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7:05 PM ET, July 24, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Sherman Hemsley Dead — Actor Who Played George Jefferson Dies at 74  —  DEAD  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  1:58 PM PT — Sources tell us ... Hemsley was discovered by his nurse ... who initially believed the actor was asleep.  Once she realized something was wrong, she called for help.
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:   Sherman Hemsley Dies at 74
Kiki Von Glinow / The Huffington Post:
Sherman Hemsley Dead: ‘The Jeffersons’ Actor Dies At 74
Discussion: Hollywood.com
TMZ.com:
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.
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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
Discussion: Hollywood.com and VH1 Celebrity
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 …
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: PerezHilton, Hollyscoop and RADAR
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Jackson Family Is Still A Mess
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
FIRST LAWSUIT  —  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.
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Ryan Parker / Denver Post:
Christian Bale in town visiting victims of shooting  —  Christian Bale was in Aurora today visiting victims of Friday's movie theater shooting.  Here, Bale sits with shooting victim Carey Rottman.  —  Christian Bale, star of the Batman films, met at the Medical Center of Aurora …
Discussion: Hollywood.com, The Wrap and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Christian Bale — Visiting ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting Victims in Colorado  —  Visiting ‘Batman’ Shooting  —  Victims in Colorado  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  “Dark Knight Rises” star Christian Bale is currently in Denver, CO ... visiting the victims and families of last week's movie theater shooting.
Discussion: PerezHilton, KDVR.com and VH1 Celebrity
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. to Make ‘Substantial’ Donation to Colorado Shooting Victims
Discussion: msnbc.com, Gawker and Hollywood.com
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Modern Family’ Cast Sues 20th TV as Contract Renegotiation Turns Ugly (Exclusive)  —  UPDATED: Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that cast members Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara have filed suit today in Los Angeles Superior Court to void their contracts.
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TMZ.com:
‘Modern Family’ Cast — WE WANT OUT  —  ‘MODERN FAMILY’ CAST  —  WE WANT OUT  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  The cast of “Modern Family” wants out of their current contracts for the show — all in a bold move to score much fatter paychecks.  —  The cast members — Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Modern Family’ Table Read Cancelled Amidst Contract Renegotiations Impasse, Actors Filing Lawsuit Against 20th
Discussion: PerezHilton and Hollywood Reporter
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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X17 Online:
REPORT: TOM CRUISE IS LOOKING FOR A NYC APARTMENT SO HE CAN BE CLOSER TO DAUGHTER SURI
Discussion: PerezHilton and omg!
Beth Anne Macaluso / Us Weekly:
PIC: Katie Holmes, Suri Arrive Back in NYC Following Ohio Visit
Discussion: PopSugar
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.
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Is Ready to ‘Meet Mr. Right’ on TV
The Superficial:   Kate Gosselin Thinks People Want To Watch Her Try To Get Laid
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Brad Paisley Eyed For ‘American Idol’ Judge  —  EXCLUSIVE: Could American Idol be going country with its next judge pick?  I hear the veteran Fox reality series is seriously considering country star Brad Paisley for one of the vacated chairs on its judging panel.
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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, Cele|bitchy and The Blemish
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Lindsay Lohan is like Rita Hayworth, says cracked-out ‘Canyons’ director
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Hudson Murder Trial — William Balfour Gets 3 LIFE SENTENCES  —  3 LIFE SENTENCES  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  William Balfour has been sentenced to serve THREE CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES in prison for murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson's family.
Discussion: X17 Online and VH1 Celebrity
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TMZ.com:
Jennifer Hudson Arrives at Court for Family Murderer's Sentencing
Discussion: PerezHilton
PerezHilton:
Has The X Factor Driven A Wedge Between Britney Spears And Jason Trawick?  —  Oh no!  We seriously hope that this isn't true!  —  While part of Britney Spears' deal with joining the judges panel of the second season of The X Factor garaunteed her fiance, Jason Trawick …
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X17 Online:
BRITNEY SPEARS, DEMI LOVATO AND SIMON COWELL CHAT ABOUT THEIR CHEMISTRY ON THE X FACTOR
Discussion: PerezHilton
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: Bossip and Sandra Rose
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 …
 
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From Mediagazer:

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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
PlayAI, which uses AI to clone voices for $49 per month and recently rolled out AI agents, raised a $20M seed co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures

 
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