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6:00 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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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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Girlfriend: I Love DJ AM “Very Much”  —  Two weeks before DJ AM (real name: Adam Goldstein) was found dead of an apparent overdose at age 36 on Aug. 28, he and Wood, 22, his girlfriend of nearly a year, split, according to multiple outlets.  Sources also tell Us the two had called it quits.
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Parties in Vegas With Mom  —  What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?  Not if you're Jon Gosselin.  —  The day after throwing a pool party in Sin City, the dad of eight left the TLC reality cameras at home to hit up Las Vegas hotspots with his mom Monday night.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Hits the Vegas Clubs
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Yeeeah!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Plays Dress Up With Daughters
Discussion: iVillage
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kardashian Pal: Baby Daddy Ready to Be a Father  —  Kourtney Kardashian's pregnancy didn't come as a surprise to everyone.  —  Dash employee and Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami costar Erica Mena says she could tell something was up by the way Kourt's beau, Scott Disick, handled her 2-year-old baby, King Conde.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pal: Pregnant, Unwed Kourtney Kardashian Is a “Role Model”
Discussion: X17 Online and I'm Not Obsessed
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
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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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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Just Jared:
Halle Berry: Pregnant Again!  —  Halle Berry is pregnant again, Life and Style is reporting as official.  —  The actress, who turned 43 on August 14, is reportedly three months pregnant with her second child (the little one will join big sister, Nahla, 17 months).
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").
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Pics!  Sarah Jessica Parker Begins Filming SATC Sequel  —  Sarah Jessica Parker has slipped into Carrie Bradshaw's Manolo Blahniks again!  —  Filming for the Sex and the City sequel officially began Tuesday morning, and the leading lady — wearing a white dress, sky high gold Christian Louboutin heels …
Discussion: Movieline and Lifeline Live
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.
NY Daily News:
Whitney's sounded better live - and she says Oprah's to blame!  —  Whitney Houston wrote her own tough review of her first public singing performance in years, which took place this afternoon in Central Park.  —  “I'm sorry,” she told the capacity crowd at Rumsey Playfield …
Just Jared:
Blake Lively & Ben Affleck Hit The Town  —  Wearing matching Boston Red Sox tops, Blake Lively and costar/director Ben Affleck share some funny stories with each other on the set of their new movie The Town on Tuesday morning (September 1) in Boston, Mass.  —  I love all of Blake's gesticulation!
Jon Weisman / Variety:
‘Mad Men’ renewed by AMC  —  Acclaimed drama to return for fourth season  —  AMC has renewed flagship series “Mad Men” for a fourth season on the heels of healthy numbers and wide media exposure for its third-season premiere in August.  —  “We always saw the potential for ‘Mad Men,’” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Collider
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt Is Legally Changing His Name to “King Spencer Pratt”  —  Spencer Pratt has found a new way to royally upset his haters.  —  The Hills star, 25, tells Usmagazine.com that he is changing his name ... to “King Spencer Pratt.”  —  “I've decided since there is a Queen of England …
Discussion: iVillage
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 …
 
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Hellomagazine.com:
Madonna returns to the Holy Land with Jesus Luz by her side
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Julia Pearlman / Metro.co.uk:
Kerry Katona set to spill the beans with autobiography
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Britney Spears:
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Jared Padalecki is a Booty Man
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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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