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12:45 PM ET, January 14, 2008

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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Brit's married man not cutting ties with wife  —  Plus: ‘Office’ star says Hollywood is a meritocracy; weekend box office  —  Britney Spears' newest constant companion, Adnan Ghalib, might be “happily dating” Spears as Ghalib's photo agency claims, but a source close to Ghalib's wife …
Nikhita Mahajan / SundayMirror.co.uk:
Is Beyonce pregnant?  —  PALS HINT AT SINGER'S JOY MUM-TO-BE 1  —  Since her secret wedding last month, Beyonce Knowles has been glowing even more than usual.  —  And friends are suggesting the marriage isn't the only thing she has kept under wraps.  —  Sources close to the Crazy …
TMZ.com:
Brit Goes Crazy ... and British!  —  Showing off one of her British personalities yesterday, Britney Spears went off on the paparazzi — screaming “I'm f**king over it!” over and over at the top of her lungs.  —  TMZ caught Spears pulling a Madonna with paparazzo boyfriend Adnan Ghalib at Macy's yesterday afternoon.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
When The Stalker Becomes The Prey  —  Brit Brit and Adnan created a media frenzy when they went shopping in Studio City yesterday.  Adnan forgot who he used to be and screamed and pushed at his peers to move out of the way.  Suddenly his s**t doesn't stink and he's too good.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Dannielynn May Undergo Eye Surgery  —  Larry Birkhead tells Entertainment Tonight that his daughter Dannielynn suffers from “strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes.  —  “I've been taking her to the doctors and ...  [mom] Anna [Nicole Smith] had taken Dannielynn to the doctor …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Dannielynn Smith Battles Eye Problem  —  Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, who celebrated her first birthday in September, is battling an eye problem.  —  “She has strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes,” her father, Larry Birkhead, 34, tells Entertainment Tonight …
Discussion: ETonline and Celebrity Baby Blog
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney ‘Strongly Advised’ by Lawyers to Attend Hearing  —  Britney Spears has been “strongly advised” by her legal team to attend a custody hearing Monday, a reliable source tells PEOPLE.  —  “Absolutely she's been advised to show,” the source says.  “Her attendance is important.”
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Now Britney Spears hires paparazzo boyfriend as her personal assistant  —  The British boyfriend of Britney Spears is being paid by the fallen pop star to act as her glorified gofer, it has been revealed.  —  Photographer Adnan Ghalib is earning several thousand pounds a week for his services …
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Mary J. Blige named in steroid report  —  Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige blasted a report Sunday night linking her and other A-list celebrities to doctors and pharmacists targeted in a statewide steroid investigation.  —  Blige was identified in the Albany Times Union Sunday as being among …
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereohyped
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Associated Press:
PROBERS EYE RAPPERS ON 'ROIDS
TMZ.com:
Will Britney Show?  — Watch and Learn  —  TMZ is live at the L.A. County Courthouse for what will be a make-or-break hearing in the Britney Spears custody saga.  Will Brit show or will she blow it off?  We're all over it.  Sources tell us that the Commissioner will hear Britney's testimony …
Michael K / Dlisted:
4 Ugly Words: New York Sex Tape  —  Mediatakeout claims they have a sex tape featuring reality TV's least favorite tranny, New York.  I think her mom, Mister Patterson, is reality TV's favorite tranny.  The tape isn't long, but features some dude giving it to some tranny from the back.
Nick Denton / Gawker:
“We are the way to happiness”  —  Andrew Morton's biography of Tom Cruise, though it's brought threats of a $100m lawsuit, has emboldened other critics of the increasingly rabid Hollywood star.  Mark Ebner, the investigative reporter, just emailed us links to some Scientology promotional videos.
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Cele|bitchy:   Tom Cruise in Scientology Promotional Rant Video Quickly Removed
TMZ.com:
“Pulp” Writer Popped for DUI After Fatal Crash  —  The guy who co-wrote “Pulp Fiction” with Quentin Tarantino was arrested today on suspicion of manslaughter and felony DUI, after the car he was driving crashed, injuring his wife and killing his other passenger.
Discussion: PageSix.com and WOW Report
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Caris Davis / People.com:
Photographer: Björk Attacked Me  —  Singer-songwriter Björk allegedly attacked a photographer - ripping his shirt in half - after he snapped her early-morning arrival at Auckland International Airport, the New Zealand Herald reported Monday.  —  “I got about three or four frames of her …
Discussion: Jezebel
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Britney's Boys Don't Miss Her!  —  Trying to keep Sean Preston and Jayden James in her custody led to the standoff at Britney Spears' anything-but-OK corral on January 4, but it appears that all the drama was all for naught.  Britney's sons have been staying with their father, Kevin Federline …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Mr Paparazzi's Blog:
We Almost Forgot...  That Katie Price plans to sell her discarded silicone implants on eBay!  We wonder how long we'll have to wait till they pop up!?  We've got a feeling it may be a while.  After all we can't be the only people that think her boobs look er, well how do we say this delicately? continue reading...
NEWS.com.au:
Jenna Jameson retires from porn … We welcome your comments on this story.  Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited.  Please provide your full name.  We also require a working email address - not for publication, but for verification.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Tony Romo's Vacation With Jessica Simpson Blamed for Cowboys' Loss  —  Tony Romo and his Dallas Cowboys lost to the New York Giants 21-17 Sunday night.  —  And most of the blame fell on Romo's relationship with Jessica Simpson.  —  Sniped Dallas Morning News columnist Tim Cowlishaw:
Discussion: OH NO!!
NEWS.com.au:
OC's Brody gets cosy with Teresa Palmer  —  THE OC heartthrob Adam Brody is one American who clearly doesn't wish they all could be Californian girls, after settling into Sydney, squiring Aussie actress Teresa Palmer around town.  —  Brody, who became a pin-up to millions of girls playing Seth Cohen …
Daily Mail:
Paris shows off some old-fashioned glamour as she sparkles as a 1920s flapper  —  Paris Hilton ditched her usual Los Angeles heiress look for some 1920s glamour last night when she showed up to strut her stuff at a Los Angeles club in traditional flapper costume.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
 
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