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People.com:
Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76  —  Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, 76, has died.  —  “She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning,” her manager, Barbara Lawrence, tells PEOPLE.  She had a massive stroke.  McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the still-popular '80s sitcom Golden Girls …
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Perez Hilton:
The Loss Of An Icon!  Rue McClanahan Has Passed  —  It is with great sadness that PerezHilton.com exclusively reports and has confirmed that iconic actress Rue McClanahan has passed away.  —  She was 76 years old.  —  The legendary actress - Golden Girls and Maude - died at 1 AM this morning at New York Presbyterian Hospital .
Discussion: omg!, Associated Press and Reuters
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi and Spencer Pratt “Laughing” Over “Fake” Split  —  Heidi and Spencer Pratt fabricated their split in a desperate attempt to stay famous as The Hills wraps up, the new issue of Us Weekly reports.  —  While Heidi's rep confirms the breakup to Us ("Heidi... hopes people respect her privacy" …
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PopEater:
Spencer Pratt Surfaces With Beard, Without Heidi  —  A bearded Spencer Pratt took a woodsy run in Malibu yesterday, apparently dealing with his alleged split with Heidi Montag with some good old-fashioned exercise ... complete with full camouflage, hiking gear and a walkie-talkie.
Brittany Talarico / OK! Magazine:
Heidi Montag Makes a Sad Spectacle of Herself Post-Spencer Split
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Lawyer: Gary Coleman Was Divorced When He Died  —  Shannon Price portrayed herself to emergency crews and hospital staff as Gary Coleman's wife, but his former lawyer now says the pair weren't legally married at the time of the actor's death.  —  “I can confirm they've been divorced since August 12 …
Why / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman Death Under Investigation
Ken Lee / People.com:
Gary Coleman's Wife Resisted Giving Him Emergency Aid
Discussion: Bossip and Backseat Cuddler
Matt Goldberg / Collider:
Exclusive: New Images of Chris Hemsworth as THOR  —  Collider reader “Dan” has sent us some concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor.  Earlier today, we ran a story about AICN landing concept art of Chris Evans in his Captain America outfit.  While we were very circumspect about saying …
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Merrick / Ain't It Cool News:
UPDATE W/ CONFIRMATION!! …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kevin Costner Is a Dad for Seventh Time  —  Kevin Costner is in seventh heaven.  —  The Oscar-winning director, 55, and his wife, Christine Baumgartner Costner, 36, welcomed a baby girl named Grace Avery Costner on Wednesday, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  This is Costner's seventh child, his third with Christine.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kevin Costner Opens Range for Seventh Kid
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Wife Going For Full Custody Of Their Children  —  The impending divorce between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren is about to get a lot more contentious.  Elin has decided to go for full custody of their two children, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Laura Ling Names New Baby for Her Sister and Bill Clinton  —  Laura Ling experienced two life-altering thrills within a year's time: seeing former President Bill Clinton's August arrival in North Korea to the secure her and Current TV colleague Euna Lee's freedom after five months in government captivity …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kate Wants Jon to Start Making Some Loot  —  We already broke the news that Kate Gosselin had a whopping payday during her month-plus on 'Dancing With the Stars, but now, the octomom wants some help financially.  Apparently, Kate wants her ex, Jon, to kick in some dough for their eight kids …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Garbage Men: Kate Gosselin Couldn't “Handle” Picking Up Trash
PopEater:
Fran Drescher ‘Blessed To Have Met’ Gay Ex-Husband  —  In a bombshell interview with In Touch Weekly, Fran Drescher has revealed that her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, to whom she was married for more than 21 years, is gay.  —  Although he broke the news to her after they divorced in 1999 …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Sandra Bullock / msnbc.com:
Jesse James hopes to get closer to Bullock  —  Plus: Suri Cruise's iPad; ranking the ‘Idols’ by success  — msnbc.com sites & shows: - TODAY - Nightly News - Meet the Press - Dateline - Countdown - Rachel Maddow - msnbc tv - Newsvine - EveryBlock  —  The Scoop on
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Brooke Shields Gets Skinned by PETA  —  Furry Vengeance isn't just the name of Brooke Shields' last movie.  —  It also seems to be what PETA wants right about now after the actress made a trip recently to Denmark to fulfill her “little girl's dream” of designing a mink coat...
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Shawna Flavell / The PETA Files:   Brooke Shields: Fur Nightmare
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sam Mendes Sweet On ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ And Focus Feature ‘On Chesil Beach’ With Carey Mulligan  —  EXCLUSIVE: With James Bond postponed because of MGM's woes, Sam Mendes has firmed the next two projects he intends to direct.  Following a successful reading of the first act …
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Village Voice:
Is This Woman Too Hot To Be a Banker?  —  Debrahlee Lorenzana says her no-account bosses fired her over her looks  —  Everything about Debrahlee Lorenzana is hot.  Even her name sizzles.  At five-foot-six and 125 pounds, with soft eyes and flawless bronze skin, she is J.Lo curves meets …
Arash Markazi / ESPN:
Odom denies pregnancy reports  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom laughed off online reports after practice on Wednesday that his wife and reality television star Khloe Kardashian is two months pregnant — although he stopped short of denying them completely.
Star:
On the Cover: Angelina Panics Over New Tell All  —  Over the weekend Angelina Jolie relaxed alongside Brad Pitt at a Malibu beach party as their sons Maddox and Pax splashed in the surf nearby.  While things may have appeared picture perfect, a scorching new book is threatening to cause major waves for the actress!
Star:
Exclusive: Jennifer Aniston to Reunite with Courteney — on the Big Screen!  —  Last night, Jennifer Aniston stepped out to support her pal Courteney Cox at the Crystal + Lucy Awards, where the Cougar Town star was honored for her TV work.  And the ladies - who got close as costars in Friends …
 
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