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1:00 PM ET, February 7, 2008

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TMZ.com:
They'll Probably Be Back in Court Tomorrow  —  Britney Spears is a free woman and her parents are clearly frustrated, especially after today's circus in the streets of Bev Hills.  —  Based on what we know, it's a good bet Jamie Spears will be back in court — we're guessin' tomorrow …
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Crazy Car Chase to Bev Hills Hotel  —  In one of the more spectacular sights of the Britney chase, Spears and a convoy of at least 20 SUVs full of paparazzi all banged a left turn — at the same time.  —  The group converged from four lanes to a single lane entrance, as Spears made it into the overhang entry.
Los Angeles Times:
Spears released from UCLA hospital  —  The pop singer had been a patient in the psychiatric ward since last week.  —  Pop singer Britney Spears was released from a psychiatric ward at the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a week of treatment.  —  It was unclear where she was going …
OK! Magazine:
Britney Back in Adnan's Arms — for Now  —  Around 4:40 p.m. PT, a little over an hour after Britney Spears and her caravan of paparazzi pulled into the Beverly Hills Hotel, the troubled singer's boyfriend, photographer Adnan Ghalib, was spotted arriving at the posh palace in his Mercedes convertible …
TMZ.com:
Britney Free — How It Went Down  —  TMZ has learned UCLA doctors determined Britney did not pose the legal danger to herself or to others, such that they could continue to hold her against her will.  —  As a result, she was released today and we're told she's already back home.
Access Hollywood:
ACCESS EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Spears & A Guardian To Live With Britney  —  Now that Britney Spears has been released from the UCLA Medical Center psych ward, her father is coming to live with her, Access Hollywood has exclusively learned.  —  A source close to the family told Access that Jamie will move in with his daughter.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
First Photo of Brit Post-Psych Ward
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT
Perez Hilton:   The First Video Of Brit Unleashed!!!
Star:
Star Exclusive: Kirsten Dunst In Rehab!  —  Kirsten Dunst has checked herself into Cirque Lodge in Utah, Star has learned exclusively.  —  Spider-Man's Mary Jane made the decision to follow in the footsteps of Cirque patients such as Lindsay Lohan and Richie Sambora …
CNN:
Transcript: CNN interviews Angelina Jolie  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie gave an exclusive interview with CNN's Arwa Damon while visiting Iraq to draw attention to the refugee crisis in the wartorn country.  Here is a full transcript of the interview:
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CNN:
Jolie in Iraq: 2M refugees need help  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million “very very vulnerable” internally displaced people in the wartorn country.
New York Post:
SAPPHIC STEAM  —  SCARLETT Johansson (below) has a steamy lesbian sex scene with Penelope Cruz in Woody Allen's upcoming “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”  A source tells us: “It is also extremely erotic.  People will be blown away and even shocked.  Penelope and Scarlett go...
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Nicole Sperling / HollywoodInsider:
Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood to star in Woody Allen's next movie  —  How much neurosis can one movie channel?  We're about find out.  Larry David, the mind behind Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, is set to be the lead in Woody Allen's next, as-yet-untitled feature, which is scheduled to shoot in New York City in the spring.
Discussion: The Corsair
ETonline:
THE CHRISTINA AGUILERA BABY EXCLUSIVE  —  CHRISTINA AGUILERA sits down with our JANN CARL for her very first television interview since having her baby boy MAX less than four weeks ago.  —  “I'm enjoying him every second,” she says of her son.  “I can't stop staring at him, studying him.
Discussion: Kevipod Music and Just Jared
Melissa / Off the Rack:
J. Lo's Maternity-Wear Philosophy: Glam Gowns, No Sweats!  —  Anthony Dixon/WENN  —  With all the stars making the rounds for N.Y.C. Fashion Week, the fashion flock is getting even more jaded than usual.  But despite the dazzling gowns at Marchesa, all eyes were definitely on nine-months-pregnant (with twins!)
Fox News:
Disgraced Miss Nevada Katie Rees Arrested in Connection With Police Assault  —  Dethroned Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees was arrested Wednesday in connection with the assault of a police officer, FOX5Vegas.com reports.  —  Rees, who lost her crown in 2006 after racy photos of her emerged on the Internet …
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ABCNEWS:
DEA Investigating Ledger Overdose  —  Medical Examiner: Lethal Cocktail of Prescription Drugs Led to Death  —  Actor Heath Ledger arrives for the premiere of his new film, “Candy,” in New York.  Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied …
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New York Post:
LIFE AFTER LEDGER  —  It didn't take long for Heath Ledger's rental apartment in SoHo to go back on the market.  —  We hear that the fourth-floor loft at 421 Broome St., where the actor met his demise as a result of mixing an assortment of drugs on Jan. 22, is already quietly being shopped around.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Jossip
Hollywood Reporter:
Monaghan in ‘Pet’ project  —  Dominic Monaghan has landed the lead role in Edna McCallion's psychological thriller “Pet” for MGM.  —  Monaghan will play Seth, a man who bumps into his old high school crush and quickly becomes obsessed with her.  He takes her captive underneath the animal shelter …
Ray Waddell / Billboard:
Billy Joel To Be Shea's ‘Last Play’  —  Billy Joel will be the last artist to play at New York's Shea Stadium with a July 16 concert billed as “The Last Play at Shea, From the Beatles to Billy.”  The show comes in the midst of the New York Mets' final season at Shea; the team moves into its new home at Citi Field in 2009.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!, Idolator and ShowHype
Bucky / Complex:
The Feds Get In Touch With ‘In Touch’  —  We've got a penchant for the sleazy camel toe covers on In Touch and Life&Style—we could almost taste Jessica Biel in a memorable issue—but soon we might be left searching at the newsstand.  That's because a federal criminal investigation …
Discussion: Gawker, Jossip and New York Magazine
 
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