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2:20 PM ET, September 17, 2009

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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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Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley to Divorce!
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Michael K / Dlisted:   The Government Cheese Version of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Is Over
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jon Gosselin Gives Up Family Dogs  —  Is there no end to the collateral damage wrought by the Gosselins' marital implosion?  —  While it could be years before we know what the kids think of him, Jon Gosselin's dogs are the ones getting the short end of the separation stick right now.
Perez Hilton:
Kate 2.0 Is Calling You Out & We're Right Behind Her
Discussion: omg! and OK! Magazine
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Holds Out Hope for Missing Dog  —  Cynics would say that a maltipoo snatched by a hungry coyote on Monday probably wouldn't be alive on Thursday, but Jessica Simpson isn't giving up hope of seeing her beloved Daisy again.  —  “Still holding out hope despite the a—holes that say is it a dumb thing to do.
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Oprah Meets ‘Mad Men’  —  Oprah Winfrey with Jon Hamm and January Jones on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”  —  Has the pop-cultural universe just collapsed on itself?  The picture you see above is not a Photoshop trick — it's a scene from a coming episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” …
Discussion: Movieline and New York Magazine
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Lily Oei / Mad Men:
January Jones and Jon Hamm to Appear on Oprah  —  Clear your calendars for Mon., Sep. 21 as January Jones and Jon Hamm will be sitting down with none other than Oprah Winfrey.  While we're not sure if Oprah will be able to resolve any issues of their on-screen characters …
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. "
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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Folk Legend Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 62
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Reuters
Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twilight’ sequel presales brisk  —  Online ticketers report several sellouts for Nov. 20 release  —  This “New Moon” is rising early.  —  Advance tickets sales for Summit Entertainment's sequel vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” are going so well that online tickers are starting …
Discussion: Gossip Cop and Backseat Cuddler
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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 …
David Caplan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Is Not in a Psych Ward  —  Lindsay Lohan, no stranger to rumors about her state of mind, took to Twitter early Thursday morning to quash rumors that she's been hospitalized.  —  “Hahahaha my publicist just called me & said she heard I was in a psych ward!!!!  Hahaha WHAT IS WRONG with people????
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Kermit the Frog: I'm Not Dating Lady Gaga  —  Lady Gaga and Kermit the Frog at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards  —  When Lady Gaga rolled up to the MTV Video Music Awards, the world was agog at the identity of her high-profile date - America's Frog Next Door, Kermit the Frog.
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Henry Gibson dies at 73; original ‘Laugh-In’ cast member  —  The veteran actor found fame four decades ago as a meek poet on the landmark TV comedy show and most recently had a recurring role on ‘Boston Legal.’  —  Henry Gibson, a veteran character actor who came to fame in the late 1960s …
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Rachel Holmes / Guardian:
Emma Watson's ethical fashion line  —  Actor Emma Watson collaborates with ethical fashion label People Tree to release a clothing range aimed at under-24s  —  Emma Watson, the actor best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, is to release a clothing collection …
Discussion: OK! Magazine
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 …
Discussion: AfterElton.com and SCI FI Wire
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 …
Discussion: E! Online (CA) and Popeater
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 …
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.
 
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