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11:30 AM ET, February 6, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Ledger's Death Ruled “Acute Intoxication”  —  The NYC medical examiner has finished the toxicology report following the death of Heath Ledger, and has just ruled that the actor's death was caused by “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.”
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Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Michelle Williams Arrives in Heath's Hometown  —  Michelle Williams and her two-year-old daughter arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday afternoon local time for Heath Ledger's funeral.  —  Williams, wearing a black dress and black sunglasses, held the striped-dress-clad Matilda in her arms …
TMZ.com:
M.E. Calls Ledger Death “Accident”  —  The medical examiner has ruled that Heath Ledger's death is an “accident,” resulting from the “abuse of prescription medications.”
Discussion: iVillage and Celebritology
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Heath Ledger Died of Accidental Overdose of Prescription Drugs  —  Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office reported Wednesday morning, the AP reports.  —  Ellen Borakave, spokesperson for Office of Chief Medical Examiner …
Discussion: X17 Online
Nhancock / PageSix.com:
Heath Ledger Death: Accidental Overdose  —  Many drugs were present in Heath Ledger's system at the time of his death, according to a toxicology report released this morning by the medical examiner.  —  “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone …
Discussion: omg! and In Case You Didn't Know
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams and Matilda Arrive in Australia for Funeral  —  Heath Ledger's ex Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday to attend the late actor's funeral.  —  Wearing a black dress and sunglasses, Williams carried Matilda, 2, on her left hip as she entered the airport.
Discussion: X17 Online and The Age
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Lutfi Admits He Gave Britney Spears “a Handful of Pills”  —  Sam Lutfi, who is now on the receiving end of a restraining order imposed by Britney Spears' parents, was the one person by her side as she unraveled over the past six months.  —  In the latest issue of Us Weekly …
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Michael Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Pleads With Father: 'Let's Get Out of Here'  —  Britney Spears's father has recounted a heartbreaking meeting with his confused daughter as she struggled to cope in a psychiatric hospital.  —  “Come on, daddy, let's get out of here.  Take my hand and let's walk out of here together,” Britney said, according to Jamie Spears.
Discussion: iVillage and Popdirt.com
TMZ.com:
Jamie Says Brit Believes Sam Stole Her Stuff  —  In Jamie's declaration, he said, “Britney then told me that there was some property of hers that Sam Lutfi had wrongfully taken.  She asked me to help get it back.  I told her that I would.”  —  Remember, a police report was filed claiming a theft at Brit's house.
TMZ.com:
Restraining Order Claims Sam Drugged Brit  —  TMZ has obtained a copy of the restraining order issued last Friday in the Britney Spears saga.  We've reported on the order but we just got a hard copy.  The documents allege Lutfi drugged Britney.  —  The order requires Lutfi to stay 250 yards away …
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse looks re-fab as she visits husband Blake in prison  —  Amy Winehouse left rehab today to visit her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil.  —  The star looked healthier than ever as she emerged from the facility this morning in a figure-hugging pencil skirt and black shirt on her way to Pentonville Prison.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:   Amy Winehouse Questioned by Police
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Eric Dane's Fight Against Cancer  —  For actor Eric Dane, the first sign that something was wrong came right after the new year, when the Grey's Anatomy star glanced in the mirror and saw what looked like chapped lips but clearly wasn't.  —  “I went to my dermatologist,” …
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Rolling Stone:
The Tragedy of Britney Spears  —  She was a pop princess.  Now she's in and out of hospitals, rehab and court.  How Britney lost it all.  —  Click here to track Britney Spears' career through a guide to all twenty-four of her videos, from “... Baby One More Time” to “Piece of Me,” …
New York Post:
FAMILY FEUD IN TOM'S CHURCH  —  SCIENTOLOGISTS are at war with a member of their own family - the outspoken niece of the church's powerful leader, David Miscavige.  —  Jenna Hill Miscavige, 24, the daughter of David's older brother Ron, recently came out in support of Andrew Morton's …
Discussion: MollyGood, New York Magazine and Gawker
Daily Mail:
Motherhood leaves Christina Aguilera looking swell  —  New mother Christina Aguilera has unveiled her slimmed-down post-baby body just three weeks after giving birth to her son Max.  —  The pop star made her first public appearance since welcoming her first child to promote the release …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Beth Hilton / Digital Spy:
Kate Hudson to star in artist biopic  —  Kate Hudson is to take the lead role in Big Eyes, a biopic of 1960s artist Margaret Keane.  —  Keane was famous for her drawings of children with large eyes, which were sold under the name of then-husband Walter.  During their divorce proceedings …
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New York Post:
BUYER'S REMORSE  —  Britney Spears had her breasts enlarged as a teenager, but later decided she was a big boob to do it and went back under the knife, the new issue of Rolling Stone reveals.  The pathetic pop tart, now locked up in a padded cell, “regretted the...
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
ETonline:
LARRY BIRKHEAD AND DANNIELYNN VISIT ANNA NICOLE'S GRAVE  —  The pair travel to Nassau on the one-year anniversary of Anna Nicole's death.  —  LARRY BIRKHEAD and his daughter DANNIELYNN journeyed to the Bahamas this week to visit ANNA NICOLE SMITH's final resting place one year after the star's untimely death.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Vanity Fair Cancels Its Oscar Party  —  The star-studded bash is the latest victim of the writers' strike  —  The annual Vanity Fair Oscar party is the latest casualty of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.  The magazine has decided to cancel its annual bash on Academy Awards night.
Discussion: Defamer, CelebWarship and iVillage
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Cancels Its Oscars Party
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