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8:05 AM ET, February 12, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Lutfi Allegedly Demanded Money From Brit  —  In a declaration filed in the Brit conservatorship case, a lawyer for the conservators accused Sam Lutfi of demanding money from poor Brit.  —  Attorney Jeryll Cohen wrote, “During the telephone conversation, Mr. Grossman [Brit's business manager] …
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TMZ.com:
Brit's Manager Allegedly Uses Mercedes Ploy  —  New documents were filed in the Brit conservatorship hearing last Thursday — and now we know why the conservators want to give Brit's business manager the ax.  —  Lawyers for the conservators accused business manager Howard Grossman of ignoring their ground rules.
Discussion: CelebWarship, PageSix.com and OH NO!!
Mark Gray / People.com:
Joel: Baby Harlow Is 'Definitely a Mama's Girl'  —  Joel Madden is in love with his new baby daughter, Harlow, and she is in love with ... her mother - at least for now.  —  She's “definitely a mama's girl,” the rocker told PEOPLE before a gig as a deejay at Prive Las Vegas on Friday.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie Attends Four Parties in Just Two Days!  —  Nicole Richie took a mini break from mommyhood this weekend, hitting four parties in two days.  —  Wearing a gold and diamond “H” necklace, the new mama, 26, and beau Joel Madden kicked off their weekend Saturday at the opening …
Michael K / Dlisted:   Party Mommy  —  New mommy, Nicole Richie, was out again …
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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Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:
Natalie Cole: Amy Didn't Deserve Her Grammys
Discussion: omg! and In Case You Didn't Know
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ryan Phillippe Opens Up About Divorce from Reese  —  Ryan Phillippe calls his divorce from Reese Witherspoon, after seven years of marriage, “the darkest, saddest place I had ever been.”  —  The actor, 33, tells W magazine, “There were a good four or five months of not being able to get out of bed.
Discussion: That Other Blog
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Consumer Reports on Safety:
Note to Hannah Montana: Seat belts are necessary not an accessory  —  Many parents would agree that 15-year-old superstar Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Cyrus, is a good role model for kids.  But a gaffe in her Disney blockbuster 3-D movie, “Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” might challenge that opinion.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Hannah Montana Is A Terrible Role Model
Extra:
Rihanna Involved in Car Accident After Grammy Awards  —  “Extra” has confirmed that Grammy winner Rihanna was involved in a car accident last night following the awards ceremony where she took home a Grammy for Rap/Sung Collaboration for her hit song, “Umbrella.”
Daily Mail:
Marcia Cross goes from Desperate Housewife to doting mother as she takes twins out to play  —  She may be better known for playing perfectionist housewife Bree, but there was nothing uptight about Marcia Cross when she spent the afternoon with her twin babies.
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
New Zealand Herald:
Tom Cruise plans ‘romantic’ Valentine's Day  —  Tom Cruise is planning a “romantic” Valentine's Day for wife Katie Holmes.  —  The actor is known for his passionate gestures - including proposing to former Dawson's Creek star Katie on the top of Paris' Eiffel Tower - and says this Valentine's Day will be no different.
cityrag:
Beyonce's Cameltoe at the Grammys  —  Anyone else do a double take when Beyonce hit the stage mid Grammys in shiny green panties?!!... Despite the super stretchy, crease fighting fabric, Beyonce's powerful camel toe won out...  Click to enlarge Beyonce's Grameltoe...
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 …
Discussion: CelebWarship
Pete Norman / People.com:
Paul McCartney, Heather Mills Face Off in Court  —  Nearly two years after Paul McCartney and Heather Mills announced their separation, the duo appeared in a London court Monday to hammer out a divorce resolution.  —  McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40 - who wed at an Irish castle in 2002 …
Discussion: The Insider Online
PR inside:
NICHOLSON'S OFFENSIVE PICK-UP TACTICS  —  Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)  —  Legendary lothario JACK NICHOLSON uses a foolproof pick-up line to win over the opposite sex - he asks women if they are pregnant.
Discussion: Dlisted, MollyGood and Blowing Smoke
 
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Passion Screenwriter Sues Mel Gibson
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Angela / Celebrity Baby Blog:
Vanessa Paradis takes kids to Disneyland
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin and OH NO!!
OK! Magazine:
Britney Teaches Kids to Kick Up Their Heels
Michael K / Dlisted:
Creepy Eyes Is Back!  —  I thought Paula Abdul and Creepy Eyes boyfriend were done?
Discussion: OH NO!!
Alex Veiga / Associated Press:
Tolkien estate sues New Line Cinema
TMZ.com:
Cat Lady to Paris: I'm Keeping Your Pussy!
Jen Heger / PageSix.com:
John Ritter: Widow's Wrongful Death Suit Goes to Trial
Discussion: LayDdee's Eyes …
Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:
Jennifer Aniston's Birthday Bucket List
Discussion: UseMyComputer and Holy Candy
 Earlier Picks: 
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rep: Scarlett Johansson “Not Engaged”
The Sun:
Survivor stars snog at premiere
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's Kids Without Their Mom!
Discussion: notorious news
Hollywoodtuna:
Hayden Panettiere Gives Us A Peek
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears Out With Casey Aldridge in Kentwood
Discussion: E! Online
Michael K / Dlisted:
Salma On The Attack  —  Salma Hayek protected her young …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Tony's Not In Over His Head With Jessica
Discussion: OH NO!!
 

 
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Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning WaPo editorial cartoonist since 2008, quits after she says her cartoon criticizing CEOs currying favor with Trump was killed

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Apple offers Apple TV+ for free to anyone with an Apple ID this weekend, the first time it has offered such a promotion

 
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