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11:35 AM ET, January 9, 2008

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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 …
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.
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Jen Heger / PageSix.com:
Britney's Scared to Seek Help  —  Britney Spears knows that she needs psychological help, but is afraid to seek treatment because she fears she will lose her kids forever, a source close to the pop star tells PageSix.com exclusively.  —  The insider reveals that the troubled singer's meltdown …
Discussion: Love B. Scott
TMZ.com:
Spears Fam Attacks Phil: You Totally Betrayed Us!  —  Jamie and Lynne Spears slammed — and we mean slammed — Dr. Phil this morning, calling the way he handled his contact with Britney a betrayal, inappropriate and a total breach of their trust.  —  Spears family rep Lou Taylor told Meredith Vieira on the …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney's Family: Dr. Phil Violated Trust  —  Dr. Phil (left) and Lynne Spears  —  Britney Spears's family is accusing Dr. Phil McGraw of violating their trust by making public statements about his hospital visit with the troubled pop star and his call for her to receive therapy.
Jwieselman / PageSix.com:
Discussion: Love B. Scott
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez: Who Didn't Know I Was Pregnant?  —  Jennifer Lopez is amazed people were surprised when she finally unleashed the big secret and announced she was pregnant.  —  “I kind of feel like everybody knew anyway,” the singer tells Harper's Bazaar for its February issue.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez: I Don't Know if I'll Be a Working Mom  —  Time for some baby babble.  —  Two months after announcing her pregnancy at a Miami concert November 7, Jennifer Lopez — who is seven months along with twins — opens up to Harper's Bazaar in her first interview since sharing the happy news.
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Will Smith boosting Scientology  —  Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology.  —  Big stars traditionally distribute “wrap presents” to crew members after completing a film.  His recent gift after wrapping next summer's comedy …
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: Digital Spy and Daily Blabber
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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!”
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Cellulite and the city: Kim Cattrall's massive bikini bottoms fail to hide her dimpled thighs  —  Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall has often stripped off for her role as the racy Samantha - but in new scenes for the highly-anticipated big screen version she appears to have revealed rather more than she would have liked.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Tuning in Jamie Lynn
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 …
New York Post:
JOEY FUMES OVER VIDEO  —  AMY Fisher embraced her hard-core sex tape, but Joey Buttafuoco is supposedly furious about his.  The former Long Island sleazebag says “Joey Buttafuoco: Caught on Tape” - which is out this week and features him and his second wife, Evanka, going at it …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and WOW Report
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 …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Paula Abdul kicks off ‘Idol’ with a meltdown  —  Plus: Spears pregnancy 'normal'; ‘The Mole’ is back; Eminem not so slim  —  With only a week to go before the new season of “American Idol,” little things like airport meltdowns from judges — specifically Paula Abdul — become very newsworthy.
Discussion: CelebWarship
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.
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
 
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