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UPDATE 2: E! News has obtained audio of two 911 calls made by what sounds like two different people on the bus that crashed. In the first, the caller tells the dispatcher that the driver is "losing color," while the second caller says that he has gone into cardiac arrest.

UPDATE 1: The Cyrus family has issued a statement responding to this morning's tragedy on Miley's official site:

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill 'Uncle Bill' Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."
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One person is dead and at least one more suffered minor injuries after one of Miley Cyrus' tour buses crashed and flipped onto its side in Virginia this morning.

Cyrus herself was not on board the bus at the time; the Disney has primarily been jetting to tour dates on a private plane for much of this tour.

"She was not on any of the buses and not on scene at any point," Virginia State Police Sgt. Thomas Molner told E! News. "She was on a different route."

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First Hélio Castroneves, now Aaron Carter. Dancing With the Stars has a curse, all right, but it has nothing to do with injuries.

Unless you count the damage done to one's bank account. And permanent record.

Just a week getting booted from the reality-competition show, Carter is on the receiving end of considerably worse news, this time courtesy of the IRS. Turns out, Nick's little bro owes Uncle Sam more than $1 million in back taxes.

Just think of all the Kleenex that could buy.

As it is, according to court documents filed last week, Carter's tax delinquency dates back to 2003, a clearly banner time for the cry baby pop star, as he's indebted to the federal government a whopping $965,284.97 from that year alone.

An additional $45,350.11 is also owed from income earned in 2006, making his debt grand total a hefty $1,010,635.08.

We don't care who you are, that figure's gonna bring on the waterworks.

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Aaron's out of Dancing With the Stars, but these four are still in...at least for the next few hours.

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Lindsay Lohan has one more chance—and one more year—to get herself in order.

After being ominously summoned (and, in true Lindsay style, arriving more than an hour late after a night of clubbing) to her progress hearing this morning, the judge agreed to extend the star's probation by 12 months to allow her adequite adequate time to complete her court-ordered alcohol education program, one of the remaining outstanding holdouts from her 2007 DUI bust.

But not without first issuing a few scared-straight-style warnings.

While Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel said in court that she was "rooting" for Lohan to successfully complete her probation, she made clear that any future slip-ups would be tolerated.

"I'm going to know about it," said Revel, "because your whole life is followed."

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He's a runner, not a fighter.

Unfortunately, it was Soulja Boy's fleet-footedness that resulted in his arrest Wednesday night.

The "Crank That" rapper was busted on a charge of obstruction and spent the night in jail after fleeing from an abandoned home—at which some 40 of his closest, rabble-rousing friends had also gathered—when Atlanta cops showed up, responding to concerned calls.

"Somebody had seen a large group of juveniles hanging out at this house that they knew to be abandoned," Henry County Police Capt. Jason Bolton told E! News. "[The responding officer] found about 40 people located behind this abandoned home. Half of the group ran from the officer, despite orders to stop."

Guess who was among those hightailing it off the premises?

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UPDATE: McGraw's rep has just released the following statement to E! News: "All of Shirley Rae Dieu’s claims are without merit...Dr. Phil is never alone in the House with any of these guests and all of his interactions are captured on video- and/or audiotape.

"Ms. Dieu filed a claim with the Los Angeles Police Department some nine months after the incident, which was investigated and ultimately not pursued by the Los Angeles city attorney. All guests of the show are treated with dignity and respect and the show stands by the manner in which she was handled while participating on the show."
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We don't know what the disease was, but this is one instance where the treatment was definitely worse. Much, much, creepily worse, if the allegations are true.

Dr. Phil McGraw was on the receiving end of a bizarre and damning, to say the least, lawsuit yesterday, with a former female patient of his alleging that the TV doctor and select members of his production staff held her captive, brainwashed her and subjected her to constant exposure by a naked man, among other accusations.

She also claims that McGraw even once groped her during a therapy session.

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The girl is his? Not so fast.

Despite being quoted in the ever-reliable News of the World seemingly professing to be the biological father of Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, former child star Mark Lester isn't trying to cash in his ticket for the paternity lotto just yet.

"I'm sure, as far as I know, [the children] were all his," Lester, who starred as the titular Oliver! in the Oscar-winning musical, told E! News.

"I expected lots of different things to come out, but this is extraordinary."

Even more extraordinary? What Lester actually did, uh, deposit as fact to the British tabloid.

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UPDATE: Allegedly wronged author Jordan Scott has made good on her threats, filing suit in federal court on Aug. 19. She's asking for damages and that the court recall all copies of Breaking Dawn currently on the market.

Good luck with that. We assume they'll get them when they pry them from Twi-hards' cold, undead hands.

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First, there was the casting switcheroo heard around the world. Then, there was the tragic news that the cast of New Moon would not be taking it all off onscreen (foiled again).

