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2:25 PM ET, July 1, 2010

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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Witness: Chris Brown Used Eye Drops to Fake Cry at BET Awards  —  Crocodile tears?  —  Chris Brown caused a lot of chatter at the BET Awards Sunday when he broke down in tears during a Michael Jackson tribute.  —  An insider tells UsMagazine.com the crying was fake.
Associated Press:
Elin Nordegren Gets $750M, Custody of Kids in Exchange for Silence in Tiger Woods Divorce  —  Tiger Woods is banned from letting girlfriends near his kids in a divorce deal netting his ex a record $750 million settlement, The Sun reported Wednesday.  —  The golfer agreed to keep single women away …
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TMZ.com:
Tiger's Divorce — Cheaper Than You Heard  —  TMZ has learned ... Tiger Woods will be a single man by the end of day tomorrow ... and he ain't payin' anywhere close to $750 mil.  —  Sources connected with the golfer tell TMZ his divorce from Elin Nordegren is a done deal, except for the official filing with the court.
People.com:
Could Elin Nordegren's Silence Cost Tiger Woods $700 Million?  —  Silence is golden, but is it worth $700 million?  It could be what Tiger Woods gives estranged wife Elin Nordegren in a divorce agreement being hammered out now.  —  While Nordegren has been traveling to Sweden and China with children Sam …
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0 and EW.com
PopEater:
Elin to Get 3/4 of Tiger Woods' Fortune, Report Says  —  Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren have hammered out a blockbuster divorce settlement that will reportedly net the ex-model $750 million, which translates to three-fourths of the golfer's known $1 billion fortune.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Apatow developing Pee-wee Herman pic  —  Reubens is writing script with thesp-scribe Rust  —  The Pee-wee Herman revival is extending all the way to the multiplex.  —  Judd Apatow is developing an untitled Pee-wee Herman feature for Universal that Paul Reubens is writing with thesp-scribe Paul Rust …
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Judd Apatow Producing New Pee-wee Pic
Josh Duboff / New York Magazine:
Judd Apatow Developing a Pee-wee Herman Movie
Discussion: Crushable and Hollywoodnews.com
Tazlena / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Child Protective Services Visits Britney Spears' Home After Abuse Charges  —  Social workers made a visit to Britney Spears' home as part of an investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services that the singer abused her two sons, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Hark!  Kate Gosselin Wants to Release Holiday Album  —  Hold on to your chestnuts folks, Kate Gosselin is looking to add “holiday crooner” to her resume!  I've learned that the multi-talented reality star is itching to deliver a Christmas album chocked full of religious-y tunes.
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Style News:
Kate Gosselin: ‘Read My Eyebrows. No Botox!’
Discussion: Just Jared
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian steps out with new boyfriend Miles Austin for the first time  —  It's always difficult to know when to make a relationship public.  —  But Kim Kardashian took the step last night when she stepped out with her American footballer boyfriend Miles Austin for the first time.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
FIRST PIC: Kim Kardashian Parties With Her New Football Beau
Discussion: Dallas Cowboys
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep to play Margaret Thatcher  —  THR EXCLUSIVE  —  Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her “Mamma Mia!” director Phyllida Lloyd for “Thatcher,” a biopic of the controversial and long-governing former British prime minister.  —  Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher's husband …
Andrew Blankstein / L.A. NOW:
'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' actor charged with failing to update sex offender registration  —  Actor Jeffrey Jones, best known for his portrayal of a high school dean in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller's Day Off,” has been charged with a single felony count of failing to update his registration …
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and The Dish Rag
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TMZ.com:
‘Bueller’ Star Busted — Irresponsible Sex Offender
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and TVgasm
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
2 SCARY?  Theater Chain Pulls Trailer For ‘Paranormal Activity’ Sequel In Texas  —  Paramount of course marketed the first installment of the psychological thriller precisely on the basis that the original Paranormal Activity was frightening the bejesus out of college town moviegoers.
