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9:20 AM ET, January 7, 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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Ken Lee / People.com:
Source: Britney Tested Free of Alcohol, Drugs  —  Britney Spears tested free of illegal drugs and alcohol during her two-night stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a reliable source tells PEOPLE.  —  “She tested clean,” the source says.  “This lady is as clean as clean can be, and has been for some time.”
Us Weekly:
Report: Britney Spears Turned Up in Palm Desert With Photographer Beau  —  Despite a swarm of photographers outside her Beverly Hills home, Britney Spears escaped unnoticed — to the Daily Grill restaurant in Palm Desert with her photographer beau Adnan Ghalib.
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: Yeeeah!, Blowing Smoke and Us Weekly
New York Post:
‘PREGNANT’ NICOLE QUITS FILM  —  January 7, 2008 — NICOLE Kidman's rep has spent the last week tirelessly shooting down reports that the flame-haired actress is pregnant as “unreliable gossip” - but we're not buying it for one second, and here's why:  —  Page Six has heard from extremely …
MSNBC:
Another Lohan lover dishes on bedroom romps  —  Plus: Shocking claims in new book about Cruise; Leo DiCaprio's pricey potty  —  You know how everybody has a “type"?  Turns out Lindsay Lohan likes 'em chatty.  Following in the footsteps of Lindsay's blabby rehab ex Riley Giles …
Claire Bates / Daily Mail:
Mel B grabs a handful of Victoria's breast assets  —  Mel B spiced up the girlband's latest show by getting hands on with Victoria Beckham.  —  The 32-year-old singer grabbed a handful of her bandmate's boob at last night's show at the London O2 Arena.  —  Scroll down for more...
New York Post:
SHAQ'S HAREM  —  DIVORCE-bound Shaquille O'Neal isn't letting the grass grow under his sizable feet.  An in-the-know female cabby from South Beach who's driven the $20 million-a-year Miami Heat center tells Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden: “Every time Shaq is in town, I get the call …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
Just Jared:
The Jonas Brothers Meet Christie Brinkley  —  The Jonas Brothers — Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15 — pose backstage at their Atlantic City, New Jersey concert with supermodel Christie Brinkley, 53, and her kids and their friends.  —  Christie's 12-year-old son is Jack Paris (far right) and his father is developer Richard Taubman.
Discussion: dailystab.com
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New York Post:
BEACH BOTHERS  —  NICOLLETTE Sheridan may have looked smokin' in her bikini shots taken on St. Barts, where she vacationed with fiancé Michael Bolton last week, but her attitude was not so hot.  A fellow beach-goer overheard a staffer at Hotel Taiwana, where the duo stayed, moaning about their behavior.
Andrew Williams / Metro.co.uk:
Gyllenhaal talks sexy underwear  —  Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is best known for her role in saucy S&M flick Secretary.  She has also appeared in big-budget fare such as World Trade Center and replaces Katie Holmes as Batman's lawyer girlfriend Rachel Dawes in forthcoming sequel The Dark Knight.
Discussion: Just Jared
Contactmusic.com:
AMY WINEHOUSE - WINEHOUSE CLEARED OF BRIBERY CHARGES  —  AMY WINEHOUSE will not face any charges in relation to a bribery plot involving her jailed husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL.  The Rehab singer was released on bail in December (07) after turning herself in at a London police station …
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
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Sunday Mirror:
Doherty woos Winehouse
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Blowing Smoke
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.
canada.com:
Bif Naked ‘ready for the fight’  —  VANCOUVER - Vancouver rocker Bif Naked has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  —  The platinum-selling singer broke the news today in a candid radio interview with George Stroumboulopoulos.  It comes just three months after her highly-publicized wedding …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
Rich Juzwiak / Vh1 Blog:
I Love New York 2 Reunion Blog Party  —  Happily Ever After?  —  Posted at 10:26PM EST  —  And so, Tailor Made presented New York with his divorce papers, proposed to her and then carried her off into the sunset.  Think it'll last?  —  Comment Now!  Wise Behavior?  —  Posted at 10:11PM EST
Daily Mail:
McCartney, looking shipshape after his surgery  —  It wasn't a yellow submarine.  But it was all Sir Paul McCartney needed to show that he is in good health after his heart operation.  —  A friend revealed he had had the surgery in September but said fans have nothing to worry about - as this picture proves.
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 …
 
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