Morning Mix: Ed McMahon, Reported Dead at 86

  • Shocker of the Century -- Gosselins Are Divorcing. Jon and Kate of Jon and Kate Plus Eight made their divorce official last night on their show, and said that their reality show will go on. They will interview separately and will live apart. [Baltimore Sun]
  • "Burlesque" to be Cher's Latest Project. Cher is taking on her first movie role in a decade, this time with Christina Aguilera. The pair will star in Burlesque, a musical that casts Aguilera as a small-town Iowa girl looking to make it big, Cher as club owner and former dancer. [Variety]
  • Ed McMahon, Dead at 86. Former Tonight Show sidekick and Star Search host Ed McMahon has died after a struggle with pneumonia, NBC News reported. The 86-year-old was battling cancer when he contracted the illness. [Boston Herald]

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