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4:40 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:
Britney Spears Back in Rehab  —  Britney Spears has returned to rehab, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Mark Vincent Kaplan, a lawyer for Spears's estranged husband, Kevin Federline, confirmed through a spokesman that the pop star has entered a treatment facility - and that a custody hearing over the couple's two sons has been canceled
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:
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 …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears is Insane, and Back in Rehab
Discussion: The Superficial and Nosy Snoop
Fox News:
REPORTS: BRITNEY SPEARS BACK IN REHAB; HEARING CANCELED; SPEARS' DAD TALKS TO FOX
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
PerezHilton.com:
Britney BACK in Rehab!!!  —  The mind of Britney Spears must be a dark and scary place!
Discussion: TMZ.com
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 …
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole's Body to Dannielynn's Guardian
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
TMZ.com:
Birkhead: Howard Made Me Deny Being Dad
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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.
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."
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
Phil / Egotastic!:
Janet Jackson's Breasts Are Bolted On  —  Janet Jackson's breasts are kind of freaking me out.  It's not like fake breasts are anything new, but hers look as though they've been bolted on.  Maybe that's what that weird flap of skin between her breasts is.  Or maybe it's the quick-release button …
POPSUGAR:
Naomi Either Pregnant or Very Bundled Up for Winter  —  I mean, Naomi Watts is wearing layers and does have her hands in her pockets so this could be an optical illusion, but methinks that those pregnancy rumors might be true.  She and Liev are in New York this week looking pretty cute …
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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USA Today:
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Discussion: A Socialite's Life
TMZ.com:
Anna & Methadone Doc — Down and Dirty
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

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