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4:40 PM ET, June 9, 2014

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Laura Bult / NY Daily News:
Truck driver charged in Tracy Morgan crash had ‘Move or get hit’ in Twitter bio  —  Kevin Roper, 35, of Jonesboro, Ga., has been charged with death by auto and assault by auto in the crash in Cranbury, N.J., Saturday.  Tyrone Gale, Morgan's driver, said the former Saturday Night Live star cried …
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CNN:
Comedian Tracy Morgan critical but responsive after crash  —  (CNN) — A truck driver charged in a weekend crash that killed a man and injured comedian Tracy Morgan and others in New Jersey was awake for more than 24 consecutive hours before the incident, a criminal complaint filed in the case says.
David Porter / Associated Press:
PROSECUTOR: TRUCKER IN MORGAN CRASH LACKED SLEEP
Discussion: Gawker
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Rep: Tracy Morgan Is Responsive, Undergoes Surgery for Broken Bones
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Cele|bitchy
Kate Sullivan / redbookmag.com:
Taye Diggs Opens Up About His Divorce from Idina Menzel  —  REDBOOK: You're no cop, but you have fought crime.  Didn't you tackle someone who broke into your house?  —  He didn't quite enter, but he was trying to.  My little one [son Walker] was home, so my Papa Bear instinct took over and I gave chase.
BBC:
Comedian and actor Rik Mayall dies  —  British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team.  —  He played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones alongside his friend Adrian Edmondson before the duo later went on to star in their sitcom Bottom.
Discussion: Variety
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TMZ.com:
Rik Mayall Dead — ‘Drop Dead Fred’ Star Dies at 56
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock Gets Emergency Protective Order After Home Break-In  —  GETS EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Sandra Bullock may have been in harms way when someone broke into her house over the weekend ... because TMZ has learned she has already obtained an emergency protective order.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock — Break-In At Home ... WHILE SHE WAS THERE!!
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Casper Smart Speaks Out Against Claims From Second Transgender Model  —  Casper Smart is taking a stand against rumors that he cheated on Jennifer Lopez with a transgender model named Xristina Marie.  On Sunday, June 8, The Sun published a story in which Marie claims she hooked …
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Daily Mail:
‘We had a kiss and did a little more’: Second transgender model opens up about liaison …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson — These Boots Are Made for Stumblin' ... Mom's Drunk Night Out  —  THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR STUMBLIN'  —  ... Mom's Drunk Night Out  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A wobbly Jessica Simpson hit up Warwick nightclub in Hollywood Sunday night, but from the looks of it …
Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Beyonce and Jay Z land in New York with daughter Blue amid rumours of a rift in their marriage  —  As rapper Jay Z nestled little Blue Ivy in his arms during a sea side outing Sunday, Beyonce - dressed down in denim shorts and a hooded sweatshirt - followed closely behind.
Allison / Dlisted:
Shay-Lean Woodley Went To See “The Fault In Our Stars” Wearing A Disguise  —  Shay-Lean Woodley, the organic free-range flower child with the monster truck rally name, wanted to go to the movies to see A Walk to Remember 2: More Cancer, More Tears aka The Fault in Our Stars …
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Lil' Kim Gives Birth to Baby Daughter, Names Her Royal Reign: Details!  —  Lil' Kim has a lil' princess of her very own!  The “Haterz” rapper, 39, gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, on Monday, June 9, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  Lil' Kim welcomed her daughter at 9:58 a.m. EST in New Jersey, the insider tells Us.
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip and Just Jared
Brandy / X17 Online:
FIRST PHOTOS - RIHANNA GOES ON DINNER DATE WITH CHRIS MARTIN  —  Rihanna had a most unlikely dinner date last night ... with Gwyneth Paltrow's estranged hubby, Chris Martin!  —  The consciously-uncoupled Coldplay frontman and the sexy pop star arrived, separately, around 9pm and stayed for 2 hours!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Orange Is the New Black Season 2: 5 Most Shocking Moments (Spoilers Ahead!)  —  Black is back!  —  [WARNING: This article is filled with spoilers from the entire second season of Orange Is the New Black.  If you haven't seen it, look away now, and if you have, make like Norma around those who haven't!]
 
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Linda Massarella / Daily Mail:
Demi Lovato wears a punk-inspired suit and tie while performing as grand marshal of the LA Gay Pride parade
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Jaimie Etkin / BuzzFeed:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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