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6:50 PM ET, January 4, 2008

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Us Weekly:
Source: Britney Went “Completely Psycho” on Hospital Gurney  —  Britney Spears went “completely psycho” as she was rushed to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Thursday, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “They had to strap her down like a mental patient and she was going between laughing and hysterics …
People.com:
Britney on 72-Hour Mental Lockdown  —  Britney Spears was placed on lockdown for a mental evaluation Friday after the pop star locked herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home and refused to hand him over to ex-husband Kevin Federline.  —  A source tells PEOPLE …
Life&Style Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney not on drugs!  —  Life & Style can exclusively report that Britney Spears blood tests at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center came back negative, despite earlier reports from police that she appeared to be under the influence of a substance when she was taken from her home after a custody dispute last night.
Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Designated a “Special Needs” Patient on 72-Hour Lockdown  —  After a reportedly intoxicated Britney Spears was rushed to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Thursday, the singer was designated a “special needs” patient," meaning “they have either overdosed or tried to commit suicide …
Nhancock / PageSix.com:
Source: Jayden Was Bruised  —  Britney Spears' 2-year-old son Jayden James Federline was hospitalized this morning along with his famous mother.  —  The singer's youngest son was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center via ambulance because Britney said that he had a bruise on him …
Us Weekly:
Hospital Source on Britney: “None of Us Wanted to Go Sit With Her”  —  An insider at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center tells Usmagazine.com that nobody wanted to be Britney Spears' monitor last night.  —  Spears was rushed to the hospital around 11 p.m. and was designated a “special needs” …
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Britney's Bathroom Standoff  —  Details of what actually happened inside Britney Spears' Beverly Hills home have begun to emerge and they are, in a word, disturbing.  —  According to reports, when Kevin Federline's bodyguard showed up to collect Sean Preston and Jayden James …
TMZ.com:
Britney Wheeled Out on a Gurney!!  —  OMG THE DRAMA!  TMZ is there as Britney Spears was just wheeled out of her home on a gurney by paramedics.  Look at that shot of her inside the ambulance — she's frickin' smiling!  Why God, why?!?  —  Once in the ambulance, paramedics can be seen trying …
People.com:
Lynne Spears Speaks: ‘Just Say Prayers’  —  “Britney Spears's mother is asking for “prayers” following the news of her daughter's hospitalization.  —  On Friday, Lynne Spears was “extremely distraught” on the phone, and said, “Just say prayers,” when reached by Access Hollywood.
Discussion: Access Hollywood and Daily Blabber
Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:
Brit's Assistant Used Hammer to Break Down Door  —  Britney Spears' assistant Alli Sims had to use brute force to pry the singer out of the bathroom where she had barricaded herself with son Jayden James late last night.  —  The drama began earlier that day at the child custody deposition …
People.com:
K-Fed's Attorney: ‘There Are No Winners Here’
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Perez Hilton:
Britney's Hospital Stay To Be Extended!
Discussion: The Bosh
TMZ.com:
K-Daddy Went to Court
Discussion: The Superficial
Veryvera / I'm Not Obsessed:
Britney Spears: ‘I Rather Die Than Let Him Have My Babies’
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NY Daily News:
A vivid look at Vivica Fox  —  Kill Bill" actress Vivica A. Fox is brushing off the claim that she's the latest star of a celebrity sex tape.  —  An unscrupulous boyfriend allegedly filmed the unsuspecting Fox as she performed oral sex on him, according to Internet reports.
Perez Hilton:
Brad Returns Home  —  The Jolie-Pitt's are in Missouri!  —  Bradley took Angie and the kids to Springfield this week to visit his family.  —  Their trip included a stop Wednesday at Arris' Pizza in Pitts's hometown.  —  The group included Pitt's parents, Jane and Bill, their adult children …
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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Takes Angelina Jolie and Kids Home to Mom
Discussion: Daily Blabber
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 …
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Kelly Osbourne's alcohol poisoning  —  Courtney Love may have bitterly fought allegations that she hooked Jack Osbourne on prescription pain pills, but Paris Hilton is openly embracing introducing Kelly Osbourne to booze.  On the way out of Noir in Vegas last weekend …
TMZ.com:
Order in Brit Case — Visitation Suspended  —  The Commish in the Brit case just issued his order and we got it first.  — K-Fed gets sole legal and physical custody.  Brit gets nothing.  —  Brit's visitation has been “suspended pending further order of the Court."  The order is in effect until January 14.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Crabbie's Hollywood
TMZ.com:
The Fat Lady Has Sung  —  The Brit/K-Fed court hearing is over, and we're told on Monday there will be a series of orders released to the public.  —  K-Fed never showed for the hearing today — he didn't have to, but he was around the courthouse earlier today.  Stacks of papers went to the judge.
Discussion: Hollyscoop and OH NO!!
 
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