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7:40 AM ET, July 11, 2012

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 Top News: 
Us Weekly:
Sofia Vergara, Nick Loeb Engaged!  —  Sofia Vergara has more than just the big 4-0 to celebrate.  —  The Modern Family actress — who is currently enjoying a birthday extravaganza at a Mexico resort alongside 90 loved ones — is now engaged to her on-again love Nick Loeb, a source confirms to Us Weekly.
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People.com:
Sofia Vergara Engaged to Nick Loeb: Source  —  Looks like they're back on - in a really big way.  —  Nearly two months after news broke that Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb were splitting up, the couple are engaged, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  Loeb accompanied the actress to Mexico …
X17 Online:
REPORT: SOFIA VERGARA ENGAGED TO BEAU NICK LOEB
Discussion: omg!
Antoinette Bueno / omg!:   Report: Sofia Vergara Engaged
UTSanDiego.com:
Comic-Con fan hit by car, killed  —  Crash closes Harbor Drive  —  SAN DIEGO — A 53-year-old Comic-Con visitor who had been camping in front of the San Diego Convention Center to secure a place at the popular “Twilight” panel was struck by a car and killed Tuesday.
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Amanda Bell / Examiner:
‘Twilight’ fan struck and killed by car at Comic-Con
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
Lionsgate Makes Statement About ‘Twilight Saga’ Fan Killed At Comic-Con
Discussion: PerezHilton, Reuters, omg! and Gawker
People.com:
Britney Spears Walks Off The X Factor Set After Contestant's Tribute  —  For Britney Spears, listening to an X Factor hopeful perform a cover of one of her songs may have been a total drag - literally.  —  During Monday's auditions in Greensboro, N.C., Spears stormed off the set as a man …
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TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato — BOOTS Bath Salt Rappers from ‘X Factor’  —  BOOTS Bath Salt  —  Rappers from ‘X Factor’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Demi Lovato took a page out of Simon Cowell's playbook ... kicking a pair of ‘X Factor’ contestants off stage today for rapping about smoking bath salts ... TMZ has learned.
Marco / X17 Online:
BRITNEY SPEARS REVEALS X FACTOR GAME PLAN
Discussion: Celebrity Street Style and TMZ.com
Richard Winton / L.A. NOW:
Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes: Disposable phone used to start divorce  —  Katie Holmes set the wheels in motion for her divorce from Tom Cruise using a throwaway cellphone provided by a friend to initially talk to her lawyers and avoid her husband knowing about the conversations, according to a source familiar with the divorce.
Discussion: RADAR, Daily Mail, Yeeeah! and Gawker
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Katie Holmes Is “Very Happy” With Tom Cruise Divorce Settlement
Deadline.com:
Lionsgate Dates ‘Hunger Games’ Finale: 2-Part ‘Mockingjay’  —  BREAKING ... Lionsgate will release two films based on Mockingjay, the third book in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy.  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will bow worldwide November 21, 2014, followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 on November 20, 2015.
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Keith Staskiewicz / Inside Movies:
‘Mockingjay’ to be split into two movies, release dates announced
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopWatch
Perez Hilton:
Huge Hunger Games News! There WILL Be 4 Movies! Studio Confirms Release Dates & Mockingjay Split!
Discussion: Associated Press
KeAnnaRox / Hollywood News …:
KRIS HUMPHRIES EX-GIRLFRIEND, MYLA SINANAJ, SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TABLOID RUMORS  —  Like everyone else in the world, you've probably heard the wild rumors about Kim Kardashian's Ex-Husband, basketballer Kris Humphries, and his alleged ‘baby momma’ Myla Sinanaj.
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TMZ.com:   I'm ‘100%’ NOT Pregnant  —  Kris Humphries can breathe a sigh …
Russ Weakland / omg!:
Kris Humphries Not Phased By Ex-Girlfriend Myla's Pregnancy Rumors
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
Cookies for Breakfast:
So a Girl Walks into a Comedy Club....  This is something that happened to a friend of mine in her own words.  —  “So, on Friday night my friend and I were at her house and wanted to get out and do something for the evening.  We brainstormed ideas and she brought up the idea of seeing a show at the Laugh Factory.
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Video: Teen Mom's Farrah Freaks Out: Being a Single Mom Is Rough!  —  One month into relocating from her Iowa hometown to Florida with her 3-year-old daughter, Sophia, Teen Mom's Farrah Abraham learned the hard way just how difficult it can be to be a single mom.
Ben Crandell / The Go Guide:
Seth Meyers: I'm not the new Regis Philbin on ‘Kelly’  —  “Saturday Night Live” head writer and all-around wise guy Seth Meyers is on his way to South Florida for a night of stand-up July 19 at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek — but all this week you'll find him ensconced in the seat Regis Philbin used …
Discussion: AfterElton.com and Gossip Cop
FemaleFirst:
Madonna's Lifetime Ab Fab Ban  —  Madonna will never be allowed to appear on ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ even if she wanted to, according to the show's creator Jennifer Saunders.  —  Madonna has been banned from ever appearing on ‘Absolutely Fabulous’.  —  Jennifer Saunders …
Discussion: Socialite Life
TMZ.com:
Courtney Love's Ex-Assistant — She Asked Me to Hire a Hacker, Forge Legal Docs  —  Hacker & Forge Legal Docs  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  One of Courtney Love's former assistants is suing the singer — claiming Courtney asked her to break the law ... by hiring a computer hacker and counterfeiting legal documents.
Discussion: Associated Press
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Cake Boss Star Buddy Valastro's Mom Has ALS  —  Buddy Valastro usually focuses on creating sweet confections for people, but the Cake Boss star has some sad news to share.  —  “I can confirm that my mother Mary - the heartbeat of the Valastro family and Momma to all of Carlo's Bakery …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Elizabeth Snead / Hollywood Reporter:
'Fifty Shades of Grey's' Christian Grey Composite Photo Uses Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, David Beckham (Poll)  —  A British professor uses police software — and bits of Chanel's new face Brad Pitt — to create a hypothetical portrait of the sexy sadist character's visage.
 