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PopEater:
Kristen Stewart Worries Fans Could ‘Assassinate’ Her  —  We may have discovered the reason behind Kristen Stewart's serious look on the red carpet: She's worried the crush of fans and paparazzi could someday rise up and kill her!  —  The actress, who's been busy these days …
Discussion: omg!
Dustin Rowles / Pajiba:
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time: The Video  —  hh — the man who brought us The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time and Get Out of There!  The Video — is back with another fantastic video today.  He's even pulled himself out of anonymity.  His name is Harry Hanrahan, and he's British.
RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson's Racist Rant Caught On Tape - Tells Oksana She Would Get ‘Raped By N***ers’  —  In one of the most explosive, racist and vile outbursts by a celebrity ever caught on tape, Mel Gibson told the mother of his love child that the way she was dressed would get her …
Discussion: The Superficial and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Chace Crawford Rolls into Court for Weed Case  —  “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford rolled into a McKinney, Texas courthouse just moments ago — where a judge will formally charge the actor for allegedly having an unlit joint in a car he was sitting in.  —  Chace was technically charged earlier …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Crushable
Rich / fourfour:
Liza with an H, an S and an N  —  Of course I watched all two hours of Liza Minnelli on the Home Shopping Network last night and double of course, I made a highlights reel.  DUUUUUUUH-BLE OF COURSE.
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: Christina Aguilera stars as queen of ‘Burlesque’  —  After slithering her slinky self through countless music videos, pop siren Christina Aguilera will sizzle on movie screens for the first time this fall in the song-filled fantasy Burlesque.  —  “It's sexy, it's sensual,” she promises.
PopSugar:
Jennifer Garner Plays Good Samaritan to Stranded Drivers!  —  Jennifer Garner stopped to help two women who ran out of gas in LA yesterday.  Even in sweats, she looked happy to get her hands dirty with the fuel can, which meant a pretty fantastic celebrity sighting for the stranded duo!
PopWatch:
This week's cover: Your Summer Must List  —  Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg team up with director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) for The Other Guys, our pick for summer's most promising comedy.  Though Wahlberg and Ferrell play a pair of mismatched NYC policemen, don't expect your typical buddy-cop movie.
Us Weekly:
25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Adrian Grenier  —  Adrian Grenier, 34 (catch Entourage on HBO Sundays at 10:30 P.M.) shares the 25 things you don't know about him with UsMagazine.com.  —  1. If I went back to college, I'd study linguistics.  —  2. My house in Brooklyn is insulated with recycled denim.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and L.A. Rag Mag
Max Read / Gawker:
How Bad is M. Night Shyamalan's New Movie?  (Really Bad.)  —  Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out.  It's called The Last Airbender; it is apparently based on some kind of cartoon; and it really, truly sucks.  Like, “4 per cent ‘fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes” sucks.
TMZ.com:
Katherine Jackson to Produce MJ Movies  —  TMZ has learned ... Katherine Jackson is knee-deep in a business deal to produce and distribute several movies on Michael Jackson's life, and she is on a collision course with the MJ estate.  —  Howard Mann, the guy who co-authored Katherine's coffee table book …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
X17 Online:
Katy Perry Tweets About The Toilet Paper In Paris  —  After touching down in Paris rocking an outfit that would make Lilo proud, Katy Perry slipped into something a little sexier when we snapped her leaving the Plaza Athenee Hotel.  The songbird is in Paris to promote her new album Teenage Dream …
Discussion: INF Daily
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
‘Scream 4’ sees Brody, Shelton and Knudsen as fresh blood (exclusive)  —  Adam Brody, Marley Shelton and Erik Knudsen have joined the cast of “Scream 4,” which reunites Wes Craven with Kevin Williamson, who kicked off a horror movie revival with his “Scream” script in 1996.
 
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Daily Mail:
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From Mediagazer:

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA East members working for PBS member stations reach a deal, averting a strike; the union says the deal expands protections to animation writers

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

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