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12:45 PM ET, January 17, 2008

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Brit's Wild Wednesday: 2 a.m. Shopping Spree, British Accent and No Pants  —  Britney Spears' wild antics continued Wednesday night.  —  At 7 p.m., the singer and paparazzo beau Adnan Ghalib kicked off their night at Gaucho Grill in Sherman Oaks, California, where she noshed on two beef empanadas …
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ETonline:
PAPARAZZI ARRESTED AFTER CHASING BRITNEY SPEARS  —  It's the latest on Britney's wild night!  —  ET confirms that around 11:30 Wednesday night, four paparazzi who were allegedly chasing BRITNEY SPEARS were pulled over and arrested for reckless driving, according to the LAPD.
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ROLL CALL: Britney Spears: ‘I Wish I Was In College’ & Celebs At 'Cloverfield  —  Britney Mistress Of The Night: It appears that Brit likes to most of her errands late into the night.  The troubled pop star had quite the full night Wednesday, reports Us Magazine.  First, dinner with Adnan Ghalib at Gaucho Grill.
Discussion: PageSix.com, Us Weekly and Variety
USA Today:
Lindsay Lohan hits the black carpet for ‘Cloverfield’ premiere  —  HOLLYWOOD — A fierce-looking Lindsay Lohan made a triumphant return to the premiere circuit Wednesday night for the mysterious monster flick Cloverfield.  —  Matching the black carpet, Lohan wowed in a black mini …
TMZ.com:
Paps Busted After Crazy Britney Chase  —  TMZ has learned that four paparazzi were arrested for reckless driving last night after chasing Britney Spears' car around Mission Hills, Calif. — and four more were pulled over for driving crazazy-like.  —  Around 11:20 PM last night …
Discussion: The Blemish
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RoughDaddy / TMZ.com:
Brit's Pregnancy Test for “My Friend”  —  She said it.  You believe it?  —  1. Adnan=taking advantage of a retard!  —  2. Ugh!!  —  3. The “friend” with the british accent that keeps popping up in her head.  Multiple personality disorder!
Michael K / Dlisted:   Just Another Night  —  ETOnline reports that Brit Brit led …
People.com:
Eddie Murphy, Tracey Edmonds Suddenly Split  —  Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds have called it quits just two weeks after their intimate wedding, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  “After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony …
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Daily Mail:
Amy, you need 'Rehairb': How Amy Winehouse would look with other celebrity's hairdos  —  Whatever else you could say about troubled songstress Amy Winehouse, you couldn't say she learns from her mistakes.  —  Last week, the British singer's trademark skinny-jeans-and-dirty-ballet- pumps look helped …
Spacenaut / OH NO!!:
~Exclusive*~ Complete Tom Cruise Scientology Videos  —  There are six parts, watch them while you can.  These videos are of the Scientology awards, held a few years ago.  Tom was awarded with the Freedom of Valor Medal.  This first video is of Scientology's supreme leader David Miscavige.
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Daily Mail:
Revealed: The nerdy Birmingham background of Britney's new boyfriend  —  With his nerdy looks and humble background, he seems like any Average Joe in the Midlands.  —  But flash forward a decade and the boy in these photos turns out to be Britney Spears' new boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib.
ETonline:
ET EXCLUSIVE: ‘SEX AND THE CITY’ MOVIE POSTER  —  Will you “Get Carried Away"?  —  You, too, can get carried away this May 30, when the ‘Sex and the City’ movie opens nationwide in theaters with all the original cast reprising the roles they made famous on the HBO series: SARAH JESSICA PARKER as Carrie …
USA Today:
First look: ‘X-Files’ returns to theaters, minus alien mythology  —  LOS ANGELES — The sequel is out there.  —  The conspiracy theories will not be.  —  Ten years after the first film and six years after the show went off the air, The X-Files returns to theaters with Fox Mulder …
People.com:
Jenna Bush Planning May 10 Wedding  —  Jenna Bush and her fiancé Henry Hager will marry in a ceremony on May 10, two sources confirm to PEOPLE.  —  One of the sources says the wedding will be held at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas.  —  “It's going to be a small wedding …
TMZ.com:
Latest Ashlee Simpson Model Released  —  A new and improved auburn-haired version of the Ashlee Simpson™ was unveiled at a red carpet event in Hollywood on Wednesday.  She even blinks!  —  Manufacturers of the 2008 model retained the same vapid facial expression …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
NY Daily News:
Penns split after Miller time  —  There's never a simple reason for a couple to part after 20 years.  But if Sienna Miller didn't cause Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn to split up, some claim she may not have been a good influence.  —  A source recalls a party in a suite at a New York hotel where they both were staying.
Discussion: The Superficial and The Blemish
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Meet Audrina Patridge's New Guy  —  Bye-bye, Justin Bobby!  Audrina Patridge has a new beau.  —  At the January 11 opening of the Jimmy Choo store in Beverly Hills, the Hills star, 22, told Us Weekly all about her whirlwind romance with Bernard Steimann, 25, an old high school pal.
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Lawyer: K-Fed Wants to ‘Minimize Hardship’ on Kids  —  Kevin Federline's lawyer says Monday's court decision to keep Britney Spears from visiting her children is a difficult decision with a clear impact on all of the family members.  —  Mark Vincent Kaplan called the court order barring Spears …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Pop Crunch
 
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