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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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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 …
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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. …
Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Dating Lakers Player — New couple alert! — E! reality star Khloe Kardashian is dating Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom, Usmagazine.com has confirmed. — “They are a couple now!” a source tells Us. “So cute!” — Adds Khloe's sister Kim, “He's a great guy!”
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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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.”
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Gossip’ guy Neal Bledsoe kisses (Ed Westwick) and tells: Was it good for him? — In a matter of minutes last week, Neal Bledsoe went from being a mostly unknown actor to the guy who made out with Ed Westwick on Gossip Girl. The headline-making kiss doesn't air until Oct. 19, but Bledsoe …
Michael K / Dlisted:
King Henry VIII Was Not That Big Of A Slut — Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who plays King Henry VIII on The Tudors, says that Henry was not really the mega manwhore everyone thinks he was. According to JRM, you can get f**ky with at least 20 people before you're considered a ho fo sho.
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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.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Get Cozy in Three Cities — Some couples just can't stay apart - just ask Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo, who've been spotted rekindling their romance in three different cities in the last week. — The couple, who split in June after three years together …
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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).
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Hits the Runway! — Ooh la la! — Jessica Simpson hit the runway in Paris. — Wearing a ruffled black halter dress, the singer, 29, served as a special guest model at an Ozlem Suer show Friday. — “Jessica's doing good,” her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz said on Thursday's Today show.
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Jennifer Garner: ‘The Invention Of Lying’ Movie Poster! — Jennifer Garner takes her daughters Violet Anne, 3, and Seraphina Rose, 7 months, for a morning stroll on Friday (September 4) in Boston, Mass. — Below is the movie poster for Jen's new romantic comedy, The Invention Of Lying, out October 2.
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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” …