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12:20 PM ET, February 12, 2008

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New York Post:
LOVE & LUST AT THE GRAMMYS  —  FERGIE and her fiancé, Josh Duhamel, are moving up their wedding date because the “Glamorous” songbird is pregnant, according to gossips at Clive Davis' pre-Grammys bash at the Beverly Hilton.  —  “She picked up a wedding dress while she was in New York …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
John Mayer Must Value His Health
Discussion: Hollywood Headache
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Teaches Children at Dance Class  —  Britney Spears taught dance to children not much older than her own boys on Monday at Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood.  —  The pop star — who skipped the Grammys — kicked off the class by introducing herself to each five year old and shaking their hand, a source said.
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People.com:
Britney Spears Steps into Dance Class - As Teacher  —  Britney Spears has class - dance class, that is.  —  The 26-year-old singer - who's in the midst of a custody battle over her own kids, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1 - logged some quality kiddie time Monday, teaching dance an hour-long dance lesson to a group of six children.
OK! Magazine:
Britney Teaches Kids to Kick Up Their Heels  —  For a group of L.A.-area kids with dreams of being a dancer, a lesson from a famous hoofer is a memorable experience — and when that dancer happens to be Britney Spears, it's sure to be a day they'll never forget!
Danielle Stein / Wmagazine.com:
Sister Act  —  SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND NATALIE PORTMAN—CAST AS RIVALROUS SIBLINGS IN THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL—HAVE SEEMINGLY NOTHING IN COMMON.  BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, THE UTTERLY UNINHIBITED BOMBSHELL AND THE SELF-POSSESSED PIXIE ARE MORE LIKE SISTERS THAN YOU'D THINK.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Like The Dog And That's About It  —  ScarJo and Natalie Portman are on the cover of March's W Magazine promoting their movie “The Other Boleyn Girl.”  That movie is basically an excuse for these two to butcher a British accent.  They make Britney sound like the Queen of England.
Discussion: ShowHype
People.com:
Natalie Cole: Amy's Wins Send a ‘Bad Message’  —  “I don't think she should have won,” the veteran Grammy winner says of Winehouse  —  Dr. Phil, move over.  There's a new advocate for tough love on the circuit: Natalie Cole.  —  The multiple Grammy winner - her first win, in 1975 …
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NY Daily News:
Bit of a whine house at Grammys
Discussion: Idolator and Wendy Wayrad
TMZ.com:
LiLo Pal Pushing Her Off the Wagon?  —  Lindsay Lohan has ditched most of her bad habits from before rehab, but there's one she can't seem to shake — and it has family and friends saying no, no, no.  —  His name is Patrick Aufdenkamp, a friend/hanger-on of Lindsay's since well before she went to rehab, dating back three years.
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Britney's old bottom-feeders have moved on to new targets  —  Britney's best buddies, who have insisted that they were hanging around with her because they care about her well being, seem to have moved on now that her family has control of her finances.  Both Alli Sims and Sam Lutfi …
Discussion: Deceiver.com and TMZ.com
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Daily Mail:
Baby Borat on board!  Isla Fisher returns to work with daughter in tow  —  After months away from work, Isla Fisher is back shooting a new romantic comedy, but this time she's juggling another role - motherhood.  —  The actress was spotted totting around her daughter Olive between takes …
Reuters:
Lenny Kravitz Hospitalized in Miami  —  Rock star Lenny Kravitz was admitted to a Miami hospital Monday suffering from severe bronchitis, a spokeswoman for the singer said.  —  The 43-year-old musician had been suffering from a series of severe respiratory tract infections in tandem …
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BBC:
Sick Kravitz admitted to hospital
Discussion: Dlisted and Lifeline Live
People.com:
Michelle Williams Back in New York City  —  Days after taking a plunge in the ocean following Heath Ledger's wake in Australia, Michelle Williams is back in New York City.  —  The actress, who had been shooting the film Mammoth before her ex's untimely death, was spotted Monday in SoHo outside …
Discussion: poponthepop.com
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams Heads Back to Work
Daily Mail:
Belly-dancing Catherine Zeta-Jones's mesmerising turn in new Houdini film  —  Catherine Zeta-Jones has cast her magic over a new film based on famous escape artist Harry Houdini.  —  The actress, who wears a bejewelled, belly-baring outfit in one scene, plays a psychic who has an affair …
New York Post:
AXL ROSE ACTS LIKE HOWARD HUGHES  —  AXL Rose has become a “virtual recluse” in his Malibu mansion for the past 15 years, according to a new tell-all on the former Guns N' Roses rocker.  “These days he is regarded by some as almost a Howard Hughes figure, the bearded, sun-baked...
Melissa / Off the Rack:
The Scoop on Miley Cyrus's Glam Grammy Look!  —  You can't help but notice that Miley Cyrus is turning into quite the fashionista these days.  With her newly brunette hair and fabulous flirty dresses, the Hannah Montana star is conquering the red carpet as rapidly as the multiplex.
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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TMZ.com:
Cat Lady to Paris: I'm Keeping Your Pussy!  —  Paris Hilton left her pussycat at the vet almost two weeks ago and still hasn't gone back to get her.  And now, the woman from whom Paris adopted the cat says Paris can't have the cat back — because she's abandoned it!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nic Cage Sues Kathleen Turner for Claiming He Stole a Chihuahua  —  On Friday, Nic Cage's attorney began libel proceedings against Kathleen Turner at London's High Court.  —  Cage, 44, is suing Turner, his former Peggy Sue Got Married co-star, 53, for writing in her new autobiography Send Yourself Roses …
Discussion: Hollywood Offender
 
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Cele|bitchy:
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Hellomagazine.com:
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USA Today:
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BBC:
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Daily Mail:
What would Harry say? …
New Zealand Herald:
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