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2:55 PM ET, January 25, 2008

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Anderson Cooper / ac360blog:
Anderson's View: Heath Ledger coverage  —  For the last two nights we have reported on actor Heath Ledger.  His shocking death is clearly a story a lot of people are interested in, but tonight we will not be reporting more on it.  The truth is there is not really anything new to report.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
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People.com:
Police Won't Question Mary-Kate Olsen  —  The New York Police Department has denied a Friday newspaper report that they intended to question Mary-Kate Olsen in connection with phone calls the actress received from the masseuse who discovered Heath Ledger's body on Tuesday, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Megan Lynn / PageSix.com:
Police Question Mary-Kate Olsen  —  The masseuse who discovered Heath Ledger's body at his SoHo home on Tuesday called Mary-Kate Olsen four times that afternoon — three before she ever dialed 911.  Now MK, who was reportedly dating Heath, is being interviewed by police.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Dlisted and National Enquirer
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Who Was Heath Ledger's Masseuse?
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Harvey Levin / TMZ.com:
Mary-Kate Story Bogus
Discussion: F-Listed and New York Magazine
Star:
STAR EXCLUSIVE: ANGELINA PREGNANT WITH TWINS  —  Angelina Jolie is pregnant again —and she is expecting lover Brad Pitt's twins, Star has confirmed.  —  Angie only discovered that she is eating for three over the past week, a source very close to the Lara Croft star reveals.
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CNN:
Teenager arrested in suicide hijacking plot  —  (CNN) — Authorities have charged a teenage boy who said he planned to hijack a commercial jetliner in an attempt to commit suicide, an FBI spokesman told CNN late Thursday.  —  The 16-year-old was taken into custody by airport police without incident …
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WTVF-TV:
Hijacking Suspect Wanted To Crash Into Concert  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Police arrested and charged a teenager Tuesday night at Nashville International Airport.  —  Investigators said he planned to hijack a commercial airliner.  —  The 16-year-old boarded a plane in California bound for Nashville.
The Huffington Post:
George Clooney: I Have To Move Because Of Britney Spears  —  George Clooney recently found out he lives a few houses away from Britney Spears.  It was probably the night she was taken to the hospital after the custody stand-off, and now he jokes he has to move.
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
George Clooney on Being Britney Spears' Neighbor: “I Have to Move”  —  George Clooney didn't know he lived near Britney Spears until the area was surrounded by helicopters, police and paparazzi during the “custodial dispute” on January 3 that resulted in her two-night hospital stay.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Cele|bitchy:
Suri Cruise could be Katie's ex Chris Klein's baby, according to Enquirer  —  There's a lot of circumstantial evidence that suggests that Suri Cruise might not have been born on April 18, 2006 as claimed.  First, her birth certificate wasn't signed by anyone who actually saw Katie or Suri …
Discussion: Geno's World
TMZ.com:
Jessica Says There's B.S. in OK!  —  Jessica Simpson is fighting mad about an OK! magazine article about her relationship with Tony Romo — and she's called in the dogs — aka, her lawyers.  —  Jess is pissed over an article titled “Jessica Dumped!” that appeared in the February 4 issue of the mag.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: “Won't Let This Garbage …
Nturitz / PageSix.com:
Girlfriend of the Month  —  Jessica Simpson will stand for a lot …
Discussion: X17 Online
NY Daily News:
Heath's role in the hay miffed Mel  —  Mel Gibson has called Heath Ledger's death this week a “tragic loss."  But in recent years, Gibson had distanced himself from the risk-taking actor, it's been claimed.  —  Gibson turned cold toward Ledger after the Aussie star ignored his advice …
Ken Lee / People.com:
K-Fed Lawyer: Britney's Deposition ‘Slow Going’  —  Britney Spears's deposition is “slow going,” and could drag on for multiple sessions, concedes Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan.  —  Asked if the deposition could last five or more sessions, Kaplan replied, “It wouldn't surprise me.”
Discussion: POPSUGAR and iVillage
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New York Post:
SLY SPOUTS OFF  —  SYLVESTER Stallone had an armed guard deliver an advance screener of the new “Rambo” to Howard Stern, who gave the flick five stars when Sly called in yesterday to see if he liked it.  [Kyle Smith's review: Page 37.]  The talk quickly turned to women …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Renfro Wanted to Marry His Son's Mother  —  Brad Renfro's friend and on-off girlfriend Samantha Pearson spoke to the actor just 12 hours before he was found dead.  —  “At 11:45 p.m., he was drunk.  The last thing I said to him was, 'Please be careful,'” she tells Us Weekly in the latest issue, on newsstands now.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Fast food fashion: Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker's wears bizarre doughnut ‘wrap’  —  Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw's fascination with fashion has reached bizarre new heights, judging from the latest on-set pictures from the highly-anticipated new film which is currently being shot in New York.
Michael K / Dlisted:
It's Only Money  —  Madonna bought the home next door to her London pad and has turned it into a gym reports The Daily Mail.  Madge paid $12 million for the joint and plans to knock down walls, so she can easily go from home to her new gym center.  She hasn't been granted the permits yet …
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Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
Madonna splashes £6m on the house next door ... to turn it into a gym
Discussion: MollyGood
NY Daily News:
Surveillance: Chris Brown and Rihanna on date  —  Chris Brown was spotted on a date with Rihanna at Barneys after his performance Wednesday night at Newark's Prudential Center.  Brown has confessed his crush on the Caribbean diva in the past, telling Us Weekly that they flirted at the 2007 VMAs but …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Lohan plans to pen her memoirs  —  Plus: The Clintons hit Planet Hollywood; star support for Tom Cruise  —  Between working at the morgue and befriending Italian men, Lindsay Lohan has reportedly found time to begin penning her memoirs, which is part “Little Girl Lost” by Drew Barrymore and part inside look at being an “it” girl.
Discussion: E! Online, Vh1 Blog and The Blemish
X17 Online:
Britney Calls On Carla!  —  Last night, Britney Spears' date for dinner was none other than her former assistant Carla!  —  The dynamic duo marked their first meeting in months by dining at Clafoutis.  —  Britney being Britney, of course, the pair also stopped by the gas station and Rite Aid before heading home.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
 
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Fishburne, Reno get ‘Armored’
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TMZ.com:
Britney: Yes, I'm Sick — But in a Good Way!
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Marcia Cross: My Baby Girls Could Be President
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Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Tara Reid Drunken Upskirt of the Day
Discussion: The DarkHat
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Heath Ledger's Family Pours Out Grief
Discussion: iVillage and F-Listed
Gerri Miller / People.com:
Scarlett Johansson to Release Debut Album in May
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