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2:13 AM ET, May 21, 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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Kristin Harmel / People.com:
Britney Takes Show to Orlando  —  Britney Spears performed her fifth live show Saturday night in Orlando - this time dealing with a few minor technical difficulties.  —  Spears performed a 14-minute set before a sold-out crowd at the House of Blues Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday night.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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.
Metro.co.uk:
Britney left live and skipping  —  A broken CD left Britney Spears wishing the ground would swallow her up after she was caught miming during a 'live concert'.  —  It skipped five times as Spears - who has been accused of not being able to sing live - danced and 'sang' Do Something on stage.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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
PerezHilton.com:
Britney's Concert Disaster!!!!!
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Popdirt.com
Lburch / A Socialite's Life:
Jessica Simpson Puts Her Boobs Away  —  Apparently Jessica Simpson's breasts are in mourning over her break up with John Mayer, because they haven't seen the light of day since the couple was last spotted together.  They are currently seeking shelter inside Jessica's dress when she attended the …
Discussion: celebwarship.com/wp
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Chris Taylor / Entertainmentwise:
Leonardo DiCaprio Hooks Up With New Lady  —  At Cannes Film Festival....  RSS Feeds  —  YOUR SHOUTS:  —  Leonardo DiCaprio has signalled the end of his relationship with Israeli model Bar Rafaeli by hooking up with actress Daya Fernandez at the Cannes Film Festival.
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.
The Mail on Sunday:
For Bea's sake, warring McCartneys call a truce  —  After months of bitter feuding, Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have called a truce in their acrimonious divorce battle for their daughter's sake.  —  They buried the hatchet amid fears over the effect their constant rows are having on three-year-old Beatrice.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Jac Chebatoris / Newsweek:
A Gossip's Golden Touch  —  When Perez Hilton talks music, people listen.  —  Mother Mother might just be the next big thing in music that you haven't heard of—unless you read PerezHilton.com.  Two weeks ago, Hilton ran a post that said, "Mother Mother is one of the most exciting bands in the Canadian music scene."
Michael K / Dlisted:
Paris Prays!  —  I can see Jesus rolling his eyes.  Paris Hilton has been going to church and I can't say it's a bad thing.  She needs to ask for forgiveness!  —  The priest was probably like "Ummm Paris we actually have a special bowl of holy water for you."  You know his ass was afraid she'd contaminate his church!
New York Post:
JACKO'S PIECE OF THE AUCTION  —  MICHAEL Jackson can breathe easy - he's getting back his sex toys and paintings of nude young boys.  On Thursday, we told you how Richard Altomare, president of Universal Ex press, was to auction some 20,000 Jackson family artifacts he bought last year from a former Jacko business partner.
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT
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TMZ.com:   Wacko Jacko's Auction Drama
TMZ.com:
Britney Plane Brat  —  Her hair may be growing back, but that didn't stop Britney Spears from wigging out Friday night on a flight from L.A. to Miami.  Page Six reports that the shorn singer flipped out when her United Airlines jet didn't have the fine leather seats she wanted.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Gregg Goldstein / Hollywood Reporter:
Three Amigos befriend Uni, Focus in 5-pic pact  —  CANNES — Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu are teaming for Cha Cha Cha, a $100 million, five-feature production partnership with financing, distribution and international sales handled …
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.
X17 Online:
BRITNEY'S AUDIO 'DISASTER' WAS NO DISASTER!  —  While other websites report that Britney's audio problems made her Orlando concert a "disaster," I think X17's video will prove otherwise.  No "booing," no "trainwreck."  Britney picked it up like a pro and kept going.  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
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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