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9:30 PM ET, January 29, 2007

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Ken Lee / People.com:
CHP: Brandy Should Be Charged in Fatal Crash  —  The California Highway Patrol has concluded its investigation into the Dec. 30 crash involving Brandy - and is recommending that the R&B singer be charged with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, according to CHP spokesman Leland Tang.
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Associated Press:
Brandy may be charged in vehicle death  —  LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month, a city attorney's spokesman said.
TMZ.com:
CHP: Brandy Should Be Prosecuted for Fatal Crash  —  UPDATE: TMZ has obtained photos of the horrifying aftermath of Brandy's car crash.  —  The California Highway Patrol has recommended that singer-actress Brandy be prosecuted for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Brandy Screwed  —  The California Highway Patrol is recommending …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Hilary Gets Sloppy at Hyde  —  Hilary Duff was far from her usual goody-two-shoes self on January 25 when she and older sister Haylie showed up at L.A. club Hyde with a huge entourage.  —  Our Usmagazine.com tattler tells us that Hilary — who has been single since splitting in November …
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Hilary Duff Gets Her Swerve on
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
People.com:
Jessica Simpson Rocks Out at John Mayer Concert  —  Jessica Simpson and John Mayer continued to share quality time together Friday night at his concert at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami, where Simpson was dancing to Mayer's entire set and 20-minute encore, sources tell PEOPLE.
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People.com:
OPEN ARMS  —  Supermodel Tyra Banks is happy to attend Sunday's I Have a Dream Foundation charity luncheon at L.A.'s House of Blues.  The nonprofit provides children from low-income communities with educational and mentoring opportunities.  Banks, who recently opened up to PEOPLE …
Discussion: Pop On The Pop
Star:   JESS TO BE JOHN MAYER'S GRAMMY DATE!
Sharon Churcher / Daily Mail:
Hollywood 'shuns' Katie Holmes  —  Actress Katie Holmes is having problems finding work because of her marriage to Tom Cruise and his belief in Scientology, according to Hollywood insiders.  —  The 28-year-old has reportedly asked her agent to relaunch her career following her break to marry Cruise and have their daughter, Suri.
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The Superficial:
Victoria Beckham is frugal  —  Victoria Beckham is telling her friends she has no intention of becoming a Scientologist despite her close friendship with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes because it's too expensive. … Victoria Beckham got her teeth whitened for $44,000 so I'm pretty sure wasting money on stupid crap isn't the problem.
Discussion: NY Daily News
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Victoria Beckham is Too Cheap
MSNBC.com:
T. R. Knight to leave 'Grey's Anatomy'?  —  Plus, Jessica Lange getting it from all sides for anti-war sentiments  —  Is T.R. Knight about to exit "Grey's Anatomy"?  —  The actor was the subject of a widely-publicized homophobic slur by a cast mate and he "is so upset about the situation …
TMZ.com:
Diddy Takes Sienna Home  —  Diddy seemed to have been caught off guard when he was spotted entering a New York hotel Sunday morning with Sienna Miller.  —  Diddy, father of newborn twins, was spotted dropping off Miller at her NYC hotel this morning after a rumored night of partying together in the city.
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
THE POLICE TO PERFORM SURPRISE GIG AT 2007 GRAMMYS  —  The Police to Perform Surprise Gig at 2007 Grammys  —  It's all over the Canadian papers, and Hitsdailydouble.com broke the news late Friday about something I've known for a couple of weeks: The Police are secretly rehearsing in Vancouver for a major …
Discussion: stereogum
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Screen Actors Guild Awards Mega Picture Post
TMZ.com:
Lohan Breaks Wonderland  —  Lindsay Lohan's extraordinary privileges at Wonderland have now driven disgruntled residents out of the rehab facility.  —  TMZ spoke with a recent ex-resident of the Wonderland house where Lohan has been, er ... staying, and said that making an early exit …
People.com:
Lance Bass & Reichen Lehmkuhl Split for Good  —  Lance Bass confirms to PEOPLE that he and Reichen Lehmkuhl have called it quits once and for all.  —  "We broke up last week," Bass tells PEOPLE.  "But we're really good friends.  Nothing bad at all - nothing bad at all to say."
New York Post:
FICKLE FRIENDS  —  SCOTT Storch is a hot record producer, but some of his lady friends are cold.  Storch had a birthday party for himself last month in Miami at the nightclub Mansion.  A friend tells us, "He's upset that none of his famous female friends - Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears - bothered to show up.
popbytes:
HAYLIE DUFF VS JESSICA SIMPSON  —  hey kids!  so i came across these pics of haylie duff & jessica simpson side-by-side in the latest issue of US magazine and i stopped for a second and i was all oh my gosh haylie looks better than jessica! i've never been a fan of the duff sisters and i've ragged …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ivanka Trump's Breasts are Trying to Escape  —  I don't know what it is about the Trump family, but they don't seem to be able to see what's right in front of them.  Whether it's Donald Trump's ridiculous hair, or daughter Ivanka Trump's obviously botched boob job, I think this trait must be genetic.
TMZ.com:
Brit Feeds Justin Rumors, Cam Pissed?  —  The only thing happy these days about Britney Spears are the Happy Meals she's picking up from Mickey D's.  —  Sources tell TMZ that Britney has been trying to phone former flame Justin Timberlake, but he's not taking her calls — and …
Discussion: hollywoodrag.com
Janice Scott-Blanton / BlackNews.com:
Brokeback Mountain is On The Down Low and Author Janice Scott-Blanton Knows About It  —  Author Files $250M Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against "Universal" and the Studios That Financed and Distributed the Film  —  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - Author, Janice Scott-Blanton …
Discussion: Queerty, Towleroad and Good As You
cityrag:
Paula Abdul: Happy Nutcase or Sad Clown?  —  Just when we thought Paula Abdul's videos couldn't get any more bizarre, X17online has a new one featuring Paula refusing to talk while holding her dog in front of her face.  Oh Paula, sidekick dogs are so 2005, it's all about sidekick babies these days.
 
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