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9:05 AM ET, February 6, 2008

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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 …
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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.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Click Here to Read Lynne Spears' Entire Declaration  —  The following is the entirely of Lynne Spears' Declaration as part of the restraining order against Sam Lutfi, released today.  —  I, Lynne Spears, declare:  —  I am the mother of Britney Spears ("Britney")., who is the subject of this action.
Dee Rober / Derober.com:
The Derobers go to Britney Spears' House  —  When Britney's away, the Derobers will play.  The Derobers, famous for the Trump Tip Hoax, have struck again.  Each day, 30,000 people type the phrase “Where does Britney Spears live?” into Google.  And there is no answer to be found.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Britney's Mom: Sam Lutfi Drugged My Daughter  —  Britney Spears's mother accused Sam Lutfi of drugging the singer and verbally abusing her, according to a request for a temporary restraining order against Lutfi.  —  The request, which was granted, also gives a detailed description …
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
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Lynne: Sam “Drugged,” Controlled Britney
People.com:
Confirmed: Jennifer Lopez Expecting Twins  —  The rumors are true, confirmed by no less a source than her father: Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins.  —  And it isn't even a Lopez family first.  —  “Yes, twins,” her dad David Lopez said in an interview on the Spanish-language show Escándalo TV …
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peopleenespanol.com:
It's Official: JLo Is Having Twins!  —  The mom-to-be's father said on Escándalo TV (Telefutura) that he has two grandkids on the way  —  Break out the matching onesies!  Jennifer López will have not one, but two babies!  The singer's father, David López, has announced that his daughter is having twins.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sexy Time!  —  John Mayer stripped down and got into Borat's infamous neon thong onesie to take a jog around the Mayercrafter Carrier (The John Mayer Cruise) this past weekend.  John really should have gotten a boyzillian before going out in public like that.  I'd definitely hit it, but I'd have to take a trimmer down there first.
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Rolling Stone:
Video: John Mayer Frolics on Maiden Voyage of “Mayercraft Carrier”
Erin Horgan / that's blogtastic:
pardon my language (part deux)
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Crabbie's Hollywood
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Cancels Its Oscars Party  —  Imagine a wedding reception without food, music or Champagne, and you get an inkling of how a lot of Hollywood would view the Oscars without the Vanity Fair party.  But Hollywood will no longer have to imagine it — the party is off.
Discussion: Jossip and That Other Blog
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omg!:
Vanity Fair Cancels Oscar Bash  —  The writers strike may be over by the time the Oscars roll around, but at least one organization has decided that a celebration isn't in order - Vanity Fair.  —  The magazine announced today that they are canceling their annual Oscar party, according to columnist Nikki Finke.
X17 Online:
Vanity Fair Oscar Party Cancelled!
Discussion: omg!
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 …
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,” …
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.
Associated Press:
Mattingly's Wife Arrested  —  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The estranged wife of Los Angeles Dodgers coach Don Mattingly was arrested and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after police say she refused to leave his property in Indiana.  —  Police arrested 45-year-old Kim Mattingly …
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Don Mattingly's wife jailed
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,” …
Daily Mail:
Jordan: I hate my body and I'm planning more cosmetic surgery  —  Katie Price has confessed that she is disappointed with the results of recent surgery on her body.  —  The model otherwise known as Jordan announced plans to have yet another cosmetic procedure on her breasts …
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The Sun:
Jordan: Boobs are still TOO big
Discussion: Dlisted and THE RAD REPORT
New York Magazine:
Neil Patrick Harris Is Contemplating a Whole New Drug for ‘Harold & Kumar’  —  Harris and boyfriend David Burtka performed  —  together in Broadway Backwards.Photo: FilmMagic  —  The drug-addled, skirt-chasing Neil Patrick Harris from Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle wasn't the one out to play last night at Broadway Backwards III.
Discussion: WOW Report, Towleroad and Defamer
Phil / Egotastic!:
Bar Refaeli in a Bikini and Leonardo DiCaprio's Lap  —  In case you were wondering why Leonardo DiCaprio is the luckiest man alive, just take a look at his girlfriend, Israeli Supermodel, Bar Refaeli in that bikini.  Also keep in mind that Leo used to date Gisele Bundchen, and Bar Refaeli is actually hotter than Gisele.
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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