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A Small Victory For the National Enquirer | In a historic first, it seems the National Enquirer's headline from January proclaiming that Michael Jackson had "six months to live" turned out to be spot on. Not that any of us should be that surprised. "When you constantly make things up, you're bound to get something right. Right?" [Buzzfeed]

Bernie's Latest (and Oldest) Victim: Zsa Zsa Gabor | Zsa Zsa Gabor and her publicity-loving husband, Prince Frederic Von Anhalt, tell the National Enquirer that they lost "a fortune" because of Bernie Madoff and they may now be forced to sell their Bel-Air home, cars, artwork and jewelry to stay afloat. "I'm going to have to make back that money somehow or we're going to face financial ruin," the prince tells the magazine. Accepting a check from the Enquirer to tell your story sounds like a good enough place to start. [Radar]

Last week, the cover of the esteemed National Enquirer reported that Kelly Ripa was splitting up with her husband Mark Consuelos. Was it true? Not so much! Ripa's reps denied the rumor, and her lawyers jumped into action, too, which probably explains why the Enquirer has since removed from the story from its website. In fact, the relationship appears to be going strong, at least judging by the couple's behavior at the "Marriage is a Beautiful Thing" event on Monday night, which was hosted by Jerry Seinfeld to benefit his wife's charity, Baby Buggy. "Not only didn't there seem to be any tension," a tipster tells us, "but they looked totally in love. At one point, Kelly leaned in and gave him a kiss. Could have been just for show, but it looked pretty real to me." Remember: Once you land the stripper of your dreams, you never let him go!

• Star Jones has a new man! Meet Herb Wilson, the executive chef at Manhattan's Soho and Tribeca Grand hotels. [People]
• David Duchovny's claim that he was getting treatment for his addiction to porn? He was cheating on his wife, according to tabloid reports. [R&M]
  
• Rachel Maddow has taken over as the Post's official MSNBC punching bag. Today's rumor: that Maddow tried to replace the staff for her new 9PM talk show. [P6]
• The National Enquirer is claiming that Sarah Palin cheated on her husband with his business partner. [CBS News]

• Arianna Huffington says her website is not for sale, but that's probably just because no one is interested in paying $200 million for it. [Gawker]
• Jann Wenner has tapped Will Schenck as the new publisher of Rolling Stone. [Mediaweek]
• The John Edwards scandal provided a nice boost to the National Enquirer. [WWD]
• ABC has five new shows for the fall. [AdAge]
• ESPN has a late-night talk show in the works. [NYP]
• Rising cable news star Rachel Maddow drives a pickup truck and doesn't have a TV in her NYC apartment. [WaPo]

• Barack Obama will appear on the cover of Time for the seventh time this year. [Drudge]
• National Enquirer editor David Perel would prefer it if you didn't refer to his tabloid as "icky". [HuffPo]
• Rachel Maddow's agent may have shopped her to Fox News before concluding a deal with MSNBC. [Jossip]
• Many of the bloggers who didn't get passes into the DNC will be blogging from the Big Tent a few blocks away. [MediaShift]
• Lifetime is moving ahead with its plans for Blonde Charity Mafia, a series about three D.C. socialites. [Variety]
• Ratings are up for Fox News. [THR]
• The New York Times has turned "tabloid-y," according to Anthony Weiner. [NYO]