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4:45 PM ET, December 21, 2007

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OK! Magazine:
Lindsay: Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy Is No Big Deal  —  While her fans gasped in shock Tuesday night as news broke that 16-year-old actress Jamie Lynn Spears, younger sister of Britney, had confirmed exclusively to OK! that she is expecting her first child, one of Hollywood's most jaded celebs tells OK! …
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Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Britney Spears ‘Still Shocked’ By Sister's Pregnancy  —  Things are even more hectic than usual for Britney Spears.  On Thursday, after spending a cozy afternoon at her Beverly Hills home with sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, the singer scheduled - then canceled - a session at Millennium Dance Complex.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Lil' Romeo Is The Father Of Jamie Lynn's Baby?!!!!  —  I'm pretty sure this rumor is a crock of s**t, but wouldn't it be lovely?  The New York Daily News reports that Jamie Lynn has been dating fellow Nickelodeon star Lil' Romeo.  If only!  I'm still sitting here patiently waiting for the rumor that KFed's the daddy.
X17 Online:
Oops!  She Denied It Again!  —  With little sis Jamie Lynn still laying low, Britney continued to bear the brunt of the questioning about the newest addition to her family.  Last night, while looking for gifts for her family at a Hollywood souvenir shop, Britney clammed up as soon as the subject …
Discussion: omg! and Allie Is Wired
community.tvguide.com:
Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy Gives Birth to Rumors  —  Now that nearly all of the facts about 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy have come forth — she's due around Mother's Day, and Nickelodeon seems committed to airing Zoey 101 — it was inevitable that rumors started surfacing.  Some of the buzz:
Bonnie Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Jamie Lynn — Wake Up and Smell the Frappuccino — This Baby Backfired!  —  If Jamie Lynn Spears somehow thought that having a baby would be a good career move for her — boy has that backfired!  —  While Nickelodeon hasn't committed to any course of action on the Jamie Lynn front …
Discussion: New York Magazine and FishBowlLA
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Lynne Spears Told Kevin Federline About Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy …
Telegraph:
Sacha Baron Cohen: Killing off Borat  —  In a rare interview as himself, Sacha Baron Cohen tells John Hiscock about auditioning for Sondheim, the secret he kept from Tim Burton - and the pain of abandoning his comic creations  —  He became a comedy sensation as the wannabe-gangsta-rapper Ali G by humiliating the people he interviewed.
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Us Weekly:
Borat Is Dead  —  Borat — R.I.P.?  —  Sacha Baron Cohen says he has written off his clueless Kazakh journalist character Borat, as well as wannabe rapper Ali G.  —  “When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
New York Post:
MAGIC MAN SPARKED SPLIT  —  DID an illusionist come between Pamela Anderson and her professional poker-playing hubby, Rick Salomon?  Spies in Las Vegas say Anderson spent Dec. 8, the night before her final performance with magician Hans Klok, “cozying up to” publicity-loving illusionist Criss Angel at club LAX.
Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie's Son Maddox Wears Gun Charm Necklace  —  Maddox has fired off a fashion statement.  —  The 6-year-old son of Angeline Jolie and Brad Pitt sported a gold gun charm necklace during a New Orleans bike ride with his family on December 18, Pitt's 44th birthday.  —  The boy has always had guns on the brain.
Us Weekly:
Lynne Spears Moves Ahead With Plan to Publish Book  —  Lynne Spears' second book, Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame in a Tabloid World, is still in the works despite earlier reports that it had been shelved, the same week that Jamie Lynn announced she was pregnant at age 16.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
3am:
Amy warned by mum  —  She's facing a possible prison sentence but that's not the only battle Amy Winehouse has on her hands.  —  The troubled singer has sparked a fresh war of words with her mother-in-law Georgette Civil, who claims Amy has been unable to visit husband Blake in prison as she is too wrecked from all-night partying.
Discussion: X17 Online and PageSix.com
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Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse tries to smarten herself up to visit Blake - in the back of a car
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad and Seriously? OMG!
Spacenaut / OH NO!!:
The Ruin Romo Campaign: The Movement has begun!  —  The ‘Ruin Romo’ Movement Has Begun  —  By Jamie Mottram |  December 20, 2007  —  Oh, this is gonna be fun.  —  The new site Ruin Romo is sprouting up through the cracked sidewalks of the 'sphere in an attempt to, well, ruin Tony Romo as both a quarterback and a man.
Associated Press:
Britney Spears' cousin to launch singing career  —  Britney Spears' cousin Alli Sims is set to follow in the footsteps of her famous relative and launch her own pop career.  —  The Toxic singer's former assistant revealed her plans for an assault on the charts in an interview with German magazine Maxi …
Discussion: Dlisted
Michael K / Dlisted:
Beautiful Girl (Stay With Me)  —  Girl, this is not helping the gay rumors.  Do not take advice from John Travolta.  I know this is for a movie, but only curl your hair during private time.  —  Kisses  —  P.S. - You look fabuuuullouuuuus!!!  —  Image: Pacific Coast News
New York Post:
LOUSY GUESTS  —  JESSICA Alba and Hulk Hogan won't be on Fox's “Morning Show With Mike and Juliet” again any time soon, after co-host Juliet Huddy named them her two worst guests.  “Truth be told, [Hogan] really was kind of this unfriendly jerk.  I thought, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ”
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Miley Cyrus: Being a Role Model Starts with the Clothes  —  Miley Cyrus and Oprah Winfrey  —  Pop star Miley Cyrus has a thousand outfits to choose from, but says she picks ones that will get a thumbs-up from girls and their parents.  —  The 15-year-old Hannah Montana sensation told Oprah Winfrey …
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
“Fresh Prince's” Carlton is dating a porn star  —  It seems the Fresh Prince's Alfonso Ribeiro has led quite the un-Carlton Banks-like lifestyle since leaving Will Smith's side 11 years ago.  Sure he did a good little spin on “Dancing with the Stars,” a nice, family-oriented wholesome show.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
stereogum:
KANYE WEST'S MOST MISCEGENIST INTERVIEW EVER!  —  In an interview in this month's Spin, our favorite Venetian-blinded rapper spits about race and MJ, among other things.  It's a discussion MC Sasha Frere-Jones would love.  Via Spin: … Things get blacker still after the jump.
Discussion: Dlisted, SPIN, MollyGood and Real Talk NY
 
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