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9:35 AM ET, February 12, 2008

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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!!
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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] …
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Britney's old bottom-feeders have moved on to new targets
Discussion: Deceiver.com and TMZ.com
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 …
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 …
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!
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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.
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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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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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 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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
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!
Discussion: MollyGood and CelebWarship
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.
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Ryan Phillippe: I Had Marriage Trouble “Long Before” Abbie Cornish
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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.
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...
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 Fleming / Variety:
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Passion Screenwriter Sues Mel Gibson
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Pete Norman / People.com:
Paul McCartney, Heather Mills Face Off in Court
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Angela / Celebrity Baby Blog:
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Creepy Eyes Is Back!  —  I thought Paula Abdul and Creepy Eyes boyfriend were done?
Discussion: OH NO!!
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Atlantic plans to hire ~12 journalists, including from WaPo, to bolster its political coverage under Trump; source: it added ~100K subscribers since March

Duke University School of Law:
Books, movies, and music published in 1929, including William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, and sound recordings from 1924 enter the US public domain

Inside Radio:
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