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8:00 AM ET, February 17, 2007

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Extra:
Exclusively on 'Extra:' Britney Spears Entered Rehab  —  "Extra" has learned that pop star Britney Spears is entering a rehab facility.  —  Spears was last seen leaving New York City four nights ago on a private jet with her two young sons heading to Miami.  —  Then, she disappeared off the paparazzi radar.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Checks Into Rehab - Out a Day Later  —  TMZ has learned that while Britney Spears checked-in to rehab, she refused to stay and checked out — less than twenty-four hours later!  —  As "EXTRA" first reported, the pop star entered a rehab facility two days ago.
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.
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 …
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?
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..
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  —  Britney Spears checked into a rehab facility out of the country before shattering her publicist's dreams and discharging herself less than a day later. … Sources say that, on her flight home, Britney taunted friends and family with the juvenile text message …
Just Jared:   Britney Spears is Bald — Video
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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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  —  Nicole Richie was charged on Friday with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence by the Los Angeles district attorney.  —  Because of a prior DUI conviction in June 2003, by California law, Richie faces mandatory jail time of 90 days up to one year if convicted of a second DUI.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore and Celebslam.com
Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Nicole Richie charged with DUI
Discussion: The Superficial
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!
X17 Online:   X17 XCLUSIVE - CAMERON'S NEW GUY!!!
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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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Harry Potter Coming Alarmingly Close to Showing Us His Wand
Daily Mail:
Tonight's the night Daniel dares to bare
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.
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.
People.com:
Hugh Grant, Jemima Khan Split Up  —  Hugh Grant and girlfriend Jemima Khan have ended their relationship, Grant's publicist, Robert Garlock, confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "Hugh and Jemima have decided to split amicably," says Garlock.  —  Grant, 46, whose relationship …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Haute Gossip and Dlisted
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Keith Urban Calls Nicole's Support 'Extraordinary'  —  Keith Urban says words can't describe the lessons he and wife Nicole Kidman have learned from his recent stint in rehab.  —  "I can't really quantify it, because it's not a soundbite what we've learned," the singer, 39, said on Friday's Today show.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
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POPSUGAR:   Keith Says Nicole is Extraordinary
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
JLo Gets Booed  —  Jennifer Lopez's film "Bordertown" had a little screening at the Berlin Film Festival.  The film played and JLo waited to see the audience's reaction.  —  And she waited....  And they started booing....  And she cried...AHAHAHA!  That's right.
Discussion: MollyGood, Allie Is Wired and Queerty
Phil / Egotastic!:
Is Lindsay Lohan Having Threesomes?  —  This is about as unsubstantiated as it gets, and is really pure speculation, but after reading a "blind item" from the New York Daily News, one easily comes to the conclusiong that Lindsay Lohan is having threesome sex, with two male partners.
 
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