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9:30 AM ET, August 31, 2009

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Mark Gray / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Makes a Big Splash in Vegas  —  Jon Gosselin at the Wet Republic pool of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino  —  Though the outside temperature topped out at around 115 degrees, Jon Gosselin may have been this weekend's hottest thing in Las Vegas.  —  With his mother and four friends in tow …
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TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin — Minus Kate, Plus His Mother  —  Puppies and babies are chick magnets — moms are not.  —  But Jon Gosselin hasn't been single for awhile, so we'll forgive him the faux pas he pulled yesterday at Wet Republic at MGM Grand Hotel.  But there was still a bevy of beauties coming in and out of John's cabana.
Discussion: DailyFill.com, omg! and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
DJ AM's Death — Not a Suicide  —  Law enforcement sources directly connected with the death of DJ AM tell us that his death was the result of an accidental overdose and not a suicide — and there is a tragic, ironic twist of fate.  —  Our sources say DJ AM, a recovering addict …
AceShowBiz.com:
Full Winners List of 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards  —  ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ finally gets its first Outstanding Drama Series title in years, the victory that unfortunately went off air from The CW.  —  The complete winners of 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are revealed as the show wrapped …
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Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Big Bird, The View & Tyra Banks Win Big at Daytime Emmys
Discussion: POPWRAP and iVillage
TMZ.com:
DJ AM — Crack Was ‘My Drug of Choice’  —  There are several chilling quotes and clips popping up about DJ AM since he died, but listening to him call crack his “drug of choice” might be the most telling of them all.  —  In a recent interview with MTV News to promote his upcoming reality show …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Stallone readies for fifth ‘Rambo’  —  Nu Image/Millennium Films greenlights pic  —  John Rambo's officially readying for a fifth mission.  —  Nu Image/Millennium Films has greenlit the franchise's fifth installment, with Sylvester Stallone starring and directing, repeating his duties from 2008's “Rambo.”
Isley Kasica / People.com:
Blink-182 Struggles Through Show After DJ AM's Death  —  Travis Barker (left) and DJ AM  —  Having expressed his sadness earlier in the day via Twitter about the loss of his friend DJ AM, Travis Barker had to face the music - and the crowd - at a Blink-182 concert Saturday night in Hartford, Conn.
James Desborough / News of the World:
Jo Wood to waltz off with £11m  —  STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jo Wood is doing the CHA-HA-HA! after waltzing off with a £11.5million divorce deal from Ronnie Wood.  —  Former model Jo has agreed to an out-of-court settlement that will see her net half of the wrinkly rocker's fortune.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Michael K / Dlisted:
.....The F**k?  —  Am I having some kind of acid flashback, because I don't even know what I'm looking at.  Slap me or stick an ice cube up my ass, because this does not feel like real life!  Stacy Haiduk, who plays Mary Jane on The Young and the Restless, brought this puss purse as her date …
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Hosts Ellen Pompeo's Baby Shower  —  Katherine Heigl (left) and Ellen Pompeo, in their Grey's Anatomy garb  —  Mom-to-be Ellen Pompeo was joined by 25 friends, including Kate Walsh, Sandra Oh and Rebecca Gayheart, for a baby shower held Saturday afternoon at Katherine Heigl's home …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Supernatural’ to ‘end with a bang’ in 2010 (but there's a catch)  —  Supernatural creator Eric Kripke is sticking by his word that his CW thriller will bow out next May after five seasons.  Sort of.  —  “I did set out [to] tell a five-season storyline,” the exec maintains.
News of the World:
Why Oasis split  —  OASIS split because NOEL GALLAGHER never forgave brother LIAM for jokingly suggesting he was not the real dad of daughter ANAIS.  —  Noel flew at his brother after the comment about nine-year-old Anais - his daughter by ex-wife Meg Matthews.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Dan Evans / News of the World:
Cheryl Cole's junkie ex-lover reveals he put star through hell
Access Hollywood:
Matt Damon To Be Honored For His Contributions To Film
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TMZ.com:
Mandy Moore ‘Heartbroken’ Over DJ AM's Death
Discussion: X17 Online and Bumpshack.com
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
DJ AM's Autopsy Inconclusive, For Now
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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