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12:20 PM ET, September 1, 2009

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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
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown: “Of Course” I Remember Beating Rihanna
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Chris Brown Tells PEOPLE: ‘I Still Love Rihanna’
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Popeater:
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, Perez Hilton and omg!
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Fox Re-Boots Marvel's Fantastic Four  —  Some have questioned whether Disney overpaid when it bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 million.  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.
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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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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").
Ken Lee / People.com:
Renée Zellweger Fine After Car Accident  —  Renée Zellweger  —  Renée Zellweger was uninjured Monday morning after being involved in a minor car accident in Beverly Hills, police confirm.  —  “A green Ford Explorer made an illegal U-turn in front of her silver Mercedes,” Lieut. Tony Lee tells PEOPLE.
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Daily Mail:
My first haircut: Paris Jackson finally opts for the chop...but keeps every strand to avoid DNA testing  —  New claims Macaulay Culkin is real father of Michael Jackson's youngest son, Blanket  —  It's not uncommon for parents to mark their child's first haircut by keeping a lock in memory of the occasion.
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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
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.
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
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 …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Keanu Reeves' time for ‘Crime’  —  Malcolm Venville directs Buffalo-based rom-com  —  Keanu Reeves will star in and produce “Henry's Crime,” a Malcolm Venville-directed romantic comedy that will begin production in November in Buffalo.  —  The project is poised to become the first picture …
Agence France Presse:
Brad Pitt visits urban renewal project in Spain  —  MADRID — US actor Brad Pitt has visited an urban renewal project in the industrial city of Aviles in northern Spain designed by famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, local officials said Monday.  —  The 45-year-old, who is taking part …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Rita Rocks Star Nicole Sullivan Welcomes Second Son  —  Rita Rocks star Nicole Sullivan has given birth to her second child, a boy, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Beckett Edward Packham was born in Los Angeles at 9:56 am today, weighing 8 lbs., 6 oz. and measuring 21 1/4 inches long.
 
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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

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