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12:35 PM ET, June 28, 2012

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Susan Page / USA Today:
‘Today’ co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today  —  Ann Curry's voice chokes when she talks about saying goodbye this morning on NBC's Today show, years earlier than she had hoped.  —  It's “going to be a bit of a tough day,” she told USA TODAY in a 40-minute phone interview Wednesday …
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Curry Set to Announce Departure From ‘Today’  —  Ann Curry and Matt Lauer on Tuesday, with their guest, the comedian Jimmie Walker.  —  1:13 a.m. |  Updated Ann Curry will step down on Thursday morning from her co-host chair on NBC's “Today” show, capping weeks of private negotiations …
Discussion: omg!, Gossip Cop, The Wrap and TVgasm
Suzy Byrne / omg!:
Ann Curry confirms ‘Today’ exit: 'I'm sorry I couldn't carry the ball over the finish line'
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
omg!:
Miley Cyrus Wears Supersexy Mini On Red Carpet With Liam Hemsworth  —  Miley revealed quite a bit of her upper body while walking the red carpet with Liam on June 27 — their first red carpet appearance since announcing their engagement!  Find out all the details and see a photo of Miley's risque look!
Discussion: X17 Online
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hellomagazine.com:
Miley shows off the ring that sealed her love  —  Miley Cyrus' megawatt smile looked even brighter than usual this week as she stepped out to support her beau Liam Hemsworth at an award ceremony.  —  The extra joie de vivre was probably down to the beautiful sparkler on her engagement finger.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Flashes Cleavage on First Red Carpet With Liam Hemsworth Post-Engagement  —  The bride-to-be wore an LBD!  —  At Wednesday's Australians in Film Breakthrough Awards in Century City, Calif., Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made their first joint red carpet appearance since announcing their engagement last month.
Discussion: PopSugar
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Newly Engaged Miley Cyrus Attends Australian Film Awards Wearing A Bra Dress With Liam Hemsworth
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Doris Singleton, I Love Lucy Actress, Dies at 92  —  Doris Singleton, a character actress and comedian best known as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's neighbor - and Lucy's frequent frenemy - Carolyn Appleby on I Love Lucy, has died, Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, confirmed.
Discussion: Hollywood.com
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Variety:
Actress Doris Singleton Isaacs dies  —  Recurred on ‘I Love Lucy’ as Carolyn Appleby  —  Actress and comedienne Doris Singleton Isaacs, who recurred on “I Love Lucy” as Lucy's near-sighted neighbor and sometimes nemesis Carolyn Appleby, died Tuesday.  She was 92.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Kourtney Kardashian ‘Horrified’ By Water Birth  —  GIVING BIRTH  —  On Dry Land!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kourtney Kardashian was set on a natural water birth until a few days ago when she witnessed one first hand ... and now when her water breaks she's making a beeline for Cedars ... TMZ has learned.
E! Online:
Paris Hilton Paparazzi Scuffle: Photographer Says He's in “a Lot of Pain”  —  Paris Hilton could have really used some crowd control last night.  —  A paparazzo who claims that he was knocked around in the scuffle involving Hilton and pal Brandon Davis last night exclusively tells E! …
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Blemish
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TMZ.com:
Don Grady Dead — ‘My Three Sons’ Star Dies at 68  —  ‘My Three Sons’ Star  —  Dead at 68  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Don Grady — who played one of the sons on the TV classic, “My Three Sons” — has died at the age of 68 ... this according to one of his co-stars.
Discussion: omg!
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: I'm Losing the Baby Weight for Me  —  Since giving birth to daughter Maxwell Drew May 1, Jessica Simpson has swapped maternity dresses for workout gear, and teamed up with Weight Watchers to get back in shape.  —  And she says she's feeling better - not feeling pressure.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
omg!:
Blake Lively Stuns In Plunging Gucci Gown At ‘Savages’ Premiere  —  The blonde bombshell never dissapoints with her red carpet fashion.  She dazzled yet again at the premiere of her latest flick in a gorgeous yellow gown — I'm convinced that it is impossible for her to ever look bad!
