HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (7-28-09)

JOE JONAS AND CAMILLA BELLE HAVE BROKEN UP:

JOE JONAS and CAMILLA BELLE have broken up. We don't have details yet, but Camilla's rep released a statement yesterday saying, quote, "Yes, it's true, they have broken up. There is no third party involved, and they care deeply about each other and will remain friends."

There's some real justice in all this for TAYLOR SWIFT. As you may recall, Joe dumped Taylor for Camilla, after Camilla starred in the Jonas Brothers' "Lovebug" video. Once Joe and Camilla started dating, Joe wrote the song "Much Better" . . . which is about a girlfriend who's MUCH BETTER than the previous girlfriend.

Fans who've seen the Jonas Brothers in concert recently say that Joe has been changing a line in "Much Better" from "Get a rep for breakin' hearts, now I'm done with superstars" . . . to "Get a rep for breakin' hearts, now I'm done with MOVIE stars." --On Sunday night, during the Jonas Brothers' gig in Detroit, Joe actually CRIED onstage. But oddly enough, it was during the song "I Gotta Find You" . . . not "Much Better".

(--Here's video. Note the screaming girls who almost seem EXCITED that Joe is crying . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGEBvKMU6A

(--And here are some pictures . . .)

(--Here's video of "Much Better" from the same night. At this show, Joe did NOT change "superstars" to "movie stars" . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkwftX9gPrA

Camilla has been seen publicly in recent months with Spanish tennis player FERNANDO VERDASCO . . . but we don't know if there was ever anything going on there other than friendship.

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DAKOTA FANNING AND FREDDIE HIGHMORE WENT ON A DATE:

DAKOTA FANNING went on a date Saturday night with FREDDIE HIGHMORE . . . who played Charlie in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". They went to a restaurant called Il Cielo in Beverly Hills. Dakota is 15 . . . Freddie is 17. --This was seriously cute. Check out the pictures . . . http://x17online.com/celebrities/dakota_fanning/x17_xclusive_date_night_for_dakota-07262009.php

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AUTHORITIES SAY DR. CONRAD MURRAY *DID* GIVE MICHAEL JACKSON PROPOFOL:

The Associated Press reports that DR. CONRAD MURRAY was indeed giving MICHAEL JACKSON the potent anesthetic Propofol to help him sleep . . . including the dose that allegedly killed him.

The LAPD is investigating Michael's death as a possible MANSLAUGHTER . . . and Murray is the target. Dr. Murray's attorney continues to claim that Murray gave Michael nothing that could have killed him. But the attorney declined to comment on this latest allegation.

Meanwhile, TMZ is taking this even further. They say that when Dr. Murray spoke with police two days after Michael's death, he ADMITTED to them that he gave Michael an IV drip of Propofol hours before he died. --Supposedly, multiple "law enforcement sources" have told TMZ that they believe Murray set up the drip, and then failed to properly monitor Michael. --Supposedly, there's even talk that Murray FELL ASLEEP while Michael was under sedation . . . and when he woke up, Michael was dead. (!!!)

It's highly irregular to administer a drug like propofol without an EKG, which sounds an alarm when the patient's pulse gets too low. Investigators did not find an EKG when they searched the house.

These sources say that when the paramedics arrived at Michael's house, they found Michael with an IV in his arm, an IV stand nearby with an empty bag on it and an oxygen tank. --They also claim that Murray was acting strangely. A "source" says he was being difficult and, quote, "getting in the way" of the paramedics.

(--Do you think Michael Jackson deserves the Nobel Peace Prize??? His fans do. There are two separate online petitions trying to make it happen. Check 'em out . . .)
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/mjfornobelpeaceprize/
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/mjnobelpeaceprize/

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LOHAN DRAMA

This is getting really, REALLY pathetic: LINDSAY LOHAN sat on SAMANTHA RONSON'S front stoop for TWO HOURS the other day waiting for her. When Sam finally arrived at 5:00 A.M., Lindsay started fighting with her about where she'd been. (--Here's the video . . .) http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=c8539dcf-f4b2-4aef-af49-78ccb44aee6f

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BEYONCÉ IS THE TOP-EARNING MUSIC STAR UNDER 30:

"Forbes" has put together a list of The Top-Earning Young Musicians, which ranks "music artists" under the age of 30, based on how much money they earned in the past year.

