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12:00 PM ET, June 22, 2010

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People.com:
Bachelor's Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi Split  —  Many viewers of The Bachelor groaned when Jake Pavelka picked Vienna Girardi amid tabloid rumors about Girardi's wild past and accusations of betrayal and plastic surgery.  —  Pavelka defended her - and his decision - but just over three months later, something has gone wrong.
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi: It's Over!  —  It seems the fairy tale romance that began for Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi on The Bachelor has come to an end.  —  A rep for the couple confirms to OK! exclusively that “Jake and Vienna have split and appreciate respect for their privacy at this time.”
TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor’ Split — Jake Broke It Off  —  Sources involved in the production of “The Bachelor” tell TMZ Jake Pavelka was the person who pulled the plug on his relationship with Vienna Girardi ... because he thought she was cheating.  —  We're told Jake believed Vienna was “stepping out” …
Us Weekly:
Rep: Bachelor Jake, Vienna “Split”  —  Bachelor Jake Pavelka and fiancee Vienna Girardi have called it quits, a rep for the couple tells UsMagazine.com.  —  “Jake and Vienna have split and appreciate the respect for their privacy at this time,” the rep tells Us.
Discussion: Starpulse, TMZ.com and Cele|bitchy
PopEater:
‘Bachelor’ Couple Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi Split  —  ‘The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love’ seemed to end perfectly, with Jake Pavelka, 32, proposing to blonde beauty Vienna Girardi, 24.  But just three months later, they've gone their separate ways.  —  “Jake and Vienna have split …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Big Bachelor Bust: Jake and Vienna Break Up!
Discussion: TheFABlife and Movieline
Logan Hill / New York Magazine:
Madam Helen  —  “I'm still the good girl who wants to be a bad girl...”  —  ll that getting sanctioned by authority, settling down and doing the right things—well, I can't say it appeals much," Helen Mirren once said to a reporter. “  What I really fancy is getting a bit notorious ... ”
The Superficial:
Miley Cyrus Flashed It Again  —  Miley is clearly having fun as she smiles and sings for her large number of fans who lined up for four days to get their wristbands.  As for the unkind comments about Billy, he became well known for his jump into the country scene, changing music there forever.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
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Jessica Arena / INF Daily:
Miley Cyrus Tells Audience She Wrote Song for Her Gay Fans
Discussion: X17 Online, NY Daily News and PopEater
Rolling Stone:
Lady Gaga Tells All: Rolling Stone's New Issue  —  The broken heart, bitter fantasies and epic ambition of the biggest pop star in the world  —  Lady Gaga bares her heart — and much more — on the cover of Rolling Stone's new issue, on sale at newsstands Wednesday, June 23rd.
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Lady Gaga: What Gives Me Confidence  —  Talk about strength from within.  —  “When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl,” Lady Gaga tells the July issue of Rolling Stone magazine.  “Then I say, 'Bitch, you're Lady Gaga, you get up and walk the walk today.' ”
Discussion: Gaga Daily
Lilpup / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Gary Coleman Secretly Took Out Restraining Order Against Ex-Wife Months Before Death  —  Gary Coleman secretly took out a restraining order against his ex-wife just months before she took him off life support, and RadarOnline.com exclusively has the never-before-seen documents.
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PopEater:
Gary Coleman Had Filed Restraining Order Against Ex-Wife
Discussion: RADAR and Sandra Rose
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Dr. Strange Be Marvel's First Superhero To Fly Under the Disney Banner?  —  EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios has hired Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write Dr. Strange, marking forward progress on a long-gestating superhero property which will likely be among …
ETonline:
EXCLUSIVE: ORLANDO BLOOM & MIRANDA KERR ENGAGED!  —  It's official!  ET can confirm that actor Orlando Bloom and supermodel Miranda Kerr are engaged to be married.  —  “Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are getting married,” Bloom's rep tells ET.  Although there have been previous rumors …
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Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling: Yes, I Worry Dean Will “Cheat” on Me  —  In her new book Uncharted terriTORI, Tori Spelling writes that she worries husband Dean McDermott could cheat on her.  —  But on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Monday, she tried to downplay the remark.
