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5:20 PM ET, January 18, 2008

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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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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Beating Out Britney  —  Britney Spears was set to return …
Discussion: Dlisted
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Loses Movie Role
Discussion: OH NO!!
Jwieselman / PageSix.com:   Not So Fast Film Fans!
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.
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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.
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 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!
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 …
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 …
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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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
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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.”
People.com:
A.J. McLean: I Believe in Britney Spears 110%  —  Britney Spears is getting another offer of help - this time from Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean  —  “I believe in her 110 percent, but she needs to call [me],” the pop star, 30, told PEOPLE Thursday at the Hysteric Glamour VIP preview party.
Discussion: Best Week Ever and That Other Blog
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
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mario Batali: Why Gwyneth Paltrow Was Hospitalized  —  Gwyneth Paltrow was taken to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital Monday for “a little gastrointestinal situation,” her pal, chef Mario Batali, told Usmagazine.com.  —  “It's now been straightened out,” he said at the grand opening of The Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas Thursday.
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.
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
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: popbytes and Geno's World
Josef Adalian / Variety:
Networks in a ‘Circus’ parade  —  ‘Celebrity’ fever hits Hollywood  —  The circus is coming to Hollywood, with NBC closing a deal for Endemol USA's hit format “Celebrity Circus” — and ABC eyeing a souped-up revival of 1980s fave “Circus of the Stars."  —  Both CBS and Fox have also expressed interest in the celeb circus format.
POPSUGAR:
Paula Abdul's New Song — Love It or Leave It?  —  2 hours 7 min ago by PopSugar 989 Views … American Idol finally returned this week, promising us months of new TV to watch during the drought.  But while we were patiently waiting for its return, Paula was working on her own music for the first time in over 10 years.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
 
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Paula, Randy & Ryan Unveil Her New Single
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George Clooney named U.N. messenger of peace
TMZ.com:
Amy Tries to Get Pretty — and Fails!
Anna Fricke / New York Times:
Knocked Out  —  JAMIE OLIVER'S heading up my suicide watch; so far I'm still alive.
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Critics Pan Katie Holmes in Mad Money
Michael K / Dlisted:
Not Suri  —  Wow, here's one of Tom Cruise's kids and it's not Suri.
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Hillary: Britney Makes Me LMAO!
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