BEYONCÉ topped this year's list . . . raking in an estimated $87 million in that period. (--The earnings numbers include income from album sales . . . touring . . . endorsement and licensing deals and acting gigs in movies or on TV.)

--Here's the Top 10 . . . along with their estimated earnings and their ages:
#1.) BEYONCÉ, $87 million (--She's 27.)
#2.) BRITNEY SPEARS, $35 million (--She's 27.)
(TIE) #3.) MILEY CYRUS, $25 million (--She's 16.)
(TIE) #3.) The JONAS BROTHERS, $25 million (--KEVIN is 21 years old . . . JOE is 19, but turns 20 next month . . . and NICK is 16 years old.)
#5.) JESSICA SIMPSON, $20 million (--She's 29 . . . and lonely.)
(TIE) #6.) LIL WAYNE, $18 million (--He's 26.)
(TIE) #6.) TAYLOR SWIFT, $18 million (--She's 19.)
(TIE) #8.) RIHANNA, $15 million (--She's 21.)
(TIE) #8.) T-PAIN, $15 million (--He's 25.)
#10.) CARRIE UNDERWOOD, $14 million (--She's 26.)

(--For more information, hit up the "Forbes" link below. If you click on the "In Pictures" link, you'll access a slideshow with their write-ups on each artist.) http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/24/beyonce-britney-spears-miley-cyrus-business-entertainment-young-musicians.html

(--"Forbes" is cranking these lists out at an INSANE clip these days. Perhaps tomorrow they'll post their "Top Earning Musicians who are Between the Ages of 31 and 38 . . . Left-Handed . . . and Have Never Cheated at Mini-Golf" list.)

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KELLY CLARKSON IS UPSET . . . BECAUSE THE CO-WRITER OF HER NEW SINGLE GAVE THE SAME BACKING TRACK TO BEYONCÉ:

KELLY CLARKSON is making waves with her record label again . . . this time because they released her song, "Already Gone", as a single WITHOUT her blessing.

Why did Kelly object? Because she just found out that parts of the song sound EXACTLY like BEYONCÉ'S single, "Halo" . . . and there's a good reason for that. --ONEREPUBLIC singer RYAN TEDDER co-wrote BOTH tracks . . . and Kelly says he gave both singers the same "backing track." (--Specifically, both songs use very similar piano and drum parts, with added hand-claps.)

In an interview, Kelly says she didn't know about the similarities between the songs until recently, when she heard both songs back-to-back. --But now that she has, she's FURIOUS. She says, quote, "No one's gonna be sittin' at home, thinkin' . . . 'Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyoncé and Kelly the same track to write to.' No, they're just gonna be sayin' I ripped someone off.

"I called Ryan and said, 'I don't understand. Why would you do that?'" (--She didn't say how he responded. And he hasn't publicly commented on any of this yet.)

Kelly says she was trying to stop "Almost Gone" from being released as a single out of respect for Beyoncé . . . but the label went ahead with it anyway.

She adds, quote, "It sucks, but it's one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It's kind of a (crappy) situation, but . . . you know, you learn."

The MOST frustrating thing for Kelly . . . is that she believes SHE should have had dibs on the track. She says her album, "All I Ever Wanted", was finished before Beyoncé's disc, "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce". But Beyoncé's album . . . and her "Halo" single . . . both dropped before Kelly's album, which makes it sound like SHE'S the copycat. (--Naturally, someone has already uploaded a YouTube video comparing the two songs. Here's the link . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxR1K5-om4