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11:05 AM ET, January 22, 2008

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Singer Amy Winehouse Filmed Using Crack Pipe  —  A shocking new video of Amy Winehouse apparently smoking a crack pipe has surfaced.  —  In the tape, she admits to taking “six valium” before lighting up and inhaling from the pipe.  —  The grainy video, reportedly shot at a party last Friday …
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Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse's father begs her to get help as she's caught on camera smoking crack cocaine  —  Fans of Amy Winehouse have begged the talented singer to get help for her spiralling drug addiction after she was apparently seen on video smoking crack cocaine at her east London home.
Discussion: Gawker
New York Post:
AMY ON CRACK VID: REPORT  —  SKELETAL “Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse was taped in a harrowing ecstasy, cocaine and crack binge at a party just hours before she stumbled into a court to support her jailed husband, Britain's Sun newspaper reported last night .  The 19-minute video shows the addled …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Speaking Of Wino...She's Smoking Crack!
Discussion: PageSix.com and Perez Hilton
OK! Magazine:
Britney's Longest Deposition Cut Short  —  While many Americans are enjoying the day off from work today to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, Britney Spears was doing the one thing she's been avoiding for months — giving her deposition in the ongoing custody battle with ex-hubby Kevin Federline.
Discussion: The Superficial
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New York Post:
ALL THE BRITNEY'S A STAGE  —  Britney Spears is in cahoots with the paparazzi to make sure her every move is chronicled on camera, a top snapper says.  Lensman Alison Silva tells celebrity private eye Paul Barresi: “Britney is in on it.  [She] calls the paparazzi before she goes out.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
ESPN:
Brady wearing walking cast while on visit to New York  —  The New England Patriots have sauntered through the rest of the league this year.  But on the verge of perfection, their leader has come up gimpy.  —  Photographs and video show Tom Brady wearing what appears to be a walking cast while in New York on Monday.
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Karen Guregian / Boston Herald:
Shaky Brady sporting cast on foot
Discussion: OH NO!!
Jana Winter / PageSix.com:
The Curse At Work... Tom's in a Cast
Discussion: dailystab.com
Daily Mail:
Madonna's mystery ‘black eye’ prompts renewed speculation of plastic surgery  —  Superstar Madonna's penchant for wearing sunglasses at night may at first seem impractical - but on closer inspection it appears they have a more prqactical use.  —  The singer appeared to be hiding a big fat bruise …
Kathleen Turner / Daily Mail:
Why I detest Burt Reynolds and Nicolas Cage by Kathleen Turner  —  Kathleen Turner made her name as a screen femme fatale in the classic thriller Body Heat.  Her new autobiography reveals with unflinching honesty how crippling illness and the pressures of fame tipped her into alcoholism and despair.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Holy Candy
OK! Magazine:
A Special Day for Christina's Baby  —  While he'll never remember it, Jan. 20, 2008, was one of the more important days in the life of Christina Aguilera's newborn son.  According to a report on Eonline.com, the soulful singer and her husband Jordan Bratman celebrated little Max Liron Bratman's bris …
Discussion: CelebWarship
Cele|bitchy:
John Travolta and Kirstie Alley in Scientology indoctrination video  —  It just keeps getting better for Scientology.  Last week a ton of videos came out of Tom Cruise spouting their in-terminology and laughing maniacally.  The “church” tried to yank the videos off YouTube and wherever else …
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New York Post:
CALL IT SUNDANCE IDIOT FESTIVAL  —  WHILE most of the celebrities at Sundance came to see movies or promote them, and actually do some work, the usual hangers-on came along for the ride just to party and cause chaos in Park City.  —  Nicky Hilton, her boyfriend, David Katzenberg …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton on Britney Spears: “Everything's Going to Be OK”  —  While Britney Spears' behavior continues to get more erratic (the AP has already written her obituary), she has the support of one celeb: Paris Hilton.  —  Usmagazine.com caught up with the heiress, 26, over the weekend …
Michael K / Dlisted:
What Happened To This Child?  —  Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane was cute at one point.  Now she's just another chick that has let Hollywood turn her inside out.  No I'm serious.  It looks like she's been turned inside out.  Grabbing your fake breasts with a couple of gallons of cooking grease slathered all over you is not hot.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
And the Nominees Are....  Everyone knew There Would Be Blood and there would be Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Actor but no one could anticipate that there would be so many surprises!  First, Keira Knightley (Atonement) and Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart) were both shut out of the Best Actress race …
Discussion: X17 Online
Perez Hilton:
Britney Betrayed!!!  —  Things between Britney and her paparazzi boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, went from sweet to sour very quickly.  And Spears' “manager” - Osama Lutfi - is to blame, sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com.  —  “Sam viewed Adnan as a threat,” an insider tells us.
Discussion: Celebrity OD and iVillage
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
NORM: Cyrus lifts spirits of kids in hospital  —  Miley Cyrus made a surprise visit to the children's cancer ward at Sunrise Hospital that left her young fans “more excited than Christmas."  —  Cyrus, the 15-year-old star of Disney's runaway hit “Hannah Montana” TV show …
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Cowell leaves charity £90 million in will  —  Simon Cowell has revealed that he is planning to leave £90 million to charity in his will.  —  The X Factor star is rumoured to be worth £100 million and wants to donate his wealth to children's and animal causes when he dies, claims The Sun.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Missy Schwartz / EW.com:
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SJP Is a Smart Person at Sundance
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - BRITNEY WANTS “SOMETHING NEW” FOR HER NEXT VIDEO!
Daily Mail:
From rock chick to snow bunny: Juliette Lewis hits the Italian slopes
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Perez Hilton:
Denise vs. Charlie: Heading Back To Court!
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Ice Skater Scott Hamilton & His Wife Have a Boy
Linda Marx / People.com:
Pamela Anderson Steps Out in Miami
Michael K / Dlisted:
Gross. Gross. Gross. Gross.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

 
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