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9:45 AM ET, January 7, 2008

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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.”
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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.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Dr. Phil: Britney's Family Asked Me to See Her  —  Spears (left) and Dr. Phil  —  Dr. Phil McGraw's visit with Britney Spears in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was instigated by her family shortly after the pop star was admitted to the facility, the TV therapist confirmed on CBS's The Early Show Monday.
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.
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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
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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
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 …
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.
 
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