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6:00 PM ET, May 20, 2007

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New York Post:
BRITNEY HAS TARMAC TANTRUM, STOPS FLIGHT  —  Flameout popster Britney Spears flipped again - ranting about the lack of leather seats on her United Airlines flight from L.A. to Miami Friday night, and demanding to be let off minutes before takeoff .  "She just said, 'I don't want to fly on this plane.
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Georgina Dickinson / News of the World:
BRITNEY FLIES OFF THE HANDLE  —  Britney Spears caused outrage with passengers on a packed plane after she demanded to get off the jet minutes before take off...because the seats were not leather.  —  The 25-year-old singer jumped up and told the stunned cabin crew she could make the four-hour flight from Los Angeles to Florida.
X17 Online:
Britney Goes Private  —  The NY Post is confirming rumors that Britney Spears never actually took her plane at LAX on Friday when X17 snapped her there arriving for her flight.  But X17 has the real proof here — the video of Brit's private jet arriving at Orlando International Airport at 2 am on Saturday morning.
Discussion: Popdirt.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Didn't She Learn Anything From Ashlee Simpson?!  —  Britney Spears performed in Orlando last night and unfortunately things didn't go as planned.  Brit and company performed the same set as they did in California, but her damn track skipped.  Dlisted reader Bretty wrote in and said:
Discussion: Holy Candy
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PerezHilton.com:
Britney's Concert Disaster!!!!!  —  EVERYTHING that could possibly go wrong went wrong at Britney Spears' concert at the House of Blues in Orlando on Saturday night.  —  We all know that Britney does not sing live, but the worst possible thing that could happen to a lipsyncher happened to Britney …
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Popdirt.com
Jim Abbott / Soundboard the Blog:
Britney Spears: Efficient, but not in a good way  —  With tickets that sell out in 5 minutes and concerts that only last 15 minutes, Britney Spears could complete a tour over a long weekend.  —  That might be efficient, but her ridiculously short comeback set on Saturday at House of Blues …
Discussion: That Other Blog
James Desborough / News of the World:
THE SPICE GIRLS are back together recording a song they wannabe this year's Christmas No 1, the News of the World can reveal.  —  Our exclusive snap shows Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton emerging from a top-secret recording session in a Brighton basement studio this week.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Shades of Caramel  —  When Jessica Simpson debuted her new hair color the other day I thought it was just in "the process" of going blonder, but I guess not.  She went out again looking like a caramel covered apple.  Put a stick up her ass!  —  She's one color and that color is FUGLY.
Sarbjit Kaur / Daily Mail:
'Wacko Paltro': Gwyneth copies Jacko as she picks up Apple from nursery  —  It's what you might call having a wacky moment.  —  As she collected her daughter from nursery, Gwyneth Paltrow clearly decided to take a leaf out of Michael Jackson's book.  —  'Wacko Jacko' is known for covering …
Lburch / A Socialite's Life:
Caption the Fergies  —  More photos of the Fergie's after the jump.
TMZ.com:
Wacko Jacko's Auction Drama  —  More than 20,000 of Michael Jackson's belongings will be auctioned off at the end of this month, including some of his bizarre sex toys and paintings of nude young boys.  —  Richard Altomare purchased the King of Pop's collection of oddities from a former Jackson business partner.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Keira Knightley: I'd Love a Fuller Figure  —  Keira Knightley, who has battled rumors of an eating disorder, says she wishes she could put on weight in the right places.  —  For starters, the Oscar-nominated actress, who stars in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Murray Weiss / New York Post:
'METHOD' MELLOW IN POT BUST  —  Grammy Award-winning rapper Method Man lived up to his stage name - Staten Island slang for marijuana - when he was busted by a toll-booth cop for smoking a blunt, police said yesterday.  —  Method Man, a k a Clifford Smith, 'fessed up to carrying about 28 grams …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Luscious Melons  —  Rebecca Romjin Lettuce gets the best fan letters ever.  She told Conan O'Brien about one her favorites.  It went a little something like this: … Becky said the dude went on and on about her "luscious melons."  She should seriously frame that and put it over her toilet.
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FemaleFirst:
Rebecca Romijn's Strange Fan Mail
Discussion: OH NO!!
Mark Gray / People.com:
Cameron & Criss Continue Las Vegas Magic  —  The magic continues for Cameron Diaz and Mindfreak illusionist Criss Angel.  —  For the second week in a row, Diaz was in Las Vegas hanging out with the magician.  After arriving in town Friday afternoon, Diaz and Angel dined at celeb hot spot Social House at Treasure Island.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's Bust-up At Teddy's - UPDATE  —  Britney had a run-in with one of LA's top club promoters, Josh Richman, last night at Teddy's.  The "Alliance" leader (that's the name of his group of promoters), denied Ms. Spears a table in the VIP area!  — NOT TRUE!
Just Jared:
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 — World Premiere  —  Leading men Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom trade in their swashbuckling swords for dress shirts at the world premiere of Walt Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End held at Disneyland on Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.
PerezHilton.com:
Just A Rumor  —  This is totally unconfirmed and completely unsubstantiated, but she's crazy and anything can happen!  —  Just in case it turns out to be true......  There are very loud rumblings that Britney Spears will be [performing] lipsynching on the finale of American Idol this week …
New York Post:
J.LO CAN'T DODGE TV SUIT  —  A FEDERAL judge in Manhattan is holding Jennifer Lopez's feet to the fire - forcing her to answer questions about her role as executive producer of the now-dead "South Beach" and a TV writer's claim the idea for the series was stolen.
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
 
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