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12:00 PM ET, July 3, 2012

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WITN:
BREAKING NEWS: Friend Says Andy Griffith Has Died  —  Former UNC President Bill Friday says Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County.  Friday, who is a close friend of the actor, confirmed that to WITN News.  —  Friday tells us the 86-year-old actor died at his Dare County home around 7:00 a.m. this morning.
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TMZ.com:
Andy Griffith Dies — Dead at 86  —  DEAD AT 86  —  R.I.P.  —  Andy Griffith, an icon of TV, has died ... this according to Andy's close friend, former UNC President Bill Friday.  —  Griffith, who became famous for “The Andy Griffith Show,” passed away at his home in Manteo, North Carolina this morning.
Discussion: omg!, Cele|bitchy and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Andy Griffith — TV Legend Rushed to Hospital  —  Rushed to Hospital  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  TV legend Andy Griffith was rushed to the hospital in North Carolina early this morning ... TMZ has learned.  —  The 86-year-old was transported by an emergency medical crew that was called …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes — Getting PEANUTS From Prenup in Tom Cruise Divorce  —  GETTING PEANUTS  —  From Prenup  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Katie Holmes will be getting virtually nothing from Tom Cruise by way of $$$$ because their prenup cuts her out of his fortune ... and sources connected with Katie tell us it's just fine with her.
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TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes: My Marriage To Tom Cruise was Kaput in 2011  —  My Marriage to Tom Was Kaput in 2011  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  TMZ has learned ... Katie Holmes says her marriage to Tom Cruise was “irretrievably” broken at least 6 months prior to her filing for divorce ... this according to divorce documents filed in New York.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Tom Cruise Leaves Iceland for U.S. on 50th Birthday  —  Sneaking off in the middle of the night wasn't exactly Mission: Impossible for Tom Cruise.  —  The actor boarded his private jet at 2 a.m. July 3 — his 50th birthday — at the Reykjavik airport in Iceland, three sources confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Tom Cruise Forbade Katie Holmes From Doing Dawson's Creek Reunion  —  Audiences first fell in love with Katie Holmes as girl-next-door Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek, a role she relished for six seasons.  But when Holmes was approached about possibly reuniting with her former costars …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Tom Cruise Turns 50 with Personal Life in Turmoil  —  This was not how Tom Cruise envisioned marking a milestone.  —  The movie superstar had made plans to celebrate his 50th birthday in Iceland Tuesday with his wife of five years, Katie Holmes, by enjoying the country's outdoor wonders.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopWatch
TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes Fires Security Team — They Were Too Close to Tom Cruise
New York Post:
Katie's Cruise kidnap fear as ‘Scientology’ goons eye building
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
NY Daily News:
Nick Gruber, ex of Calvin Klein, draws attention in a close encounter with ‘Hottest Girl’ Chelsea Heath  —  Former erotic model hits the beach with the 2010 Girls Gone Wild fave, but insiders say that if something's going on, it's not exclusive  —  Nick Gruber, former boy toy of Calvin Klein …
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TMZ.com:
Calvin Klein's Ex-Boyfriend — Out of Rehab & Kissing a Chick!
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Anderson Cooper: “The Fact Is, I'm Gay.”  —  [Re-posted from earlier today.]  —  Last week, Entertainment Weekly ran a story on an emerging trend: gay people in public life who come out in a much more restrained and matter-of-fact way than in the past.  In many ways, it's a great development …
Chloe Melas / omg!:
Justin Bieber's Best Friend Keeps Selena Gomez Happy While He Works  —  Selena was spotted frolicking on the beach at Ashley Tisdale's birthday party in Malibu on July 2 and she looked to be having a lot of fun with a Justin's best bud — should he be jealous?
Discussion: INF Daily and X17 Online
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Glee’ Cast To Return For Season 4, Chord Overstreet In Talks To Become A Regular  —  Some of the characters may have left McKinley High and Ohio but practically none of Glee's regulars is leaving the show.  Additionally, I've learned that Chord Overstreet is in talks to return next season, this time as a regular.
Discussion: AfterElton.com
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Kate Stanhope / omg!:
More Stripping! The Return of Bieber! 5 Things We Want to See From Sam Evans on Glee
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Carly Rae Jepsen — NOT Me In Naked Photos  —  CARLY RAE JEPSEN  —  Those Are NOT My Pierced Nipples  —  BREAKING NUDES  —  Sorry to rain on your naked Carly Rae Jepsen parade — but the “Call Me Maybe” singer is NOT the chick with pierced nipples whose naked photos surfaced on the Internet today.
Discussion: Crushable and The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Pregnant Adele's Boyfriend Simon Konecki Is Planning to Propose  —  Baby and a wedding!  —  Adele announced Friday that she and her boyfriend of nearly a year, Simon Konecki, are expecting their first child.  But the “Rolling in the Deep” singer will also be expecting a wedding.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Yeeeah!
Stuart Levine / Variety:
HBO asks for more ‘Eastbound & Down’  —  Pay cabler picks up fourth season of baseball comedy  —  HBO is going back to the ballpark with “Eastbound & Down,” picking up the comedy series for a fourth season.  —  Pay cabler confirmed that Danny McBride-starrer, which recently concluded …
TMZ.com:
Church of Scientology — Suri Is NOT a Candidate for Sea Org.  —  CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY  —  Suri Is NOT a Candidate for Sea Org.  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  The Church of Scientology is adamant ... nobody under the age of 16, including Suri Cruise, is allowed to join its elite Sea Organization …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Suzy Byrne / omg!:
Holmes and Cruise out with Suri in NYC last winter (Tom Meinelt-Jason Winslow/Splash)
Discussion: TMZ.com, INF Daily, Reuters and Dailyfill
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Step-Mom Files For Restraining Order — Mel is TERRORIZING Me!  —  Mel Gibson THREATENED his own 78-year-old step-mom ... SPIT IN HER FACE ... and sabotaged her marriage ... this according to legal docs filed by the woman and obtained by TMZ.  —  Teddy Joye Hicks Gibson …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Starpulse
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen's Ex-Assistant Rick Calamaro Dead — Drugs Found  —  Ex-Assistant Dead  —  Drugs Found  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Charlie Sheen's former assistant — the man many claim was behind Charlie's drug binge last year — was found dead, and TMZ has learned cops found a pharmacy full of drugs.
Kate Stanhope / omg!:
Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz to Chronicle Rise to Fame in New Book  —  Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz will take Gleeks behind the scenes of the hit show with her upcoming first book, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  —  Choosing Glee will take a closer look at Ushkowitz's rise to fame and inspirational approach to life.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Glee's' Jenna Ushkowitz to Write Book (Exclusive)
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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