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3:30 PM ET, January 5, 2008

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BREAKING NEWS: BRITNEY RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL  —  Sources tell ET that the pop star was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this morning via an underground tunnel.  —  More news is forthcoming, so please stay tuned to ET for more details!
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.
Jen Heger / PageSix.com:
An Extended Hospital Stay for Britney  —  Britney Spears' treatment won't be over when her 72-hour psychiatric hold expires on Sunday night.  —  The troubled pop star will be going into extended inpatient psychiatric care at an undisclosed location in California, a family insider told PageSix.com exclusively.
Ewolff / PageSix.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Dr Phil's Bedside Visit to Britney Spears  —  Dr. Phil McGraw paid Britney Spears an unexpected visit at her Cedar Sinai psych bed this morning, PageSix.com has exclusively learned.  —  The sedatives that Britney Spears has been on since she was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center …
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X17 Online:
Britney Visited By Dr. Phil?  —  Britney Spears had a surprise guest when she woke up this morning - Dr. Phil McGraw!  —  Page Six is reporting that the TV shrink, a friend to the Spears family, stopped by the pop star's psych bed for a few minutes.  —  Unfortunately, while Page Six's source …
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, E! Online and Faded Youth Blog
Ewolff / PageSix.com:
Britney Sprung from Hospital  —  Britney Spears has checked out of Cedar Sinai Medical Center hospital after demanding to be released, PageSix.com has learned.  —  Sources exclusively tell us that she demanded to leave after Dr. Phil McGraw stopped by her psych ward bedroom for an unscheduled visit.
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
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Britney Trying to Check Out of the Psych Ward After Dr. Phil Visit  —  The sedatives that Britney Spears has been on since she was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. in the early hours of Friday morning appear to have worn off — and she's acting out.
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
What Will Happen to Britney?  —  Isolation, psychological evaluations and unfamiliar surroundings: that's what life is like for Britney Spears while she continues her 72-hour mental lockdown at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A.  —  Here's what experts tell PEOPLE about Spears's lockdown conditions …
Discussion: That Other Blog
TMZ.com:
Britney Takes Phil Pill  —  And guess what else we've confirmed ...  TMZ has learned that Dr. Phil paid a visit to Brit this morning — and she could return the favor next week by appearing on “The Dr. Phil Show."  —  The show is taping a special about Britney Spears on Monday, which will air on Wednesday.
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: L.A. Rag Mag and Pittwatch.com
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
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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!!
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 …
 
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