Discussion: X17 Online
Earlybird / RADAR:
Why John Edwards & Rielle Hunter Split: Cate Gave Dad ‘Her Or Me’ Ultimatum  —  Cate Edwards pressured her father John to call things off with Rielle Hunter, after the baby mama's new book disrespected the memory of Cate's late mother Elizabeth Edwards, calling her “a witch on wheels,” among other things.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Noelle Talmon / Starpulse:
Britney Spears Shows Off Her Ample Cleavage At ‘X Factor’ Auditions … Britney Spears made a statement in red at “The X Factor” auditions in Providence, Rhode Island, on Wednesday.  The pop star sizzled in a low-cut bandage dress, proving that even at 30 she's still sexy.
Christopher Rogers / omg!:
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Writing The New ‘Twilight’  —  kendallkylie-feature-FFN_Jenner_Kylie_ Kendall_VM_SEMIEXCL_061612_9195290  —  Kendall and Kylie are expanding the Kardashian empire by penning their very own novel!  Could it be the new ‘Twilight’?  Find out all the details of their new venture!
Discussion: X17 Online
New York Post:
Top-secret Alec Baldwin & fiancee will text wedding details on day of nuptials  —  The CIA isn't this secretive.  —  Alec Baldwin and his bride-to-be have so little faith that their A-list guests and closest relatives won't blab about their wedding-reception plans that the details will be sent …
Discussion: Gawker
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer Are Expecting Twins!  —  What's in the water on the set of True Blood?  —  Us Weekly has learned that Anna Paquin, 29, and her husband of nearly two years, Stephen Moyer, 42, are expecting a double delivery in the fall!  —  PHOTOS: Most stylish star moms
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher's Relationship Is “Not Exclusive,” Says Source  —  Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher don't need to define their relationship.  —  The Ted actress, 28, and her former That '70s Show costar, 34, looked tight as they zoomed around Hollywood on Kutcher's motorcycle June 17.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Entire ‘Community’ Cast Coming Back  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Greendale Community College gang will be coming back intact in the fall.  I have learned that Sony Pictures TV, which produces Community, has picked up the options on all actors from the cult NBC comedy series for next season.
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Wilsonmorales / blackfilm.com/read:
Romeo Miller Talks 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection'  —  Coming out this week is the 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection,' starring Perry as the cross-dressing Madea, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, Doris Roberts, John Amos, Marla Gibbs, Danielle Campbell, and Devan Leos.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Wilsonmorales / blackfilm.com/read:
Exclusive: Tyler Perry Talks Madea's Witness Protection
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
 
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Liz Jones / Daily Mail:
£105,000, the TRUE bill for Kate's clothes: But she's worth every penny, says LIZ JONES
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Socialite Life
Patrick Kevin Day / Los Angeles Times:
'Breaking Bad's' final season to get Comic-Con premiere
E! Online:
Katy Perry Needs “Catnap” From Busy Schedule, Won't Be Starring in Freddy Mercury Movie
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Settles Up with 2007 Car Chase Victims
Discussion: Associated Press and Hollyscoop
April MacIntyre / Monsters and Critics:
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X17 Online:
CHARLIE SHEEN PUTS THE PARTY ON PAUSE TO PROMOTE ANGER MANAGEMENT
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Maria Menounos Shows Off The Tight Physique
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Comic-Con 2012: Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion Set for ‘Firefly’ Anniversary Panel (Exclusive)
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Lateef Mungin / CNN:
Brown, Drake boxing match?
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Antoinette Bueno / omg!:
Meg Ryan: Nora Ephron Was ‘an Era’
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Tom Arnold / TMZ.com:
I Want NOTHING To Do With Roseanne Roast
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From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Charlie Rose settles with three former CBS employees who sued him in 2018 for sexual harassment; CBS fired Rose in November 2017 after a Washington Post report

 
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