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6:20 AM ET, January 4, 2008

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Us Weekly:
Police Called as Britney Spears Refuses to Turn Over Children  —  Britney Spears is defying court-mandated custody hours by refusing to turn over her sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.  —  The pop star was due to turn over Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, at 7 p.m. PST.
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Shortest.  Deposition.  Ever.  —  TMZ was in Century City, Calif. as Brit Brit came — and went — from her scheduled deposition today.  Why the rush?!  —  As K-Fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan explained, the depo was originally scheduled to go from 9:45 to 11:45 AM.
TMZ.com:
Brit's Kids Are Safe, She's Under the Influence!  —  TMZ has learned Sean Preston and Jayden James were turned back over K-Fed tonight just before 11:00 PM PT.  —  We're told that while cops were at the troubled pop star's home, they discovered Spears “under the influence of an unknown substance.”
Discussion: Defamer and We Love Celebs!
Jheger / PageSix.com:
Britney Is At Cedars Senai Medical Center and Has Lost “Tremendous Amount of Weight Due To Stress & Mental Anguish”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Love B. Scott
OK! Magazine:
Breaking: Tearful Brit Hospitalized After Police Standoff!  —  UPDATES: Britney arrived at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at approximately 12:30am PT. “She was sobbing as she was taken out of her house on a gurney,” a witness tells OK!.  When she arrived at the hospital, she had managed …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
Cops Called to Brit's House for “Custody Dispute”  —  TMZ has confirmed that LAPD has been called to Britney Spears' house in Beverly Hills for what we're being told is a “family custody dispute."  —  LAPD tells us the call came in around 8:00 PM PT this evening, but they would not tell us …
CNN:
Britney Spears taken to hospital for tests  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Pop star Britney Spears was taken to hospital for tests to see if she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for a psychological evaluation after police were called to her home Thursday night to mediate a custody dispute, a police spokesman said.
Jen Heger / PageSix.com:
Britney Is Going To The Hospital
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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 …
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Us Weekly:
Lawyer: Lindsay Lohan “Back On Track” After Taking Swig of Champagne
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Starpulse.com:
Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Struggle To Have Second Child  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly seeking medical advice following a series of failed attempts to conceive a second child.  —  The couple is desperate for a son following the birth of daughter Suri in April 2006 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Poor Katie  —  Katie Holmes is trying to get knocked up again, but is having some trouble.  Hmmm...what's an alien to do?  Now Magazine reports that Katie and Tom Cruise sought medical help to try and cure this dilemma.  They want a little son for Suri, but Katie isn't producing.
Discussion: Pretty Boring
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Pamela Anderson Moves Ahead With Divorce  —  Off, on, and now off - again.  —  Usmagazine.com has learned that Pamela Anderson had divorce papers personally served to Rick Salomon on Dec. 28.  —  The papers were served two weeks after Anderson first filed for divorce from Salomon …
The Post Chronicle:
Victoria Beckham ‘Enemies List’ Bans Hated Celebs From Concerts  —  Victoria Beckham has reportedly banned a host of her celebrity enemies from attending the Spice Girls' reunion concerts.  —  The 33-year-old singer - who is currently in the middle of the band's 17-date residency …
Discussion: WOW Report and Staralicious
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Posh's Ban List
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.
People.com:
The New Obama Girl: Scarlett Johansson  —  Hillary Clinton has Barbra Streisand.  Mike Huckabee has Chuck Norris.  And now presidential candidate Barack Obama has Scarlett Johansson: After partying with beau Ryan Reynolds for New Year's, the actress surfaced at the Iowa Caucuses on Thursday …
Perez Hilton:
The Money Shot  —  first!  —  #2 - Yo Mama says - reply to this  —  Let's hope she gets the proper treatment and medication.  —  #3 - RoNNiE says - reply to this  —  this is NuTs!  —  #4 - RoNNiE says - reply to this  —  this is NuTs!  —  #5 - RoNNiE says - reply to this  —  this is NuTs!
Discussion: rickey.org
TMZ.com:
Jayden Taken to the Hospital Too  —  Two ambulances left Britney's house bound for Cedars-Sinai — one transporting Britney, the other had two-year-old Jayden James in it!  —  A car carrying Jayden's older brother Sean arrived at K-Fed's home a short time later.  No word on what Jayden was being treated for.
Discussion: We Love Celebs! and OH NO!!
 
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