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
William and Kate Honeymoon Photos Published
Jane / X17 Online:
Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Still Going Strong Despite Break-Up Rumors
Discussion: omg!
The Superficial:
Lady GaGa's Desperate For Attention? What Makes You Say That?
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Sony hires new writer for ‘Ghostbusters 3’
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Dustin Rowles / UPROXX:
Watch Bryan Cranston Transform Into Walter White Of ‘Breaking Bad’
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Crushable
TMZ.com:
New ‘American Idol’ Judges — Nigel Lythgoe Pushing For Charlie Sheen & Jerry Lewis
Discussion: omg! and PerezHilton
Felix / PrettierThanPerez.com:
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC: JOSELINE HERNANDEZ RELEASES 1ST SINGLE “BAILAR” DANGER ZONE ENT.
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and Sandra Rose
Helen O'Hara / Empire News:
The Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack!
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Hollywood.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Kathryn Kattalia / NY Daily News:
Best job ever?  Mystery man accompanying Scarlett Johansson on yacht is her bodyguard, not her boyfriend, rep says
Discussion: RADAR, Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
Dory Larrabee / omg!:
Lea Michele & Cory Monteith — Their Romantic Dinner Date
Discussion: PerezHilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie to Be Produced by ‘Social Network’ Team
Discussion: PopSugar and Oh No They Didn't!
NY Daily News:
Jason Sudeikis hints he's not returning to ‘Saturday Night Live’: It's been ‘an amazing job and a horrible job’
Discussion: PerezHilton and PopWatch
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Filing: Disney agrees to pay $43.25M to settle a 2019 lawsuit over pay equity for up to 14,000 female Disney employees; the trial was set to begin in May 2025

Carmen Reinicke / Bloomberg:
Conservative video streaming platform Rumble hires Guy Beahm, aka Dr Disrespect, to lead Rumble Gaming; RUM rises 13%+ to its highest level since May 2024

 
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