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2:20 PM ET, September 1, 2009

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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Duggars Expecting Their 19th Child!  —  The Duggar Family, before the latest arrival  —  Make way for more Duggars!  —  Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tonitown, Ark., who have 18 children and one grandchild on the way, are expecting a new addition to their household - baby No. 19 will arrive in the spring.
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Make That 19 Kids and Counting: Duggars Expecting Another Child  —  Reality show mega-family The Duggars just announced on ‘Today’ that they are adding a new face to the family, their 19th child.  —  Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, who along with their brood star on TLC's '18 Kids and Counting …
Discussion: Dlisted, omg! and Perez Hilton
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Chris Brown: Of Course, I Remember What Happened  —  He's ashamed and sorry and wished it never happened.  But there's one thing Chris Brown says he most certainly is not: forgetful.  —  In a detailed statement to PEOPLE, the singer clarifies what he calls incorrect reports …
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Shades of Watergate  —  So how do you explain not remembering the little dispute you had with your girlfriend — the dispute that made you a felon?  —  If you're Chris Brown, you explain it by saying that Larry King badgered you into amnesia.
Cele|bitchy:
Chris Brown blames Larry King for his claim not to remember attacking Rihanna
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and E! Online
Larry Celona / New York Post:
HORRIBLE FINAL DAZE  —  DJ AM ADMITTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL: PALS  —  Celebrity spinner DJ AM confessed to falling off the wagon and pledged to check himself into rehab just hours before his death, friends told investigators.  —  MORE DJ AM  —  The sad revelation emerged yesterday …
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Fox Re-Boots Marvel's Fantastic Four  —  Some have questioned whether Disney overpaid when it bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion.  After all, its best known Marvel Comics superhero franchises are parked at other studios, and Universal's Islands of Adventure is as dominated by Marvel attractions as it is Dr. Seuss.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Fox sets ‘Fantastic’ reboot  —  Akiva Goldsman has been set as producer  —  While Disney lays down a $4 billion bet on the future of Marvel's superheroes, 20th Century Fox has already begun overhauling one of its big Marvel franchises, “Fantastic Four,” to take the property beyond the two films already made.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Hits the Vegas Clubs  —  Jon Gosselin at the Wet Republic pool of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino  —  Call him the new “King of Clubs”: On his last night in Las Vegas, where he had played host to a weekend pool party, Jon Gosselin decided to hit up not one, but two nightclubs.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Yeeeah!
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
5 Things You Didn't Know About Juliette Lewis  —  Juliette Lewis has played a range of roles: From hometown girl in What's Eating Gilbert Grape opposite Johnny Depp to a brutal serial murderer in Natural Born Killers - but she also takes center stage in her own rock band.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
‘L Word’ is now a reality  —  Showtime to revive show as reality series  —  Showtime is reviving “The L Word” — but this time as a reality series.  —  Pay cabler has greenlit nine episodes of “The Real L Word: Los Angeles,” from “L Word” creator Ilene Chaiken and reality producers Magical Elves ("Top Chef").
TMZ.com:
Madge's New Video Makes Lourdes Flip Out  —  The best thing about Madonna's new “Celebration” video isn't the 51-year-old Material Marm writhing around holding on to her crotch or her hunky boy toy Jesus Luz appearing shirtless ... it's Madge's daughter Lourdes dancing and doing a backflip.
Discussion: iVillage
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Teen Wolf’ pilot moving ahead at MTV  —  Reinvention is ‘very different from’ 1985 film, network says  —  MTV's reinvention of the 1980s movie “Teen Wolf” is inching closer to reality with a pilot presentation order.  —  The cable network announced the project in January as part of its development slate.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Carrie Prejean Smites Miss Cali Officials  —  Denise Truscello/Getty Images, Bruce Gifford/Getty Images  —  Like it or not, Carrie Prejean is going to make sure Miss California pageant officials have a religious experience.  And a litigious one.  —  The infamously ousted beauty queen runner …
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Jerry Kronenberg / Boston Herald:
Ice cream company fetes gay marriage  —  Ben & Jerry's is temporarily renaming popular “Chubby Hubby” ice cream “Hubby Hubby” beginning today to celebrate the start of legalized gay marriage in its home state of Vermont.  —  “The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont …
Contactmusic.com:
BEYONCE KNOWLES - DESTINY'S CHILD TO REUNITE … DESTINY'S CHILD TO REUNITE  —  R'n'B trio Destiny's Child are set to reunite in 2010, according to singer Michelle Williams.  —  Destiny's Child are reuniting.  —  The sexy R'n'B trio - consisting of Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
ComingSoon.net:
First Look at a CGI Smurf!  —  This first image of a CGI Smurf from Sony Pictures Animation's upcoming Smurfs movie was posted online last night, but we had to take a few more steps to make sure it was the real deal.  It turns out that the studio ran the promo image, of which you can find a scan below, in a magazine recently.
Julia Pearlman / Metro.co.uk:
Kerry Katona set to spill the beans with autobiography  —  Skint Kerry Katona is reportedly planning to lift the lid on her alleged cocaine abuse and turbulent relationship with husband Mark Croft by writing a warts-and-all autobiography.  —  The mother-of-four is said to be looking at offers …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Perez Hilton:
Rumer, Is That U?  —  We don't say this very often, and that's because it hardly happens, but Rumer Willis was actually looking pretty decent earlier today.  —  Potato Head was spotted leaving her hotel in Manhattan appearing ghostly white, as usual, but the new hair style and that makeup is really working for her.
Discussion: omg! and DailyFill.com
Hellomagazine.com:
Madonna returns to the Holy Land with Jesus Luz by her side  —  She celebrated her 51st birthday en famille with him in Sardinia.  Then came this week's trip to the Holy Land together, visiting religious sites.  —  It might have started as a casual liaison, but Madonna's relationship …
Discussion: TRANSRACIAL and Celebritology
 
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