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9:40 AM ET, August 24, 2011

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Taryn Ryder / Celebuzz:
EXCLUSIVE: Brenda Song & Trace Cyrus Expecting First Child!  —  Big congrats to Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus!  The couple is expecting their first child together, Celebuzz can exclusively report.  —  The Social Network star and Miley Cyrus' brother have been quietly seeing each other for several months …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Weekly Exclusive: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith SEPARATE!  —  After 13 years of marriage, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have decided to separate, an insider tells In Touch Weekly exclusively.  They have two children, Jaden and Willow, together.  And Jada is stepmother to Will's son, Trey, from a previous marriage.
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Mark Von Holden / People.com:
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: ‘We Are Still Together’  —  Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are still happily married.  —  After a day of buzz following a tabloid report that they have separated after 13 years of marriage, the couple have put a stop to the rumors.
TMZ.com:
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith — Marriage Trouble  —  Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are having significant problems in their marriage, but they have NOT made a decision to separate ... at least not yet — this according to sources connected with the couple.  —  Reports have been swirling that the couple has separated.
Alberto E. Rodriguez / People.com:
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith Not Splitting, His Son Says  —  Are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith calling it quits?  —  A tabloid reported Tuesday that the A-List Hollywood couple, who've been married for 13 years, are separating.  But Trey Smith, Will's son from a previous marriage, says not so fast.
Amber Goodhand / RADAR:
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Get Legal Team Involved After Split Report
Discussion: hollywoodbackwash.com
Lisa Hirsch / ETonline:
Jada Pinkett Smith Speaks Out On Split Rumors
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celebuzz
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: ‘It Was Like We Were in Heaven’  —  It was the most lavish celebrity wedding of the year, but Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are happy to report that all their expectations were met - and more!  —  “It was like we were in heaven,” Kardashian tells this week's PEOPLE …
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TMZ.com:
Kim K — Porn Tape Site ERUPTS During Wedding Weekend  —  Kris Humphries wasn't the only person who wanted to consummate his marriage to Kim Kardashian this weekend, 'cause at the same time ... MILLIONS of “fans” were flooding the official website for Kim's XXX tape.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
First Look Video: Inside Kim Kardashian's Wedding Party!
Discussion: Socialite Life and Celebuzz
E! Online:
Mad Men Star Defends January Jones Against Haters  —  We've got some good news for January Jones.  —  While the Mad Men star's former onscreen son, 11-year-old Jared Gilmore, may not think so highly of her, not everyone in the cast is feeling the same way...
Chris Heath / GQ:
Simon Cowell is a Very Odd Boy  —  The secret to his success, he's always said, is that he's just like you.  He likes what you like, his tastes are your tastes.  Simple.  Normal.  Right down the middle.  But after a few days tailing him across America while he films his breathlessly hyped …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:   X Factor: Mariah Carey Will Appear - But Not as a Judge
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck in Talks to Direct and Star in Thriller ‘Line of Sight’ (Exclusive) … Just as Ben Affleck gears up to begin production on his thriller Argo, the filmmaker-actor is already targeting his follow-up.  —  Affleck is in negotiations to star in, direct and produce Line of Sight …
Josef Adalian / New York Magazine:
Oxygen Is Ready to Move On From Its Paris Hilton Experiment  —  The World According to Paris.  —  This summer saw the debut of two new celebreality series featuring well-known female stars: Oxygen's The World According to Paris and Lifetime's Roseanne's Nuts.
Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown Throws Another Homophobic, Hate-Filled Temper Tantrum In Vegas!  —  Chris Brown once again acted like a petulant, entitled, homophobic child with serious aggression issues?!  —  You don't say!  —  That's right, the singer once again put his best foot forward while pAArtying …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
DailyFill.com:
Kevin & Danielle Jonas Ready To Start Thinking About Having Kids  —  It's been awhile since we've heard from Kevin.  What's he been up to?  Not much, apparently.  —  Kevin Jonas wants children - so he and his wife don't become “crazy dog people”.  —  The 23-year-old singer married Danielle Deleasa …
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Access Hollywood:
Kevin Jonas On Whether There's Another Jonas Brothers Album In The Works & If He's Ready For Kids
Discussion: PerezHilton
Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
Lady Gaga to guest on ‘The Simpsons’ — EXCLUSIVE PHOTO  —  This should make all the little TV-watching monsters happy: Lady Gaga has recorded a guest spot for an episode of The Simpsons!  In “Lisa Goes Gaga,” the singer (seen here recording her lines on Aug. 22) makes a pit stop in Springfield …
Billboard.Biz:
No Host At 2011 MTV Video Music Awards; Two L.A. Concerts Added  —  Concerts featuring Cobra Starship, Joe Jonas, Miguel, Swizz Beatz, Chiddy Bang and Wallpaper have been booked as part MTV's VMA-themed weekend in Los Angeles.  —  Swizz Beatz, Chiddy Bang and Wallpaper will perform Friday …
People.com:
William Petersen Welcomes Twins Via Surrogate  —  It's a boy and a girl for William Petersen.  —  The CSI actor, 58, and wife Gina Cirone welcomed twins via surrogate on July 5 in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The pair were born prematurely, Petersen's rep says, but are steadily improving.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: Why I'm Removing My Marilyn Monroe Tattoo  —  Gentlemen may prefer blondes — but Megan Fox would now prefer to have her giant Marilyn Monroe tattoo erased from her right forearm.  —  The 25-year-old star confirmed to Italian fashion magazine Amica that she is in the process of removing …
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Gossip Girl, 90210, Glee, Sons of Anarchy, Housewives and More!
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Digital Spy
Lainey's Entertainment Update:
Mimi: X Factor and puppy posing
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Carina Adly MacKenzie / From Inside the Box:
'Glee's' Chord Overstreet to guest star on ‘The Middle’
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
‘Glee’ keeping Lea its No. 1
Discussion: Hollywood Life and PerezHilton
Jethro Nededog / Hollywood Reporter:
E! Signs Ross Mathews to New Talk Show Pilot Development and Talent Deal (Exclusive)
Discussion: Queerty and Bitten and Bound
Sheryl Garratt / Telegraph:
Double vision: luxury fashion by the Olsen twins
Discussion: Just Jared and PopSugar
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Celebslam:
Selena dumped Bieber (but probably not)
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Kate Winslet / Associated Press:
Uncle Frank of ‘Kimmel Show’ fame dies at 77; former officer handled security, comedy on show
CBS News:
Branson: Kate Winslet saved my mom in fire
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: What's Happening With Brittany and Santana on Glee?
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Stodden, 16, and 51 yo husband confirm reality show plans
Celebslam:
Victoria Justice went to the beach
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Winehouse Family — Amy Was NOT On Drugs When She Died
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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