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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley Split! — After three years of marriage, Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley have split, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue (on newsstands now). — “She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on,” a source tells the new Us Weekly …
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EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gets Rid Of His Dogs, Blames Kate — Okay animal lovers, divorcing a spouse is one thing, but getting rid of your dogs is quite another. Jon Gosselin is sending his two German Shepherd's back to the breeder as part of the fallout from his divorce from Kate. — Kate gets a brand new look
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Kate Major ‘Despises’ Jon Gosselin — For a house once full of love and children, there sure seems to be a lot of hate going on with the Gosselins. — This time, it's former Star reporter Kate Major, who says she and Jon Gosselin had a fling shortly after his breakup with wife Kate Gosselin - an allegation he's strenuously denied.
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Kate 2.0 Is Calling You Out & We're Right Behind Her — Jon Gosselin should be actually pretty grateful to his soon to be ex-wife Kate Gosselin. She seems to be the only woman he's screwed that is taking the high road and not calling him all kinds of names.
The Huffington Post:Stephanie Santoro, Jon Gosselin's Nanny, Describes Affair And Rates The Sex Sex
Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Martha Stewart: Jessica Should've Watched Dog “More Closely” — Dog lover Martha Stewart — whose beloved chow puppy Ghenghis Khan died in an explosion in March — feels for Jessica Simpson, whose maltipoo Daisy was snatched by a coyote in L.A. earlier this week.
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Jessica Calls in Experts to Aid in Dog Search — A massive search effort is underway to find Jessica Simpson's missing dog Daisy — last seen in the clutches of a wild coyote. — TMZ has learned Jessica has been in touch with a lost dog-finding service called FindToto.com …
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72 — Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin' in the Wind,” “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement, died on Wednesday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Dancing Curse Roars Back, Strikes Kathy Ireland — Safety measures be damned. The new season of Dancing With the Stars hasn't started yet, but already the injury count is one two and holding. — Kathy Ireland received seven stitches in her leg when a day at the beach turned into a day at the emergency room.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘True Blood’ exclusive: The bombshell secret that would destroy Bill and Sookie — In what would be a boon to Sookie-Eric fans, True Blood boss Alan Ball isn't ruling out incorporating a major (and controversial) plot point from the books that, up to now, has only been hinted at in the series …
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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: I Used to Cut Myself — More shocking revelations from Megan Fox. — In her new Rolling Stone interview, the Jennifer's Body star, 23, admits she used to cut herself. — “Yeah,” she replied when asked if she's ever cut herself. “But I don't want to elaborate. I would never call myself a cutter.
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Matthew Lynch / The latest WWD:
A&F Sues Beyoncé — If Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has its way, Beyoncé Knowles' recently announced fragrance may not be too fierce. — In a lawsuit filed against the singer Tuesday, the retailer has sought to preempt any fragrance launched under the name of Knowles' alter ego, Sasha Fierce.
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New York Post:
Lindsay in seating snit — Lindsay Lohanis largely unemployed these days, but she still behaves like a movie star. For the G-Star runway show Tuesday night at Hammerstein Ballroom, “She arrived with her sister, — Ali, and two other guests,” said our insider. "
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hef's New Girls: Yes to Stripper Poles, but No to Peacocks — Crystal Harris, 23, may share a room with Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, but that doesn't mean his two other girlfriends, 19-year-old twins Kristina and Karissa Shannon, are even a wee bit jealous. — “Our room is pimp,” Karissa tells me.
People.com:
Burt Reynolds Enters Rehab — Veteran actor Burt Reynolds, 73, has checked into a rehab clinic for treatment of addiction to prescription medication, his manager confirms to PEOPLE. — “After a recent back surgery, Mr. Reynolds felt like he was going through hell and after a while …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Record Labels Develop a Taste for Vampires — “Twilight,” the vampire romance film released last year, was by any measure a hit: $191 million in gross ticket sales, three million sales of the DVD the day it arrived in stores, countless magazine covers graced by its brooding heartthrob, Robert Pattinson.
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Paul Chi / People.com:
What Did Nick Jonas Get for His 17th Birthday? — For Nick Jonas, what a difference a day makes. — “It's exciting,” Jonas told PEOPLE on the set of Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam about turning 17 on Wednesday. “I feel 24 hours different than when I was 16.”
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Pink Is Black-and-Blue with Shoulder Injury — Pink — She's not sure exactly when it happened - probably during a rehearsal - but pop star Pink knows this much for sure: “It hurts.” — Pink, 30, has suffered a separated shoulder, her rep tells PEOPLE, and was unable to do the aerial parts …
DailyFill.com:
Chris Brown Embarks On Glorious New Career As Highway Cleaner — I WILL BITE YOUR FINGERS!" — Chris Brown has started his 180-day community labor sentence. — Wearing a bright orange vest, the 20-year-old singer — who was also sentenced to five years of probation and a year …
E! Online:
Madonna's Brother Expresses Himself: Sis Doesn't Look So Hot — Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images — Madonna's papa don't preach, but her brother sure does. — The pop icon's estranged sibling Christopher Ciccone, whom she hasn't been on voguing terms with since …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Kevin Skinner Wins America's Got Talent! — No more chicken catching for Kentucky's Kevin Skinner! — The unemployed farmhand — and longtime musician — was named the winner of NBC's America's Got Talent Wednessday when he beat out golden-voiced opera singer Barbara Padilla …
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Nicholas White / People.com:
Karina Smirnoff: It's Easy to Stay Friends with Maksim — Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff — Don't expect fireworks in the aftermath of the split between Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. — “It's kind of easy to stay friends,” Smirnoff told PEOPLE at the Pink Party …
