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3:30 PM ET, January 3, 2008

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OK! Magazine:
Breaking News: Britney Blowing Off Final Deposition?  —  As first reported by OK!, following her decision on Wednesday to blow off her second court-ordered — and seventh in total — deposition in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, Britney Spears was given one final chance to make good on her legal responsibilities.
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney's Final Shot at Redemption  —  When Britney Spears decided on Wednesday to blow off her second court-ordered deposition — her seventh missed depo overall — in her ongoing custody with ex-hubby Kevin Federline, it's highly likely that the troubled singer didn't understand the damage she'd done to her case.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears Shows for Deposition  —  After numerous failures to show up, Britney Spears arrived for her deposition in her custody case at the office of Kevin Federline's attorney in Los Angeles on Thursday.  —  Spears is expected to be grilled about her past drug and alcohol use …
X17 Online:
Has Britney Missed Another Deposition?  —  Britney may have blown off yet another deposition in her ongoing custody battle with Kevin Federline, her second in two days, according to Ok!  Magazine.  —  Apparently, Brit was scheduled to be deposed this morning at 9:45, but didn't leave her house until after 10.
Discussion: E! Online, PageSix.com and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
Britney Shows for Depo — FINALLY!!!
Discussion: X17 Online and The Superficial
NY Daily News:
Lohan's scraping by in poor new role  —  Lindsay Lohan's rocky rehab continues to hurt her bottom line.  —  A pal of the cash-strapped actress tells us she has been openly asking friends for spending money.  —  A separate source tell us Ariva - the quit-smoking tobacco lozenge …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Ain't Too Proud To Beg  —  Lindsay Lohan is majorly broke …
Discussion: F-Listed and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
TMZ Confirms, Lohan Slips on Sobriety  —  Oh no ... this is not good.  Cameras caught Lindsay Lohan taking a swig out of a bottle of what we've confirmed is champagne on New Year's Eve in Italy.  —  Blair Berk, Lindsay's lawyer, told TMZ, “The good news was that Lindsay stopped herself that night …
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Reese's Sex Ban  —  It's been widely reported that Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn can't stop butting heads on the set of Four Christmases but apparently it was a scene where they're supposed to bump uglies that really has Reese hot and bothered — but for all the wrong reasons.
Us Weekly:
Vanessa Hudgens on Nude Pic Scandal: “It Was Very Traumatic”  —  High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens quickly learned the repercussions of being famous when photos of her posing naked last September.  She made her first post-scandal appearance at Us' Hot Hollywood event later that month.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Talks About Dealing with Her Nude Photo Scandal  —  Vanessa Hudgens says she's recovering from her scandal of late summer, when risqué private photos of her surfaced on the Internet.  —  “I'm much better now,” the High School Musical star, 18, tells Seventeen magazine for its February issue.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, E! Online and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Dina Lohan Called Riley Giles' Mom After He Blabbed About Lindsay to Tabloid  —  After Lindsay Lohan's ex Riley Giles, 25, sold their lovemaking details to Britain's News of the World (they appeared December 23), Lohan's mom, Dina, got on the horn to his mom, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue.
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David Caplan / People.com:   Dina Lohan: Riley ‘Took Desperate Measures to Hurt Lindsay’
Daily Mail:
Jamie Lynn Spears' TV show ‘cancelled’ after teen pregnancy  —  Britney Spears's pregnant sister Jamie Lynn Spears' hit TV show Zoey 101 has reportedly been cancelled.  —  The Nickelodeon show is set to broadcast its final episode of the third season in the U.S. on Friday and has already completed filming on the fourth.
Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Eddie Murphy Marriage Invalid?  —  Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married in Bora Bora on New Year's Day in front of 25 friends and family, but a lawyer is stating that the marriage is likely to be invalid.  —  Related Articles  —  Eddie will pay  —  Sightings  —  SHARE IT
Vanessa Hudgens / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag's New Year's Message to Lauren Conrad  —  New year, new attitude?  —  Under the subject “Happy New Year” on her MySpace page, The Hills star Heidi Montag implied Tuesday that she is ready to put her feud with Lauren Conrad behind her this year.
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Nicole Kidman fuels more baby rumours with mystery ‘bump’  —  In discovering a sudden affinity for billowing floral-print maternity dresses, Nicole Kidman is doing little to quell growing speculation that she is expecting her first natural child.  —  The Oscar-winning actress …
MSNBC:
Cash is king for Tom Cruise  —  Plus: Photog doesn't ‘give a damn’ about Paris; Jessica and Tony fake it  —  Tom Cruise has no problem spending his hard-earned money.  “It makes him feel powerful,” says a source.  —  Slide show  —  A Daryl Cagle editorial cartoon roundup of the actor's tabloid-worthy behavior.
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
To Beard or Not To Beard  —  Four major late-night hosts returned to the airwaves last night: David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O' Brian and Craig Ferguson, and oddly half of them came back sporting full-on beards.  While Jay and Craig were clean-shaven, Conan explained that his fuzzy face came from a loving place.
Discussion: Dlisted, Backseat Cuddler and omg!
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Baio's Baby Bundle  —  Scott Baio went from a commitment phobic has-been to a married man sitting firmly on the C-list thanks to VH1's Scott Baio is 45...and Single.  Well, the show is coming back for a second season but Scott is no longer 45, nor single — in fact, the dude's a dad!
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Daily Blabber
TMZ.com:
B2K's Raz-B is Hanging with Chris Stokes?!  —  He made — then recanted — serious allegations of rape against former manager Chris Stokes just last week — so why was B2K member Raz-B chilling with Stokes last night?  Damage control, anyone?!  —  TMZ caught De'Mario Monte Thornton …
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Scarlett Johansson, hosting a New Year's Eve house party in Los Angeles with beau Ryan Reynolds.  Sporting a little black dress and a feather in her hair, the actress chatted with her friends while holding a glass of champagne.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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