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3:50 PM ET, February 22, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney Back in Rehab  —  TMZ has confirmed Britney Spears is back in rehab.  —  We're told the singer is hoping three times is a charm.  The emergency custody hearing that Kevin Federline wanted has been cancelled because of the new development.  There will be no custody hearing today.
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Summer / Us Weekly:
K-Fed & Britney's Mom Caring for the Kids  —  Usmagazine.com has learned that as Britney Spears continues to unravel in public, Kevin Federline has been working behind the scenes to take custody of their children away from the erratic pop star.  —  A source tells Us that Federline, 28 …
People.com:
Kevin Federline Gets Emergency Family Court Hearing  —  A day after Britney Spears checked out of rehab after a one-day stay, her estranged husband, Kevin Federline, will be in court amid a custody dispute over their two sons, the Associated Press reports.  —  Federline, 28, and his attorney …
Metro.co.uk:
Britney hits rehab for third time  —  Britney Spears has entered rehab for a third time.  —  The shaven-headed pop princess has already been to two treatment centres over the last week, checking out after just 24 hours each time.  —  Now the mother-of-two is back at an unidentified facility …
Discussion: HotRag.net
People.com:
Britney Spears Back in Rehab
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Fox News:
REPORTS: BRITNEY SPEARS BACK IN REHAB; HEARING CANCELED; SPEARS' DAD TALKS TO FOX
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Brit's In Rehab: Third Time's A Charm?
Discussion: The Superficial
PerezHilton.com:
Britney BACK in Rehab!!!  —  The mind of Britney Spears must be a dark and scary place!
NY Daily News:
Lawyer sneaked drugs to Anna in hosp  —  Birkhead says Stern gave pills to pregnant bombshell  —  BY ANGELA MOSCONI in Fort Lauderdale and MICHELLE CARUSO in Los Angeles  —  While doctors tried to wean a pregnant Anna Nicole Smith off prescription drugs, her lawyer pal snuck a duffel bag …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Howard K. Stern: Anna Nicole Smith Paid My Rent  —  Howard K. Stern was entirely financially dependent upon Anna Nicole Smith, he revealed Wednesday during the ongoing hearing to decide who will get custody of her remains.  —  Stern, 38, who had been Smith's lawyer and companion …
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Jimmy Fallon Said to Be in NBC's Late-Night Plans  —  NBC may be quietly looking to put some possible late-night reinforcements in place for its big transition two years from now when Conan O'Brien replaces Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."  —  One move is expected to involve signing Jimmy Fallon …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Blogger Perez Sued Over Topless Aniston Pic  —  RECOMMENDED (0)  —  Universal has a boob, er, bone to pick with Perez Hilton.  —  The studio sued the celebrity-gossip blogger Tuesday for copyright infringement, accusing Hilton of posting a stolen topless picture of Jennifer Aniston …
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Jennifer Aniston Hates Perez Hilton  —  Perez Hilton is being sued for displaying a topless pic of Aniston, taken from the set of the Break-Up.  Universal is claiming he didn't take it down when he was asked to.  Perez Hilton's lawyer is saying that he did and Universal is pursuing the lawsuit …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney Spears' nannies are speaking out  —  Singer wanted nannies to be her friends, passed off kids after 10 minutes  —  Britney Spears' nannies are speaking out.  —  Women who were hired — or interviewed to be hired — to care for the singer's two sons say that they were asked few questions …
New York Post:
NOT A COUPLE  —  UNFORTUNATELY for Ashlee Simpson, holding hands and making out on a regular basis with Pete Wentz still won't make you his girlfriend.  Wentz insists the two are not an item and told Rolling Stone, "Maybe in a different universe, we'd be some hot couple, but not in this one."
KC Baker / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Gifts Orphanage with Wheels  —  Jessica Simpson has a big fan in Mexico: Mama Lupita, who runs the Casa Hogar Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo.  —  "Last week, someone asked Mama Lupita if she could use a van at the orphanage," a source close to Simpson tells PEOPLE.
Access Hollywood:
Kim Kardashian Files Suit To Prevent Sex Tape Sale  —  Celebutante Kim Kardashian has filed a lawsuit against a company threatening to release a sex tape of her and singer Ray J (aka Brandy's little brother).  —  She filed the suit against Vivid Entertainment, asking for unspecified damages …
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Kim Kardashian Takes The Lie One Step Further
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH hard-partying celeb takes her escapades well into the next morning?  Sources saw her snorting lines at 10 a.m., but the real problem isn't coke - waitresses at Privilege overheard her demanding "meth" from her friends. . . WHICH athletic new reality show contender …
New York Post:
LOHAN SNUBS ALTMAN SERVICE  —  LINDSAY Lohan may have thought of her "A Prairie Home Companion" director Robert Altman as a father figure, but she didn't show up for his memorial service here Tuesday - and was out partying in L.A. with "Jackass" badboy Steve O instead.
Discussion: The Blemish and Bricks and Stones
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rachel Bilson: My Mom Gave Me Sex Advice  —  Some women tell their mother everything - but Rachel Bilson doesn't have to.  —  "My mom's a sex therapist, so she's great at talking about relationships," the O.C. star, 25, tells the new InStyle spinoff Your Look in its spring issue.
New York Post:
SINGER'S TAKEN  —  SORRY, ladies, but Usher is officially off the block.  Sources say the R&B icon is engaged to his longtime girlfriend and stylist Tameka Foster.  "It's 100 percent official," said an insider.  The couple began dating more than a year ago, but tried to keep it quiet …
NY Daily News:
Rapper's lacrosse shtick scores no points at Duke  —  Rapper Common may face a cold welcome when he performs at Duke University's Last Day of Classes concert on April 25.  —  The rapper bad-mouthed players involved in the lacrosse team's alleged rape scandal while performing at Emory University last year.
Discussion: Gawker and celebrity terrorist
Lauren Burch / A Socialite's Life:
Wicked Comes to Los Angeles  —  It sure took long enough.  The open-ended Los Angeles run of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Wicked — co-starring Eden Espinosa as the green-faced Elphaba and Megan Hilty as the curly locked Glinda — officially opened last night at the Pantages Theatre.
 
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