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X17 Online:
Tori Spelling Worried Her Hubby Dean May Cheat On Her
Discussion: PopEater and OK! Magazine
E! Online:
Khloé Kardashian Odom's Victory Gift to Lamar: a Rolls Royce!  —  While Scott Disick just bought baby Mason his first Lamborghini, E! News has learned Khloé Kardashian Odom also bought her man Lamar Odom a brand-new Rolls Royce as a present for his Lakers champsionship win.
Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan to Pose Nude — With SCRAM Bracelet?  —  Lindsay Lohan is ready to take it all off again for the cameras — with or without her booze bracelet.  —  The 23-year-old star will pose nude in print ads for her 6126 line of handbags, LAmag.com reported Monday.
PopEater:
Celebrity Telethon Reels in $1.8 Million for Oil Spill Aid  —  “Everyone's really pissed off,” Jenny McCarthy told Ryan Seacrest, co-host of last night's Gulf Coast relief telethon on CNN, as she monitored tweets about BP's oil spill catastrophe.  —  Well said, Jenny.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, CNN and Socialite Life
Laura Roberts / Telegraph:
Burberry model Tom Nicon commits suicide at start of Milan Fashion Week  —  The Burberry model Tom Nicon has committed suicide after he fell 40ft to his death from his apartment in Italy.  —  Nicon, 22, is thought to have been depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend.
Discussion: The Frisky and New York Magazine
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Shyamalan shopping new movie with big stars (exclusive)  —  As he puts the finishing touches on Paramount's big-budget fantasy spectacle “The Last Airbender,” filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan is quietly circulating a new script around town.  —  No details are known about the project …
Kristie Cavanagh / NY Daily News:
Katy Perry: I want Rihanna to strip at my bachelorette party  —  Katy Perry and Rihanna have been palling around since last year - but now Perry hopes the two will become even closer.  —  The “California Girls” singer says she wants RiRi to strip for her at her upcoming bachelorette party.
TMZ.com:
Jay-Z Sued Over Private Jet — Flight Time is Money  —  It costs Jay-Z roughly $250k to spend 55 hours on a private jet — and that's with a celebrity discount — but according to a new lawsuit, the rapper never paid the entire cost to fly like a boss.  —  Jay-Z — aka Shawn Carter …
Discussion: Starpulse and PopSugar
New York Post:
Drake is hot for Snooki  —  Hip-hop sensation Drake has a soft spot for “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.  Drake — whose late arrival helped spark a riot at a South Street Seaport concert last week — was spotted chatting up the petite MTV star backstage at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.
Discussion: TheFABlife and Pop Crunch
Matt Cherette / Gawker.TV:
Did Real Housewife Danielle Staub Just Come Out as a Lesbian on Live TV?  —  Andy Cohen's self-indulgent train wreck, Watch What Happens Live, contained two surprises tonight.  First, Real Housewife Danielle Staub performed her new single—a duet with Lori Michaels—and was... good?
Stephanie Simon / Wall Street Journal:
New Mexico v. Val Kilmer: Payback Time  —  Bygones are not always bygone amid the limestone cliffs and piñon groves of northern New Mexico.  —  When actor Val Kilmer recently applied for permits to turn his 6,000-acre ranch outside Santa Fe into an upscale bed-and-breakfast, several of his neighbors protested.
Associated Press:
Lights go out at ‘Kimmel’ taping, but show goes on  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel wasn't going to let a little power outage stop the taping of his show.  —  Show publicist Chelsea Hettrick says the lights went out Monday night about an hour before ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live was set to begin taping at its Hollywood studio.
Discussion: TVgasm, Movieline and TV Tattle
 
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Megan Fox Reveals Dream Role: A Lesbian Native-American Superhero
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony to Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson
Discussion: X17 Online
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Adam McKay in talks to direct ‘The Boys’
Access Hollywood:
Eminem Talks Overcoming Prescription Drug Addiction
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Us Weekly:
Justin Rated R: “I'd Love to Be the Next Bachelor”
The Superficial:
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 Earlier Picks: 
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
LeAnn Rimes' divorce finalized, but Eddie Cibrian's divorce hits another snag
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
Gabe / Videogum:
Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis Live, With Brian Williams
Discussion: Crushable and New York Magazine
Ashlea Halpern / New York Magazine:
First Look: BUTT Magazine Launches NSFW Beach Towels at American Apparel
Discussion: Queerty and Joe. My. God.
TMZ.com:
Fat Joe Investigated for Sexual Assault
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole Smith Judge — It Was ‘Foul Play’
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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