Week in Review: Michael's a Mystery, Jon's a Boob, Katie's a Bust & Robsten's Just...Wonderful

Comic-Con's the place to be, so we're there! And Jon Gosselin's romantic exploits, the Jackson death investigation and plenty of hits and misses kept us busy this week

By Natalie Finn Jul 25, 2009 2:00 PMTags
Katie Holmes, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Jon Gosselin, Kate Major, Michael JacksonPaul Morigi/Getty Images; AP Photo/Chris Polk; INFphoto.com; Pool Photopgrapher/Getty Images

It's the weekend already, but the week just past was so chock-full of news, it's hard to move on.

So no pressure, the page doesn't have to be turned just yet. Pour yourself some more coffee—or another mimosa—and take a few moments to reflect.

Some crazyass news is waiting for you down memory lane...

2. Authorities are investigating Michael Jackson's private doc, cardiologist Conrad Murray, for manslaughter. They didn't find any propofol in Murray's office (though we hear it was found in Jackson), but they hauled away a bunch of other stuff. L.A. County employs as many looky-loos as UCLA Medical Center, M.J.'s mom and kids need some money. and it looks as if Sony's getting to work on a documentary about Jackson's final days. Oh, and what is Rupert Everett's deal?

3. Jon Gosselin's starting to scare us. No one can really be this douchey, right? (Well...) First the father of eight is romancing 22-year-old Hailey Glassman, but that appears to have been nothing but a glorified cigarette break. And now he's chillin' at Michael Lohan's house with former Star reporter Kate Major. Who is a "nice and genuine person" until proven otherwise, but she better get her story straight, and fast.

4. Chris Brown apologized at length. About freakin' time.

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5. So what'd you think of Katie Holmes' majorly hyped performance on So You Think You Can Dance's 100th episode? Aside from the fact that she barely danced and did a pretty poor job lip-syncing, too? Well, her legs looked really good...

6. Paula Abdul's American Idol status remains up in the air for next season, perhaps because Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell's contracts used up all the zeros.

7. Ivanka Trump makes up one-half of the classiest, most luxurious engagement in the world. But it wasn't easy.

8. Eddie Cibrian and wife Brandi Glanville are taking a break. And we find out LeAnn Rimes and hubby Dean Sheremet have been separated for awhile. Hmmm...

9. Results of our little experiment so far: R.Pattz 5, Taylor 1

10. Hodgepodge: Walter Cronkite got an all-star send-off...Miley's a diva...Paris is no slut...Stephen Baldwin went bankrupt...Joe Jackson can't shut up...Christina Milian's engaged...Maks and Karina are eyeing a June wedding...Mark Ballas is thinking Bora Bora for the big day...Kelis and Nas welcomed a baby...Kelis will welcome $40,000 a month from Nas...Angelina went to Iraq...a Beastie Boy is fighting cancer...Mischa Barton's getting better...Carrie Prejean's writing a book...Kiefer Sutherland's off the hook...Jeffrey Donovan got a DUI...Demi Moore got a fake mohawk...Gwyneth Paltrow put GOOP on camera...Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger got a ring for her efforts...Kendra got a season two...the Bachelorette men told all...a less screwy-looking Amy Winehouse was found not guilty of smacking a fan...the verdict isn't in on Jude Law...Jamie Waylett got community service for putting the pot in Harry Potter.

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Aside from all these pics that nearly show Gilles Marini's nether regions, we've got great shots from Comic-Con and, of course, our usual Big Picture smorgasbord.