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11:50 PM ET, September 4, 2009

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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.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Cele|bitchy
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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Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids Say Final Farewell at Funeral
Discussion: Socialite Life
Cele|bitchy:
Michael Jackson laid to rest in private ceremony, his grave will not be public
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.
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 …
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!”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Socialite Life
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. …
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Just Jared
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.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
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
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 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 …
Discussion: iVillage and Anything 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
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.
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
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: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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
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.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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
TMZ.com:
MJ Burial After-Party — Brought to You By A&E  —  There were cameras shooting everything at the after-party for Michael Jackson's burial — and we're told the whole thing could end up on A&E.  —  Sources tell TMZ footage from inside the party — as well as the funeral itself …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
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.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - ALEJANDRO NOT HAPPY TO BE CAUGHT MAKING OUT WITH GIRLFRIEND!  —  Latin super-star Alejandro Fernandez was not pleased to be caught making out with his girlfriend, Ayari Anaya outside of an LA club.  Although, when he didn't notice the cameras were on him …
Discussion: Guanabee
 
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Rumer Willis likes playing the geek, says the cool girl is too much work
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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

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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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