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Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
This Is It — “This is it,” Michael Jackson told his fans in London, announcing his forthcoming concert tour. “This is the final curtain call.” The curtain fell sooner than expected. What is left is this extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Corey Feldman's Wife Done Standing By Him — Dreaming a little dream doesn't always work. — Corey Feldman's wife, Susannah, filed for divorce last week after seven years of marriage, citing the nondescript irreconcilable differences as the reason for splitting up.
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Patrick Swayze's Widow: I Will See Him Again — Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi spoke from the heart Tuesday about losing her husband just six weeks ago, telling a women's conference that the loss “is like an animal all of its own” and the sadness could be felt “on a cellular level.”
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NY Daily News:
Matthew Broderick disappoints at preview of ‘The Starry Messenger,’ show's opening delayed — Theatergoers must have wanted to “shoot the messenger” during the first preview of Matthew Broderick's new play on Monday night. The Broadway veteran put on such a poor showing at “The Starry Messenger” that some fans left in a huff.
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Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Andre Agassi: I Used Crystal Meth — Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf — Tennis star Andre Agassi serves up a bombshell in his new memoir: In the late '90s he began regularly using crystal meth. “I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem,” he tells PEOPLE.
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TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy to Cops: I Heard Gun Fire! — Brittany Murphy is the girl who cried gunshot. — TMZ has learned cops received a frantic 911 call around 2:30 this morning from neighbors complaining about a screaming Brittany Murphy, who was wailing about shots fired outside her Hollywood pad.
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TMZ.com:
Fox, Green Allegedly Hit By Burglar Bunch — Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are used to being hit on — not hit. But that's exactly what happened to them, courtesy of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch — allegedly. — Law enforcement sources tell us Green's Hollywood Hills home …
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Miley Cyrus voted worst celebrity influence of 2009 — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, one of Disney's hottest stars of the past three years with hit records and hit films, has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 by the very people who made her a star, tweens and teens, according to an online poll on Wednesday.
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Shakira: My Body Is Asking to Reproduce — Unlike most women, Shakira is willing to let her body go. In fact, the 5-foot-2 Colombian “She Wolf” singer, 32, says she's looking forward to it — if it means she'll become a mom. — “My body feels like it is asking to reproduce …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Gets Inked — Jessica Simpson has some new body art. — The singer, 29, showed off a Henna tattoo Tuesday as she returned from a trip to India, where she was shooting her upcoming VH1 reality show, The Price of Beauty. — “The intricate Mehndi designs are typically Indian …
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OK! Magazine:
OK! EXCLUSIVE: It's Over for Rob & Kristen — With Twilight fever blazing as fans count down the days to the Nov. 20 release of New Moon, there's one thing that's cooling down in Twi-world — the romance between the films' stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart!
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Kate Gosselin: I've Been “Targeted and Torn Apart” — Kate Gosselin gets why people are so fascinated by her family. — “Certain events take place that makes us sitting ducks,” she says in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Wednesday. “It makes us easy targets.”
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Adam Sandler on ‘Jack’ track — Actor to play both Jack and Jill in Columbia film — Adam Sandler is climbing up the hill for Columbia Pictures. — The actor will next star in the romantic comedy “Jack and Jill” and produce via his Happy Madison shingle. Sandler will play Jack as well as twin sister Jill.
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Cindi Leive / glamour.com:
On the C.L.: Michelle Obama's Inspiring Mission (Hail the Mentor in Chief!) Plus Her Answers to Your Questions — Putting together this magazine's annual Women of the Year issue generally involves lots of nail-bitingly tricky decisions (this politician or that? Which athlete? Which actress?).
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Metro.co.uk:
Jodie Marsh lays into Kate Price saying: ‘She does f**k all’ — Battle of the ‘bitches’ as glamour model re-ignites old feud — Jodie Marsh has restarted her battle with Katie Price — Jodie Marsh has been pretty quiet in recent months, but now she's back with a bang. Or a rant, to be more precise.
Madonna / The Huffington Post:
Raising Malawi: Will You Join Me? — This week, my family and I are in Malawi to attend the ground breaking ceremony for Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. — I am making a straightforward request. — I'm writing to urge you to join me in saving the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable children.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Brad And Angelina's Hot Date! — Finally! We haven't seen these two out together for a while but last night, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally emerged for date night at Cecconi's! The couple looked amazingly hot — Angelina in her tight black dress and Brad with his new muscle car.
The Superficial:
Jon Gosselin & Octomom going on a date for reality show — Please tell me he's not broke enough for this happen. Via InTouch: … If even an iota of this is true at all, now would be a good time to take our families outside and shoot each other in the head.
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Luisa Metcalfe / OK! Magazine:
Cindy Crawford: I Couldn't be a Supermodel Now — Cindy Crawford — who was famous in her '90s heyday for her curvy figure and signature mole — thinks she would fail as a model if she had started her cover girl career today. — “I would not have become a supermodel in 2009,” …
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