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4:35 PM ET, January 6, 2008

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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.
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Rav Singh / News of the World:
K-Fed's call to cops: 'Britney's got a gun'  —  K-Fed feared Britney would use the pistol HE gave her  —  She took 100 pills in 36 hours  —  Rambling star tried to buy kids from him for $100m  —  She was like something from ‘Exorcist’ in hospital  —  A panic call from Britney Spears …
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Britney Spears's Dad Jamie Breaks Down  —  A father's nightmare took a turn for the worst.  After keeping watch of his daughter at Cedars-Sinai hospital, Britney Spears's dad Jamie Spears broke into tears shortly after her discharge Saturday morning.  —  “Jamie was really upset,” a source tells PEOPLE, “He was in tears.
X17 Online:
Britney's Dad Speaks Out — You Won't Believe What He Said ...  X17 caught up with Jamie Spears today and asked him how his daughter is doing and about the events that have transpired over the past 48 hours and today, with Britney leaving the hospital and he had only one comment for us: “Go Tigers!”
Discussion: The Real Juice … and 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 …
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
New Book Makes Shocking Allegations About Tom Cruise  —  A new book by Princess Diana's biographer makes some astonishing claims about Tom Cruise and the hold that Scientology has over every aspect of his life.  —  In Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, Andrew Morton launches …
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
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Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Amy enjoys the sun with her ex-boyfriend as husband Blake sits behind bars
Discussion: CelebWarship
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
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!
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
Just Jared:
Hannah Montana is a Fake!  —  We've got a faker on our hands!  —  During the Best of Both Worlds Tour, The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, aka Hanna Montana, rock out to the song “We Got The Party (With Us)."  —  Watch the YouTube video below and start watching closely at timestamp 2:15.
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!!
Carole Aye Maung / News of the World:
Lindsay Lohan beds Italian six hours after meeting him  —  A LUCKY rock drummer has told how he bumped into Hollywood babe Lindsay Lohan... and she DRAGGED him to her bed.  —  Wildchild Lindsay, 21, threw herself at stunned stranger Alessandro diNunzio in a bar at the Capri Film Festival.
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!!
FemaleFirst:
Keira Knightley Pledges To Take More Breaks.  —  Keira Knightley Pledges To Take More Breaks....  Keira Knightley is desperate to cut down the number of movies she signs up for - because she's sick of “living to work".  —  The British beauty has leapt from one big screen production …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
The Sun:
Mel B and Posh get a bit Spicy  —  MEL B makes sure VICTORIA BECKHAM's front is for real as the SPICE GIRLS take the stage at London's O2 Arena this week.  —  Should Mel's new hubby STEPHEN BELAFONTE be worried?  —  Meanwhile, rights to the girls' songs are up for grabs in a £75m music sell-off.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests  —  In an unusual act of unity emerging from the screenwriters' strike, two of television's late-night hosts, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC, will appear on each other's shows on Thursday.  —  The appearances were confirmed …
 
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