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6:00 AM ET, January 16, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Brad Renfro Dies  —  TMZ has learned actor Brad Renfro is dead.  —  The 25-year-old actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home this morning.  The cause of death has not been determined, however, Renfro had a history of drug abuse.  —  Sources tell us Renfro, who had starring roles in …
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MSNBC:
Actor Brad Renfro dead at 25  —  Cause of death hasn't been determined for ‘The Client,’ ‘Ghost World’ star  —  LOS ANGELES - Actor Brad Renfro is dead, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed to “Access Hollywood."  —  According to the coroner's office, a Brad Barron Renfro, with the same date of birth as the actor, died today.
People.com:
Brad Renfro Dies at 25  —  Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Renfro died Tuesday at a Los Angeles apartment where he spent the night with friends, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles county coroner, tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
McConaughey to be a Dad!  —  Matthew McConaughey announced on his website today that his girlfriend, Camilla Alves, is pregnant with his child.  Get ready to hang ten, little baby!  —  McConuaughey wrote, “My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together ... its 3 months growin in her womb and all looks healthy and lively so far.”
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey's Girlfriend Is Pregnant  —  Matthew McConaughey's girlfriend Camila Alves is pregnant with their first child, the actor has announced.  —  McConaughey's rep has confirmed the news exclusively to Usmagazine.com.  —  “My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together,” …
Megan Lynn / PageSix.com:
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves Expecting  —  All right, all right, all right.  —  Actor Matthew McConaughey's model girlfriend Camila Alves is pregnant, he announced today on his website.  And while the entry is almost too much of a caricature to be believed — “My girlfriend Camila …
In Touch Weekly:
Britney's suicide note  —  The warning signs were there — but few knew the extent of Britney Spears' anguish, until now.  Days before Britney was rushed to the hospital on January 4, she left a suicide note, In Touch has exclusively learned.  According to the insider …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney Leaves Suicide Note?  NOT TRUE!!!  —  X17 can Xclusively report that the In Touch Weekly story about Britney Spears penning a suicide note days before being rushed to Cedars Sinai is “absolutely, 100% NOT true,” Brit's pal Sam Lufti tells X17online.  —  Well, that's a relief!
Discussion: Us Weekly
X17 Online:   Britney Leaves A Suicide Note?!
Life&Style Weekly:
Exclusive: Britney's nude shopping tirade!  —  Britney Spears' latest crazy behavior happened in the middle of an upscale clothing store!  —  On Jan. 13, the troubled pop star and her boyfriend Adnan Ghalib hit up the Betsey Johnson store at the Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks …
TMZ.com:
Zac Stars in High School Medical Emergency!  —  TMZ has confirmed that “HSM” star Zac Efron was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center today suffering from appendicitis.  Oh no, Troy Bolton!  —  His rep tells us “He had his appendix removed and is recuperating."  —  Story developing ...
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Associated Press:
Efron Has Appendix Removed
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow Admitted to New York Hospital  —  Gwyneth Paltrow was admitted to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday afternoon, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  “She was slumped over in a wheelchair pushed by [husband] Chris Martin,” an eyewitness tells Us.  “She looked not well.”
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Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Last Photo of Gwyneth Before Her Hospitalization
Discussion: Wizbang Pop! and omg!
Mark Graham / Defamer:
The Tom Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientologists Don't Want You To See  —  Didn't get a chance to watch the terrifyingly creepy Tom Cruise video yesterday before Scientologists pulled it off YouTube?  Well, we've managed to get our hands on a copy and now we'd like to invite you to watch in all its technicolor glory.
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Tom's Scandalous Scientology Schpeel  —  Tom Cruise.  Sitting in front of a camera.  Speaking about his beliefs.  —  Who'd have thought what started as a simple promotional campaign would atom bomb into something this huge over the last two days?  The video was originally posted on the Church …
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Longoria has some advice for Simpson  —  NEW YORK - Eva Longoria has some advice for Jessica Simpson.  —  Longoria, who is married to San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker, says Simpson is taking unnecessary heat from Dallas Cowboys fans who blame the 27-year-old singer's weekend trip to Mexico …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Digital Spy
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Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
EVA LONGORIA DOES ‘SELF’
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Love B. Scott
Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is How You Do It  —  I don't know how Erykah Badu hears with that major afro on her head, but it's fabulous.  Who needs sense of sound when you look this hot?  Wait...hold up....has anyone seen Anna Nicole's dog Sugarpie?  You better check, because I think she may be living on Erykah's head.
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
‘VIEW’ RINGS 'BELLE  —  'VIEW" co-host Sherri Shepherd went flat- earth again yesterday.  Seems she forgot that legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle is black.  —  During yesterday's talk-around - the first few minutes of “The View” where the show's co-hosts chat about the news of the day …
Discussion: A Hot Mess! and Dlisted
People.com:
Songwriters ‘Completely Exonerate’ Avril Lavigne  —  Two songwriters who had accused Avril Lavigne of plagiarizing their song now say she did nothing wrong.  —  Tony Dunbar and James Gangwer had filed a lawsuit claiming the hit “Girlfriend,” by Lavigne and writing partner Luke Gottwald …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Revealed: Photo of Katie Holmes aged 2...and guess who she looks like  —  They could be identical twins.  In fact these two are mother and daughter - and famous ones at that.  —  These astonishing pictures show just how identical little Suri Cruise is to her mother Katie Holmes when she was the same age.
Extra:
Alli Sims Lashes Out on Britney's Photog Boyfriend  —  It's one Britney confidant sounding off on another!  —  Alli Sims is speaking out for the first time about her cousin Britney in Us Weekly, and she reveals she's not fond of Britney's new boy toy Adnan Ghalib, saying;  —  “I don't know him.
Discussion: X17 Online and OH NO!!
 
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Britney's Pie  —  Funny how even the driest of magazines finds …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump sues CBS News in a Texas court, claiming CBS engaged in election interference “through malicious, deceptive” editing of its 60 Minutes Harris interview

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

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