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11:55 AM ET, January 30, 2007

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The Sun:
Pete and Kate in rehab together  —  KATE MOSS and junkie lover PETE DOHERTY went to a drug rehab unit together yesterday to battle their demons side by side.  —  The supermodel and the shambolic rocker checked secretly into the discreet Capio Nightingale Hospital just half a mile from her home in North West London.
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Pete Doherty and Kate Moss Check Into Rehab Together  —  Needle and Spoon have checked into rehab together .  This would be a heart-warming story if it wasn't for the express purpose of Doherty needing someone to fake a seizure or scream "Fire!" to distract the orderlies while he escapes.  Again.
MSNBC.com:
J. Lo defends TomKat and Scientology  —  Plus: At least Britney's boyfriend believes in buying underwear  —  Jennifer Lopez has jumped to the defense of TomKat's wedding — and their sometimes controversial religion.  —  "[The wedding] was a great celebration of their love," J. Lo told a Florida TV station.
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People.com:
Paris Hilton Sues to Shut Down Web Site  —  Paris Hilton on Monday slapped a federal lawsuit on the Web site that's displaying private photos, videos, diaries and other possessions she had kept in storage, the Associated Press reports.  —  Parisexposed.com, which the 25-year-old Simple Life star hopes to shut down, launched Jan. 23.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Naked With a Horse!  —  Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe will soon begin his role in the London production of Equus.  Harry will play a boy who has issues with horses and likes blinds them or something.  No, horse/boy sex does not occur.  Harry does have to get all naked though.  He also needs a tan.
Discussion: The Blemish
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Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
GUESS WHO?: Hottie Boombalottie Edition
Discussion: Metadish
Access Hollywood:
What James Brown Wanted From Eddie Murphy  —  Eddie Murphy may have modeled his award-winning performance in "Dreamgirls" in part on James Brown, but he tells Access Hollywood he was asked to go one step further by the late Godfather of soul.  —  "James Brown said to me years ago 'If they ever do my life …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
The GOP's Mr. Right?  Not Rudy, say insiders  —  Rudolph Giuliani may have a tough time getting support from his own party should he announce that he's running for President, a high-level Republican says.  —  "He's the antithesis of the core values which the party stands for," claims the source.
Discussion: Gawker and Rhymes With Snitch
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
FUNNY THING IS, BRITNEY IS THE PITIFUL PARENT  —  HE'S the fertile layabout who won fame for giving a face to the creature he most resembles - the 6-foot sponge.  —  Who knew that Kevin Federline would evolve into father of the year?  —  We have a national crisis on our hands, America.
Discussion: Gawker
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.
Discussion: Barbie Martini and NY Daily News
New York Post:
SHORTER LEASH  —  MISS USA Tara Conner is out of rehab, but Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization are keeping a tight leash on her.  Friends say the beauty queen has moved from her Trump Tower pad to a bigger apartment farther uptown, which she now shares with a chaperone.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celeb Gossip Junkie
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.
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 …
Spicy / CELEBRITY SMACK!:
80's Pop Singer Debbie Gibson  —  Debbie does Nikki Beach's tenth anniversary in Miami.  —  Spicy  —  HQCB  —  Subscribe to Celebrity Smack
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.
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.
MollyGood:
Overexposed and Proud of It  —  So, what do you do when the whole world finds out that you had a secret miscarriage, probably have herpes and allow yourself to be exploited to an unheard of degree?  You get your ass back out there and get to work.  These are pics of Paris "working" in Venice Beach yesterday, modeling for Fila.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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