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11:35 AM ET, July 5, 2007

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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney Spears attacks mother in a poem  —  Plus: Lohan celebrates birthday by making out with Diana Ross' son  —  Britney Spears has put her fury with her mother into verse.  —  The "Toxic" singer has been angry with Lynne Spears because she felt her mother pushed her into rehab.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Britney Spears Is The Next Emily Dickinson  —  According to Star Magazine, Britney Spears put her literary skills to good use by writing her mother a heartfelt poem.  Brit Brit is still pissed off at her mother for "pushing her" into rehab.  The poem is entitled "Dear Mama" and I'm sure this is the first of many amazing Spears poems.
New York Post:
DIDDY BABY MAMA MOVES OUT  —  AFTER 10 long years of sticking by Sean Combs, the music impresario's baby mama and longtime girlfriend, Kim Porter, has finally had enough.  —  Sources inside Combs' camp told Page Six that Porter moved out of his apartment here and she isn't going back.
Daily Mail:
Reformed wild girls Lindsay and Paris reunite for sober party  —  They've chalked up 30 days of rehab and 23 days of jail time between them, and now notorious Hollywood wild girls Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have joined forces to celebrate their new found freedom.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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Phil / Egotastic!:
More Lindsay Lohan Bikini Pictures, and Probably Not the Last
Cassandra Szklarski / Globe and Mail:
U.S. songwriters sue Lavigne over hit song  —  TORONTO — Canadian punk princess Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters who claim that her smash hit Girlfriend sounds suspiciously like a single they released in the 1970s.  —  Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, said the pop starlet …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Oh Snap!  Avril Is A Song Stealer  —  The songwriters of a 1970s song by The Rubinoos have filed a lawsuit against Avril Lavigne for allegedly stealing their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."  Avril claims she wrote her song called "Girlfriend" which strangely sounds just like theirs.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Jennifer & Paul Call It Quits!  —  Jennifer Aniston's summer fling has flown the coop.  On June 30, the star's British model beau, Paul Sculfor, 36, left L.A. for a two-week visit to London, and sources tell Us Weekly that the pair - who have had a low-key love affair since May - have said goodbye...at least for now.
X17 Online:
In Case You Missed It - See The Letter From Britney That Everybody's Talking About!  —  Some good s**t just gets buried too quickly so I'm reviving this one in case you missed it ...  Our favorite pop princess sent us a funny (and again, sarcastic) little message today:
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Mirror.co.uk:
STAY AWAY FROM ME  —  IT'S OVER: KATE HIRES MINDERS TO SEE OFF PETE  —  REMOVAL men carted Pete Doherty's gear from Kate Moss's home yesterday as the fed-up model finally got rid of any trace of her junkie ex-lover.  —  While the Babyshambles star was trying to come to terms with the fact …
Discussion: People.com and The Superficial
Frank Swertlow / People.com:
Al Gore's Son Arrested for Speeding, Drugs  —  Al Gore III, the son of former Vice President Al Gore, was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs in California on Wednesday.  —  Gore III was pulled over in a blue Toyota Prius around 2:15 a.m. for allegedly driving …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
'Sex and the City' heads to theaters  —  New Line, HBO team on film version of series  —  New Line Cinema is getting in bed with HBO on "Sex and the City."  —  After much foreplay, the movie version of the long-running HBO series is gearing for a fall start, with New Line near a deal to finance and distribute.
Discussion: Cinematical, Lifeline Live and Gawker
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People.com:
Courtney Love: Macrobiotic Food Made Me Fat  —  Courtney Love says her recent dramatic weight loss is the result of meal replacement shakes and a lock on the fridge - but not a macrobiotic diet.  —  "I gained 40 to 50 pounds on macrobiotic food," Love, who turns 43 on Monday …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Skinny Celebrities
WWD.COM:
Fashion Scoops: Blonde Ambition... Bag Du Jour  —  BLONDE AMBITION: The latest campaign for Dom Perignon reunites two of Germany's most famous fashion exports: photographer Karl Lagerfeld and model Claudia Schiffer.  In it, Schiffer showcases an impressive chameleon quality, cast as a woman who …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Kelly / dailystab.com:
Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo Hot Tub SEX Pics  —  WOW!  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo really did go at it in the hot tub in Mexico.  Is it safe to say she likes it from behind?!  And what's going on in that top right picture?  That HAS to be his leg, right?
Discussion: GossipMomma and Gabby Babble
New York Post:
THE WRONG FOOT  —  BEYONCÉ is taking a page from Britney Spears' book, and it didn't impress the elite Sunday afternoon crowd at Bergdorf Goodman.  Last weekend, spies spotted Jay-Z's bootylicious girlfriend browsing for jeans - barefoot.  "She was shopping for shorts with two guys," said the onlooker.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Ben & Matt's Next Movie  —  Oscar alert!  Nearly 10 years after Ben Affleck, 34, and Matt Damon, 36, snagged Hollywood's highest honor for cowriting Good Will Hunting, the wonder boys are working together on a new screenplay, an insider tells Us Weekly.  —  "They're really excited about it," says the source.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and NY Daily News
New York Post:
CHECK-SWIPER COURTS LOHAN  —  THERE'S already one sorry "socialite" taking advantage of Lindsay Lohan's 21st birthday bash - Dori Cooperman, who was arrested this year for swiping a neighbor's $4,300 check and depositing it.  In all of the oceanfront photos and videos of Lohan's party …
Discussion: F-Listed
Victoria Newton / The Sun:
Mel B is rampant maneater  —  Rock 'N' Roll ... wild Mel B, left, and the Spice Girls reunited  —  MEL B should have been nicknamed Rock 'N' Roll Spice.  —  She was the REALLY wild one, with an insatiable appetite for sex.  —  One of her most famous conquests, actor Max Beesley …
Discussion: Geno's World
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Independent's operating profit rose to £3.5M for a new 15-month reporting period, vs. £1.9M for a 2022 12-month period; 2023 revenue fell by 0.3% YoY

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn

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