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1:00 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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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 …
Discussion: omg!, Associated Press and Reuters
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.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and That Grape Juice
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 …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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 …
Agence France Presse:
Keys to Jackson's home handed over in two weeks: Audigier
Cele|bitchy:
Michael Jackson laid to rest in private ceremony, his grave will not be public
Bryan Alexander / Time:
Family and Famous Friends Say Goodbye at Jackson's Funeral
Discussion: Idolator and Hecklerspray
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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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Michael K / Dlisted:   When Salma Wants To Eat, Salma WANTS TO EAT!
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.
Ashley Dupre / Global Grind:
The Controversy Won't Stop...  SOURCE:  —  I read the front page of the NY Post this week and was happy to see that Mr. Spitzer is moving on with his life and considering getting back into politics.  Everyone makes mistakes.  Everyone deserves a second chance.  Me too, right?  Well, apparently not.
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bitten and Bound
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.
Discussion: Idolator and Lemondrop.com
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Katherine Jackson didn't want to attend service  —  Plus: After Oprah comments, Chris Brown is ‘done’  —  Katherine and Joe Jackson attend son Michael Jackson's funeral service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday.  —  Family, friends bid farewell to Jackson
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 …
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Disney pits ‘Tron’ against ‘Hornet’  —  Mouse House releasing film on Dec. 17, 2010  —  Disney will release “Tron Legacy” on Dec. 17, 2010, which has suddenly become a competitive date for male-skewing fare.  —  Earlier this week, Sony pushed back the release of Seth Rogen starrer …
 
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