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12:00 PM ET, January 8, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Britney's flash - and a liaison with ANOTHER photographer  —  Some have cruelly called her turbulent life a car crash and now it seems Britney Spears' can add motor troubles to her list of growing woes.  —  The volatile singer, whose silky camisole top was barely covering her cleavage …
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People.com:
Britney's (Latest) Wild Ride  —  First a meltdown, then a blowout.  —  After finally returning to her Studio City home from her forced hospitalization, Britney Spears ventured out in her car Monday evening, only to end up with a flat tire.  —  Driving her white Mercedes and accompanied by her assistant …
X17 Online:
BRITNEY BREAKS DOWN  —  Just an hour ago, Brit got a flat tire and here are the first of the pix — she's back home and she gave us the keys to her car!  —  Brit's Mercedes was towed from the 405 — she had driven miles down Sunset with the flat and merged onto the freeway before finally stopping.
Discussion: OH NO!! and If I Was A Millionaire
People.com:
Nicole Kidman Is Pregnant  —  Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child, her rep confirms.  —  “The couple are thrilled,” Catherine Olim says in a statement.  —  For Kidman, this will be her third child.  She and her former husband, Tom Cruise adopted …
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Extra:
‘Extra’ Confirms: Nicole Kidman Pregnant!  —  “Extra” has just confirmed that Nicole Kidman is pregnant.  Her rep tells “Extra,” “Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban confirmed today that they are expecting a baby.  The couple are thrilled.”
Baz Bamigboye / Daily Mail:
Nicole Kidman: 'I AM pregnant - and I'm thrilled'
Cele|bitchy:
Brad Pitt caught smoking joints with Steve O  —  Star Magazine has a doozy about how former pothead Brad Pitt was caught smoking a joint with Jackass star Steve O. It's covered in an article about how 44 year-old Pitt must feel old because he's getting Restalyne injections and working hard as a father to four kids.
Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Abandons Car on Street, Cops Impound Vehicle  —  The latest in Britney Spears' troubles: She had her Mercedes towed and impounded by police Monday night after abandoning it on L.A.'s busy Sunset Boulevard after suffering a flat tire.  —  Usmagazine.com was there as an irritated …
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Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:
Britney Gets Flat Tire, Abandons Mercedes on Roadside
Discussion: Digital Spy
Ken Lee / People.com:   Britney Spears's Car Impounded
People.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears Pictured with GED Book  —  It looks like Jamie Lynn Spears is hitting the books.  —  The 16-year-old pregnant star was photographed in Hammond, La. on Friday carrying a GED book, used to study for a high school equivalency degree.  —  Spears, who announced last month …
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Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears' Zoey 101 Gets Ratings Bump  —  The news that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant has turned out to be a boom for Nickelodeon .  —  Last Friday's season finale of the kid network's Zoey 101, which stars Spears, garnered 7.3 million viewers - more than double the show's  —  normal viewership.
Discussion: The Superficial
Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie shows she still has curves in the right places  —  In recent months fans have been concerned for Angelina Jolie's increasing weight loss.  Since the death of her mother last year, the beautiful actress has appeared gaunt and frail.  —  However they need worry no more …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
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People.com:
Brad & Angelina, Katie Holmes Step Out for Critics' Choice Awards  —  As the Golden Globes became the first awards-show casualty in the Hollywood writers strike, the Critics' Choice Awards fared better Monday - and with no picket lines in sight, that meant an all-star showing …
BBC:
Golden Globes ceremony scrapped
Discussion: Goss UK
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Racy pics may be Britney's next debacle  —  Plus: Who's the better Affleck bro?  Kid Rock Waffle House brawl, continued  —  The Scoop  —  As if Britney Spears' close friends and family didn't have enough to worry about, those close to the pop star reveal they're also fearful that her new beau …
The Smoking Gun:
Seinfeld, Wife Sued Over Cookbook  —  Author files plagiarism, defamation claim against celebrity couple  —  An author today sued Jerry Seinfeld's wife for allegedly plagiarizing a cookbook she wrote and also accused the comedian of defaming her as a “wacko” during an interview with David Letterman.
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Gerri Miller / People.com:
Cookbook Author Accuses Jerry Seinfeld's Wife of Plagiarism  —  Jessica Seinfeld, cookbook author and wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is being sued by the author of another kitchen how-to, accusing her of copyright infringement and defamation.  —  Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef …
X17 Online:
Britney's Rough Ride Recapped!  —  Just getting into the office?  Need a quick summary of Britney's latest escapade?  We've got you covered!  —  Britney seemed happy enough when we bumped into her - alone except for her assistant Carla - out in Hollywood last night.
Discussion: Extra
X17 Online:
Britney's Got Shock Value  —  Her music of choice for evening outings?  — Timbaland's “Shock Value,” of course!  —  So, here's what Brit talked about while our photog was driving her home:  —  “Can you take me to the Summit house, please?"  —  Then she hopped in and rode shotgun ...
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Wizbang Pop!
Daily Mail:
Pregnant Christina Aguilera shows off her HUGE baby bump in a tiny tight dress  —  Singer Christina Aguilera looked ready to burst as she enjoyed one of her last nights of freedom before the birth of her baby.  —  The heavily pregnant pop star was out in Santa Monica with her husband …
Discussion: MollyGood, Gawker and Bitten and Bound
New York Post:
MARY JO SEETHES OVER AMY TAPE  —  AMY Fisher's hawking of her sex tape is making Mary Jo Buttafuoco sick.  “She's no Jenna Jameson, she's just a porn star [out] to make money.  She tried to kill somebody, and now you're making money off it,” the ex-wife of Joey Buttafuoco fumed to Steve Grillo on hardrockradiolive.com.
New York Post:
PORTABLE CHILD  —  KATE Moss is trying her hand at the “be your daughter's best friend and not her mother” thing.  The hard-partying model and her rocker boyfriend, Jamie Hince, apparently couldn't find a baby sitter for her 5-year- old daughter, Lila Grace, on New Year's Eve …
Discussion: Celebrity Mound
 
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