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5:30 AM ET, June 23, 2013

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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Paula Deen Thanks Food Network for ‘11 Great Years’ After Firing  —  Embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen issued a statement thanking the Food Network for 11 “great years” less than 24 hours after the cable channel announced it was dropping its longtime star following her admission that she used a racial slur in the past.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
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TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Food Network Blames Paula's Abysmal PR Team  —  Food Network Blames  —  Paula's Abysmal PR Team  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paula Deen's PR team botched her n-word apology so badly ... the Food Network had no choice but to fire her, sources close to the network tell TMZ.
Joe Satran / The Huffington Post:
Paula Deen Defended Southern Attitude Towards Race In Fall 2012 (VIDEO)  —  On Friday afternoon, the Food Network announced that it was dropping Paula Deen from its network after 14 years on air, after the National Enquirer reported (and The Huffington Post confirmed) that the chef had aired …
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Food Network Gives Her the Ax
Discussion: Bossip and Just Jared
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Judge Finds Paula Deen In Contempt For Not Turning Over Profane Blooper Reel
Discussion: New York Post and Associated Press
Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
NeNe Leakes and Gregg Leakes have said “I do” for the second time!  The Real Housewives of Atlanta star and New Normal actress remarried her ex-husband Gregg on Saturday, June 22, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  PHOTOS: Remember these Housewives?  —  NeNe, 45, and her bridesmaids …
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lifeandstylemag.com:
EXCLUSIVE: MARRIED!  ‘RHOA’ Star NeNe Leakes Says ‘I Do’ Again to Ex-Husband Gregg Leakes  —  Life & Style can exclusively reveal that ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star NeNe Leakes has married her ex-husband, Gregg Leakes, for the second time today!  —  Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Champ Clark / People.com:
Paris Jackson Is Headed for Additional Treatment  —  Paris Jackson is continuing to seek treatment.  —  A source close to the Jackson family says that Paris, 15, may be headed to a longer-term treatment center out of state after her stint in a psychiatric facility at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
HELLO!:
She's back!  New mum Rochelle back with The Saturdays for a royal encounter  —  Almost a month to the day after she welcomed her baby girl, Rochelle Humes was back with her bandmates as The Saturdays reunited for a very special event.  —  The five-piece were in Solihull on Friday to open …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Anna Kendrick in Talks to Play Cinderella in Disney's ‘Into the Woods’  —  Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and Chris Pine are among those in negotiations for roles in the adaptation of the Broadway musical.  —  Anna Kendrick is in talks to play Cinderella in Into the Woods …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Simon Perry / People.com:
Five Things to Know About Kate's Doctor  —  The royal baby will be brought into the world by Marcus Setchell, who will head up a team attending to the Duchess of Cambridge.  —  And it seems the doctor and patient will have much to talk about.  Here are five things to know about the man who will get the first look at the royal baby.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Cinemax & Frank Spotnitz Developing ‘Hunted’ Spinoff Starring Melissa George  —  EXCLUSIVE: HBO/Cinemax and The X Files alum Frank Spotnitz are developing Sam Hunter, a drama starring Melissa George to air on Cinemax.  A spinoff of Cinemax's Hunted, the action series sees George reprising her role as Sam …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Kelly Rowland Reveals Beyonce's Most Annoying Trait: “She's a Slob”  —  All the sloppy ladies!  Kelly Rowland submitted herself to a round of “Plead the Fifth” on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Thursday, June 21 — and the new X Factor judge, age, barely flinched …
Discussion: Gossip Cop and Bossip
 
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