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Jon Gosselin came bearing gifts. He left one giant step closer to losing a wife.

The artists otherwise known as Jon & Kate met face to face at a Pennsylvania law office on Saturday for a daylong arbitration meeting to essentially put a stake in their marriage.

Sources close to TLC's former fun couple say that the Gosselins closed in on finalizing custody arrangements for the eight and the division of assets. Jon even showed up with a bouquet of roses at the start of the meeting as a symbol of his newfound commitment to make things right.

But while Kate seemed amenable to the terms of their divorce, she left sans flowers.

The final episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 (at least as we know it) airs Monday. Their marriage could be over before the new year.

(Originally published Nov. 21, 2009, at 8:33 p.m. PT)

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Edward Woodward, the British star of stage and screen arguably best known for kicking bad-guy butt on CBS' The Equalizer, has died.

His agent said Woodward had been hospitalized in the U.K. for an unspecified illness and died Monday at 79.

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Unbreak her heart, maybe. But Toni Braxton's marriage may be beyond repair.

The Grammy-winning R&B diva and Dancing With the Stars alum has split from her husband of eight years, former Mint Condition musician Keri Lewis, Essence.com reports.

No word from the formerly happy couple on the reason behind the split or whether a divorce is imminent, but the timing would suggest it has something to do with Braxton's full-on lip-lock with singer Trey Songz during the taping of the Soul Train Awards—while Lewis was in the audience.

Braxton, 43, and Lewis, 41, met on tour in 1997, married in 2001 and have two sons.

Check out Toni and Trey's smooch after the jump.

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Don't mess with the Seacrest.

That's the Los Angeles District Attorney's message to Chidi Uzomah Jr., who  is now facing a felony stalking charge for last week's drop-in at E! HQ for an unwanted meet-and-greet with Ryan Seacrest.

The 25-year-old Uzomah is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on the stalking count, as well as on two misdemeanors for disobeying a court order to stay away from Seacrest, according to Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall with the Stalking and Threat Assessment Team.

Uzomah pleaded guilty in September to attacking Seacrest's bodyguard at a charity event in Orange, Calif., and was ordered to keep his distance from the American Idol host for the duraction of his three-year probation.

The hits could keep on coming. Orange County prosecutors are trying to determine if he's in violation of his sentence from the earlier incident by turning up at a radio station looking for Seacrest on Oct. 2 and then, on Friday, walking into the E! building armed with a knife.

Uzomah was immediately detained by security and handed over to the LAPD, where he remains in custody. Seacrest was never in harm's way.

If convicted of the three new counts, Uzomah could face up to four years in state prison.

(Originally published Nov. 2, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. PT)

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UPDATE: Kate Gosselin's attorney, Mark Momjian, just released the following statement to E! News about today's hearing:

"We are clearly pleased that the monies taken by Mr. Gosselin have been returned to the marital account, and we look forward to recouping additional monies taken by Mr. Gosselin at the time of the parties' private arbitration hearings...Despite his initial comments denying responsibility, we have established that Ms. Gosselin needed emergency relief to prevent her economic claims from being compromised.
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It was the Jon Minus Kate show this morning.

Mr. Gosselin arrived sans his estranged missus in a Pennsylvania court to let the judge know he indeed paid back $180,000 he had improperly withdrawn from the couple's joint account.

Jon sought to turn the tables, telling Judge Arthur Tilson that the MIA Kate needed to account for $33,000 in missing moola.

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In a reality-TV landscape dominated by the bickering of Jon and Kate Gosselin or the antics of wannabe star Richard Heene and his Balloon Brood, it's easy to forget Shiloh Pepin.

The 10-year-old, dubbed Mermaid Girl due to a rare genetic condition, died in a Maine hospital Friday after spending a week in intensive care.

Pepin, who suffered from sirenomeila, or fusion of her legs, defied doctors' predictions to live as long as she did. Her story was chronicled on TLC and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"She did everything with a zest for life," mom Leslie told Maine's Seacoast Online. "It didn't matter if she did big things or stayed at home with her dad. The quality of life was there."

Shiloh's funeral is set for Wednesday.

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His friends were right: DJ AM didn't commit suicide.

According to the New York City Medical Examiner, the turntable artist otherwise known as Adam Goldstein died accidentally of "acute intoxication" after consuming a lethal cocktail of cocaine, painkillers, sleeping pills and mood-alterers including OxyContin, Vicodin, Benadryl, Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin.

