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6:50 PM ET, January 5, 2007

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney Spears: 'I've Been Far From Perfect'  —  In a new posting on her Web site, Britney Spears addresses her own missteps - "I know I've been far from perfect," she says - as well as her future as a single woman.  —  In the note, Spears discusses the shutting down of her biggest fan Web site …
New York Post:
TIME RUNNING OUT ON BRITNEY  —  AFTER "exhaustion" caused Britney Spears to leave early from her New Year's Eve party at Las Vegas club Pure, the last thing the once-adored pop tart needs is more stress.  But sources tell us Spears faces imminent axing by her music label, Jive Records, which is "going to drop her any day now."
Phil / Egotastic!:
This Is Britney Spears  —  This is Britney Spears.  This is Britney Spears on drugs.  Any questions?  —  Okay, allegations of drug use aside, has Britney ever looked more digusting?  I know they usually photoshop her to death for all those album covers and photoshoots, but this time she really looks like death.
popbytes:
AND NOW A WORD FROM BRITNEY SPEARS...  ...we interrupt this regularly scheduled blog to bring you a message from britney spears direct from her website...  Dear Fans,  —  It has been a while since I've addressed you personally here on my official website.  The last couple of years …
New York Post:
DITA DUMPS MESSED-UP MANSON  —  SHOCK-rocker Marilyn Manson is about to get one of the biggest shocks of his bizarre life - his stunning stripper-wife, Dita Von Teese, is dumping him after only a year of marriage.  —  Page Six has learned that the pasty-faced Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Dita To Divorce Marilyn As Soon As She Finds Him  —  Burlesque star Dita Von Teese, 34, plans to serve her husband of one year, Marilyn Manson, with divorce papers, according to Page Six.  The raven-haired bombshell filed for divorce shortly before Christmas, but Manson, 37 …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:   Promises, Promises  —  Britney Spears has taken to communicating …
New York Post:
LOHAN APPENDIX SURGERY  —  LINDSAY Lohan was hospitalized with appendicitis yesterday.  Her rep, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, said, "She is having her appendix removed.  There is no drama."  But sources say 20-odd friends were shuffling in and out of Lohan's apartment in L.A. on Wednesday night …
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Lohan's Definition of "Sober" Means "Drinking Vodka Out of Water Bottles"
Hasani Gittens / New York Post:
BLEARY SPEARS AN 'OLDIE'  —  SHOCKING RESULT OF WILD TIMES  —  Maybe Britney should consider Sean Combs' old nickname: Puffy.  —  The once-sexy pop tart was photo graphed Wednesday night coming out of the Italian restaurant Dolce in West Hollywood, appearing bloated and haggard.
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A Socialite's Life:
Two Pretty Actors Get Hitched  —  I get so lazy with my writing about Jen and Brad and Angelina and JLO, etc. because I can generally refer to them by their first names without having to identify why they're famous.  And when I come across actors whom I have to specifically identify …
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry
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X17 Online:
Britney Brings Her Own CD to Area  —  Britney, in head-to-told gold (isn't lamé kind of lame?) brought her own CD to club Area last night!  Not sure if the clubgoers there got a preview of one of Brit's new songs, or if she just decided to play DJ for the night.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Former SNL-er Chris Kattan Is Engaged  —  Comic Chris Kattan is engaged, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The former Saturday Night Live cast member, 36, proposed to model Sunshine Tutt on Christmas Eve at her grandparents' home in Gainesville, Texas, his rep confirms.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Man Tries to Exorcise Days of Our Lives Star  —  Some say TV is evil, but Carl Raymond Cheney actually tried to exorcise the devil from a soap star.  —  The Oregon man pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor battery and entering private property without permission after allegedly breaking …
Discussion: pop on the pop
NY Daily News:
When wife is around,  —  Crowe watches his butts  —  Is Russell Crowe wifey-whipped?  —  The actor kept his cigarettes hidden from spouse Dani whenever she was with him during his publicity tour for Ridley Scott's "A Good Year."  —  But "he smoked nonstop when his wife wasn't there" …
Discussion: Popdirt.com
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National Enquirer:
LINDSAY BLOWS OFF MEETING WITH GORE  —  Lindsay Lohan's not only been a mean girl to Al Gore - she's been a rude one as well.  —  The 20-year-old wild-child actress recently blew off a personal invitation to a shindig hosted by the former vice president after promising him she would be there.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Alba Bikini Pictures to End the Week  —  Well, the first week of 2007 has already come and gone, and what better way to end, than how we began, with some more Jessica Alba bikini pictures.  —  All in all, it's been a pretty good week.  And after all the bikini posts …
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Kate Back In Burberry  —  Kate is still soaking up the sun in Thailand this week but no new news on her recent wedding to Pete.  She denied it but stay tuned.  We're happy to see lots of pictures of her laying low instead of partying with Pete.  And even better, she has returned to her roots …
 
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