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6:00 PM ET, January 25, 2008

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ETonline:
MARY-KATE OLSEN STATEMENT ON HEATH LEDGER  —  The famous twin makes her first statement on her late friend to ET.  —  MARY-KATE OLSEN is speaking out exclusively to ET on the death of HEATH LEDGER.  —  “Heath was a friend,” she says.  “His death is a tragic loss.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
WATCH: Britney Spears' Bizarre Death Message to Heath Ledger  —  When asked by photographers Thursday how she felt about actor Heath Ledger's death, Britney Spears replied in her British accent, “He's still here.  Oh, yes.  No one ever really dies.  No one.”
TMZ.com:
Britney: Yes, I'm Sick — But in a Good Way!  —  Miss Britney Jean Spears, when told to wear a coat against getting sick ... said “I'm already very sick, but in a good way."  Oh, lordy.  —  TMZ caught Spears making two late-night trips to Rite-Aid, where she also attempted metaphysical philosophy …
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 …
OK! Magazine:
Massage Therapist Made Three Calls Before Calling 911  —  The woman who discovered Heath Ledger's lifeless body spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before calling paramedics, police said Thursday.  —  NYPD originally said the masseuse, Diana Wolozin …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
George Clooney on Being Britney Spears' Neighbor: “I Have to Move”
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
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
Fatback / Fatback and Collards:
Angelina Jolie Continues the Master Race  —  Angelina Jolie is pregnant.  With twins.  This will bring the kid count up to 6.  I wonder if they'll need name tags? … There's not much to say here except, if I were Brad Pitt I would keep Angelina Jolie pregnant all the time too.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: “Won't Let This Garbage Get Under Their Skin”  —  Jessica Simpson's rep continues to blast OK! magazine for a false story claiming that the singer was dumped by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.  —  “That rag completely fabricated and made up this story …
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TMZ.com:
Nic to Kathleen — I Could Peggy Sue You!  —  Nic Cage is pissed at Kathleen Turner.  —  In her upcoming book, Turner claims that Nicolas Cage was busted twice for DUI and once for stealing a dog.  She wrote, “He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket.”
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 …
People.com:
Jaime Pressly: Marriage Can Wait  —  Jaime Pressly is in no rush to get to the altar with fiancé Eric Cubiche, with whom she has an 8-month-old son, Dezi James.  —  “We're so happy with the way everything is,” Pressly, 30, told PEOPLE at the Pepsi Stuff launch party at Element in Hollywood Thursday …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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 …
Hollywoodtuna:
Hayden Panettiere Is The World's Smallest Cheerleader  —  Here's a little treat for you football fans: pictures of the World's Smallest Cheerleader.  OK, I guess that would be funny if it wasn't the 30th time I'd made a Hayden Panettiere is short joke, but I can't help myself.
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.
 
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