Now, for the second time this year, Stephenie Meyer has been accused of plagiarizing one of her best-selling tomes.

Is the Twilight franchise unraveling at the seams?

Nah. But it is bringing plenty of people out of the woodwork.

Self-described writer-singer Jordan Scott has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Twilight mastermind, accusing Meyer of blatantly ripping off Scott's vampire love trilogy, The Nocturne—parts of which she posted online back in 2003 and which therefore, she claims, were readily available for Meyer to swindle.

To which we say, she wishes.

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Move over, Atkins. Step aside, Master Cleanse. We are proud to present the Michael Jackson diet.

Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about the months leading up to the King of Pop's death, out pops former Jackson nutritionist Cherilyn Lee—who, luckily for us, never met a camera she didn't like—to shed some light on the question that's really plaguing the minds of the music legend's fans: Forget the toxicology report. Forget the multiple home raids. What, oh what, did M.J. like to eat?

Take it away, Lee.

"He loved trail mix," she told E! News. "And once a month he had to have fried chicken."

The odd smattering of snack and junk food aside, Lee said Jackson generally subsisted on what was more or less a liquid, juice-based diet. Or at least he did up until she parted ways with the singer in April, at which point he apparently moved on to more substantial fare.

Like granola.

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Fan girls, be warned: Get engaged to a Jonas Brother and they may spend more time honing their Neil Diamond impression and getting name-checked in Emmy acknowledgments than putting the finishing starting touches on your big day.

Such is the case with Kevin Jonas, who after two whole weeks of betrothed bliss has yet to set a date for his wedding to Danielle Deleasa (some white knight he turned out to be).

"We're kind of taking each day at a time," Deleasa's aunt, Christina Longo, told E! News. "The family's busy, and with touring and all..."

With touring and all, the Jonas Brothers are scheduled to remain on the road through November, meaning the young couple is unlikely to tie the knot at least until Christmas.

Maybe some kind words from his future in-laws will help tide him over?

"He's just a wonderful guy and we love him," Longo said.

Now there's a sentiment worth waiting for.

(Originally published July 16, 2009, at 2:01 p.m. PT)

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You just know the purity-ring-eschewing Russell Brand will throw in his two cents on the Jonas sitch when he returns as host of the VMAs this fall. Catch up on their feud here.

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Time will tell if there's love in this courtroom, but a lawyer for Usher's suddenly estranged wife is making clear from the get-go that his client had no love for anyone other than the R&B star during their marriage.

Tameka Raymond's attorney is preemptively nipping in the bud any theories that either infidelity or a third party played a part in the duo's decision to divorce.

"She's a great mom," Randy Kessler said. "She's been a loyal wife. She's trying her best to take the high road and not attack him."

Indeed, perhaps looking toward a possible windfall settlement with the "Love in This Club" singer, nary a mean word has been uttered or even microblogged by Raymond.

Which isn't to say she's ignored the topic completely...

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Chris Brown may have just gained a collaborator, but despite his attorney's best efforts, has not yet managed to do away with his court case.

Seeking to have the singer's felony assault charges thrown out, Brown attorney Mark Geragos requested, and was subsequently denied, a postponement of his upcoming make-or-break preliminary hearing.

Geragos wanted a hold on the case, claiming the the leaked police photo of Rihanna's bruised face would compromise Brown's defense. He had requested access to records of the police's internal investigation, arguing that a pending California Supreme Court case could prevent him from obtaining them in the future (per current law, Geragos will only be allowed access to the records after the preliminary hearing he's trying his best to delay).

The California appeals court shot down Geragos' request without giving a reason, and the prelim, which will determine whether the case goes to trial and at which Rihanna has been subpoenaed to testify, is still on for June 22.

"If the preliminary hearing indeed goes forward, she is now legally required to be there, she will be there, and will answer all questions truthfully," Rihanna's attorney, Donald Etra, told People.

Meanwhile, Brown is keeping focused on his day job...

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Britney Spears can kiss goodbye that career as the next host of Flip This House.

Despite having quietly shopped around her Italian Renaissance-inspired villa for the better part of a year, the pop star has yet to unload the six-bedroom, six-bath, 7,500-square-foot estate in the gated celeb-heavy Summit neighborhood.

Spears purchased the home for $7.1 million back in December 2007. Since then, the place started picking up bad juju as ground zero for her infamous gurney-strapped ambulance ride, among other embarrassing episodes during her public meltdown in early 2008.

The singer, who is currently touring the U.K. with her Circus act, dropped the sale price of her home to a measly $6.5 million on Tuesday, the lowest ever asked for the property. When it was first officially placed on the market by Sotheby's Realty back in September 2008, it was priced at $7.9 million.

And while Spears has yet to unload her old digs, it's hardly kept her from moving on up. She's currently leasing an even larger 10,300-square-foot home in Calabasas.

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