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8:35 AM ET, February 26, 2010

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CNN:
Missing actor's body found in Vancouver park, source says  —  (CNN) — Actor Andrew Koenig, missing since February 14, was found dead in Vancouver, British Colombia, Thursday, a source close to the family told CNN.  —  The body of the former “Growing Pains” star was found in a park …
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TMZ.com:
Andrew Koenig's Dad: He Took His Own Life  —  UPDATE 5:16 PM PT: A police spokesperson said they were not going to release Andrew's cause of death right now due to the sensitivity of the subject.  The spokesperson said there's no evidence of foul play.  —  UPDATE 5:12 PM PT: Andrew's mother asked everyone to respect their privacy.
TMZ.com:
Body Found — May Be Andrew Koenig  —  A body believed to be that of missing “Growing Pains” star Andrew Koenig was found by police in Vancouver.  —  According to police, the body was discovered in Stanley Park today at around noon.  —  Andrew has been missing since February 14.
PopEater:
Andrew Koenig Found Dead: ‘My Son Took His Own Life,’ Says Father  —  Unable to hold back sobs during a dramatic press conference, Walter Koenig confirmed that his son Andrew had taken his own life and had been found in Vancouver's Stanley Park on Thursday morning.
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Inside TV Blog
TMZ.com:
Andrew Koenig's Parents — Why We Walked  —  Andrew Koenig's parents claim they bailed on Larry King last night because they felt the show was being “disrespectful” by pushing back their live interview several times on last night's show.  —  TMZ spoke to Walter Koenig who told us they felt Larry …
TMZ.com:
Drugs in Brittany Murphy's System  —  The L.A. County Coroner has released the drugs that were in Brittany Murphy's system when she died.  —  According to the report, “Multiple medications were present in the blood, with elevated levels of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and chlorpheniramine.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Brittany Murphy Had No Signs of Drug, Alcohol Abuse  —  Putting to rest rumors about Brittany Murphy's health before she died, the Los Angeles Coroner found that the actress did not abuse drugs or alcohol and wasn't dangerously thin.  —  The final report released Thursday states that Murphy had …
Brittany Murphy / Access Hollywood:
Brittany Murphy's Final Autopsy: No Illegal Drugs Found; Death Ruled ‘Accident’
Discussion: The Star Celeb and omg!
Blane Bachelor / People.com:
Seth Green Is Engaged!  —  Female fans of Seth Green might soon be green with envy: The actor is engaged to model/actress Clare Grant, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Green, 36, and Grant, 30, attended the Tarina Tarantino Sephora launch party in Hollywood Wednesday and were seen cuddling at the valet stand …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and EW.com
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E! Online:
Seth Green Tickled Pink Over Engagement  —  Seth Green just got one step closer to becoming a real-life Family Guy.  —  The longtime bachelor is single no more, as he tells E! News exclusively he is off the market and engaged to his girlfriend, model-actress Clare Grant.
