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12:45 PM ET, August 31, 2007

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NY Daily News:
Britney Spears comeback starts with sass  —  No one is going to accuse Britney Spears of being subtle.  —  The new dance track meant to resurrect the pop tart's stale career is out, and it begins with a defiant declaration: "It's Britney, b—h."  —  Featuring Brit's breathy vocals …
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The Sun:
X-rated Britney track surfaces  —  BRITNEY SPEARS' comeback is set to be an X-rated affair.  —  Two new songs, purported to be by our favourite unhinged mother, have cropped up on the Internet and one, Cold As Fire is a shockingly explicit, adult-only affair.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Spears's Album Out Nov. 13  —  Britney Spears's long-awaited comeback single, "Gimme More," has finally arrived, and Jive records tells PEOPLE exclusively that the album is scheduled for a Nov. 13 release.  —  The club-friendly dance track officially premiered Thursday night on New York radio station Z-100's Web site.
TMZ.com:
Britney Loaded — Documents Reveal  —  TMZ has obtained documents from the Britney/K-Fed hearing last Monday, where it was revealed the popwreck rakes in an average of $737,868 a month.  —  K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, claims in a declaration filed last Monday that Britney "is clearly the 'monied party' in this case."
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Just Jared:
Angelina's Petting Zoo Visit  —  Angelina Jolie takes all four of her children — Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 15 months — and a kids day out at the Children's Petting Zoo in Central Park on Thursday.  —  The Jolie-Pitts checked out and fed some of the goats, sheep, cows, pigs and other furry animal friends.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog and OH NO!!
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Lisa / Celebrity Baby Scoop:
Angelina Jolie & Shiloh at the Central Park Zoo today  —  Angelina Jolie visited the Children's Petting Zoo in Central Park with her children, Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2 1/2 and Shiloh, 1.  Angelina seemed to be having a great time with the kids, and even helps Shiloh feed the goats.
Discussion: Dlisted
Times of India:
Britney and Lindsay s**ttier: Keira  —  The English actress says that she is sickened by celebrities who expose themselves to photographers, and claims their actions make them "s**ttier than everybody else.  —  Actress Keira Knightley has taken a pot-shot at celebs like Britney Spears …
Discussion: celebdirtylaundry.com and OH NO!!
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Metro.co.uk:
Keira slams 'Britney flashers'
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Dave / INF Daily:
Sienna gets sloshed  —  Tipsy actress Sienna Miller was literally falling out of her shoes drunk when we caught up with her following a fashion launch party in London last night.  Sienna was so smashed she was walking into walls and had to be held up by her friends.
New York Post:
SHE'S A PARKING TERROR  —  HEATHER Mills has been hell on wheels in East Hampton.  Paul McCartney's estranged wife, who's renting Nora Ephron and Nick Pileggi's mansion in the Georgica Pond area, has been racking up parking tickets in her rented Bentley convertible.  "She's...
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Salma Hayek's Baby Shower  —  Bring on the booty!  Mom-to-be Salma Hayek, 41, cleaned up at the August 15 baby shower held at her home in the Hollywood Hills.  —  The nine-months-pregnant Hayek (dad is her fiancé, Francois-Henri Pinault, 45, CEO of luxury goods company PPR) …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Victoria Beckham to Guest Star on Ugly Betty  —  Victoria Beckham is going to give American TV another shot.  —  Although her July NBC reality special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America failed to set the Nielsen ratings afire - commanding less than 5 million viewers …
canada.com:
Owen Wilson didn't suffer overdose: lawyer  —  Actor was only on anti-depressants, says lawyer  —  Heather Adler, canada.com  —  Owen Wilson did not suffer a drug overdose on Sunday (Aug. 26) but he was taking anti-depressants, the actor's attorney tells Access Hollywood.
Discussion: celebdirtylaundry.com
Justice League of America News:
EXCLUSIVE: Wonder Twins Activate in the Shape Of... the Gyllenhaals?  —  Bookmark: … Oh, God!  Its another Justice League of America rumor!  When will they ever stop?  —  We have a very trusted source fresh from the set of The Dark Knight, who has worked with Maggie Gyllenhaal doing live theater.
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Crazy Kim Pulled Over — No Tags, No License  —  Ex-con rapper Lil' Kim got pulled over last night in New York when she decided to take her Lamborghini for a spin — without license plates or a driver's license.  —  Kim (aka Kimberly Jones) was driving on the West Side of Manhattan and went …
Chris / INF Daily:
Happy Birthday Cameron!  —  Cameron Diaz celebrated the big 3-5 on the New York set of her upcoming movie 'What Happens in Vegas'.  Cam was unfortunately tied up filming late into the eventing and wasn't able to enjoy a night out (with John Mayer?) to celebrate.  Maybe it'll happen tonight.
Discussion: dailystab.com
Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Tom Cruise Breaks Silence Over German Film  —  Tom Cruise has broken his silence and is defending his controversial role as the German colonel famous for a failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.  —  "All I can say is, 'Save your comments until you see the movie,' " Cruise, 49, tells the German weekly …
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollywood Offender
New York Post:
OWEN BUDDY: DON'T BLAME ME  —  BRITISH actor Steve Coogan is back in the United States and trying desperately to salvage his career after being blamed for Owen Wilson's drug problems and attempted suicide earlier this week.  —  Coogan was put in the spotlight for Wilson's heroin …
Discussion: Defamer, The Sun and MSNBC
Metro.co.uk:
Supermodel Janice takes a tumble  —  Flamboyant TV star and former supermodel Janice Dickinson made a splash in more ways than she intended when she attended a bash in US gambling capital Las Vegas.  —  According to reports, Dickinson was doing her trademark catwalk thing at the edge …
Discussion: The Blemish
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Birkhead and Magazine: It's War  —  RECOMMENDED (0)  —  Oh, what a little girl's birthday party has wrought...  OK! magazine was talking "explosive allegations" and Larry Birkhead was talking lawsuits after the celebrity weekly announced it had nixed planned coverage of the first-birthday party …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Spilled Inq
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OK! Magazine:
Get Your Hands On Britney's Gown!
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Timberlake Won't Hide His "Dick"
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Paris Hilton is Still a Bitch
Lisa Stewards / Daily Mail:
High school crush with teen favourite Zac Efron
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
FemaleFirst:
Daniel Craig Engaged
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Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
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