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8:30 AM ET, January 30, 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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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 …
Associated Press:
Brandy may be charged in vehicle death
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  —  The Duff sisters showed up already rocked at Hyde the other night, according to Us and proceeded to get low, get low.  To the window, to the wall, (to dat wall) To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS) To all these bitches crawl (crawl) To all skeet skeet motherf*cker …
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
GUESS WHO?:  Hottie Boombalottie Edition  —  Can you guess who this totally ripped, barrel-chested young stallion is?  Answer after the jump.  It's Daniel Radcliffe, i.e. Harry Potter, in publicity still for his upcoming role in Equus on the London stage.  At least they spared us his nimbus.
Discussion: Metadish
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Naked With a Horse!  —  Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe …
Discussion: The Blemish
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Victoria Beckham is Too Cheap  —  Although she and her husband are best friends with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, friends say Victoria Beckham has no intentions of becoming a Scientologist.  Victoria recently told a friend, "There's no way I'd spend any money on that nonsense."  Her friend elaborates:
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The Superficial:
Victoria Beckham is frugal
Discussion: NY Daily News
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Defends Scientology  —  Though not a practitioner herself, Jennifer Lopez spoke up on behalf of Scientology - and revealed that her father, David Lopez, is a follower - during a weekend interview with a Miami TV station.  —  "My dad has been a Scientologist for 20 years," Lopez, 37, told South Florida's NBC6.
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 …
Star:
JESS TO BE JOHN MAYER'S GRAMMY DATE!  —  How can Jessica Simpson, 26, and John Mayer, 29, possibly top their recent and very public, week-long lovefest in Florida (where John was touring)?  Easy, says a source: She'll accompany Mayer to the Grammy Awards.  The event will take place on February 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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 …
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.
Eater LA:
BREAKING: Top Chef Finale Spoiled AGAIN  —  See, we don't feel so guilty about spoiling all the fun for "Top Chef" fans last week.  Everyone can blame Food & Wine.  A reader just tipped us off that between 3pm and 3:15pm EST a "Top Chef 2" article was posted on the F&W website but was quickly taken down.
Spicy / CELEBRITY SMACK!:
80's Pop Singer Debbie Gibson  —  Debbie does Nikki Beach's tenth anniversary in Miami.  —  Spicy  —  HQCB  —  Subscribe to Celebrity Smack
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Eva and Tony Eat, How Compelling  —  Even though Eva's Desperate Housewives didn't take home an award last night, she and fiance Tony Parker looked pretty precious on the red carpet.  They're finally growing on me as a couple, probably because Eva stopped insisting that the world cares which of them is dominant in the bedroom.
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
TMZ.com:
Cox to Unload Monster Mansion  —  TMZ has learned that Courtney Cox and David Arquette are selling their sprawling Malibu mansion for a whopping $33.5 million!  According to Malibu real estate sources, they paid around $10.5 million.  "Dirt" cheap!  —  The "world class architectural estate" …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Abby / Yeeeah!:
The Ugliest of the SAG Awards  —  There was plenty of ugly at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards.  Nothing quite as ugly as Paris Hilton in a top hat crouching over a pisser, but still ugly.  I put that picture of Paris up as a palate-cleanser of sorts, so you could refer back to it between photographs of the worst-dressed.
Discussion: The Evil Beet
 
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MollyGood:
Lance and Reichen Are Over, MySpace Profiles Immediately Updated …
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
hollywoodrag.com:
Billy Bob Thornton Never Cheated on Angelina Jolie
Jocelyn / In Case You Didn't Know:
Britney Spears at Ralph's supermarket, January 26
Derek Hail / Celebrity Gossip:
Nikki Ziering Bikini Pictures
Just Jared:
Gwen Stefani Winds Up Spankin' New Music
A Socialite's Life:
Paulal Abdul Named "Woman of the Year" By Nevada Ballet Theater
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 Earlier Picks: 
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Paris Exposed medical records: miscarriage, Xanax, Vicodin - SAG insurance
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Holy Candy
Associated Press:
Model Niki Taylor claims slander in suit
Discussion: TV Squad
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ivanka Trump's Breasts are Trying to Escape
Just Jared:
Katharine McPhee Kicks It Into High Gear
Jesus Martinez / Drunken Stepfather:
I am - Brooke Hogan is Tall of the Day
Phil / Egotastic!:
Screen Actors Guild Awards Mega Picture Post
Janice Scott-Blanton / BlackNews.com:
Brokeback Mountain is On The Down Low and Author Janice Scott-Blanton Knows About It
Discussion: Queerty, Good As You and Towleroad
People.com:
OPEN ARMS  —  Supermodel Tyra Banks is happy to attend Sunday's …
Discussion: Pop On The Pop
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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