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11:20 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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Andrew Koenig / TMZ.com:
Andrew Koenig's Dad: He Took His Own Life  —  An emotional Walter Koenig — father of “Growing Pains” actor Andrew Koenig — just said his son, who had been missing since February 14, took his own life.  —  During Walter's brief statement, he had a message for those who may find themselves …
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
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Andrew Koenig's Father: “My Son Took His Own Life”
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 …
RADAR:
Brittany Murphy's Full Autopsy Report Revealed: New Details On Her Drug Use  —  The Los Angeles Coroner's Office released the full autopsy report for Brittany Murphy on Thursday, which revealed new details surrounding her death and drug use.  RadarOnline.com has all the details.
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 …
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's Sweet 16 — Possible Risk of Death  —  Justin Bieber sent out invites to his upcoming 16th birthday party — and while it's gonna be awesome, there's one giant string attached: A release form for parents that warns your child is risking death by going.
TMZ.com:
'American Idol's' Chikezie Busted — Too Famous!  —  Remember Chikezie from “American Idol?”  Well, apparently a sales person at Neiman Marcus remembered him because the singer was busted last night for felony identity theft ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
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PopEater:
Former ‘Idol’ Top Twelver Arrested For Identity Theft
Discussion: 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 …
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 and EW.com
Us Weekly:
John Mayer Apologizes (Again) for Being “an A—hole”  —  Weeks after his controversial Playboy interview (during which he used the N-word and referred to ex Jessica Simpson as sexual “crack cocaine"), John Mayer is continuing to insist he is a different person these days.
Discussion: MTV, Cele|bitchy, PopEater and Digital Spy
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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
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 …
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Lindsay's Wild Week: Partying - and Two Near Run-ins with Samantha Ronson  —  Lindsay Lohan recently declared she is healthy and happier and has put her substance-abuse problems behind her - but her recent behavior may suggest otherwise.  —  After trips to London and Atlantic City, N.J. …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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 …
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.
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
TMZ.com:
Rozlyn Papa — Multiple Sex Tapes on the Market  —  Rozlyn Papa's sex tape problem just multiplied — TMZ has learned someone is shopping “multiple” tapes featuring a woman said to be the “Bachelor” castoff.  —  As we previously reported, one tape had already been shopped …
iesb.net:
IESB Exclusive: The Director Of The Flash Is...  Yesterday was quite a whirlwind.  For what seems like many moons we didn't hear a peep from The Brothers Warner.  After years of leaks so big they could have sunk the Titanic they somehow came up with a formula to keep things quiet in Burbank.
Bradley Brooks / Associated Press:
Paris Hilton too hot for Brazil?  Gov't protests  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — Paris Hilton is giving blondes a bad name.  —  So says Brazil's Secretariat for Women's Affairs, which wants a sultry beer commercial starring the hotel heiress, model and actor off the air.
Brendon Connelly / /Film:
Daniel Radcliffe and Lily Rabe Cast in The Lucky One  —  I think we now know what Daniel Radcliffe is going to do when he gets through with the final Harry Potter films in the next month or two.  It would seem that he and Lily Rabe have been cast in Doug McGrath's upcoming The Lucky One, adapted from the novel by Nicholas Sparks.
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
OctoMom Goes Clubbin' in NYC  —  Nadya Suleman celebrated cracking up on “The View” by hitting the NYC club scene on Wednesday night.  —  While someone else watched her 14 kids, the 34-year-old OctoMom did her best “Sex and the City” impersonation and partied with pals at some hotspots …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
 
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