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5:20 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 …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears is Insane, and Back in Rehab  —  Oh.  My.  God.  Just when you really thought Britney Spears couldn't get any more crazy, she goes and loses it yet again.  So what happened this time?  How about Britney attacked a car with an umbrella.  ET Online reports that the incident …
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
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 …
Discussion: Celebslam.com and Barbie Martini
Metro.co.uk:
Britney hits rehab for third time
Discussion: HotRag.net
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Let's Try This Rehab Thing One More Time
Discussion: This Is London and The Superficial
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:
Birkhead: Howard Made Me Deny Being Dad
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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 …
Discussion: Gossip Pages
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Jennifer Aniston Hates Perez Hilton
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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 …
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
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Lindsay Lohan Has a Good Memory
Saryn / Us Weekly:
Nick Cannon's (Victoria's) Secret Wedding  —  Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively that Nick Cannon, 26, married Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks, 24, in Las Vegas last weekend.  Sources say the altar-rushers were staying at the Palms Casino Resort Hotel and enjoying NBA All-Star Weekend …
Discussion: Bossip
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 …
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Kim Kardashian Takes The Lie One Step Further  —  Kim Kardashian has filed a lawsuit to keep her sextape with Whitney Houston's little boyfriend from going public.  Whatever.  I still think this thing is a total ruse on her part, and her ultimate goal to get in the spotlight has been realized.
RELATED:
Access Hollywood:   Kim Kardashian Files Suit To Prevent Sex Tape Sale
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."
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole's Body to Dannielynn's Guardian  —  With tears in his eyes and his voice quivering, Judge Larry Seidlin has ruled that the disposition of Anna Nicole's body will be determined by Richard Milstein, the guardian ad litem of Dannielynn Stern, in consultation with the three parties.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and We Love Celebs!
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 …
POPSUGAR:
Dreamgirls Set to Perform at the Oscars  —  Jennifer and Jamie were having a blast as they celebrated her Giant Magazine cover last night in Beverly Hills.  Jennifer sure has a lot to be excited about these days.  Magazine covers, a slew of awards and it has just been announced that she will be performing at the Oscars this weekend.
Discussion: BUZZSUGAR and yumsugar
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 …
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.
 
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USA Today:
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Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
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New York Post:
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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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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