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11:55 AM 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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ETonline:
DR. PHIL'S EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT TO ET ON BRITNEY  —  ET has the details...  DR. PHIL offers ET his candid impressions of BRITNEY SPEARS' current condition:  —  “My meeting with Britney and some of her family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever …
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.
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 …
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James Tapper / Daily Mail:
Diana author names Tom Cruise as ‘World Number Two in Scientology’  —  World Exclusive: Contents of Andrew Morton's biography of Cruise revealed ... and the star's fury over shocking claims  —  Star's fury over claims by Diana author Andrew Morton:  —  Tom Cruise has become the de-facto second …
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 …
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OK! Magazine:
Britney's Release Has Kevin “Freaked Out”  —  Despite winning full custody of his two sons on Friday, Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is livid about Brit's surprising release after only 36 hours of psychiatric evaluation.  And, a source close to K-Fed reveals exclusively to OK!, that's caused him to beef up security.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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.
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.
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
Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Amy enjoys the sun with her ex-boyfriend as husband Blake sits behind bars  —  As her husband remains behind bars, troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been enjoying herself in the Caribbean with an ex-lover, I can reveal.  —  The 24-year-old has been relishing the sand and surf with her former flame …
Discussion: CelebWarship
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Lucy Panton / News of the World:   Amy Winehouse in clear...
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 …
Perez Hilton:
The Cops Are At Britney's House!  AGAIN!!!!  —  Thankfully no one is hurt and no major incident has happened.  —  Police are at Brit Brit's home to control the paparazzi and the media assembled outside her gated community, The Summit.  —  The Insider is reporting:
Discussion: Celebrity Mound
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The Insider Online:   Police Arrive Outside Britney's Gated Community
Jefferson Reid / E! Online:
Britney Insider: She's “Doing a Lot Better”
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: OH NO!!
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Lynne Spears Has a Lot to Mourn  —  While her daughter Britney checked out of the hospital and drove aimlessly around the streets of L.A., Lynne Spears was in tears 1900 miles away, crying as she laid flowers at her sister's grave at the Tangipahoa cemetery in Louisiana.
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TMZ.com:
Brit Breaks Down While Mom Mourns
Discussion: OH NO!! and CelebWarship
Ewolff / PageSix.com:
Britney Meets Up With Adnan  —  Paparazzo turned Brit boy-toy, Adnan Ghalib, has intercepted Britney Spears this afternoon as she was driving around L.A., PageSix.com has exclusively learned.  —  Sources close to Sam Lutfi are telling PageSix.com that Sam is genuinely concerned because Britney is at her most vulnerable right now.
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 …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Wendy Wayrad
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Jack Black to Be a Dad Again  —  Jack Black and wife Tanya Haden are adding another baby to their family, the actor said Saturday.  —  “Yes, she's expecting,” Black told reporters at the Be Kind Rewind press day at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.  He declined to name a due date.
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
SHOCKER!  WGA To Announce Side Deal With Tom Cruise's United Artists; Now Studio Moguls Mad At MGM's Sloan  —  (Keep refreshing for the latest updates...)  —  SATURDAY UPDATE: I've just been told that the Hollywood/Big Media CEOs who belong to the AMPTP are furious at MGM chairman Harry Sloan for …
 
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