinski are engaged, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  “We can confirm that John and Emily are engaged,” a rep for both stars tells Us.  —  The Devil Wears Prada star, 26, and Krasinski, 29 …
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Brooke Tarnoff / Popeater:
Speidi Says ‘Thank You, Silver Fox’  —  We don't usually tune into CNN for commentary on celeb appearances, but we did just that earlier this week, when news correspondent Anderson Cooper unleashed a two-minute tirade tearing Heidi Montag to shreds.  Montag performed her song 'Body Language …
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: First Look at New Moon's Evil Volturi  —  Dakota Fanning as Jane and (left) Robert Pattinson, in New Moon  —  Prepare to be scared.  —  In New Moon, the second installment in Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight saga, readers are first introduced to the ancient ruling class of vampires known as the Volturi.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
NEW PICS! Dakota Fanning Goes Goth for New Moon Poster
Discussion: iVillage
Los Angeles Times:
Woman kidnapped as an 11-year-old in '91 found  —  The alleged abductor and his wife are held.  Officials believe that he fathered two girls with the victim.  —  The alleged kidnappers of Jaycee Dugard: Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy.  (AFP/Getty Images / August 28)
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Kendra Wilkinson:
PREG PHOTO SHOOT!!!  —  The other day Hank and I did a preg photo shoot at our new east coast home and I wanted to share a few behind-the-scenes pics with all of u!  Being pregnant has been such an amazing and exciting experience for both of us and we wanted to have these photos as a reminder of this incredible time in our lives
Discussion: Us Weekly and OK! Magazine
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Rob Zombie to remake ‘The Blob’  —  Director sets a sci-fi redo of the 1958 horror film  —  After reviving the “Halloween” franchise, Rob Zombie will next reinvent “The Blob.”  —  Zombie will write, direct and produce a remake of the 1958 horror classic that launched the career of Steve McQueen.
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan robbed herself: Exhibit B  —  Seen here strung out as hell leaving Bardot last night, Lindsay Lohan's stolen safe is starting to become more and more convenient.  Apparently inside was $2 millions worth of jewels she had on loan but, surprise, those pesky robbers took it.
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Former Playmate Claims She Was Fired From ‘Entourage’ for Refusing Sexual Advances  —  Former Playmate Claims She Was Fired From ‘Entourage’ for Refusing Sexual Advances |  Promoting Promiscuity?  Miss Universe Hopefuls Participate in ‘condom Olympics’  —  Irina Voronina was once a Playboy Playmate …
Jake Gyllenhaal / Interview Magazine:
Natalie PORTMAN  —  Photography VINOODH MATADIN, INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE  —  She's grown up before our eyes, that Natalie Portman.  A stone-cold 12-year-old in The Professional (1994).  Making hay with Pacino in Heat (1995).  Playing underage over-smart in Beautiful Girls (1996).  Star Wars.
 
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Maria Elena Fernandez / Los Angeles Times:
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Marie Claire:
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AJ Langer's Son Becomes Heir to Royal Title
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Peter White / Deadline:
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

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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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