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9:00 AM ET, January 9, 2008

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Ken Lee / People.com:
Lawyer: Cops Issued Restraining Order Against Britney Spears  —  LAPD officers slapped Britney Spears with a temporary restraining order last Thursday night during her custody standoff, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Called an “emergency protective order,” it is enforced for five business days.
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TMZ.com:
Why Brit Locked Herself in the Bathroom  —  TMZ has learned what triggered the drama last Thursday night that ended with Britney being strapped to a stretcher and carted off in an ambulance.  —  Unimpeachable sources tell TMZ Brit pitched a fit that she had to attend a deposition …
The Insider Online:
NEW VIDEO: JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT SPEAKS OUT!  —  See All: Jennifer Love Hewitt Ross McCall  —  JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT tells our THOMAS ROBERTS about the reaction to her statements on body image after the headline making shots of her on the beach.  —  Meanwhile, fiancé ROSS McCALL jokes, “I will never wear a bikini again!”
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New York Post:
KATE TAKES OVER FOR NICOLE  —  NICOLE Kidman's loss is Kate Winslet's gain.  On Monday, Page Six was first to report that Kidman had to drop out of producer Scott Rudin's movie “The Reader” due to her pregnancy.  Now, insiders tell us Winslet has agreed to star opposite Ralph Fiennes in the picture in which …
Discussion: Daily Blabber and Digital Spy
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New York Post:
LOVE THAT TUNE  —  WHAT'S Jamie Lynn Spears' favorite music at the moment?  Sources say Britney's pregnant kid sister is gaga over the soundtrack of red-hot flick “Juno,” which could be her own life story of a seemingly innocent 16-year-old girl who gets knocked up.
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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.
OK! Magazine:
World Britney Exclusive: “I Would Die For My Boys!”  —  The whole world watched last week as Britney Spears, locked inside her home with her youngest child, left even the most faithful fan questioning her ability to be a good parent to her two young boys, Sean Preston, 2, and 1-year-old Jayden James.
Discussion: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
Just Jared:
Happy Birthday, Zahara Jolie Pitt!  —  Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's third of four children, turns three today.  What a big girl she is now!  —  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRINCESS ZEE!  —  In related news, Don Cheadle accepted the Joel Siegel Award at the 2008 Critics' Choice Awards held …
Discussion: OH NO!!
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Date Night  —  Angelina Jolie isn't sobbing now that the Golden Globes are canceled.  —  “I'm not [upset],” she told reporters at the Critic's Choice Awards in L.A. last night.  “I'll just be home with my kids.  It's all right."  (See the night's sexy red carpet looks here.)
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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Kristin Boehm / People.com:   Britney Spared from Worst-Dressed Lists
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: WOW Report and F-Listed
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Fightin' ‘Coreys’ in rematch  —  A&E contracts for 10 more rounds  —  A&E Network is bringing back “The Two Coreys” to air out their grievances, giving a second-season pickup to the unscripted series starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman.  —  A&E has ordered 10 new half-hour episodes …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
ETonline:
JUST IN: BRITNEY SPOKE WITH BRITISH ACCENT AT HOSPITAL  —  ET has the latest...  Sources tell ET that BRITNEY SPEARS spoke with a British accent during her stay at Cedars-Sinai hospital last Friday.  While DR. PHIL wouldn't comment on that during our exclusive interview with him …
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In Touch Weekly:
What really happened when Britney was hospitalized
Discussion: X17 Online
omg!:
What is Johnny Depp made of?  Frogs' legs!  —  But the actor says his own would taste of frogs' legs.  —  In Tokyo for the Japan premiere of the film, which has been nominated for four Golden Globes, Depp was asked to imagine what he would taste like to a cannibal.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com and Celebrity OD
Moneycashhos / RADAR:
GOSSIP GIRL SERENA'S VAN DER NEWNOSEN  —  BEAK TWEAK Blake Lively, before (l.) and after (r.)  —  Hey Upper East Siders!  Gossip Girl here with a pop quiz: Which cast member had a bit of discreet work done on her nose before the show started filming?  —  That would be Blake Lively …
Discussion: Jezebel
New York Post:
CRACK THE WHIP  —  DON'T mess with Dita Von Teese's money.  The burlesque goddess is suing an LA-based dominatrix, Cynthia Butler, who, she claims, stole her half of the rights (and cash) to “Slick City,” a movie Von Teese made in 2001 with producer Bob Zahurak.
Daily Mail:
Do women prefer a man to be hairless or hirsute?  —  Pictures of Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke on holiday yesterday sparked a fierce debate among women.  —  For once, it wasn't the quality of his rumba or the passion of his tango that provoked so much comment, but the fact that his back and upper arms were extremely hairy.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Is Friday Baby Day for Christina Aguilera?  —  Is Friday the big day for Christina Aguilera?  —  A source tells me that's when the 27-year-old pop princess is scheduled to give birth by C-section to her and hubby Jordan Bratman's first baby!  —  Is it just me, or does it seem like Xtina has been pregnant for, like, ever?
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Arotondo / PageSix.com:
He's a Big Daddy
Jen Heger / PageSix.com:
Britney's Bad Boy Behind the Wheel
Discussion: That Other Blog
TMZ.com:
Don't Believe Suit Against Lindsay is Kaput
Elizabeth Wolff / PageSix.com:
Daughter-in-Law From Hell?
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
Rep: Benji Madden and Sophie Monk Are “Together and Very Happy”
OK! Magazine:
Britney's Back With a Vengeance!
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Katie Holmes looks good without Tom Cruise
Discussion: Glitterati Gossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tara Reid Has It Together
Discussion: The Real Juice …
TMZ.com:
Chyna's DWI? Dancing While Intoxicated?
Discussion: Dlisted, Allie Is Wired and OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Armpit Flaps Are In  —  Hollywood hos gotta show cleavage somehow.
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

CNBC:
Sources: Greek media company Antenna Group is in early talks to acquire Time from Marc Benioff, who bought the magazine in 2018 for $180M

 
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