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3:15 PM 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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CNN:
Ledger died of prescription overdose  —  (CNN) — Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription medications including painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday.  —  “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result …
People.com:
Heath Ledger's Family Speaks Out On Official Cause of Death  —  Heath Ledger's father Kim (from left), mother Sally and sister Kate  —  Heath Ledger's father, Kim, has released the below statement following the news of the late actor's cause of death:
People.com:
Heath Ledger's Death Was Accidental Overdose  —  Heath Ledger's death on Jan. 22 was due to an accidental mixture of prescription drugs, New York City's Chief Medical Examiner has concluded.  —  “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of Oxycodone …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams and Matilda Arrive in Australia for Funeral
Discussion: The Age and X17 Online
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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OK! Magazine:
Brit to Dad: Sam Stole My Stuff!  —  In a signed delcaration, Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, said his troubled daughter told him she believed her confidante, Sam Lutfi, had stolen items from her house.  —  “She asked me to help get it back.  I told her that I would,” Jamie said.
Discussion: The Superficial
Cele|bitchy:
US Weekly prints fawning interview with Sam Lutfi just because it's an exclusive
Discussion: Us Weekly, Sam Lutfi and Wicked Youth
Michael Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Pleads With Father: 'Let's Get Out of Here'
Discussion: iVillage and Popdirt.com
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,” …
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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...
NY Daily News:
New York Minute: Hulk Hogan's Super Tuesday  —  Hulk Hogan reigned in New Orleans over the weekend as the king of Bacchus, one of Mardi Gras' renowned “Super Krewes.”  “It was insanity.  They said to expect ‘the wildest ride of your life,’ and it was,” he told us Monday.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mother Allowed Britney Spears to Get Breast Implants as a Teen  —  The new issue of Rolling Stone offers some insight into what has lead to Britney Spears' downward spiral.  —  Among the revelations:  —  • As a teen, the singer's mother, Lynne, allowed her to get breast implants.
TMZ.com:
Delta Burke in Psychiatric Ward  —  TMZ has learned “Designing Women” star Delta Burke checked herself into a psychiatric hospital last week for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and “hoarding.”  —  Burke, 51, has done an interview with TMZ TV, in which she describes how hoarding …
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.
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 …
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 …
Jason Coleman / The 213:
213 Exclusive: McG talks Terminator!  —  When it was announced that Charlie's Angels and We Are Marshall Director McG was going to be helming the new TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS fanboys and naysayers were in a state of uproar.  Though when it was then announced that cast …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
K-Fed Grounded in Reality  —  It turns out there is a limit to what you can show on TV these days.  —  In light of the all too real drama encompassing ex-wife Britney Spears, Kevin Federline has scrapped plans for a reality show documenting his life as a single dad.
Discussion: The Superficial and omg!
Phil / Egotastic!:
Natasha Bedingfield Bikini Pictures  —  You may not know who Natasha Bedingfield is by name, but you probably recognize her by song.  She sings “Unwritten,” you know, the song from The Hills, and every other shampoo commercial.  Then again, if you live in the UK, you probably know exactly who she is …
Discussion: Hollywood Headache
 
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