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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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Mayer Nissim / Digital Spy:
Michael Jackson buried at Forest Lawn — Michael Jackson has been buried at a private ceremony at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park. — Stars present among the 200 invited guests included record producers Quincy Jones and Berry Gordy, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin …
Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:
In a Private Service, Last Goodbyes for Jackson — GLENDALE, Calif. — More than two months after he died, and following a steady trickle of gossip over how and where he would be laid to rest, Michael Jackson was entombed Thursday night at a highly guarded mausoleum in a Los Angeles suburb.
Alan Duke / CNN:
Michael Jackson reaches his ‘final resting place’ — LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Michael Jackson's family and about 200 of their closest friends gathered on a hill Thursday evening for their final farewell to the pop singer, who died 10 weeks ago. — Jackson's burial may lay to rest …
Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids Say Final Farewell at Funeral — More than two months after his death on June 25, Michael Jackson was finally laid to rest Thursday evening in L.A. — More than an hour after the funeral was scheduled to begin, the Jackson family arrived at the burial site just after dark …
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TMZ.com:
Oprah to Chris Brown — Get Help — Oprah Winfrey is firing back at the comments Chris Brown made about her in the new People Magazine. — Here's the background: People had asked Brown about the fact that Oprah did “a show on abuse, inspired by Rihanna.” Chris replied:
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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.
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Mrtree / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Salma Hayek Throws Fit At Restaurant — File this under “celebrities are cranky like the rest of us category.” — Salma Hayek rolled up to the Chateau Marmont on Wednesday night and she was hungry. We're pretty sure she was VERY hungry because she wanted to eat at the restaurant …
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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 …
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.
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.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Stephanie Pratt Bikini Pictures — Stephanie Pratt isn't exactly the hottest girl in Hollywood, and the fact that she's related to that super douche makes her even less enticing, but I like bikinis and I especially like nobody rich girls in bikinis so here we are.
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.”
TMZ.com:
DJ AM's Shoe Line — Nike Won't Just Do It Yet — DJ AM was about to have his own exclusive line of shoes put out by Nike — but since his passing, the sneaker king has put a hold on releasing AM's kicks to the public. — We spoke to a rep for Nike, who said AM had been working with Nike …
Extra:
Cowell: ‘Idol’ Chemistry ‘Different’ without Paula — Simon Cowell has broken his silence about Paula Abdul's decision to leave “American Idol,” telling “Extra” that this season of the show is “different,” and “I miss her, of course.” The tough judge doesn't want to “get in the middle” …
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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).
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New York Post:
NOW, IT'S TIME TO GO FOR STYLE & DESIGN — LESS than a week before the start of New York's Fashion Week, Time Inc. is pulling the plug on Time Style & Design, the publishing giant's fashion quarterly. — Time blamed the collapse of the luxury market for the move.
Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
Warners to take summer crown — Total 2009 boxoffice will top last year — Winning summer boxoffice crowns has become habit-forming at Warner Bros. — Hollywood's summer ends Labor Day, but already it's clear that Warners again will top distributor market-share rankings with $957 million …