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11:05 AM 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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TMZ.com:
‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Crash  —  “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early this morning ... TMZ has confirmed with Bam Margera's mother.  —  34-year-old Dunn appeared in all of the “Jackass” movies — famously shoving a toy car into his rectum in the first flick back in 2002.
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TMZ.com:
Roger Ebert BLASTS Ryan Dunn for Drunk Driving  —  Ryan Dunn hasn't even been dead for a day yet — and film critic Roger Ebert is already ripping the late “Jackass” star for boozing before getting behind the wheel ... tweeting, “Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive.”
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 …
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:
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Celebuzz
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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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 …
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.
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
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Penn Badgley To Play Singer Jeff Buckley In Biopic  —  New York, NY (June 20, 2011) - Smuggler Films announced today Penn Badgley will star in the much anticipated film Greetings from Tim Buckley.  He will play Tim Buckley's son Jeff in the first film to be made about the musicians.
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 …
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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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
People.com:
The Bachelorette's Chris Lambton Is Engaged  —  Chris Lambton is a runner-up no more.  —  The former Bachelorette contestant - who came in second on Ali Fedotowsky's season - is engaged to fellow reality star Peyton Wright, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Lambton, 34, proposed to Wright …
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.
The Superficial:
Lady Gaga Wears a Blue Merkin Now, Of Course  —  And now back to the important news.  —  Lady Gaga performed at the Much Music Awards last night and demonstrated her keen, almost genius attention to detail by making sure the massive pubic wig sticking out of her pants matched her hair color.
 
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Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Amy Winehouse cancels entire tour
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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TMZ.com:
Master P — Child Support Battle Begins
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Jennie Finch Welcomes Son Diesel Dean
The Superficial:
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TMZ.com:
Celeb Settles ‘Herpes Lawsuit’ for Millions
Elise / INF Daily:
Pics! Tom Cruise Wears A Hipster Fedora. Katie Holmes Looks Super Skinny In Her Bikini!
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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