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12:55 PM ET, February 17, 2007

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KABC-TV:
Britney's New Look Is Bald  —  Britney Spears is back in the U.S., and she's sporting a brand new look.  —  Spears was photographed at the valley tattoo shop "Body and Soul" in Sherman Oaks, getting a tattoo reportedly of a pair of red and pink lips on her wrist.  But the biggest change to the pop singer's style?
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - BRITNEY'S CRY FOR HELP  —  7 pm: Britney went to a hair salon on Ventura Blvd in the San Fernando Valley.  Apparently she had called someone from the salon, which was closed, to come back and open the doors just for her.  Our photographers say she was crying in the car …
TMZ.com:
Britney Shaves Her F&*%ing Head!!!  —  We have now seen it all.  —  Britney Spears, back from less than 24 hours in a Caribbean rehab facility, showed up at a Sherman Oaks, Calif. tattoo parlor Friday night sporting a new hairdo.  KABC in Los Angeles caught her as she got a new tattoo of red lips on her wrist..
KMBC-TV:
Britney Spears Shaves Head, Gets Tattoos  —  Hair Stylist Refused To Shave Spears' Head  —  LOS ANGELES — It's a new look for Britney.  Pop singer Britney Spears has shaved her head completely bald.  — Web Site: See Photos Here (Site may be down due to high traffic.)
People.com:
Britney Spears Checks Into, and Out of, Rehab  —  Britney Spears checked into a rehab facility and then abruptly checked out, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Spears, 25, checked herself into Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre in Antigua "two or three days ago" but left after just one day and headed to Florida, the source tells PEOPLE.
Star:
"Distraught and Disturbed" Britney Shaves Her Head and Gets Two New Tattoos - We're Not Kidding  —  With her constant sloppy partying since splitting from Kevin Federline, Britney Spears hasn't seemed like the same person.  Now she doesn't even look like the same person!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Just Jared:
Britney Spears is Bald — Video  —  BRITNEY IS BALD!!  BRITNEY IS BALD!!  —  OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG  —  This shocking report just in from ABC in Los Angeles: … Sigh.  Britney should have just stayed in rehab...  Video footage of a bald Britney Spears at the tattoo parlor
Access Hollywood:
Britney Spears: Not In Rehab  —  After a week that caught her partying with scantily clad dancers, a kiss and tell from a former boyfriend and a Web post from one of her former confidantes urging her to get help, has Britney Spears checked herself into rehab (as several outlets have reported)?
Discussion: Defamer
MollyGood:
Britney Dips Her Toe Into Rehab
TMZ.com:
Nicole Richie Charged with DUI  —  Nicole Richie has been charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence.  The DA says Richie is charged with being under the influence of "an alcoholic beverage and a drug."  Richie was arrested on December 11 on suspicion of driving under the influence …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Nicole Richie Charged with DUI
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Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Nicole Richie charged with DUI
Discussion: The Superficial
PerezHilton.com:
Britney Has Lost Her Mind...AND Her Hair!  —  Britney Spears is back in Los Angeles after her brief stint in rehab this week and in a bold move of defiance what is the first thing she does????  —  She shaved off all of her hair and got a new tatoo!  —  Let's hope this is a symbolic …
Discussion: Jolie in NYC
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EvilT / The Evil Beet:
Brit Brit Goes Bald!  —  My lonliness is killing me and I...I must confesss I still believe, when your not with me I go insane I shave my head...Rehab baby one more time.  —  She actually looks kind of pretty with the shaved head but after watching this video the girl is really disturbed.
Discussion: Hollyweird Gazette
People.com:
Cameron Diaz & Djimon Hounsou Get Cozy in L.A.  —  Cameron Diaz was spotted getting cozy with Blood Diamond Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou at L.A.'s Hyde Lounge on Thursday.  —  "It looked like the perfect post-Valentine's Day date," a patron tells PEOPLE of the pair, who were with several other friends.
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X17 Online:   Guess We Know Now What She Was So Happy About!
Metro.co.uk:
Daniel is ready to bare all  —  This is the rear view image preview audience members will be faced with, when Daniel Radcliffe strips off for the first time in his stage debut.  —  The teenage Harry Potter star seems unbashful about flashing his privates in public, as he attempts to shed …
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
One Year Down ... Forever To Go  —  Today is a pretty great day.
Discussion: wwe.com and Best Week Ever
Reuters:
Scarlett pudding  —  Scarlett Johansson gets a kiss …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole's Will  —  TMZ has obtained the will of Anna Nicole Smith, aka Vickie Lynn Marshall.  The will is dated July 30, 2001 and was drafted prior to Dannielynn's birth and Daniel's death, and therefore indicates that Anna only had a son.  —  The will entrusts all of Anna's property and names Howard K. Stern as executor.
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Fox News:
ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S WILL SAID ESTATE TO GO TO HOWARD K. STERN TO HOLD IN TRUST
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Anna Nicole Smith Has a Will
TMZ.com:
Dr. Kapoor: Methadone OK for Pregnant Anna
Spiegel Online:
'Bordertown' Booed at Berlinale  —  Everyone was excited about Jennifer Lopez coming to town for the premiere of Gregory Nava's "Bordertown" at the Berlin International Film Festival.  But the premiere audience reacted to the movie with boos and muted applause.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Skating's Kristy Swanson & Lloyd Eisler Have a Boy  —  Skating with Celebrities champions Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler welcomed a son on Friday, their publicist Cheryl J. Kagan tells PEOPLE.  —  Magnus Hart Swanson Eisler was born at 1:36 p.m. in Los Angeles and weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Bryce Dallas Howard Has a Boy  —  Bryce Dallas Howard and her actor-husband, Seth Gabel, have welcomed a boy, the star's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  No details about the baby's name or weight have been released.  —  Howard, 25, announced she was expecting in August at the British premiere of her movie, Lady in the Water.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Adam Graham / Detroit News:
Eminem fires back: 'I've moved on and Kim hasn't'  —  Ex-wife Kim Mathers attacks Eminem in explosive radio interview  —  In an explosive interview with WKQI-FM's (95.5) "Mojo in the Morning" show today, Eminem's ex-wife Kim Mathers flipped the tables on Em and cleaned out her closet live on the air for all to hear.
 
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