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12:00 PM ET, June 21, 2011

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Marcus Mulick / E! Online:
Green Mile Actor, 51, Marries 16-Year-Old Aspiring Country Singer; Says “True Love Can Be Ageless”  —  Hollywood has seen its fair share of odd couplings, but this one is so out there even the newlyweds know it's a little weird.  —  Doug Hutchison, a character actor best known for roles in The Green Mile …
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ACutaia / RADAR:
16-Year-Old Bride's Mother ‘Totally Supportive’ Of Marriage To 51-Year-Old Actor  —  They say love has no boundaries, and certainly doesn't care about age.  —  That's good news for newly married couple Courtney Alexis Stodden, the 16-year-old pop artist, and her 51-year-old husband …
TMZ.com:
Ryan Dunn — Beer and Shots Before Crash  —  “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn spent four hours in a Philadelphia-area bar before he got behind the wheel of his Porsche 911 this morning ... drinking at least 3 beers and 3 shots ... TMZ has learned.  —  Dunn arrived to a bar called Barnaby's of America …
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TMZ.com:
‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Crash
Willa Paskin / GQ:
Joe Manganiello: “True Blood's” Big Bad Wolf  —  “True Blood's” Joe Manganiello chats with GQ about how he went from delivering packages to starring as a ripped werewolf  —  There's no denying it: Joe Manganiello looks good without a shirt.  This fact has not gone unnoticed by HBO …
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio & Blake Lively Take Romance to California  —  On the heels of split reports, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio proved that they are very much still together with an ultra-private getaway to Carmel, Calif., last week.  —  The new couple browsed the main drag of the seaside town on June 16 …
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Bear Grylls Team Up in ‘Man vs. Wild’  —  Jake Gyllenhaal wants to show off his wild side.  The actor teams up with adventure and survival expert Bear Grylls for an upcoming episode of ‘Man vs. Wild.’  —  According to The Discovery Channel, the duo heads to Iceland together …
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Discovery Press Web:
BEAR GRYLLS HEADS TO ICELAND, NEW ZEALAND AND UTAH FOR NEW EPISODES OF MAN VS WILD  —  Premiering Monday, July 11 from 9-10PM ET/PT  —  Bear Grylls has survived in some of the most dangerous places on Earth.  From jungles to deserts and from Everest to Antarctica, he travels to places …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Inside TV
Sean Fennessey / GQ:
Exclusive: The Break-Up of Michael Bay and Megan Fox  —  Transformers director Michael Bay and controversial starlet Megan Fox famously fell out before the shooting of the series' third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.  In this exclusive excerpt from “Blow-Up: An Oral History …
Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton, Beau Cy Waits Call It Quits  —  Not-so-hot: Paris Hilton is single again.  After about a year together, the celebutante and beau Cy Waits have called it quits, multiple insiders confirm to Us Weekly.  —  “They are broken up,” one pal tells Us of Hilton, 30, and Vegas club owner Waits.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Shoots Commercial During HOUSE ARREST  —  Lindsay Lohan's house arrest is paying off BIG TIME — because last weekend the actress shot a brand new commercial from inside the confines of her apartment ... TMZ has learned.  —  Lohan got in front of the camera for an Internet penny auction site called Beezid.com.
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne's Baby Mama — Mug Shot After DUI Bust  —  Lil Wayne's baby mama #4 — R&B singer Nivea — was busted for DUI in Atlanta this weekend ... after she SLAMMED into a tree, with a kid in the car ... and TMZ has obtained her mug shot.  —  The drama began after Nivea left …
Us Weekly:
Ow!  Aretha Franklin Fractures Toe on Spiked Jimmy Choo  —  Talk about a fashion emergency.  —  Currently touring in support of new album A Woman Falling Out of Love, Aretha Franklin recently paid a visit to an Indianapolis hospital, her rep tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: Bossip
Danb / RADAR:
Hugh Hefner Lets Crystal Harris Keep Engagement Ring  —  What a gentleman.  —  After calling off their wedding just five days before the big event and partying in Vegas the day of the cancelled wedding, Crystal Harris finally saw her ex-fiancé Hugh Hefner Sunday and did the right thing - returned her engagement ring.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Engaged!  Judy Greer Is Getting Married  —  Congrats, Judy Greer!  —  I can exclusively report that the Archer star is engaged to her boyfriend of about a year, Dean Johnsen...  Greer met Johnsen, who is a coproducer of Real Time With Bill Maher, on a blind date.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Settles ‘Hangover II’ Tattoo Lawsuit (Exclusive)  —  Fans of The Hangover Part II can breathe easier: The tattoo on Ed Helms' face is staying in the film.  —  Warner Bros. has settled the lawsuit brought by Missouri tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill over the mark on Helms' face …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ian McShane Is First Dwarf Cast in Universal's ‘Snow White’ (Exclusive) … Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to Snow White and Huntsman that Ian McShane will go.  —  The actor, currently seen on screen as Blackbeard in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, has signed to play …
Nicki Gostin / PopEater:
Joss Stone ‘Fine’ After Kidnap Plot; Talks New Album and Cupcake Therapy  —  Joss Stone has a new album coming out July 26 called ‘LP1,’ but unfortunately she's been in the news this week for something rather disturbing and unsavory.  Two men were arrested outside her home for allegedly plotting …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Comedy Central Cancels ‘Sports Show With Norm Macdonald’ And ‘Onion SportsDome’  —  After launching two sports news shows this year, Comedy Central is not continuing with either.  The cable network has decided not to go forward with a second season of Sports Show With Norm Macdonald …
Discussion: Warming Glow, Inside TV and TVgasm
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Amy Winehouse cancels entire tour  —  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse, whose career has been blighted by alcohol and drug abuse, has canceled all her scheduled concerts after she was jeered by fans in Serbia recently for a shambolic performance.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Celeb Dirty Laundry
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
He'll Be Back: Thomas Gibson Closes Deal To Continue On ‘Criminal Minds’  —  EXCLUSIVE: This was close: After lengthy and rough negotiations, Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson just signed a deal to return to the veteran CBS drama only two weeks before it is scheduled to begin production on its upcoming seventh season.
Mike Ryan / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Robert Smigel on His Unmade Script for a Green Lantern Comedy Starring Jack Black  —  Green Lantern, Warner Bros.' $200 million tentpole superhero film, opened this past weekend to a somewhat disappointing $52 million box-office take.  The title character is played by Ryan Reynolds …
Discussion: Movieline
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Daily Mail:
Meet the newest (and oldest) member of the Kardashian clan... Kim's grandmother MJ as the girls …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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The Superficial:
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TMZ.com:
Celeb Settles ‘Herpes Lawsuit’ for Millions
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