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3:55 PM ET, January 3, 2008

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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.
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Brit's losing her 3rd team of lawyers & might get jail time  —  Britney Spears is clearly doing whatever she can to make her life as difficult as possible.  While it often seems she's doing it for attention, she's also doing it because she's an idiot.  Yeah I know you were looking for something a little more profound on that last one.
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Britney Shows for Depo — FINALLY!!!  —  Britney Spears has finally shown up for her deposition.  Fifth time's a charm.  —  After not showing up yesterday and triggering a motion from her lawyers to withdraw as counsel on grounds she's impossible, Britney just arrived at the law offices of Mark Vincent Kaplan, K-Daddy's lawyer.
Discussion: The Superficial
Jheger / PageSix.com:
Britney Chooses Deposition Over Jail  —  Just a day after her lawyers deemed her “impossible,” Britney Spears has put on her cooperative face and appeared at her long-awaited deposition.  —  What finally got the 26-year-old mom of two to K-Fed lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan's office?
Discussion: X17 Online and poponthepop.com
Jizy / TMZ.com:
Brit Shows for Depo — Then Splits
Discussion: X17 Online
X17 Online:
Has Britney Missed Another Deposition?
Discussion: E! Online
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.
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
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:
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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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
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Xavier La Canna / NEWS.com.au:   Eddie Murphy's marriage invalid
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Tommy Likes To Flash His Cash
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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.
Lauren Williams / Stereohyped:
BEYONCE AND KANYE WEST GO FOR IT!  CONNECT FOUR!  —  Critics question Beyonce's intelligence all the time, but there is now definitive proof that Beyonce's talents extend far beyond the performing arts.  Please read this expert from Kanye West's blog (he's back, guys): … Nine times, people?
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 …
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
 
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
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