TMZ.com:
Palin Wins — Levi Johnston Ordered to Pay Up  —  Levi Johnston has been ordered to pay nearly $18,000 in back child support ... TMZ has learned.  —  During a hearing in the child support case between Bristol Palin and Levi, the judge ruled Levi must pay $1,688.42 a month in support …
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Us Weekly:
Levi Johnston Ordered to Pay Palin $18,500 in Back Child Support
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Angelina Jolie Says No to Wanted 2, Killing the Sequel  —  Universal craved a sequel to Angelina Jolie's assassination tango/loom tutorial Wanted.  Unfortunately for the studio, Jolie is leaving them...wanting.  We've just heard the actress has pulled out of the planned Timur Bekmambetov-directed sequel …
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Bret Michaels Tells Miley Cyrus, 17, to “Get Undressed” in Song  —  Miley Cyrus' musical followup to “Party in the USA”?  —  Singing backup for Bret Michaels — who commands her to “slowly get undressed” —in an eyebrow-raising love song.  —  In the just-released rock-country ballad …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Edith Zimmerman / New York Magazine:   Bret Michaels Asks Miley Cyrus ‘Could You Fall for Me?’ …
QTheMusic.com:
Lady Gaga cover banned in the U.S.  —  The Lady Gaga cover of the new Q Magazine has been banned in it's full visual form in the U.S. due to what Janet Jackson's PR firm would possibly have called a ‘glove malfunction’.  —  In the land of the free it seems there's allowable boob …
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Georgina Littlejohn / Daily Mail:
Lady Gaga's outrageous Brit Awards outfit inspires desperate farmer's scarecrow
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Kirstie Alley Gets Surprise Hello from Her Dream ‘Booty Call’  —  From left: Kirstie Alley, Jamie Foxx and Oprah Winfrey  —  Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to make yet another dream come true.  —  During an interview with Kirstie Alley, set to air Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Show …
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Us Weekly:
Stylists Rate Shiloh's “Princess Charming” Haircut  —  Everybody's got an opinion on three-year-old Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's new 'do — including the professionals.  —  “It's very Princess Charming,” celebrity stylist Matthew James Fugate tells UsMagazine.com of the cropped cut Brad Pitt …
TMZ.com:
Tiger Mauls PETA's Billboard Plans  —  Tiger Woods has sunk his claws into an animal rights group — scaring PETA into pulling a series of controversial billboards featuring the golfer's image.  —  TMZ has learned PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — is temporarily bagging plans …
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Johnny Weir Responds to Mocking Broadcasters  —  Johnny Weir is fired up over comments by a pair of Canadian broadcasters who suggested his costumes and “body language” set a bad example for male skaters and joked he may have to take a gender test.  —  “I'm not somebody to cry about something …
Discussion: PopEater
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian: Scott Disick “Always at Home Helping Kourtney”  —  “Douche lord” no more!  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly, the Kardashian family sings the praises of a new, improved Scott Disick, Kourtney's less-than-beloved boyfriend and father to Mason, 9 weeks.
Realitybaby / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen's Wife Has Been Hiding Crack Addiction And Alcoholism  —  Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller has been hiding her addiction to crack and her alcoholism for months, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  Both Sheen and Mueller are in rehab after months of resisting going in …
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TMZ.com:
Brooke Mueller Does Rehab at Home
Discussion: Starpulse and Perez Hilton
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Time:
The Autism Debate: Who's Afraid of Jenny McCarthy?  —  In person, surprisingly, Jenny McCarthy comes across as corn-fed cute rather than overwhelmingly beautiful.  She has a common touch, and a woman even slightly more beautiful would struggle to connect as she does.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Karina Smirnoff: No More Dancing With the Stars?  —  We won't be seeing too much of Karina Smirnoff when Dancing With the Stars returns for its tenth season.  —  Sources tell us that Smirnoff has been cut from the competition...  Smirnoff has not been paired with one of the new celebrity competitors.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Simon Perry / People.com:
Johnny Depp's Kids Give Alice a Thumbs-Up  —  Vanessa Paradis (center) and her two children with Johnny Depp (inset)  —  Alice in Wonderland hasn't been released yet - but Johnny Depp is already getting glowing reviews from the critics that matter.  —  “My kids actually saw the film …
Kelly Bensimonand / New York Post:
Khloe Kardashian sparks ‘Real’ ruckus  —  “Real Housewives of New York City” stars  —  Ramona Singerhad a catfight over fellow reality star  —  Khloe Kardashianat nightclub Quo.  The housewives refused to talk or be photographed with each other when they arrived at the launch of Three Olive Vodka flavor RangTang on Tuesday night.
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Applegate, Milano getting ‘Hall Pass’  —  Larry Campbell, Vanessa Angel also cast in Farrellys' comedy  —  Christina Applegate is the latest to join the Farrelly brothers comedy “Hall Pass,” in production at New Line.  Alyssa Milano, Larry Campbell and Vanessa Angel also have jumped aboard.
Upcoming Horror Movies:
EXCL: Galifianakis the Exorcist in Miracle Workers  —  Zach Galifianakis is widely known now because of his turn as the eccentric Alan in The Hangover, but horror fans probably remember him from David Twohy's underrated 2002 ghost story Below in which he played Weird Wally ("Malediction...look it up.").
 
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