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3:20 PM ET, March 21, 2007

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People.com:
Britney Spears Completes Stint in Rehab  —  Britney Spears has finished her nearly one-month stint in rehab and has left the facility.  —  Spears "has been released by the Promises Malibu Treatment Center after successfully completing their program," her manager, Larry Rudolph, said in a statement late Tuesday night.
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Heather / Fametastic:
Britney Spears released from rehab  —  Britney Spears's spokesperson has confirmed that Britney checked out of rehab yesterday after completing her treatment programme.  —  After a few failed starts, Britney admitted herself into Promises Treatment Center in Malibu on the 22nd February …
Discussion: Dlisted and Crazy Days and Nights
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Free At Last!  GOOD GOD A-MIGHTY, FREE AT LAST!  —  Britney Spears has completed rehab.*applause* You go girl, with your wiffle head and your candy bar thighs!  Hug the kids, hug your Moms, thank K-Fed.  Rest up, then complete the album and go back to being the (uh...) best and brightest.
The Sun:
Britney finally out of rehab
Discussion: Gossip Rocks Forum
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Leaves Vietnam with Newly Adopted Son  —  Angelina Jolie is bringing her new son home.  —  The actress left Vietnam Wednesday in a private jet with 3-year-old Pax Thien and is en route to the U.S., the Associated Press reports.  —  Jolie, 31, adopted the boy - her fourth child …
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PAX PIX FETCH $2M FROM PEOPLE  —  $2 MILLION BABY Pitt, Jolie, and Pax (inset)  —  Looks like Angelina Jolie will have another nice little windfall to donate to charity—whenever she gets around to it.  Sources (including this one) say the globetrotting actress and her not-quite-husband …
Gawker:
Angelina Jolie And 'People': Who Adopted Whom?  —  When the celebrity weeklies come out tomorrow, nearly all of them will have some version of the story of Angelina Jolie's adoption of three-year-old Pax Thien Jolie last week.  But only one magazine will certainly have it as a photo-heavy cover.
Brenda Davis / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Baby Shiloh Speaks Her First Word
Discussion: Pittwatch.com
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Source: Cruise Called Beckhams 18 Times in One Hour  —  When Tom Cruise lets his inner control freak get the best of him, there's one person Katie Holmes, 28, knows she can count on for a shoulder to cry on: her British best friend Victoria Beckham.  —  "Katie has been crying over the phone," an insider tells Us Weekly.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Court Orders DNA Test for Dannielynn  —  The world will soon know the identity of the man who fathered Anna Nicole Smith's daughter.  —  The Bahamas Supreme Court today ordered a DNA test to determine the paternity of the five-month-old baby who's been at the center of the media maelstrom since …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
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New York Post:
FAMILY MAN  —  KEVIN Federline's Hollywood birthday bash - originally set to take place tonight at Eleven nightclub - has been canceled.  Page Six reported earlier this month that Eleven was looking for a weekly magazine to sponsor the party.  Evidently, none jumped at the chance.
Daily Mail:
Nicole Ritchie gets a fat lip  —  Although she seems to finally have listened to the clamour of people telling her to gain weight on her size zero frame, Nicole Ritchie chose to boost the one place she didn't need to - her lips.  —  The star of reality show The Simple Life looks to have plumped …
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
'Huckabee,' the rough cut  —  Gatecrasher  —  Join me, gentle reader, by the window of YouTube, where we observe a moment in the creative process between beloved actressLily Tomlin and "I Heart Huckabees" writer/director David O. Russell.  —  "Hey, bitch," he screams after angrily sweeping her desk clean of papers.
Discussion: The Superficial and Jossip
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Dallas Austin's "apology"  —  Atlanta radio stations and New York Post's Page Six column have been agog over a lengthy piece of video initially posted on YouTube.com and then yanked from the Web site this week.  It features Atlanta record and film producer Dallas Austin talking smack …
New York Post:
LOHAN'S PUPPY LOVE  —  LINDSAY Lohan has two new boy friends - a Yorkie and a Jack Russell.  In a BlackBerry interview with GQ, Lohan texted the mag: "I bought two puppies today!  Sober impulse buying of compan ions who will help me stay home etc.  A Jack Russell terrier. named …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Metadish
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Paula Abdul Comments On What Simon Cowell's Twerkin' With  —  Just because Paula Abdul is high as a kite, doesn't mean she isn't vengeful.  She was on Letterman the other night, and revealed to the world that Simon Cowell and I have a lot in common.  Screw you, I'm Irish and it's cold up in here!
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New York Post:   HITS BELOW BELT
Phil / Egotastic!:
Katherine Heigl Picks Her Wedgie  —  You know, I could start talking about Katherine Heigl and the cellulite on the back of her thighs, but really, that wouldn't be very classy.  —  Sure, this isn't really the classiest of websites, but there's no reason to be mean.  At least not right now.
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Katherine Heigl is the Hotness
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Todd Venezia / New York Post:
LOHAN MOM'S PAIN  —  FEARS LINDSAY MIGHT DIE LIKE DI  —  Lindsay Lohan's mother compares her booze-addled daughter to Princess Diana, warning that if the paparazzi keep chasing the young actress, she'll end up dead, too.  —  "Look at me," Dina Lohan said in the latest Harper's Bazaar …
Discussion: MollyGood, Gawker and Metadish
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — No More Promises  —  Britney Spears has finished her nearly month-long rehab stint — and has checked out of Promises in Malibu.  —  The pop princess left the treatment facility late yesterday "after successfully completing their program," said her manager, Larry Rudolph, in a statement released by Jive Records.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Why Tori and Her Mom Reunited  —  When Tori Spelling went into labor on March 13, she knew she was having a baby boy, but she didn't expect her estranged mom to be there with her and hubby Dean McDermott as they welcomed little Liam Aaron.  —  Yet, sure enough, Candy Spelling was in the delivery room …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
X17 Online:
We Just Can't Get Enough ...  If you've visited X17online already today, you'll likely know the answer, but for those who are just cheeking in for the first time, take a good guess at who's lovely lady bump this is ...  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Was Simon and Ryan's 'Idol' spat scripted?  —  Plus: Tori Spelling's newborn set to be a million-dollar baby  —  Was Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell's weird banter about 'coming out of the closet' scripted?  —  Slide show  —  The votes — and the surprises — are adding up and the 'American Idol' hopefuls now number 11.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebritology
Janeé Bolden / SOHH.com Dailies:
SOHH Soulful Exclusive: Marques Houston Addresses Relationship With Kim Kardashian  —  As R&B crooner Marques Houston drops his third solo album, Veteran, today (March 20), he hopes to solidify his place among the soul singing set.  And just in case the racy "Naked" video from his last album …
 
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