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9:10 AM ET, January 4, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Britney Wheeled Out on a Gurney!!  —  UPDATE: Britney has arrived at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  We're told as she was brought out of the ambulance, she flipped off the waiting paparazzi.  Oh my god.  That Britney's shameless!  —  OMG THE DRAMA!  TMZ is there as Britney Spears …
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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 …
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Britney Spears on Suicide Watch  —  Britney Spears was admitted to Cedars Sinai hospital in L.A. early this morning following a dramatic evening in which cops were called to her home after she refused to hand her two sons back to her ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Discussion: omg!, Digital Spy and Daily Blabber
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
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.
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: Cele|bitchy and We Love Celebs!
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!
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Watch Britney Spears Being Wheeled on a Stretcher  —  Around 11 p.m. Thursday, a reportedly intoxicated Britney Spears was rushed via ambulance to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after she defied court-mandated visitation hours Thursday night by refusing to turn over her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
Cops Called to Brit's House for “Custody Dispute”
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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New York Post:
LINDSAY HITS BOTTLE AGAIN  —  HIDE the car keys and get her room at the rehab center ready again - Lindsay Lohan did ring in the New Year by falling off the wagon after all.  Despite earlier claims she'd stayed dry, Lohan was caught on video unashamedly sipping bubbly from a bottle in Italy …
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 …
Claire Bates / Daily Mail:
Penelope Cruz stars in erotic video to boost brother's pop career  —  When you're trying to launch your pop career it helps if you have famous sisters to appear in your videos... especially if its something of an erotic display.  —  Hollywood film star Penelope Cruz and her sister Monica agreed …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:   Exclusive! Did Penélope Cruz Really Make Out with Her Own Sister?
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
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New York Post:
AVRIL SHOWERS  —  PUNK starlet Avril Lavigne was on the verge of tears New Year's Eve when she lost the spotlight to 'Lil Jon.  The rude rapper was deejaying a countdown party at Prive, where Lavigne was slated to call the countdown.  But before the stroke of midnight, onlookers saw 'Lil Jon …
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
3am:
Boozy Mel B's fall  —  Scary's tipsy tumble makes her second Spice to hurt ankle  —  Talk about accident prone.  First Baby Spice sprains her ankle and now Scary's gone and twisted hers...  As our amazing picture (right) shows, Mel B hurt her foot in a drunken tumble while celebrating …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Tyra Vaughn / StarNewsOnline.com:
The ‘liberation’ of Mya  —  After almost a decade in the entertainment industry, R&B singer Mya Harrison is navigating her career on her own terms.  —  Since coming on the music scene in 1998, the 28-year-old singer, dancer, model and actress - who was in Wilmington recently shooting …
 
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Jennifer Vineyard / MTV:
Jamie Lynn Spears' ‘Zoey 101’ Show Staying On The Air, Program Spokesman Says
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New York Post:
BIGGER PAYCHECK  —  THE reason Jay-Z is stepping down as president/CEO …
Perez Hilton:
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Perez Hilton:
Small Fry Rushed To The Emergency Room Via Ambulance Too!
Discussion: Celebrity OD
Starpulse.com:
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Back in the saddle: Madonna rides India's fabled Marwari horses …
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People.com:
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Us Weekly:
Moviegoer After Seeing Jessica Simpson's Film Blonde Ambition …
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