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5:50 PM ET, January 14, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Brit Has Bailed  —  We need some of them vitamins Brit takes.  Britney left the courthouse after circling, entering, leaving, circling and finally bailing.  —  When Britney got out of the car at the courthouse, she screamed at photogs, “Move back, I'm scared.  Stop it, stop it.
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People.com:
Kevin Federline Attends Custody Hearing  —  Kevin Federline attended the latest court hearing in his custody fight with Britney Spears on Monday, but the pop singer missed the morning session.  —  Shortly after 9 a.m., Federline appeared at the L.A. courthouse, wearing a blue pinstripe suit and looking confident and upbeat.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Faded Youth Blog
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 …
TMZ.com:
Court in Recess — Britney Looms  —  TMZ is live at the L.A. County Courthouse.  That was K-Fed you just saw leaving in the Range Rover for lunch.  Brit's lawyer just said he's “hopeful” that Brit will show for the afternoon session.  K-Fed may be on his way out.  Let's see if he says anything.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears: a Court No-Show  —  Though her assistant and a mohawked Kevin Federline arrived early this morning at L.A. Superior Court for another hearing in the ongoing custody battle, Britney Spears is still a no-show.  —  Perhaps she's in need of some rest.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney on Way to Court  —  Britney Spears has left her Beverly Hills home.  —  A source tells Usmagazine.com she is expected to attend today's custody hearing.  —  Her appearance may shock many who did not expect her to show after a wacky weekend and a late night hitting CVS drug stores with her paparazzo beau Adnan Ghalib.
Discussion: Daily Blabber
OK! Magazine:
Will Brit Be a No-Show At Custody Hearing?  —  Embattled pop star Britney Spears is due in court today in what's been dubbed her last chance of regaining visitation rights with sons Jayden James and Sean Preston - but given her track record, many are skeptical that she'll show.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Superficial
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kevin Federline Enters Court With Mohawk
Discussion: CelebWarship and That Other Blog
Jennifer Fermino / New York Post:
'BOYS SEEING DOUBLE  —  POST'S ‘JESS’ HELPS GIANTS KO DALLAS  —  IRVING, Texas - Jess win, baby!  —  Even a fake Jessica Simpson was good enough to throw off the Dallas Cowboys yesterday, as Big Blue took a Giant step toward the Super Bowl.  —  The Giants, who notched a stunning 21-17 victory …
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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: X17 Online, E! Online and OH NO!!
OK! Magazine:
Eva Longoria Debunks Pregnancy Rumors
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef, Timbaland Reportedly Named In New York Steroids Probe  —  Investigation lists several celebrities among the thousands receiving prescribed shipments of steroids and HGH.  —  The ongoing investigation into steroid trafficking that has already sent shockwaves …
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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 …
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Dannielynn has to wear an eyepatch  —  Thank God Larry Birkhead is around to keep us updated on the excruciating minutiae of his life.  That's a fancy way of saying “Thank God Larry Birkhead is pimping out his daughter."  Because let's be honest, Dannielynn is really the other thing Birkhead's got going for him, gossip-wise.
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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 …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey: I Lost My Virginity at Age 15  —  Matthew McConaughey talks the birds and the bees in the February issue of Playboy.  —  When asked when he lost his virginity, he tells the magazine, “Fifteen."  —  How'd it happen?  —  “None of your business,” he says.  “I don't tell bedroom tales.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Phil / Egotastic!:
WTF Happened to Jessica Biel's Face!?  —  Can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on with Jessica Biel's face?  Now, I know she's not wearing any make-up, and that most celebrities really aren't anything special without make-up, but Holy Crap!  It's like someone scraped all the pretty off of Jessica Biel.
Louise Ford / SundayMirror.co.uk:
Jamie Oliver to cut up corpse  —  Jamie Oliver is set to shock TV viewers into eating healthier food - by cutting up a 25 stone man who ate himself to death.  —  The TV chef teams up with celebrity surgeon Gunther von Hagens for the gruesome autopsy on the anonymous corpse.
NY Daily News:
Katharine McPhee pimps her wedding pics  —  Katharine McPhee is looking for new ways to make money now that she's been dropped by her record label.  —  A magazine insider tells us the ex-"American Idol" contender has been trying to sell photos from her upcoming February marriage to Nick Cokas …
J.L. Sosa / FilmSchoolRejects.com:
Exclusive Interview: ‘Whip It’ Screenwriter Dishes Some Details  —  Whip It ain't just a song by Devo.  And it ain't just an entertaining thing to do to your best friend's bare ass.  —  Whip It is Drew Barrymore's forthcoming directorial debut, due to start production in March.
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Solange's Advice to Jamie Lynn  —  Nobody knows what it's like to walk in Jamie Lynn Spears' shoes — getting pregnant while still in your teens, to have said pregnancy derail a blossoming career and to be the younger sister of one of the most famous singers in the world.  Well, that's not entirely true.
 
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