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TMZ.com:
Janet Jackson and Jermaine Jackson — Brother & Sister Face-Off [PHOTO]  — Katherine Jackson's Attorney — MJ's Kids Were ‘Ambushed’  —  See More: MICHAEL JACKSON , JANET JACKSON , PARIS JACKSON , 5 More  —  JANET & JERMAINE  —  FACE-OFF  —  at Jackson Family Home  —  EXCLUSIVE
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TJ Jackson — Tito's Son — Seeks Temporary Guardianship of Michael Jackson's Kids  —  Tito Joe Jackson, aka TJ, the 34-year-old son of Michael Jackson's brother Tito, is having his lawyer draft legal docs in a bid to become temporary guardian of MJ's 3 kids ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Crushable and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Estate — Executors Support Temporary Guardian for MJ's Kids  —  Guardian For MJ's Kids  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The executors of Michael Jackson's estate will go to court to support a move for a temporary guardian for Michael's 3 kids.  —  TMZ has learned …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Cops Rush to Jackson Home  —  L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies went to the Jackson family home in Calabasas and took a battery report ... after family members reported a disturbance.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lost Hills deputies from the Sheriff's Dept. showed up this afternoon …
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Jackson Family Is Still A Mess
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Gets Flustered When Asked About Tom Cruise in Pre-Split Interview  —  Katie Holmes seemed relatively at ease on June 27, just one day before she blindsided Tom Cruise by filing for divorce after five years of marriage.  The Romantics actress, 33, was being interviewed …
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Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
PIC: Katie Holmes, Suri Arrive Back in NYC Following Ohio Visit
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Amy Wicks / WWD:
C Magazine Shoots Katie Holmes for September Issue
Discussion: Just Jared
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Is Ready to ‘Meet Mr. Right’ on TV  —  Kate Gosselin is looking for her plus-one, and she's hoping to find him on the same place she debuted her plus-eight: on TV.  —  The divorced mother, 37, has signed on to shoot a dating show, which has yet to be picked up by a network, reports E! News.
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E! Online:
NEWS/Kate Gosselin Looking for Love—on a TV Dating Show!  —  Kate Gosselin is putting herself out there again—and how!  —  The divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love, E! News has exclusively learned.
TMZ.com:
First Lawsuit Over James Holmes Massacre  —  One of the victims in the James Holmes mass murder spree has lawyered up and plans to file a lawsuit ... because he feels the theater dropped the ball in a very fatal way.  —  Torrence Brown, Jr. was in Century 16 Theater when Holmes let loose.
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey — ‘A Nightmare to Work With’ On ‘American Idol’  —  ‘NIGHTMARE’  —  to Work With  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mariah Carey was a “nightmare to work with” during her brief stint as a guest mentor on “American Idol” in 2008 — this according to sources on the show.
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Us Weekly:   Mariah Carey to Earn $18 Million on American Idol
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: See Jennifer Aniston's Dowdy Movie Makeover!  —  Jennifer Aniston . . . is that you?  —  The usually glamorous star unveiled her dramatic makeunder on the set of her new movie, We're the Millers, in Wilmington, North Carolina July 23.  Wearing a sleeveless blue button-up and khaki pants …
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. to Make ‘Substantial’ Donation to Colorado Shooting Victims  —  The studio behind ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ has been in contact with the state governor's office and will make a lump sum contribution.  —  Warner Bros., the studio behind The Dark Knight Rises …
Discussion: Gawker
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sends His “Most Sincere Sympathies” to Dark Knight Rises Shooting Victims
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. regroups on PR for ‘TDKR’
TMZ.com:
Kirstie Alley Sued For Allegedly Lying About How She Dumped Weight  —  Sued For Allegedly Lying  —  About Dumping Weight  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Kirstie Alley is being sued for allegedly lying about how she dumped 100 lbs.  —  The suit, obtained by TMZ, was filed by a California woman …
Jennifer Cunningham / NY Daily News:
Battling beauties' fight over man leads to lawsuit  —  Model Liza Irizarry suing Selita Ebanks over broken nose  —  Telemundo model Liza Irizarry says Victoria's Secret stunner Selita Ebanks broke her nose in a Miami nightclub last year.  —  Two of the entertainment world's hottest models hopped …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Bossip
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Jordin Sparks: How I Lost 50 Pounds  —  At the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif. on Sunday, Jordin Sparks radiated confidence and beauty in a Chagoury Couture halter mini that showed off her toned shoulders and legs on the pink carpet.  —  Since appearing on the cover …
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family Showdown Video — Friendly Before Fight  —  Showdown Video —  Friendly Before Fight  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  TMZ has obtained the unedited full video of what turned into a confrontation at the Jackson family compound Monday in Calabasas, CA.
Discussion: Hollyscoop
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Fireworks over Lohan bill  —  Dina Lohan and her brother Paul Anthony Sullivan left organizers of a Hamptons charity event fuming after they allegedly skipped out of the bash without paying the bill.  —  We're told Lindsay Lohan's party-cougar mom and her brother were offered four complimentary tickets …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’: Chord Overstreet Officially Returning as Series Regular  —  The actor also known as Sam Evans will return to the Fox musical for Season 4 as the series repopulates the choir room.  —  “Glee's” Chord Overstreet  —  Glee is repopulating New Directions, closing a deal to bring Chord Overstreet …
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Camila Alves Wears Curve-Hugging Bandage Dress  —  Camila Alves is proud of her pregnancy curves!  —  The Brazilian newlywed, 30, slipped into a skintight black, blue and teal bandage dress to the Killer Joe screening in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood July 23.
Discussion: PopSugar
 
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Emily Maynard may have taken a dramatic pause following Jef …
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson: I'm Not Marrying Kristen Stewart Soon
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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