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5:30 PM ET, July 11, 2012

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Us Weekly:
Cover Story: How Nicole Kidman Helped Katie Holmes With Tom Cruise Split  —  Katie Holmes has friends in high places — and that includes Nicole Kidman.  —  As Holmes, 33, struggled and secretly plotted to end her marriage to Tom Cruise, she found a pillar of support in her husband's second ex-wife, who divorced the actor in 2001.
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
How Katie Holmes Took Control  —  Katie Holmes knew she had to make a drastic change.  —  The actress, 33, was increasingly unhappy in her five-year marriage to Tom Cruise as she realized “she no longer had the life she wanted, in terms of her career, her way of life, everything,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
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.
The Superficial:
Here's How Gangster Katie Holmes Is  —  While Scientology tries to make Tom Cruise look like he wanted the divorce because he's a born-and-bred pussy-slayer that can't be tied down, reports based on reality continue to portray Katie Holmes's escape like an episode of The Wire it is.  Bitch was using a burner!
omg!:
The Creepy Ways Tom Cruise Controlled Katie Holmes  —  Tom Cruise and his fellow Scientologists were extremely protective of Katie Holmes while she was married to Tom, a new report reveals.  Find out all the weird things he did to keep her under his control!
Discussion: X17 Online
Erik Ortiz / NY Daily News:
Katie Holmes used disposable cell phone to plan divorce from Tom Cruise
Discussion: PerezHilton and INF Daily
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Used Disposable Phone to Secretly Plot Tom Cruise Divorce: Report
Discussion: Dlisted and msnbc.com
Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
PIC: Miley Cyrus Gets New Tattoo of Theodore Roosevelt Quote  —  Butterfly?  Nah.  Rose?  Definitely not.  When it came time to pick her new tattoo, Miley Cyrus settled on something surprisingly profound.  —  On her way out of a Pilates class in West Hollywood Tuesday, Cyrus, 19 …
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INF Daily:
Pics!  Miley Cyrus Gets New Ink - A Quote From Teddy Roosevelt, Of Course  —  A while ago we wondered if Miley Cyrus was getting her tattoos removed after we spotted her at a laser removal clinic.  Maybe she was just trying to free up some prime ink real estate - because yesterday we caught …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Miley Cyrus got a forearm tattoo of a Teddy Roosevelt quote: bizarre?
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Alex Steinman / NY Daily News:
Kristen Wiig opens up about boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti: 'I'm happier than I've ever been'  —  The comedienne, who recently left ‘Saturday Night Live’ after seven seasons, says it was time for her to move on from the NBC sketch comedy show  —  Funny lady Kristen Wiig tells Marie Claire: ‘I am shyer than most people think.’
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Raechal Leone Shewfelt / omg! from Yahoo!:   Kristen Wiig: Why I really left ‘SNL’
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Explains Why She Left X Factor Stage After Drag Tribute  —  Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and L.A. Reid walked away from the judges' table after a man dressed in drag auditioned for The X Factor in Greensboro, North Carolina July 9 — a smart decision on their part, according to the trio.
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Rosemary Feitelberg / WWD:
Vera Wang and Arthur Becker Separate  —  VERA'S CROSSROADS: Vera Wang, a designer whose name is synonymous with all things weddings, has separated from her husband, Arthur Becker.  —  Wang declined to comment Tuesday, but her company's president, Mario Grauso, issued the following statement …
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.
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E! Online:
NEWS/Tosh Rape Joke Apology Aftermath: Club Owner Defends Comedian
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Channing Tatum to Star in, Produce Evel Knievel Pic for Sony (Exclusive)  —  “Fifty Shades of Grey” duo Mike DeLuca and Dana Brunetti are also on board to produce.  —  Channing Tatum is set to pull off his biggest stunt yet.  —  The red-hot Magic Mike actor is in negotiations to star …
RADAR:
Kris Jenner Faces Marriage Crisis After Bruce Catches Her With Ex-Lover  —  Currently welcoming the birth of their granddaughter, Penelope Scotland, Kris and Bruce Jenner have a lot to celebrate, but there's a relationship scandal that could rip the family apart.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
Sombre Amber Heard steps out amid claims Vanessa Paradis called her a ‘man-stealing nobody’ for dating Johnny Depp  —  She's had a difficult few weeks after claims that she's the reason for Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis' split.  —  So it's no surprise that Amber Heard struggled to raise …
TMZ.com:
Robin Thicke — Smashes Porsche into Parked Car  —  SMASHES Porsche  —  into Parked Car  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  This is not the kinda hit Robin Thicke is looking for — the singer slammed his high-end sports car into another car on Sunset Blvd last night.  —  According to law enforcement …
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
Arati Patel / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Sheen Honors Slash, Slams Axl Rose at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony  —  The “Anger Management” star troublemaker paid tribute to the Guns N' Roses guitarist alongside Myles Kennedy and Steven Adler.  —  Hollywood Blvd. was mobbed on Tuesday as scores of Slash fans …
Discussion: Celebs.com
The Superficial:
Sofia Vergara Is Engaged To That Dude She Dumped  —  When we last left Sofia Vergara, she had kicked her boyfriend Nick Loeb to the curb making her mine for the taking.  I could practically feel her breasts suffocating my face to death.  But then, like an a**hole, this guy decides to propose …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele Gets Leggy in New Candie's Ad Campaign
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Max Berlinger / Out Magazine:
Lady.  Killer.  —  Chloë Sevigny's latest project takes …
Discussion: Dlisted, World Of Wonder and Just Jared
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Exclusive Video: Pauly D Helps Pregnant Snooki, JWoww Decorate Their New Apartment
David Germain / Associated Press:
And the Oscar goes to ... Batman? Could happen
Discussion: PerezHilton
People.com:
Bonnie Wright & Jamie Campbell Bower Are No Longer Engaged
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Eli Roth In Talks To Direct Russell Crowe As Dracula In Warner Bros' Thriller ‘Harker’
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
Anna Kendrick Joins ‘Drinking Buddies’
Discussion: Starpulse
 Earlier Picks: 
Associated Press:
Judge seeks audit of Chris Brown's community service so far after prosecutor cites discrepancy
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gawker
NY Daily News:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds call the cops on a photographer tracking them in Bedford
Discussion: Crushable and VH1 Celebrity
Martha De Lacey / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Glee's Chris Colfer discusses bullies, writing and how he originally wanted to play Artie …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Keith Staskiewicz / Inside Movies:
‘Mockingjay’ to be split into two movies, release dates announced
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopWatch
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
William and Kate Honeymoon Photos Published
 

 
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

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:
A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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