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1:20 PM ET, January 5, 2008

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Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:
Britney Sedated, Refusing Visitors  —  Britney Spears is sedated and resting in the psychiatric unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  A family insider tells PageSix.com that the singer requested that no visitors be admitted and her doctors agreed.  —  Related Articles  —  Britney Loses Kids
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Veryvera / I'm Not Obsessed:
Britney Spears: ‘I Rather Die Than Let Him Have My Babies’
Discussion: poponthepop.com and popbytes
Us Weekly:
Due To Writers' Strike, Golden Globes Will Air Without Celebrities  —  The good news about the Golden Globes is that NBC announced on Friday that, despite the ongoing Hollywood writers strike, next Sunday's awards broadcast will go on.  —  The bad news: It appears no celebrities will be attending.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Gabby Babble
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Stars Won't Attend Golden Globe Awards  —  Golden Globe-nominated actors and presenters won't attend the televised award show Jan. 13 because of the writers' strike, the Screen Actors Guild announced Friday.  —  “After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives …
Discussion: Pittwatch.com
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Penelope Cruz, Sister Engage in Lesbian Lip-Lock  —  LOS ANGELES — Penelope Cruz may have been nominated for an Oscar last year, but this year, the “Volver” star spices up her younger brother's music video with a lesbian lip-lock.  And the other woman in the scene is ... her sister.
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The Superficial:
Penelope Cruz shares a lesbian kiss with a special someone  —  In these screenshots Penelope Cruz plays some sort of hot lesbian librarian in her brother Eduardo Cruz's new music video “Cosas Que Contar."  And who's that woman Penelope is kissing, you ask?  Maybe it's, oh I dunno, her sister Monica.
Discussion: Jen's Juice
Us Weekly:
Alli Sims Didn't Break Down Door to Get to Britney Spears  —  Britney Spears' cousin and former assistant Alli Sims was not involved with rescuing the singer during her breakdown last night.  —  PageSix.com reported Sims used “brute force to pry the singer out of the bathroom …
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TMZ.com:
Brit Pitches Fit  —  We are hearing from multiple sources that Britney Spears is throwing a fit on the 7th floor of Cedars-Sinai.  She is demanding to leave, screaming at the staff, will not lay or sit still, we're told.  —  From all indications, she is being held on a 5150, which means she is a danger to herself and others.
Discussion: OH NO!!
People.com:
K-Fed's Attorney: ‘There Are No Winners Here’  —  Attorneys for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline met in an emergency closed-door session Friday following the pop singer's 72-hour lockdown for a mental evaluation.  —  Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, wants the judge to suspend …
TMZ.com:
Brit Probably Bipolar  —  TMZ has even more evidence now that this is NOT a case of substance abuse.  As we already reported, we're told Brit has all the symptoms of what appears to be some sort of bipolar disorder.  This is becoming the universal operating theory from people in both Brit and K-Fed's camps.
Discussion: Dlisted and E! Online
Michael K / Dlisted:
Picture Perfect  —  Oh please!  He totally called the paps!  Michael Lohan met Lindsay Lohan at JFK yesterday.  Linds was returing from Italy where she was being honored for being a skank mess at the Capri Film Festival.  Linds and daddy gave a each other little hug and then Linds gave …
Discussion: Just Jared and OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
My New Favorite Couple  —  Very rarely do I look at pictures and have nothing bad to say.  This has happened to me today with the beautiful Zoe Kravitz and her boyfriend Ben Foster.  Zoe is Lenny's daughter and Ben is was in X-Men or something like that.  So lovely and so precious.
Discussion: URBAN-HOOPLA.COM …
Jessica Herdon / People.com:
Rapper T.I. and His Girlfriend Expecting a Baby  —  Rapper T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) and his on again, off again girlfriend Tameka “Tiny” Cottle of the '90s R&B group Xscape, are expecting another child together, the musician's rep confirms.  —  Cottle, 32, recently posted the news …
Bonnie Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Britney to Mom & Sis!  Look How Far I'll Go to Get You Out of My Spotlight!  —  After her 16 year old sister Jamie Lynn Spears announced that she was pregnant and commandeered world headlines, the covers of Star and numerous other celebrity news weeklies, Britney knew she would have to do something BIG!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Popdirt.com
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: StarsOrbis and Daily Blabber
WorldStar Media Player:
Vivica Fox Sex Tape Snippit- Givin Good Brizzle?  PG -13 Version (Is This Really Her)?  Via Mediatakeout  —  WHY DO PEOPLE GO TO THEIR SITES THEY HAVE FAKE STORYS LIKE “Women claims Bill Cosby gave her herpes” WHO THE F**K WOULD BELIVE THAT ALL THEIR STORYS ARE FAKE OR EXAGGERATED!!!  SPREAD THE WORD
MarketWatch:
Jay Leno could face disciplinary action from WGA  —  Decision to write ‘Tonight Show’ monologue violated union's strike rules  —  CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno could face disciplinary action from the Writers Guild of America for writing his monologue while the nearly 2-month-old writers strike continues.
Joy A / poponthepop.com:
Look at Scarlett Johansson!  —  Scarlett Johansson was in Iowa yesterday, supporting Barack Obama.  She even gave a 15-minute speech to the crowd!  Scar Jo signed autographs, took pictures and gave guys like the one below a boner.  —  source
Discussion: Glitterati Gossip and Wendy Wayrad
POPSUGAR:
Pamela Anderson Moves On  —  2 hours 1 min ago by PopSugar 448 Views … As her divorce goes forward, Pamela Anderson sought comfort in the arms of someone else last night: the mascot of the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team.  Pam was in Canada with some friends to catch a game after her NYE promo duties in Las Vegas.
 
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