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8:20 AM ET, January 7, 2008

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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
BRITNEY SPOTTED IN PALM DESERT WITHOUT PAPARAZZI  —  Troubled pop star Britney Spears surfaced today in Palm Desert with a male friend, a day after she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  —  A retired newspaper executive from Denver told Vegas Confidential that Spears was celebrating …
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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Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
We Told You First!  —  As PageSix.com revealed exclusively yesterday, Britney Spears has been spending time with her photographer boy-toy Adnan Ghalib since leaving Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  —  The pop tart checked out out of the psych ward where she was on a 72-hour psychiatric hold and headed home to Beverly Hills.
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
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 …
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.
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 …
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Doherty woos Winehouse
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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 …
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 …
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.
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
James / Mr Paparazzi's Blog:
Exclusive: Katie Price's New Boobs..  —  We caught up with Katie showing off her new figure in a tight t-shirt (matching daughter Princess Tiaamii's) in Australia.  It's also been rumoured that her boobs weren't the only thing that went under the knife and it's believed she's also had some work done …
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.
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Joe Jonas ‘Doing Great’ After Minor Spill  —  The Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas landed in the emergency room Saturday night after taking a small spill following a show in Atlantic City.  —  The pop-rock band's lead singer, 18, suffered a small cut when he tripped and hit his forehead on a grate …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Hollywood Grind
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Just Jared:
Hannah Montana is a Fake!
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 …
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 …
Perez Hilton:
A Spoonful Of RiRi Helps The Medicine Go Down, The Medicine Go Down  —  Rihanna makes it all better!  —  While other pop tarts and young Hollywood starlets spiral out of control, the Umbrella singer keeps calm and collected and utterly fabulous.  —  RiRi took her pooch, DJ …
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
 
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