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11:50 PM ET, January 6, 2008

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People.com:
Britney Spears Escapes L.A. with Photographer Pal  —  Britney Spears has done the impossible since her discharge early Saturday morning from Cedars-Sinai hospital: slipping out of her Beverly Hills home undetected despite the constant vigil of paparazzi and media outside.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
BRITNEY SPOTTED IN PALM DESERT WITHOUT PAPARAZZI  —  Troubled pop star Britney Spears surfaced today in Palm Desert with a male friend, a day after she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  —  A retired newspaper executive from Denver told Vegas Confidential that Spears was celebrating …
TMZ.com:
Brit Blindsided by Phil — Hospital Acts Curiously  —  TMZ has learned Dr. Phil's visit with Britney Spears was not exactly as advertised.  —  People on the 7th floor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center say the doctor arrived about 7:30 AM Saturday.  We're told Britney did not invite him in; she didn't even know he was coming.
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
We Told You First!  —  As PageSix.com revealed exclusively yesterday, Britney Spears has been spending time with her photographer boy-toy Adnan Ghalib since leaving Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  —  The pop tart checked out out of the psych ward where she was on a 72-hour psychiatric hold and headed home to Beverly Hills.
Djews / myLifetime.com:
DJEWS  — I can't tell you how much this show moved me.  I think I cried a few times, actually.  I can totally relate to Layla's feelings about her body...I'm short and have struggled with my weight for a long time, and it's been a long time since I really felt beautiful or sexy.
James / Mr Paparazzi's Blog:
Exclusive: Katie Price's New Boobs..  —  We caught up with Katie showing off her new figure in a tight t-shirt (matching daughter Princess Tiaamii's) in Australia.  It's also been rumoured that her boobs weren't the only thing that went under the knife and it's believed she's also had some work done …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Friends: Britney Suffers from ‘Psychological Disease’  —  Britney Spears has “suffered from a psychological disease for years,” says a source close to the singer.  —  Two separate sources who are acquaintances of the family believe the singer has never been formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Joe Jonas ‘Doing Great’ After Minor Spill  —  The Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas landed in the emergency room Saturday night after taking a small spill following a show in Atlantic City.  —  The pop-rock band's lead singer, 18, suffered a small cut when he tripped and hit his forehead on a grate …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Hollywood Grind
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Just Jared:
Hannah Montana is a Fake!
Mark Gray / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari Turns 21 with Vegas Bash  —  Kristin Cavallari won't divulge whether she will be joining MTV's The Hills, only saying that “it's a great show."  But she's already partying like the cast - celebrating her 21st birthday in Las Vegas.  —  The former Laguna Beach star marked …
Discussion: Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Victoria tries out a fruity new look as an under-ripe banana while David has a grey day  —  Victoria Beckham had a night on the town looking like a bowl of fruit - banana yellow dress, bright orange fake tan and her cleavage resembled another piece of fruit.  —  Scroll down for more ...
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Brandon Davis Booted From the Four Seasons  —  Add Brandon"Greasy Bear" Davis to the list of celebrities no longer allowed inside the Four Seasons Hotel.  The whole Davis family has been on holiday in Maui, Hawaii where, no shocker, Brandon has been up to no good.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Perez Hilton:
A Spoonful Of RiRi Helps The Medicine Go Down, The Medicine Go Down  —  Rihanna makes it all better!  —  While other pop tarts and young Hollywood starlets spiral out of control, the Umbrella singer keeps calm and collected and utterly fabulous.  —  RiRi took her pooch, DJ …
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney Beware!  Adnan Is Setting You Up!  —  X17 sources have confirmed that the photo agency that works with Adnan Ghalib, the photographer who has befriended Britney, is actively pitching the story of Adnan's relationship with Brit and pictures of the two of them together …
Discussion: OH NO!!
Elyse Sewell:
worst weekend olympics  —  Think you had a s**tty weekend?  Nah.  Why not compare it to mine?  —  1.)  On the drive home (home?) from Albuquerque to Portland, my ex-boyfriend got s**tfaced and roughed me up in a Sacramento hotel.  I escaped from the room through a blitzkrieg of violence …
Sunday Mirror:
Doherty woos Winehouse  —  WHO says Amy Winehouse is off her head?  The mixed-up singer reacted just like any other girl when potty Pete Doherty came on heavy.  —  ...She was so upset that she burst into tears and threw him out of her flat.  —  It all started with a cat …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Blowing Smoke
New York Post:
LOHAN'S LATEST?  —  BILLIONAIRE heir turned art dealer Andy Valmorbida may be yet another man caught in Lindsay Lohan's web.  Despite recent reports, a source claims Lohan wasn't paid any money by Valmorbida to unofficially endorse Ariva tobacco lozenges, with which she's been photographed …
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
Jim Windolf / Vanity Fair:
My Indiana Jones Crackpot Theory  —  There will be more after “Indy IV."  —  I think I may owe readers and my editors an apology, given how I handled the story on the making of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ("Keys to the Kingdom," Vanity Fair, February 2008).
Discussion: Cinematical and /Film
 
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