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On the eve of Michael Jackson's long-awaited burial, there are still pieces of his life scattered all over the place.

With his estate presumably looking to consolidate, movers from Beverly Hills Transfer and Storage were spotted Monday carrying boxes and other items out of one of the King of Pop's former Las Vegas residences.

Chris Fries, a spokesman for the moving company, told E! News that they were under strict orders not to divulge what was being removed from the house.

"We're under a confidentiality agreement," Fries said. "You name it, we got it—just got a whole lot of stuff."

He said he has not been in contact with any Jackson family members, only business managers, and that he wasn't aware of where the items will eventually end up.

The answer to that may in fact be buried under a whole bunch of paperwork.

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You can't really blame Lindsay Lohan for wanting to blow a pop stand that's been burgled twice. But why is her ex changing addresses, too?

A source close to the duo tells E! News that Lohan and Samantha Ronson happen to be moving at the same time because both are sick of the constant paparazzi presence outside their respective houses.

We hear that Lohan, who has movers coming Friday to transport all her stuff from her rented Hollywood Hills home to a more secure high-rise apartment in Los Angeles, had been planning her relocation even before the latest break-in.

"That way, in a building, she can have a doorman and be a lot safer," the source said.

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Yes, we did say trapeze. But more on that later.

Brainy Girls Next Door beauty, Bridget Marquardt, must have taken advantage of her rent-free years at the Playboy Mansion and is finally moving into a place of her own.

Earlier this month, Bridget was beyond excited to chat about her new digs with E! News: "It's my first purchase like this! I've never had my own house before. We ended up with a Tuscan style house."

The Sherman Oaks pad went for $1,725,000, reports the Los Angeles Times, but that's just the jumping off point.

Bridget has big plans for her new place. No, not another intimate grotto for skinny dipping adventures. Marquardt is having a circus-style trapeze installed in her two-story entry hallway! And before your minds wander to all sorts of strange and kinky places, the Bridget's Sexiest Beaches host simply uses it to keep that amazing physique.

"Trapeze is a great workout. It got me in the best shape in my life," says the Hollywood Aerial Arts member.

The apparatus will be "vintage-style—with velvet on the ropes and shiny silver balls on the ends," with an aerial loop, to boot!

Bridget and new roomie, boyfriend Nicholas Carpenter, will also turn one of the five-bedrooms into a wardrobe for her Girls Next Door memorabilia and add a water slide to the swimming pool.

Something tells us she won't be missing her Playboy digs any time soon.

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Maybe Lynne Curtin's "carefree and laidback" parenting style is starting to spread to her pocketbook.

The Real Housewives of Orange County newcomer and hubby Frank Curtin have three days to dig up nearly $12,000 or else face eviction from their rented Laguna Beach abode.

And to think we were led to believe that sum qualified as chump change in the O.C. (And, thanks to her Bravo bio, that Lynne and Frank owned their home.)

According to court documents, the Curtins still owe their landlord a $10,000 security deposit, as well as a $600 late fee and $1,763 in other expenses.

A rep for Bravo told E! News that the network will not be commenting on Lynne's supposed financial difficulties—though that doesn't mean the cameras that caught the serving of the eviction notice won't be telling all this fall!

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If Michael Jackson's not going to be buried there, Neverland Ranch may as well relocate to Las Vegas.

Sources tell E! News that the current owner of Neverland has drafted plans to dismantle the King of Pop's once-adored residence and move it from the outskirts of Santa Barbara, Calif., to Sin City and fashion a Graceland-style tourist attraction.

We hear that Jackson's estate is "seriously considering" the idea, which is still in its preliminary stages.

But here's the general idea:

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Well, Stephen Baldwin's lack of fundraising prowess on Celebrity Apprentice is starting to make sense. 

Less than a month after they came thisclose to losing their house, the Baldwin bro and his wife, Kennya, have filed for Chapter 11, the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat blog reported Tuesday.

Taxes, two mortgages and the great American equalizer—credit card debt—are the culprits, according to the petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.

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So this is what it looks like.

E! News scored an exclusive tour of the Las Vegas mansion the King of Pop rented while negotiating a possible comeback gig—and though any personal items belonging to the eccentric artist are long gone, it's still fascinating to put a place to the increasingly odd face.

Here's the scoop we got from realtor Zar Zanganeh, who leased the 10-bedroom house to Jackson in 2006 and 2007 and is now showing it for seller Coldwell Banker Real Estate:

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The man who kept Neverland Ranch from being auctioned off to the highest bidder (or the person with the biggest U-Haul) isn't yet sure what will become of the mammoth estate. But he wants to assure Neverland's neighbors that he's got their best interests at heart.

"We must be prepared for the fact that visitors and fans will come, with or without permission or an invitation," said Station Casinos owner Thomas Barrack, whose real estate company, Colony Capital, bought up Michael Jackson's $23.9 million loan in May 2008.

"As a consequence, all actions being taken at the moment are aimed at creating a well thought out and coordinated plan amongst the family, the Sheriff, the County regulatory agencies, the fire department, local proprietors, local press, local residents and the Highway Patrol to protect and preserve the interests of all constituencies."

Meaning, we'll try our best to keep the looky-loos off your lawn.

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Is Jon Gosselin movin' on up to the swank side?

The besieged reality-TV dad visited Trump Place on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, where, according to Gawker, he checked out an available unit on the eighth floor.

This possible search for a bachelor pad—which would rent for about $3,200 a month—comes just as word got out that Monday's episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 may very well feature the couple's seemingly inevitable divorce announcement.

A rep for Trump Sales and Leasing could not be reached for comment, but a source confirmed to E! News that there is an apartment up for grabs on the eighth floor of the building.

Meanwhile, Kate Gosselin isn't pulling the purse strings too tight, either. On Thursday, she drove away from a Reading, Pa., Toyota dealership in a brand-new Land Cruiser V8, as evidenced by the paparazzi pics that serve as surrogate documenter when the TLC cameras aren't around.

No word on whether she leased or bought the SUV, but that model starts at $64,755.

However, since the vehicle only seats seven, one of the eight Gosselins may have to sit this one out.

—Additional reporting by Lindsay Miller

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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 the 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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