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5:35 PM ET, June 29, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney Claims Her Rehab Was Bogus  —  Britney Spears feels totally betrayed by her mom, her soon-to-be ex husband, her former manager and Promises, the rehab facility she called home for nearly a month.  In short, she claims she never had a drug or alcohol problem but was railroaded into rehab.
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People.com:
Report: Britney Gives Mom Letter from Lawyer  —  Spears hands mother Lynne papers on June 28  —  Photos show Britney Spears handing papers to her mother, Lynne, outside a trailer on Thursday, then walking away as her mom sits on the trailer steps, shocked.
David K. Li / New York Post:
SERVES PAPERS TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM KIDS  —  These shocking pictures show Britney Spears yesterday handing her estranged mom documents that reportedly warn her away from the pop tart's kids, and then striding away, leaving her mother staring after her in shock.
Discussion: Defamer, OH NO!! and Metadish Feeds
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton is a master of disguise  —  Paris Hilton flew to Hawaii after her Larry King interview and arrived in Maui yesterday wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, and a black wig.  I'm assuming this is part of her campaign to reinvent herself as Smart Paris.
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costaMesaboy / TMZ.com:
Paris Ditches Mainland to Get Lei'd
Liz Corcoran / People.com:
Lily Allen Arrested for Allegedly Punching Photog  —  Lily Allen says she doesn't want to be a celebrity, but she allegedly committed a classic act of celebrity bad behavior: punching a paparazzo.  —  The British pop star, 21, was arrested in London Thursday on charges of punching photographer Kevin Rush.
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Daily Mail:
Lily Allen arrested over alleged attack on photographer  —  Pop star Lily Allen has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer outside a nightclub in central London.  —  The 22-year-old singer attended the police station at a pre-arranged time to be questioned in connection with an allegation of assault.
channel4.com:
Lily arrested for 'photographer attack'
Discussion: Dlisted and poponthepop.com
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
NICK AND VANESSA GET NAKED!  —  Is there nothing she will do to get famous?  —  Nick Lachey and his fame-seeking gal pal Vanessa Minnillo recently enjoyed a romantic vacay in sunny Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and it appears the good times and even better booze got the best of their judgment.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Want To See The Goods  —  Life & Style posted nude pictures of Vanessa Manillafolders and Nick Lachey in Mexico, but the problem is they aren't naked!  They covered it up.  Ugh, show us the goods!  —  Nick has pencil dick and Vanessa's probably looks like a precious flower.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Meet Paula Abdul's Man!  —  Paula Abdul's new reality series Hey Paula debuted Thursday night on Bravo, but that's not the only thing new in her life.  —  Us Weekly reports in the new issue that for the past few months the American Idol judge has been dating restauranteur JT Torregiani …
Daily Mail:
It's a girl!  Jordan gives birth to her little princess  —  Glamour model Jordan gave birth to a baby girl today.  The baby was born at 8.49am by Caesarean section at London's private Portland Hospital, weighing 6lb 13oz.  —  This is the second child for Jordan (real name Katie Price) and pop star Peter Andre.
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The Sun:
Jordan in the pink with baby  —  JORDAN is celebrating the birth of her first daughter.  —  The model gave birth at 8.49 this morning, with beaming hubby PETER ANDRE by her side.  —  The baby, yet to be named, was delivered by caesarean section and weighed 6lb 13ounces.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Website Mystery Emerges in Wrestler Chris Benoit's Murder-Suicide  —  Fourteen hours before investigators discovered the bodies of Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and their 7-year-old son, Daniel, someone updated the professional wrestler's Wikipedia biography entry to include his wife's death.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Jason Bronis / Associated Press:   Wikipedia User Admits Benoit Posting
Huffington Post:
Penelope Cruz Loses Control On Flight  —  Penelope Cruz had a panic attack onboard a Continental flight from Newark to Barcelona Thursday night.  Cruz, who appeared to be traveling alone, was in first class and became agitated after the plane left the gate.
A Socialite's Life:
Nicole Richie Wedding Dress Shopping?  —  That sounds like fun.  I wish she'd call me.  As much as I know we probably wouldn't hit many IHOPs or sandwich places, I have this sneaking suspicion Nicole might actually be fun to hang out with.  We'd take my car, of course.
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Emily Fromm / People.com:
Astronaut's Lawyer Calls Diaper Story 'A Lie'  —  Despite reports, former astronaut Lisa Nowak was not wearing a diaper when she drove from Florida to Houston, allegedly to attack a romantic rival, her lawyer said Friday.  —  "The biggest lie is this preposterous tale," …
Washington Post:
3.2 Million Pay a Visit to Paris Via CNN  —  Larry King tripled his audience by lobbing softball questions at a vacant-looking Paris Hilton in her first TV chat since her release from jail early Tuesday.  —  After which, the son of Gloria Vanderbilt more than doubled his usual …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Jim Carrey to star in 'Sober'  —  Universal taps actor to topline new comedy  —  Universal Pictures has set Jim Carrey to star in "Sober Buddies," a comedy Carrey will produce with Stuber/Parent's Scott Stuber and Mary Parent and Michael Peyser.  —  Andrew Kurtzman is writing the script …
NY Daily News:
Art world all shook up  —  He has Stephanie Seymour, polo ponies and a billion dollars, and now Peter Brant has Elvis.  —  "Red Elvis," that is: Andy Warhol's rouge painting and silkscreen bearing 36 images of Elvis Presley.  The newsprint mogul got to keep it in a court decision Monday …
 
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