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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
PopEater:
Rue McClanahan Dies: ‘Golden Girls’ Star Was 76  —  Rue McClanahan, one of the last surviving stars of the seminal sitcom ‘The Golden Girls,’ has died after suffering a massive stroke, her manager has confirmed to PEOPLE.  She was 76.  “She passed away at 1 AM this morning.
TMZ.com:
Betty White: Rue's Death ‘Hurts’
Discussion: omg!, Bumpshack.com and Perez Hilton
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
E! Online:
Hospital: Gary Coleman's Ex Had Right to Make Medical Decisions  —  Shannon Price was no longer Gary Coleman's missus, but apparently he trusted her with his life anyway.  —  E! News has learned that the ex-Mrs. Coleman did indeed have the legal right to make medical decisions for the actor …
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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 …
PopEater:
Hospital: Gary Coleman's Ex Had Medical Authority
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.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Fran Drescher: Meet my gay ex-husband  —  “Peter and I met when we were 15.  We were just kids and didn't know who we truly were.  We went through a lot together.”  - Fran Drescher tells In Touch exclusively about her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com, Queerty and iVillage
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PopEater:
Fran Drescher ‘Blessed To Have Met’ Gay Ex-Husband
Discussion: Socialite Life
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
The Huffington Post:
Gwyneth Paltrow Makes A Mexican Dinner (VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  In this week's GOOP, Gwyneth shows her fans how to make “Baja style” shrimp tacos.  She says the shrimp are easy and healthy and “the combination of fresh lime juice and Cholula hot sauce is pretty much unparalleled.”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Just Jared:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Shrimp Taco Recipe Revealed!
Daily Mail:
Twilight's Robert Pattinson to miss Eclipse premiere... along with Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner  —  It's one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year.  —  But fans heading to Leicester Square for the UK premiere of the new Twilight movie are going to be disappointed.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Twilight’ stars snub UK ‘Eclipse’ premiere
Discussion: Hecklerspray
National Enquirer:
DOUBLE SHOT OF LOVE!  TWINS FOR MARIAH CAREY & NICK!  —  The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that MARIAH CAREY and hubby NICK CANNON are preparing for the arrival of TWO babies!  —  Mariah, 41, used fertility treatments to help Mother Nature.  —  A beaming Mariah and Nick, 29 …
Discussion: The Bosh
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
Starpulse:
Jennifer Aniston Joins Cast Of ‘Scream 4’  —  Jennifer Aniston will reunite with her “Friends” co-star Courteney Cox in the upcoming “Scream” sequel.  —  Cox met her husband David Arquette on the set of the 1996 original and the pair has been a regular item in the Wes Craven horror films ever since.
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Rolm / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Still Not Free From Dad's Control …
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Us Weekly:
Director Confirms Megan Fox's Transformers 3 Replacement!
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