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2:30 PM ET, August 23, 2007

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Perez Hilton:
New Music From Britney Spears!!!!!!  —  A PerezHilton.com world exclusive!  —  Oh, boy.  —  If she's been working on s**t like this, then Britney's comeback is going to be one huge nuclear bomb.  —  A very very good source just sent us a new song that Spears has been working on.
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Daily Mail:
Is Britney ready to flee the U.S. in custody row?  —  Britney Spears is so desperate to get away from her custody battle she is considering moving to London, it was claimed today.  —  According to a US newspaper she has set her heart on fleeing to Britain, and is even developing an English accent.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Britney Has A New Song  —  Ryan Seacrest played a new Britney Spears tune on his 102.7 KIIS-FM radio show this morning.  It's the song with the lyrics I posted yesterday about how she's "dizzy" and misses him or something like that.  —  It's not god awful, but it basically put me to sleep after about 20 seconds.
Metro.co.uk:
Britney's 'moving to London'  —  Britney Spears could be about to follow in Madonna's foot steps by moving to Europe and she's apparently making a b-line straight for London.  —  Friends claim she's trying to escape her stressful custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline and thinks the capital is the right place to hide.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:   Britney Spears Still in the U.S.
People.com:
Bridget Moynahan Welcomes a Baby Boy  —  Bridget Moynahan welcomed a baby boy on Wednesday in Los Angeles.  "Mother and baby are doing well," her publicist, Christina Papadopoulos, tells PEOPLE.  —  The actress, 36, announced in February that she was expecting her first child with her ex-boyfriend …
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New York Post:   A BOY FOR BRADY & BRIDGET
Mark Shanahan / Boston Globe:
Brady welcomes baby boy
Discussion: Celeb Warship and People.com
TMZ.com:
Bridget Pops! It's a Brady Boy!
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Gawker and Bumpshack.com
Simon Perry / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Joins Mike Myers Comedy  —  The budding movie career of Justin Timberlake continues to blossom.  —  The singer, 26, has signed for a role in the new Mike Myers movie The Love Guru, reports Variety.  —  In the comedy, Timberlake - who last year appeared on the big screen …
Discussion: Hollywood Offender
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Timberlake joins 'Love Guru'
New York Post:
PARIS SETTLEMENT A REAL GEM  —  Paris Hilton finally blinked.  Just a day before jury selection was scheduled to begin in diamond diva Zeta Graff's much-anticipated defamation suit against the hotel heiress, Paris forked up enough cash to settle the case.  Sources pegged the damage at north of $2 million.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt Has a Shrine To Himself  —  Not since the days of Dallas' J.R. Ewing has there been a TV villain whom fans love to hate as much as The Hills' Spencer Pratt.  —  The privileged son of a dentist and a stay-at-home mom, Pratt, 24, is the amoral, conniving foil to Lauren Conrad's ultimate …
Tiffany Hamilton / AllHipHop Week 2007, Sept. 15-21:
Pras: "It Will Take An Act of God To Change [Lauryn]"  —  Rapper/actor Pras has ruled out a reunion with former Fugee member Lauryn Hill, due to her recent, erratic behavior and a series of shows that were heavily scrutinized by fans and critics a like.  —  When asked about why the on-again …
Discussion: Bossip
Caris Davis / People.com:
Wayne Newton Poised to Dance with the Stars  —  Expect a taste of Vegas when Dancing with the Stars tangos back in the fall.  —  Sin City icon Wayne Newton reportedly is set to shimmy, shake and slide on the show's new season, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz & John Mayer's Summer Fling!  —  Seven months after her breakup with Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz has found another singer to swoon over!  —  And she's showing him off.  When the actress hit NYC eatery Indochine with John Mayer August 14 for an evening of flirting and sipping wine …
TMZ.com:
Judge to Opri — You Get a Big Fat Zero!  —  Attorney Debra Opri just got shut down in her latest attempt to catch a fee.  —  Opri repped Pamela Bach, The Hoff's ex, for a few months in the ongoing divorce saga.  Opri's bill — $189,000!  Opri was fired on June 18.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
New York Post:
CHEEKS OF WAR  —  RICHARD Gere turns 58 a week from tomorrow, and his hair is white, but his bottom line is still in the black.  He disrobed and showed off his derriere in a scene in "The Hunting Party," in which Gere plays a has-been war correspondent who leads his former protégé …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
Minogue buys rights to lesbian photos  —  Dannii Minogue has ordered her lawyers to buy the rights to a number of 'lesbian' photos that show her getting 'steamy' with other women in a strip club that were taken last year.  —  The X Factor judge had the pictures taken by the News of the World …
Discussion: Geno's World and Feed Me Gossip
New York Post:
HELPING HAND FOR JUSTIN  —  NORMALLY, it's Justin Timberlake getting his posse access to exclusive clubs - but this time, the skirt-chaser relied on his manager to get him into members-only Glen Oaks Country Club on Long Island.  "Justin's manager knows a member," said a source.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Gabby Babble
New York Post:
TOUGH DOORS  —  HOW famous do you have to be to get into Flavio Briatore's Billionaire club in Sardinia?  A couple of weeks ago, Briatore kicked Bruce Willis out of the place after the star refused to pose for photos with Briatore's pushy girlfriend.  Last weekend...
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
"Obama Girl" is Steppin' Out ... on Barack!  —  YouTube sensation Obama Girl has made the cover of Steppin' Out magazine, with Chaunce Hayden scoring an interview with the fickle pseudo-political hottie — whose real name is Amber Lee Ettinger.  Amber revealed to Chaunce that she's most likely voting for Hillary now!
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Britney Fleeing to London with Boys?  —  Could Britney Spears be pulling a Madonna and pulling up stakes in L.A. for London?  A report this morning says she thinks it might be "her only hope" to keep her kids.  —  The popwreck, according to OK!, is considering the move as she fights K-Fed …
 
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