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4:30 PM ET, January 8, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Eminem — Not Slim Anymore; Big Health Scare!  —  TMZ has learned Eminem was rushed to the hospital over the holidays.  —  We're told Em was taken to a Detroit-area hospital for a serious heart condition and severe pneumonia.  Sources tell TMZ Em's weight has ballooned to over 200 lbs.
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Us Weekly:
Report: Britney Spoke in a British Accent at Hospital  —  Entertainment Tonight is reporting that Britney Spears spoke with a British accent during her short stay at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last Friday.  —  It isn't the first time she changed her voice.
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 …
The Insider Online:
Britney Latest: She Spoke With British Accent At Hospital
Discussion: Gossip Genius
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
George Takes a Swipe at Jamie Lynn  —  There isn't a celebrity in Hollywood that George Clooney doesn't know (or can't at least get a hold of in 30 minutes or less) but it appears that there is one star he is not interested in spending any time with: Jamie Lynn Spears.
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Michael Starr / New York Post:
SPEARS BABY BOOM  —  BEST ‘ZOEY’ RATINGS EVER  —  NOTHING like a good, juicy scandal to goose the ratings.  —  Last Friday's season-ending episode of “Zoey 101,” starring pregnant, 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, averaged 7.3 million viewers - a huge audience for cable and more-than-double the Nickelodeon show's season average.
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 …
Arotondo / PageSix.com:   Britney's Aunt Fears She'll Kill Herself
Us Weekly:
Zahara Turns 3!  —  There's a birthday in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's household: daughter Zahara turns 3 today!  —  Pitt and Jolie (who rocked the red carpet at last night's Critics' Choice Awards) adopted Zahara in Ethiopia in 2005 (her name means “flower” in Swahili).
Discussion: X17 Online
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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
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.
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Kewgr / RADAR:
BRAD PITT MUSEUM DREAMS DEMOLISHED
Discussion: Ayyyy!
People.com:
Pregnant Nicole Kidman Drops Out of Movie  —  Nicole Kidman will be a slightly less busy working mom.  —  The actress, whose pregnancy was announced Monday, has withdrawn from the film adaptation of The Reader, it has been confirmed to PEOPLE.  —  Based on German author Bernhard Schlink's …
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MSNBC:
Scandal behind the Penn split  —  Plus: Mariah wants 'robot voice'; Shaquille O'Neal makes up for lost time  —  Though Sean Penn and soon-to-be ex-wife Robin Wright remain tight-lipped about the events leading to their breakup, Star Magazine reveals the sordid details of their last weekend together.
Us Weekly:
Posh Spice Tops Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed List  —  MR. BLACKWELL'S 48TH ANNUAL WORST-DRESSED WOMEN LIST  —  10.)  Alison Arngrim: “Little Nellie of the prairie, looks like a 1940's fashion editor for the Farmers Almanac."  —  9.)  Lindsay Lohan: “Lindsay the fashion frenzy strikes again!
Discussion: Dlisted and LAist
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Jana Winter / PageSix.com:
Posh is Mr. Blackwell's Worst-Dressed!  —  Mr. Blackwell, fashion critic and designer, has released his 48th annual Worst-Dressed Women list.  For the most part, we think he's got it right, although maybe not in the right order.  And except for the last one.  We don't even want to know how she ended up on the list.
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Paris Hilton Drunken Vagina Exclusive of the Day  —  Some sleazy motherf**ker from LA went to LAX this past Sunday and saw that Paris Hilton was there.  He snapped off some shots of her being the drunken cokewhore that she is and sent them to me.  I thought these were just the boring standard Paris …
Discussion: F-Listed
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Daily Mail:
Paris attempts to go incognito with black wig but fails miserably
Scott Huver / People.com:
Katherine Heigl's Honeymoon Highlight?  The Piña Coladas!  —  Katherine Heigl still had that honeymoon glow as she walked the red carpet Monday night for the L.A. premiere of her romantic comedy 27 Dresses.  —  So what does the actress - who wed musician Josh Kelley Dec. 23 during …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Best Week Ever
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AOL News:
Miley Cyrus in Possible ‘Montana’ Scandal  —  Fans of Miley Cyrus forked over hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of dollars to see the young tween star perform her ‘Hannah Montana’ concert live.  But during the show, they may not always be seeing Cyrus herself.
E! Online:
Brit Slams Brakes on Weekend Romance  —  Exercising a bit of uncharacteristic caution (finally!), Britney Spears abruptly pulled the plug on her whirlwind weekend with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and returned alone Monday to her Beverly Hills abode, a source close to Brit exclusively tells E!'s own Ryan Seacrest.
PR Newswire:
Red Light District to Distribute Joey Buttafuoco Sex Video  —  ‘Joey Buttafuoco: Caught on Tape’ Will Be Available to Consumers in February 2008  —  Red Light District, a leading production company that specializes in hard-core “gonzo” films, today announced it acquired the rights to distribute …
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New York Post:
MARY JO SEETHES OVER AMY TAPE
ESPN:
Report: Golf Channel anchor apologizes for ‘lynch’ remark  —  Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman has apologized after saying during Friday's telecast of the PGA Tour's opening event that today's young players should “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley."  —  A spokesman for the network …
Starpulse.com:
Sean Penn Accused Of Infidelity  —  Sean Penn was served with divorce papers by his wife Robin after the actress allegedly found him in bed with two other women.  —  Magazine Star has revealed details of the couple's last weekend together and claimed the Mystic River star was caught being unfaithful to his partner of 11 years.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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 …
 
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Armpit Flaps Are In  —  Hollywood hos gotta show cleavage somehow.
New York Post:
DIRTY CLOTHES ‘SUIT’
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TMZ.com:
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X17 Online:
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