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12:15 AM ET, August 17, 2007

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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Finds Herself an Angel  —  Another night, another hookup for Britney Spears!  Her latest conquest?  Notorious womanizer Criss Angel, 39.  —  Cameron Diaz's former fling was seen escorting the pop star inside the Tower Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night, where the two held hands and headed up to a suite on the 11th floor.
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Heidi Montag 'Upset' Over Leaked Song  —  Heidi Montag talks about making music almost as much as she talks about the feud with her Hills costar Lauren Conrad.  But unlike her very public fights, Montag did not want a song she recorded to be played on the air.
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TMZ.com:
Heidi and Spencer: The Ills  —  Just in case you thought that sub-reality "Hills" F-listers Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were going to torture us with just the ebb and flow of their outrageously uninteresting lives, think again.  —  On this morning's On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM …
Discussion: People.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Truly Awful Music: Heidi Montag's "Body Language"  —  Heidi Montag debuted her new song "Body Language" on Ryan Seacrest's morning show on 102.7 KISS-FM this morning.  She samples Yaz's "Situation" to the max and ruins the hell out of it.  The song is your typical rip-off, but Heid's douche, Spencer Pratt, RAPS IN IT.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog and popbytes
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Heidi Montag Has A Song
Victoria Newton / The Sun:
Amy's brain scan after rehab  —  and VIRGINIA WHEELER  —  TROUBLED AMY WINEHOUSE sensationally walked out of rehab yesterday — then took a helicopter to London for a brain scan.  —  The heroin and cocaine-addicted singer quit after less than 48 hours — despite her worried parents' pleas to stay.
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IrelandOn-line:
I've not quit rehab, insists Winehouse  —  Amy Winehouse insisted she's heading back to rehab tonight - and only nipped home to pick up a guitar.  —  The troubled singer is being treated for reported drug addictions.  —  Tonight her husband Blake Fielder-Civil admitted Winehouse has …
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse Puts Tour on Hold
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jenna Bush Engaged  —  President Bush is getting a son-in-law: His daughter Jenna is marrying boyfriend Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday.  —  "President and Mrs. George W. Bush are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Bush, to Mr. Henry Hager …
Discussion: Dlisted and Gabsmash
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Associated Press:
Bush's daughter, Jenna, engaged to be married
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush's daughter, Jenna, engaged
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Joel Madden Set to Pop Question to Nicole Richie?  —  Joel Madden has something special in store for girlfriend Nicole Richie: "a little ring," as Regis Philbin called it on live, national television Thursday morning.  —  Appearing with his band, Good Charlotte, on ABC's Live! with Regis and Kelly …
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POPSUGAR:
Nicole and Joel Might Make It Official
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
TMZ.com:
Salma Hayek: Baby Mammoth  —  There's going to be a helluva chiropractic bill for the stork delivering Salma Hayek's baby!  —  The magnetic mommy-to-be was snapped leaving Fred Segal in West Hollywood yesterday, where she emitted that classic pregnancy glow —at a high octane level!
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Leaves $300 Tip  —  Add Brad Pitt to the list of Hollywood's most generous tippers!  —  The Babel star made sure to show his appreciation to a security guard on August 11 at 5:45 p.m., when the whole Jolie-Pitt clan headed to Chicago's Field Museum and were treated to a one-hour VIP tour …
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People.com:
Brad & Angelina: Things Are 'Really Good'
Discussion: Perez Hilton
New York Post:
BIEL'S GOING BARE  —  SHE'S been shy about bearing her bod every since her racy Gear magazine spread hit stands in 2000, but Jessica Biel plans to shed her threads in the upcoming movie "Powder Blue," which co-stars Forest Whitaker.  Us Weekly reports that she'll play a...
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel Gets Naked on Screen
Discussion: Daily Blabber, TunaFlix and Holy Candy
Hollywoodtuna:
Hilary Duff's Legs Can't Cure A Hangover  —  Here's Hilary Duff performing in LA. I'd like to go into how hot she's become but I have a killer hangover from last night and not even Hilary and her little sexy legs can make me feel better.  This glass of ice cold water on the other hand is quite refreshing.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Star Jones: I Didn't Want to Die Fat  —  Star Jones Reynolds is celebrating her fourth anniversary — but it's not what you think.  —  "This Sunday will be four years exactly that I walked into a hospital and had gastric bypass surgery," she said on Good Morning America on Thursday.
Discussion: Dlisted, A Socialite's Life and Jossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hit The Brakes!  —  Angeina Jolie shot a stunt on top of a Dodger Viper for "Wanted" last night in Chicago.  Filming is expected to wrap in a couple of weeks.  The film is about...well..who cares...it has Angie in it.  —  That dude driving the car is probably in love with her now that he's seen the cat and been hypnotized by it.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Vh1 Blog
Forbes:
Hip-Hop Cash Kings  —  While most of us look forward to retirement, Shawn Carter, better known to the planet as master rapper Jay-Z, couldn't stand the view from the sidelines following his 2003 farewell The Black Album.  Despite a frenetic schedule as president of Def Jam Recordings …
TMZ.com:
Dead Woman's Hubby to Brandy: Stop It!  —  The widower of the woman who died in a car accident involving R&B singer Brandy Norwood is furious that Brandy is out partying it up while he's still mourning his wife's death.  —  TMZ spoke with the attorney for Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marquane Hdidou, outside of court today.
Starpulse.com:
Pink's Husband Dismisses Cheating Story  —  Pink's husband Corey Hart has denied reports he's cheating on the singer with a woman he was spotted canoodling with in a Hollywood nightclub recently.  On August 4, while Pink was on tour in Europe, the motocross champion allegedly got up close and personal with a young beauty.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Bored?  Have A Baby!  —  Beth Ditto said she was so bored in her small Arkansas town that she wanted to get pregnant and have a baby, so she could have something to do.  She said the only things to get caught up in were Christianity and drugs. … Aren't you pregnant now, Beth?  Triplets, isn't it?
Discussion: Spinner.com
 
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