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6:30 PM ET, September 4, 2009

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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
The King of Pop Is Finally Laid to Rest  —  They came for an intimate ceremony for a superstar: Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin, Chris Tucker and Mila Kunis arrived at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday for the funeral for Michael Jackson.
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Cele|bitchy:
Michael Jackson laid to rest in private ceremony, his grave will not be public
Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids Say Final Farewell at Funeral
Discussion: Socialite Life
Alan Duke / CNN:
Michael Jackson reaches his ‘final resting place’
Mayer Nissim / Digital Spy:
Michael Jackson buried at Forest Lawn
Bryan Alexander / Time:
Michael Jackson's Funeral: Family, Friends Say Goodbye
Discussion: Idolator and Hecklerspray
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
PHOTO: Kathy Griffin Channels Kate Gosselin  —  With a borrowed hairstyle and bikini-ready body, comedienne Kathy Griffin was a dead ringer for the famous mom of multiples at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood while taping an upcoming skit for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Chris Brown: I'm Ready for Counseling  —  While Chris Brown vows he'll abide by all the conditions of his recent sentencing for assaulting Rihanna - including six months of community labor and five years' probation - he's eager to get the most out of the court-ordered counseling and anger-management classes.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
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Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Fired 40 Staffers in 3 Months  —  Look back at photos of Jon and Kate through the years.  Baby nurse Angela Krall, who watched the sextuplets as infants for more than a year, tells Us that the short-fused Kate fired 40 nurses and nurse's aides in the three months before she was hired.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Socialite Life
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Jessica Wedemeyer / People.com:
Nicole Richie & Lindsay Lohan Attend DJ AM Memorial  —  A day after DJ AM was laid to rest, the celebrity deejay was remembered Thursday by former fiancée Nicole Richie and pals Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson, Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart.  —  They were among hundreds of invited guests …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Nicole Richie, Lindsay & Sam, Robert Downey Jr. Add Good Vibes to DJ AM Memorial
Discussion: Socialite Life, iVillage and PopSugar
Catriona Wightman / Digital Spy:
Parlour fined after Rihanna inks staff  —  A New York tattoo parlour has reportedly been fined after Rihanna was spotted inking members of its staff.  —  The singer allegedly tattooed three people with her initials and an umbrella design when she visited the shop in July.
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Tat Shop Fined After Rihanna Worked the Needle
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Sean L. McCarthy / the comic's comic:
Addition through subtraction: SNL fires Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson!?  —  Sources outside the show, and backed up by anonymous sources from within 30 Rock, have informed me that Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson appear to have been let go from Saturday Night Live and won't be returning this season …
Annette Sharp / DailyTelegraph:
Movie star vs Gossip Girl - Now looks who's Rusty  —  IT IS an accepted view that if one lives by the sword, so might one expect to die by it.  —  This week this columnist tasted the tip of her own sword - as thrust by the Gladiator himself, Russell Crowe - after an item in Sydney Confidential raised the actor's ire.
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Susan Boyle Tops Amazon.com Chart with Debut Album  —  At last Susan Boyle has achieved her own personal dream.  —  The Scottish star's debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, has sensationally topped the online-retail charts, quite a feat considering her record is not even being released until Nov. 24.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Who Is Shia LaBeouf's New Gal Pal Carey Mulligan?  —  Carey Mulligan and Shia LaBeouf  —  Meet Shia LaBeouf's new leading lady - both on and off screen.  —  Carey Mulligan, 24, who hails from England, has been spotted cuddling and kissing the Transformers star in N.Y.C. …
TMZ.com:
Rabbi: Jane Fonda Supports Destruction of Israel  —  An Oscar-winning rabbi is condemning the actions of Jane Fonda, Danny Glover and Eve Ensler — claiming their decision to boycott the Toronto International Film Festival is “an attack on the heart and soul of Israel.”
NY Daily News:
Rihanna stepping out with Travis London in L.A.  —  Attention, Rihanna suitors: Get in line!  —  The songbird is being wooed by yet another man, scenester Travis London, who has previously been linked to Mary-Kate Olsen.  The two have been spotted together in L.A. frequently since last Saturday …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
Jeff Leins / News in Film:
Cast Set for David Fincher's Social Network?  —  Rumor has it David Fincher has found his cast for The Social Network, a story focusing on the early days of Facebook written by Aaron Sorkin.  The screenplay was based on the novel “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich (21).
TMZ.com:
Audigier Fighting $1 Million Fencing Match  —  Ed Hardy honcho Christian Audigier likes his big fence and wants to keep it around his big house — his only problem ... the city of Los Angeles in standing in his way.  —  Christian is throwing a hissy fit over his fence by suing the city …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Francis Slams Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole After Club Brawl  —  Joe Francis Slams Brody Jenner After Club Brawl |  It's Official: Khloe Kardashian Dating L.A. Laker Lamar Odom |  Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Robert Downey Jr. Farewell DJ Am  —  Joe Francis Slams Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gone Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Zolciak — I'm a Victim of Cell Phone Sabotage!  —  Kim Zolciak claims she was cell-phone bombed with more than 1,100 calls last night — and “a ton” of nude pics — when someone posted her personal number on a rival reality star's Twitter page.  —  TMZ spoke with Kim, who told us Neffe Pugh …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and OK! Magazine
Sky News:
Jack Tweed has been arrested after a teenager claimed she had been sexually assaulted, the Met Police said.  —  The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody was detained along with another man in his 20s.  —  A spokesman for the Met Police said: “A female in her late teens has made an allegation of sexual assault.”
 
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - ALEJANDRO NOT HAPPY TO BE CAUGHT MAKING OUT WITH GIRLFRIEND!
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New York Post:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
King Henry VIII Was Not That Big Of A Slut
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie dress up like Harry Potter to calm their kids
Just Jared:
Jennifer Garner: ‘The Invention Of Lying’ Movie Poster!
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Hits the Runway!
Discussion: Socialite Life
 Earlier Picks: 
Extra:
Cowell: ‘Idol’ Chemistry ‘Different’ without Paula
Discussion: From Inside the Box
New York Post:
NOW, IT'S TIME TO GO FOR STYLE & DESIGN
TMZ.com:
DJ AM's Shoe Line — Nike Won't Just Do It Yet
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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