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12:15 PM ET, February 28, 2007

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CBS News:
New Claims: Anna Nicole's Hidden Illness  —  Disneyland Pal Says She Suffered From Lupus  —  (CBS) A man who said he was a longtime friend of Anna Nicole Smith said the ex-Playmate suffered from the autoimmune disease lupus.  —  "I never told anyone this," Frank Rodriguez told "The Insider" in an exclusive interview.
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National Enquirer:
NATIONAL ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE: PNEUMONIA KILLED ANNA NICOLE SMITH, PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE  —  Pneumonia — not a drug overdose — killed Anna Nicole Smith, the National Enquirer has learned exclusively.  —  In the new issue just hitting newsstands, The ENQUIRER reports …
National Enquirer:
NATIONAL ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ANNA NICOLE'S ASSISTANT REVEALS: "I SAW HOWARD INJECT HER WITH DRUGS!"  —  Howard K. Stern injected Anna Nicole Smith with drugs — and kept her supplied with middle-of-the-night pill runs, charges her personal assistant in a world-exclusive ENQUIRER interview.
Discussion: Dlisted and Snarky Gossip
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
ANNA NICOLE'S DIARIES FOUND
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Gawker
A Socialite's Life:
Anna Nicole's Secret Disease?
Us Weekly:
Shar Jackson: She and Kevin are NOT Back Together  —  Shar Jackson, Kevin Federline's ex-girlfriend, and mother of two of his children, is speaking out to squash rumors that she and Federline are secretely dating again.  Folks got suspicious when Jackson was spotted visiting Kevin's home this past weekend.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Gossip …
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People.com:
Kevin Federline Gives Britney Spears an Ultimatum  —  Britney Spears caused a case of mass whiplash when she bolted from rehab after less than 24 hours - then checked back in days later.  The reason for the quick turnaround?  An ultimatum from Kevin Federline, a source tells PEOPLE.
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Rehab Britney doll for sale  —  The moment Britney Spears would have been dreading has finally arrived - the very first Britney Rehab Doll.  —  The new shaved head figurine, complete with straight jacket, is currently fetching bids on eBay for $82 (£42).
TMZ.com:   The People Who Saved Britney
TMZ.com:
Could Beyonce Get Hepatitis from Wolfgang Puck?  —  An urgent warning has been issued by the Health Department, warning the star-studded crowd who attended the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue party on Valentine's Day that they may have been exposed to acute hepatitis A. The list of possibly exposed guests …
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People.com:
Hepatitis Scare at Beyoncé Party  —  Guests at a Sports Illustrated party attended by Beyoncé and top models may have been exposed to hepatitis by a Wolfgang Puck prep cook, health officials said.  —  The Los Angeles County Department of Health sent guests alerts Tuesday saying …
TMZ.com:
Another Paris Driving Mishap  —  Paris Hilton and virgins don't seem to mix well.  The star went to the Virgin Megastore in West Hollywood to pick up some DVDs last night at around 10:30, when she was stopped by the cops — and her $200K 2007 Bentley Continental GTC Convertible was towed away.
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Flynet Pictures / FlynetOnline.com …:   Paris Hilton Gets Popped For Driving On Suspended License
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Not Feeling Grey's Love  —  Katherine Heigl has dropped out of contract talks with Grey's Anatomy over salary, a well-placed source tells PEOPLE.  —  "Katie is disappointed and hurt that (producer) Touchstone doesn't value her as much as her other costars, especially Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington," the source says.
USA Today:
'Idol' chatter dominates Playboy bash  —  HOLMBY HILLS, Calif — More and more, it seems, the pasts of young reality star hopefuls are threatening their shots at stardom.  American Idol contestant Antonella Barba, 20, has become the latest to don the scarlet letter as photos of her with her top dropped …
Discussion: Popdirt.com
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Extra:
'Idol' Controversy: Will Racy Photos Mean Bye, Bye Barba?  —  New steamy photos have surfaced on the Internet and everyone wants to know if the girl posing in the pictures is "Idol" contestant Antonella Barba.  —  In fact, so many of these photos have surfaced that someone created a website …
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Affleck, Willis on Ex-Madam's Client List  —  RECOMMENDED (0)  —  According to a former Hollywood madam, Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis have more in common than mediocre acting skills and starring roles in Armageddon.  —  In her new autobiography, Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Cele|bitchy and The Corsair
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TMZ.com:
P. Diddy Investigated for Assault & Battery  —  TMZ has learned Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly attacking a man at a Hollywood Oscar party.  —  Gerard Rechnitzer was at a post-Oscar bash Sunday night with his fiancee at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
NY Daily News:
Sect's maniacs invade Hollywood  —  Forget Scientology and kabbala: Hollywood has a nutty new sect that is recruiting celebs.  —  "The Secret" promises "a new era for humankind" through "the secret laws and principles of the universe."  According to its Web site, this information popped …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Rhymes With Snitch
NY Daily News:
50 senses his ex is trying to get rich  —  50 Cent has paid big money to support his son, Marquise.  But the rapper never had an official arrangement with the boy's mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, and now he's taking the unusual step of making it formal, filing papers in Family Court here under his given name, Curtis Jackson.
New York Post:
FROCK AT LARGE  —  CHANEL designer Karl Lagerfeld wants to know who stole one of his couture designs, a black dress with a white bib-front that he sent down the runway last month.  Courtney Love wore an exact knockoff of the frock, right down to her fluffy fingerless gloves …
Starpulse:
'Brokeback Mountain' Script 'Creeped Out' Mark Wahlberg  —  Mark Wahlberg is glad filmmaker Ang Lee passed over him when he cast Brokeback Mountain because the Oscar nominee was "a little creeped out" at the prospect of having to play a gay cowboy.  The star reveals he and pal Joaquin Phoenix …
Pete Norman / People.com:
Victoria Beckham: Reality Show Star?  —  Victoria Beckham is in talks to appear in her own reality TV show, sources close to the former Posh Spice have confirmed to PEOPLE.  —  "No decision has been made yet but it will be coming very soon," says the source, who is close to Victoria and her husband, soccer star David Beckham.
 
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