In the days after his Aug. 28 death, investigators were looking at the possibility that the star DJ may have killed himself, something his inner circle found hard to believe. The medical examiner ultimately agreed—the final report flatly states AM's death was an "accident" due to "substance abuse."

The 36-year-old artist had battled a drug habit, but had been sober for years before apparently relapsing in the wake of his horrific 2008 plane crash. Drug paraphernalia, including a crack pipe, were found next to his body.

Just last week came word that, despite the whiff of hypocrisy, MTV was pressing ahead with plans to air its DJ AM-fronted series about substance abuse, with the star acting as a tough-love counselor to hardened drug cases.

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The fashion show must go on for Scott Weiland.

The former Stone Temple Pilot is in Miami for the launch of his new clothing line, hours after a seizure forced him to make an emergency landing.

"Scott is doing great," the singer's publicist tells E! News.

Weiland, 41, was en route from Los Angeles to Florida when he suffered the seizure, forcing the plane to divert to Dallas-Fort Worth. Weiland was hospitalized as a precaution and then cleared to resume his trip this morning, per his rep.

He will be on hand tonight at 10 p.m. local time for the launch of Weiland for English Laundry at Mansion Nightclub in South Beach.

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Kendra Wilkinson's giving up cheesesteaks for race cars.

Just two days after being cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, husband Hank Baskett is poised to sign with another Super Bowl favorite, the Indianapolis Colts. He's expected to begin practicing today and could be catching passes from Peyton Manning by this weekend.

While Kendra says the ink isn't dry yet, she's definitely psyched about the move.

"This is a great opportunity for Hank to be playing for the Colts. Peyton Manning is one of the best—if not the best—quarterbacks in the league, and I'm excited to see my baby kick some ass!" Kendra exclusively tells us. "So proud of Hank for staying strong and positive."

The pregnant newlyweds had recently relocated from L.A. to the Philly suburbs. Now it looks like Kendra and Hank will be keeping up with the Indiana Joneses.

(Originally published Sept. 17, 2009, at 7:32 a.m. PT.)

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Well, that didn't take long.

Despite her best efforts to tweet a victory in the court of public opinion, looks like Tila Tequila won't get her shot in a court of law at San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman.

"After a thorough review...our office has determined there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any crime was committed," San Diego District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis said in a statement today. "This case is now closed. No further comment will be made."

The decision comes just two days after the D.A.'s office got the he-said, she-said case from investigators and about 24 hours after meeting with Tequila.

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The very-much-alive Matt Damon turned up on the Late Show With David Letterman last night and, aside from breathing, made some news by offering a possible explanation for buddy George Clooney being ambushed by a clothes-eschewing would-be gay lover at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week.

It was Damon's fault. And Brad Pitt's.

As Damon tells it, Pitt was getting so fed up with Italian journos' queries about when he was going to tie the knot with Angelina Jolie, he finally blurted out that he'd do the deed once "George Clooney marries his boyfriend."

"So this Italian journalist comes in and goes, Matt, is it true what Brad say?" Damon, in his best Eye-talian accent, recounts to Letterman. "And I have no idea what he is talking about. But you know, I go, 'Yeah, of course it's true.' And he says, 'Do you mean George Clooney have a boyfriend?' And now I'm trying to keep a straight face and I go, 'Yeah, of course he's got a boyfriend. And he wants to legally marry him. We've been on him about this for years...' "

Flash forward to Tuesday: Damon turns on CNN and "this guy stands up and says, 'George!...I am a gay.' And this guy starts peeling his clothes off and he says, 'If you musta choose, choose me!' "

"I'm sure George is still laughing about that one," says Letterman.

Right. All we can say is watch out, Damon. Payback's a bitch.

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Joking aside, Clooney doesn't need any help in the romance department. Take a gander at some of his ladyloves.

George Clooney came prepared to the Venice Film Festival.

Buzzworthy new flick. Check. Hot Italian girlfriend. Check. Crazy gay fanatic. Check and double check.

Clooney was fielding queries during a televised press conference for his new movie, The Men Who Stare at Goats, when he got an eyeful from a male questioner.

"I am gay, George, and I think I am in love with you...Please take me," the dude said, stripping down to his underwear. "May I kiss you, please. Just one kiss?"

The ever chill Clooney didn't miss a beat. "It's hard when you take a big chance and it doesn't really work," he chuckled.

"It's always embarrassing when you take one real big swing for the fences and it just falls flat," said Clooney, who was decidedly not persuaded to do some switch-hitting. "It was a good try, though."

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Flabby, scruffy, middle-aged guys aren't really George's type. But these ladies have fit the bill over the years.

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