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9:50 AM ET, January 18, 2008

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: The AP Has Written Britney Spears' Obituary  —  The Associated Press began preparing Britney Spears' obituary within the past month, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  “We are not wishing it, but if Britney passed away, it's easily one of the biggest stories in a long time,” AP entertainment editor Jesse Washington tells Us.
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Multiple Personality Disorder  —  Sources are now painting a very disturbing picture of Britney Spears, or whoever she happens to be at any given moment.  —  We're told the whole British accent thing — well, it's more than an accent.  Britney has multiple personalities, including …
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE: Britney's Not Pregnant - Period!  —  Bloody hell!  What does it take to prove to people that Britney is NOT pregnant?!  We told y'all those pix of her shopping for pregnancy tests were a set up, but we've got the proof!!!  —  Check out the photographic evidence, if you dare!
David Caplan / People.com:
Britney Spears to Host Beverly Hills Party  —  Britney Spears will host a party, The Scandinavian Style Mansion, at a private residence in Beverly Hills on Feb. 16, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Britney last hosted the event - at which Scandinavian brands are showcased - on Dec. 1.
Phil / Egotastic!:   Another Britney Spears Upskirt Sans Underwear
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Karen Salkin / People.com:
Lily Allen Suffers Miscarriage  —  Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “She and her partner Ed Simons will be making no further comment,” the rep said in a statement.  “And we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time.”
Discussion: Lifeline Live and iVillage
Kurt Orzeck / MTV:
Lily Allen Suffers Miscarriage: Reports  —  The U.K. starlet had been expecting her first child with her boyfriend Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers.  —  Sad news surfaced late Thursday (January 17) with reports that Lily Allen, who had been pregnant with her first child, suffered a miscarriage.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Beth Hilton / Digital Spy:   Lily Allen suffers shock miscarriage
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Lily Allen Suffers Miscarriage
Discussion: OH NO!! and Allie Is Wired
USA Today:
Dr. Phil says he regrets statement on Britney  —  LOS ANGELES — Phil McGraw says his recent visit to Britney Spears in the hospital was appropriate.  His only regret: issuing a statement about it.  —  “Was it helpful to the situation?  Regrettably, no. It was not, and I have to acknowledge that and I do …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Dr. Phil Admits Britney Statement Was Not ‘Helpful’  —  Britney Spears (left) and Dr. Phil McGraw  —  Dr. Phil McGraw spends his days telling people how to fix their lives.  This time, he admits, he's the one who got it wrong.  —  Earlier this month, the tough-loving talk show host sped …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sara McCorquodale / Daily Mail:
Wardrobe disaster: Fergie forgets to look in the mirror before stepping onstage  —  She may have sold millions of records and have assistants to ensure she looks flawless, but The Black Eyed Peas singer Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson can still have a wardrobe malfunction.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Associated Press:
Lohan to work in morgue as punishment  —  LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan is about to see dead people.  —  The 21-year-old actress will soon be working at a morgue as part of her punishment for misdemeanor drunken driving, her attorney, Blair Berk, told a judge Thursday.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan to Work at Morgue  —  Lindsay Lohan has landed a new job.  —  The actress, 21, has been ordered to work at a morgue as part of her punishment for misdemeanor drunken driving, her attorney, Blair Berk, told a judge Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Just Jared:
Pierce Brosnan is Shirtless, Wife in Bikini  —  Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye Smith go for a dip in the ocean in Kauai, Hawaii on Wednesday.  —  Pierce, 54, was seen shirtless on the beach horsing around with a little boy (not his son Dylan or Paris).
Discussion: OH NO!!, THE RAD REPORT and Holy Candy
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Daniel Baldwin & His Wife Have a Girl  —  Daniel Baldwin and his wife, Joanne Smith-Baldwin, have welcomed a daughter, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Avis Ann Baldwin was born Thursday at 12:59 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.  She weighed in at 7 lbs. 10 oz.
Page Six:
Paltrow hubby attacks fotog  —  CHRIS Martin, lead singer of Coldplay and hot-tempered hubby of Gwyneth Paltrow, was caught on videotape attacking a photographer while leaving Mount Sinai Hospital with his sickly spouse this week.  A pale Gwyneth, who'd been hospitalized overnight …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Britney is her own best publicist  —  Plus: Behind Eddie Murphy's split; weekend box office prediction  —  Britney Spears is responsible for the publication of the “personal” photos of her and her kids that have found their way into the pages of OK!  Magazine for two weeks running.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and CelebWarship
Elizabeth Wolff / PageSix.com:
Seinfeld to Eli: I've Got Your Back  —  Jerry Seinfeld is stepping up for his home team.  —  After the general manager for Green Bay, Wis.'s Fox affiliate announced he was yanking Eli Manning's favorite show Seinfeld from the airwaves while the Giants are in town this weekend …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and New York Post
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
EVERYTHING ROSIE COMIN' UP  —  MUST be something in the water in the Broadway Theater District be cause what's growing up around there suddenly is a crop of one-person shows.  Tovah Feldshuh's working on one.  Will Ferrell's working on one.  Val Kilmer's working on one.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
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Mammamia / San Francisco Chronicle:
IS FERGIE PREGNANT?  —  Black Eyes Peas star Fergie …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Gabby Babble
Merle Ginsberg / Fashion Week Daily:
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Discussion: POPSUGAR
LexAve / STRAIGHT OUTTA NYC:
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L.A. Daily News:
Lohan's videotaped deposition to be kept from public for now
Discussion: Just Jared and OH NO!!
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John Mayer Defends Ex Simpson.
Dave McNary / Variety:
DIRECTORS MAKE DEAL  —  DGA reaches tentative deal with AMPTP
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Sigh......  Thanks to an excellent photographer, tons of make-up …
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