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4:35 PM ET, January 18, 2008

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Extra:
Brit Gets Canned from New Movie  —  Britney Spears won't be coming to a movie theater near you anytime soon.  —  The troubled starlet has been canned from the new flick, “Memoirs of a Medicated Child,” reps for the film tell “Extra."  —  Brit, who starred in the 2002 movie “Crossroads,” …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Faded Youth Blog
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Jwieselman / PageSix.com:
Not So Fast Film Fans!  —  Just when we thought we were out, they pulled us back in!  Contrary to reports that Britney Spears had been replaced in the upcoming film Memoirs of a Medicated Child, Tommy Parker, the film's director/producer, tells PageSix.com that there is still a chance Brit could star in his project.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Loses Movie Role
Discussion: OH NO!!
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Beating Out Britney  —  Britney Spears was set to return …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Cele|bitchy:
Photo of Fat Eminem  —  Photo courtesy of the National Enquirer  —  Eminem suffered a health scare over the holidays and was hospitalized for complications from pneumonia along with heart problems that may have been related.  He was reported to have gained a lot of weight and to now be over 200 pounds.
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Shouts ‘I Love You’ to Jailed Husband  —  Dispelling rumors of an impending divorce, Amy Winehouse declared her devotion to incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil Friday.  “I love you handsome, you gorgeous one,” she shouted across the packed courtroom as he was led back to jail.
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Laura Roberts / Daily Mail:
Dishevelled and unsteady Amy Winehouse helped into court for husband Blake's hearing
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
TMZ.com:
Pam No Longer Pregnant  —  TMZ has learned the divorce between Pam Anderson and Rick Salomon has just gotten less complicated, because Anderson is no longer pregnant.  —  As we first reported, a then-pregnant Anderson filed for divorce last month, but briefly reconciled with Salomon.
New York Post:
TOM IN GROUND ZERO TANTRUM  —  TOM Cruise brands federal officials “liars” and takes credit for saving the lives of hundreds of supposedly poisoned workers at Ground Zero in a wacky new Scientology video.  —  In the promotional tape, the star states, with a scary gleam in his eye …
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.
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Cheeto Report  —  As usual, there's ten million Britney …
Discussion: iVillage and People.com
Extra:
Miley Cyrus on Britney: ‘She Needs Help’  —  Miley Cyrus is speaking out about Britney Spears, offering her advice to the troubled young star.  —  “I think it's so crazy and I think that she needs help,” Miley told “Extra” last night at the premiere of “Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 3D.”
Patrick Worsnip / Reuters:
George Clooney named U.N. messenger of peace  —  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. “messenger of peace” on Friday to promote the world body's peacekeeping efforts.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Double Oh No!  —  Pierce Brosnan and his gorgeous wife, Keely Shaye Smith, had a whale of a time on the island of Kauai on Wednesday.  —  Pierce was also spotted horsing around in the sand with one of his sons.  This family clearly has a lot of love to give.  —  See Also
Discussion: Love B. Scott
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Sarah Michelle Gellar Knows Loneliness, Calls America ‘Gluttonous’  —  LOS ANGELES — She may have spent several years slaying vampires as Buffy, however, it seems Sarah Michelle Gellar has had to battle more demons off-screen than on.  —  “I have experienced first-hand …
Discussion: Geno's World and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Brad Renfro — The Last Tattoo  —  Brad Renfro died this week at the age of 25.  The L.A. County Coroner tells TMZ Brad had a freshly inked tattoo across his back, that read, “F*CK ALL Y'ALL (asterisk added).  Possibly a clue to Brad's dark mood in the final days.  —  Renfro got the tattoo on Sunday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and CelebWarship
TMZ.com:
Christian Brando in ICU  —  TMZ has learned that Christian Brando, the 49-year-old son of actor Marlon, is in bad shape at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital.  —  Sources tell TMZ that Brando was admitted on Jan. 11 and remains in ICU.  The exact nature of his illness is unknown.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Eva Mendes Nipple Slip and Side Boob Galore!  —  Eva Mendes's breasts seem to have been the topic of conversation on this French talk show she appeared on.  While I do speak French, I don't speak “screen cap” so I can only imagine what they're talking about, but since she is basically opening her shirt …
Discussion: Geno's World
Michael K / Dlisted:
Not Suri  —  Wow, here's one of Tom Cruise's kids and it's not Suri.  I was beginning to think Tom banished Connor and Isabella to his Scientology safehouse.  Tommy brought his son out last night for dinner in Los Angeles.  It's Connor's Birthday.  Connor doesn't even live with Tom!
Discussion: Jezebel, Javno and Deceiver.com
 
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Anna Fricke / New York Times:
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
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TMZ.com:
Hillary: Britney Makes Me LMAO!
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Cele|bitchy:
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were about to break up before baby was born
Discussion: OH NO!!
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