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12:35 PM ET, October 16, 2007

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TMZ.com:
It's Britney ... Booked!  —  TMZ has confirmed Britney Spears booked herself with the LAPD Monday night on misdemeanor charges of hit and run.  —  Wearing a black mini dress, black leather jacket and sporting silver chains around her neck, she walked into the Van Nuys jail tonight and did the deed.
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Daily Mail:
Pink Britney wigs out again as she turns herself into police  —  Britney Spears must have decided to paint the town pink after turning herself in to police for driving offences.  —  The 25-year-old had dressed soberly, with her dark hair worn loose, to attend the Los Angeles jail at 9pm, where she was photographed and fingerprinted.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Associated Press:
Spears turns herself in to L.A. police  —  LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears is no stranger to being photographed, but it's not often she has her fingerprints taken at the same time.  —  On Monday night, Spears reported to a Los Angeles police station to face charges of hit and run and driving without a valid license, police said.
Colleen / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Booked By LAPD  —  More than three weeks after being charged with two misdemeanor charges stemming from her August hit-and-run accident, Britney Spears was booked and fingerprinted at 9:26 p.m. Monday night at an LAPD substation.  "She is being booked right now at the Van Nuys station …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Is Booked for Misdemeanor Charges
Discussion: Just Jared and Hollywood Offender
X17 Online:   Britney Turns Herself In!
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Bra Power!  Spice Girls Selling New Album at Victoria's Secret  —  Forget the record store.  For their Greatest Hits album, the Spice Girls have chosen a retailer with products considerably closer to their, uh, hearts.  —  The sexy pop group has partnered with Victoria's Secret to sell …
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Just Jared:
Victoria Beckham Goes to the Grove  —  Victoria Beckham grabs a bite to eat with youngest son Cruz, 2 1/2, at sopisticated Italian restaruant "La Piazza" at The Grove Mall in Los Angeles on Monday.  —  The mother-son pair recently flew in from London's Heathrow airport.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gabby Babble
Hellomagazine.com:
Spice Girls on verge of lending 'girl power' to supermarket chain
Discussion: Digital Spy
Daily Mail:
Who's that girl?  Angelina Jolie transforms her look for a new role  —  Angelina Jolie, dressed in brown fur, a cloche hat and short wig, looked looked almost unrecognisable as she began work on her new film The Changeling.  —  The actress stepped back in time for the upcoming drama …
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Audra / TMZ.com:
The Lohan Has Landed  —  After hitting rock bottom and spending …
Discussion: Lohan Groupie and OH NO!!
New York Post:
CLINICAL TOURING  —  GUNS N' Roses star Slash says life on the road in the '80s was more than just playing shows, it was trying to dodge sexual diseases.  In his memoir, "Slash," the guitar-crunching rocker writes: "I remember spending most of my days off in and out of a...
OK! Magazine:
New Couple Alert: Carrie Underwood & Chace Crawford  —  Country superstar Carrie Underwood is in no rush to get married, but that doesn't mean she isn't looking for a boyfriend.  After all, the American Idol champ recently said, "I'd like to have someone other than my mom to call when I have good news."
TMZ.com:
Steve-O: Naked Jackass Protects Animals  —  Steve-O is the new, er, face of PETA.  The jackass is taking it all off, again, but this time it's for a cause.  —  In the new PETA ad, which will be revealed today during L.A.'s fashion week, Steve-O is getting cheeky.
Sky News:
BRITNEY AND JUSTIN CONNECT  —  Britney Spears has been getting some much needed help.  —  And it's from an old friend...  Her ex-boyf Justin Timberlake's mum to be precise.  —  Lynn Harless has been popping over to visit Brit in Beverly Hills to keep a close eye on her.
USA Today:
Women take starring roles at Hollywood tribute  —  BEVERLY HILLS — "Woop woop!  I'm not on camera so I can say that," said Amy Adams, breaking into an impromptu celebration with her date for the evening: her sister.  —  Adams was honored Monday at the Elle magazine Women in Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
Julia Roberts gets what all actors want: props  —  Oprah Winfrey canceled, Denzel Washington showed up at the last minute, and George Clooney and Brad Pitt sent a video, but Julia Roberts still managed to have a good time Friday night in Los Angeles as she was honored at the American Cinematheque Awards.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
TAKING FLIGHT  —  HILARY Swank has signed on to star in another Oscar vehicle: a biopic about Amelia Earhart.  The star was at a party in her honor for her Guerlain fragrance, My Insolence, at the Bel Air Hotel when her manager and agents had to leave to take urgent...
Mopsa / holymoly.co.uk:
BROKE GIRLS  —  It looks like Lindsay Lohan may be well and truly off the booze and drugs, but not just because of her time in rehab, from now on it might be necessary for other reasons - as she is reported to be completely broke.  —  Firecrotch Lohan has apparently managed to blow her $7 million fortune …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Pretty (Ugly) In Pink  —  Before turning herself into the coppers last night, BS was caught in that beat-down-kitchen-sink wig pumping gas with London.  Oh and by "pumping gas" I mean she let the paps do it for her.  —  BS was also playing kissy with the pooch while she waited to be filled up.
NY Daily News:
Diddy to turn self in on club punch rap  —  Hip-hop mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs is expected to surrender to police Tuesday to be charged with punching a clubgoer in the mouth, sources said.  —  Combs was hanging at Kiosk in SoHo Saturday morning when he got into a screaming match with an acquaintance about an ex-girlfriend, sources said.
Discussion: The Blemish and Lifeline Live
Starpulse News Blog:
Notable Quotables  —  "There's a good argument for not doing it - it's distracting.  How can an audience not look at genitalia on display when they have the license to do it in a darkened theatre."  Ian McKellen on why he opted not to bare all for a 20-minute sequence of Shakespeare tragedy "King Lear."
 
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