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2:30 AM ET, September 9, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars Duo Karina & Maks Split!  —  Welcome to today's episode of Splitting With the Stars.  —  I just learned that the dance-happy duo of Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have uncoupled and called off their long-pending nuptials.  —  “I am confirming that they did indeed break up,” Karina's rep tells me.
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People.com:
Maksim & Karina Split!  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff  —  It looks like Dancing With the Stars' Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy will be performing their next dances solo.  —  The pair, who just last month gushed about how they do everything together …
Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin: I “Despise” Kate  —  In more of his interview with ABC News, Jon Gosselin continues to trash estranged wife Kate, claming she took his wedding ring and may have had an affair with her bodyguard.  —  Jon, 32, says their relationship has gotten so sour they have to film their hit TLC reality show separately.
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Accuses Kate of Stealing His Wedding Ring  —  Kate Gosselin didn't just steal a decade of estranged hubby Jon Gosselin's life - she also swiped his wedding ring, Jon claims.  —  Jon, 32, blasted his soon-to-be-ex on Good Morning America Monday in the latest of what's become a series of tirades.
TMZ.com:
Milian and The Dream — Secret Wedding in Vegas  —  TMZ has learned Christina Milian officially tied the knot with music producer The Dream in Vegas last week ... at a place famous for its “Drive-Thru Tunnel of Vows.”  —  It all went down close to midnight at the legendary Little White Wedding Chapel …
Eric Ditzian / MTV:
Janet Jackson To Pay Tribute To Michael At The VMAs  —  Janet will help kick off the awards show, which airs live Sunday at 9 p.m.  —  Michael Jackson has contributed some of the most unforgettable moments in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards.  In 1984, he won a handful of Moonmen for his “Thriller” video.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kathy Griffin confesses all about torrid, gross Jack Black affair  —  For fans of Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List, this news is nothing new.  Kathy talked about her brief, torrid affair with comedian-actor Jack Black a couple of times, and she was always surprisingly nice about it.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Pajiba
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NY Daily News:
Perez's pledge to Tyra on targeting minors out the window
Discussion: The Blemish and EW.com
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Tyra goes back to her (hair) roots on TV talk show
Discussion: coverawards.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
You Know George Wanted To Say Yes  —  At a press conference at the Venice Film Festival for the movie The Men Who Stare At Goats, some some topless loon begged George Clooney for a kiss.  No, it was not Sarah Larson.  It was a dude who announced he loved the peenus, stripped his clothes off …
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Daily Mail:
Lady GaGa: ‘My father saved me from a deadly cocaine addiction’  —  Lady GaGa has revealed her tough no-nonsense father save her from drug addiction.  —  GaGa admitted spending long periods snorting cocaine alone in her cramped New York apartment, playing music by The Cure.
Anna N. / Jezebel:
How Not To Solve A Gender Dispute: Semenya's Magazine Makeover [Beauty/contest]  —  What could make the convoluted saga of Caster Semenya's disputed gender even more public and upsetting?  How about a makeover?  —  Yes, Semenya is now on the cover of South Africa's You magazine, wearing makeup, a dress, and a new hairdo.
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TMZ.com:
Tila's Lawyer — Shawne's Story is a ‘Spin’ Move  —  Tila Tequila's lawyer is firing back at Shawne Merriman — claiming the NFL star's version of what happened the night he was arrested is nothing but pure “spin.”  —  Merriman claimed that Tila was drunk and he was trying to keep her safe …
Discussion: Gawker
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Soap Star Michelle Stafford Expecting  —  Thanks to the help of a surrogate, The Young and the Restless star Michelle Stafford is expecting her first child this December.  —  Stafford, 43, who has won two Emmys for her role as scheming Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime drama …
Us Weekly:
Pregnant Heidi Klum: My “Thighs, Butt” Have Exploded  —  Heidi Klum — who is due in October with her fourth child, a girl — says the last month of pregnancy is the worst.  —  “The last month is unbelievable, how rapidly your stomach goes.  It's huge,” Klum, 36, tells Page Six magazine (out Sept. 10).
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and PopSugar
Timothy M. Gray / Variety:
Variety's Army Archerd dies at 87  —  Columnist chronicled Hollywood's elite for over half a century  —  Showbiz has lost one of its defining voices, one who honed his craft in the bygone era of close-knit Hollywood and evolved through the many iterations of the industry.
People.com:
Tisha Campbell-Martin Welcomes Second Son  —  It's a boy - a bit early! - for Tisha Campbell-Martin, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The actress and husband Duane Martin welcomed son Ezekiel Czar Martin on Tuesday at 10:20 a.m. in Los Angeles.  The baby, who wasn't due until the 21st of this month …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
This just in: ‘SNL’ all-star Kristin Wiig NOT moving to ‘Weekend Update’  —  I knew this was too good to be true.  —  An SNL insider is denying a fast-spreading rumor that Kristin Wiig has been named co-anchor of Weekend Update alongside Seth Meyers.  “It's not true,” says the source.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Baby on the Way for Rocker Chris Robinson  —  There's a baby on the way for rocker Chris Robinson.  —  The Black Crowes frontman, 42, and girlfriend Allison Bridges are expecting a new arrival in early 2010, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  The couple began dating in 2007.
TMZ.com:
Katherine to Jermaine: The Show Must Not Go On  —  Katherine Jackson and other members of her family are angry at Jermaine over the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna — this according to various sources.  —  Members of the Jackson family along with others connected with the event claim Katherine …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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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

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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