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Sewell Chan / City Room:
Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead — The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28. — At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said.
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TMZ.com:
Heath Ledger is Dead — TMZ has learned that 2006 Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY. — He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime.
Jwinter / PageSix.com:
Heath Ledger Has Died — Actor Heath Ledger was found dead today in a Broome Street apartment, apparently from a drug overdose, PageSix.com has learned exclusively. — Heath was well known for his role in Brokeback Mountain, and he stars in the upcoming The Dark Knight Batman movie as the Joker.
MSNBC:
Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment — 28-year-old actor was nominated for Oscar for 'Brokeback Mountain' — NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. — According to WNBC, Ledger was found with pills strewn all around him.
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Heath Ledger Found Dead — A New York Police Department spokesman tells the Associated Press that Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence. He was at 3:26 PM by his housekeeper. — It is unclear at this point how he died. He was 28.
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
K-Fed Lawyer: Spears Deposition ‘Gut-Wrenching’ — Britney Spears's deposition at the hands of Kevin Federline lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan has been an emotionally difficult experience that has only just begun, Kaplan tells PEOPLE. — “We are going over things that are very, very gut-wrenching …
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TMZ.com:
Brit Wants Therapeutic Visitation — TMZ has learned Britney Spears' lawyers will go to court tomorrow and ask Commissioner Scott Gordon to allow Brit “monitored visitation in a therapeutic setting." — TMZ has learned Brit's family and professionals in her life have been planning a “creative way” to get Britney mental help.
TMZ.com:
Brit Wants What Judge Has Already Ordered — TMZ has learned Commissioner Scott Gordon has repeatedly ordered Britney Spears to undergo a psychological evaluation but she has refused to comply. — We're told the Commish has issued multiple orders — known as a 730 evaluation.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases — Any hot feelings I ever felt for Jared Leto are officially gone now. He's gone to the skank side. In Paris Hilton's defense, I'm pretty sure this is how she greets everyone. You should see how she says “goodbye." It involves lots of licking of the chode.
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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 …
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People.com:
Amy Winehouse Not In Rehab — Amy Winehouse is not in rehab - despite reports circulating Tuesday that she's finally seeking treatment, a rep for the singer tells PEOPLE. — “Amy is not in rehab,” the rep says. “She was seeing a doctor who she regularly sees as part of her ongoing treatment.
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TMZ.com:
Winehouse Checks Into Rehab — Yes, Yes, Yes! — Finally! It looks like the brunette turbo trainwreck is gonna slow down — Amy Winehouse has checked into rehab, according to The Sun. Blondes do have more fun! The singer left her home in London this afternoon to enter the Edward House private rehabilitation clinic.
ETonline:
THE ADNAN GHALIB INTERVIEW — EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: For the very first time, BRITNEY SPEARS' paparazzo boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB breaks his silence about his relationship with the singer to ET's THEA ANDREWS. The bombshell interview and Adnan's story begin on tonight's ET!
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TMZ.com:
Mariah Pops Her Top — Mariah Carey, 37, isn't shy when it comes to revealing her body. And why should she be? — Mimi was spotted topless on the beaches of the Caribbean yesterday, sporting a skimpy little bikini bottom and carrying a well-placed magazine. Crap — she picked a lousy time to learn how to read.
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Paris Gives Letterman Another Shot — Remember the last time Paris Hilton went to see David Letterman? He asked about her stint in the slammer — and she wasn't too stoked about it. — But TMZ has learned that Dave's getting another shot with Princess P, and that she'll be a guest on the show on Friday, Feb. 1.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Liv Tyler Bikini Pictures — With all the controversy that surrounded those Jennifer Love Hewitt bikini pictures, it would probably be smart for me not to say anything about these Liv Tyler bikini pictures, except to say that she's looking really happy, and having a great time on vacation in Hawaii.
People.com:
Awkward Alert: Gisele & Tom Party Next to Her Ex — Too close for comfort? — Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady braved the freezing temperatures of New York City to party at hotspot Butter Monday night. (Brady, whose Patriots just earned a spot in the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, wasn't drinking.)
NY Daily News:
New York Minute — Klassy Kid Rock rocked up — barefoot and in a Waffle House T-shirt — to the V.I.P. banquet of Michael Jordan's celebrity golf tournament Friday night at Atlantis in the Bahamas, where performers included the Pussycat Dolls, Ashanti and the O'Jays.
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.
