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10:55 AM ET, February 13, 2008

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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears “Welled Up With Tears” Teaching Dance Class to Kids  —  Britney Spears returned to her role as teacher yesterday afternoon, leading a dance lesson at North Hollywood's Millennium Dance Complex.  —  Usmagazine.com caught up with local resident Grace Mitjans and her daughter Gigi, who attended both classes.
Discussion: Dlisted, That Other Blog and POPSUGAR
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Daily Mail:
Britney cleans up her act for shopping trip with her mother  —  Britney Spears looked decidedly upbeat as she stepped out yesterday for a shopping trip with her mother.  —  Lynne Spears accompanied her wayward daughter to indulge in some retail therapy at Miss Sixty clothing store in West Hollywood.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
NY Daily News:
Britney Spears' stealth wedding  —  Really, the only logical explanation for Britney Spears' wild jaunt to Mexico last month was that she was going to get married, but it took Star magazine to connect the dots.  —  The glossy says she “secretly wed” lens-lizard Adnan Ghalib during the visit …
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Britney Gets in Retail Therapy with Mom  —  Britney Spears appears to be bonding with her mother - by shopping.  —  Spears and mom Lynne spent a half-hour at the Miss Sixty store in Los Angeles, where the pop star spent $650 on J Rocker Jeans, a white Carmen T-shirt, a Tirsa blue dress and a Maybelle stretch tee.
Hellomagazine.com:
Dance teacher Britney and mum Lynne bond on LA retail excursion  —  Britney Spears and her mother Lynne haven't enjoyed the easiest of relationships recently, but the pair seemed to have patched up their differences as they enjoyed a mother-daughter shopping trip on Tuesday.
Discussion: X17 Online
Access Hollywood:
Britney's Paparazzi Attention Inspires New Law Proposal
cityrag:
Britney Spears' Kids
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Aretha Not Feeling the R-E-S-P-E-C-T at Grammys  —  When Beyoncé and Tina Turner hit the Grammy stage for their high-octane duet, most folks were left in awe.  But the woman known as the “Queen of Soul” was left a bit dismayed after Beyoncé introduced Turner as “the queen.”
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USA Today:
Aretha doesn't like sharing ‘queen’ title  —  The Queen of Soul takes her title very seriously.  —  Aretha Franklin was royally miffed when Beyoncé referred to Tina Turner as “the queen” during Sunday's Grammy Awards.  The young star recited an homage to music's great female singers …
TMZ.com:
Paris Bails on Baby Bro  —  Sources tell TMZ Barron Hilton called his sister Paris right after he got busted for DUI this morning, pleading with her to bail him out.  Paris said no.  —  We're told Paris rejected her brother's request, telling her 18-year-old brother, “You're going to learn your lesson.”
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NY Daily News:
Paris' brother tossed in drunk tank
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
Like His Big Sister, Paris' Bro Gets a DUI!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gary Coleman Says He's Secretly Married  —  Former child star Gary Coleman - who's now 40 - married Shannon Price, whom he'd met on a movie set, last Aug. 28, her 22nd birthday, Coleman reveals to Inside Edition.  —  The onetime Diff'rent Strokes star also admits that this is his first-time-ever romantic relationship.
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Sgeneroso / PageSix.com:
‘Strokes’ star secretly wed
Discussion: Gawker and Bossip
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse has a new man - and he's ALSO called Blake  —  After storming the Grammys, superstar singer Amy Winehouse was determined to celebrate with her beloved Blake.  —  However, with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil - or Blake Incarcerated as she dubbed him during her awards acceptance speech locked …
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Inside Jennifer Aniston's Birthday Bash  —  All work and no play?  Not exactly.  But Jennifer Aniston spent her 39th birthday toiling away on the Vancouver set of her upcoming romantic drama, Traveling.  —  Still, the actress did receive a special treat from her cast and crew on Monday.
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Angelina's Joy Is Jen's Pain  —  “It's been three years since they split,” one pal of Jen Aniston reveals to OK! about the actress' divorce from Brad Pitt.  “But she's still so far from getting over him, it's tragic.”  —  And on Feb. 23, when Jen, Brad and the woman he left her for …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Janet Jackson: ‘I Might Be Allergic to Marriage’  —  Friends and family are urging Janet Jackson to get hitched and have kids.  But don't expect the pop star - who has been dating record producer Jermaine Dupri since 2002 - to settle down any time soon.  —  “So many people were putting pressure on …
Discussion: Dlisted
Hellomagazine.com:
‘Hermione’ rebels as actress falls under bad boy rocker's spell  —  In her role as Hermione Granger Emma Watson is the perfect goody-two-shoes with a squeaky clean image and A grades to boot.  But the 17-year-old Harry Potter actress seems to be more than a little keen to distance herself from her swotty on-screen persona these days.
Discussion: PageSix.com
Daily Mail:
Mini-muscleman: Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder  —  At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.  —  Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.
Discussion: Dlisted, WOW Report and Best Week Ever
Variety:
It's official: WGA strike is over  —  92.5% of guild vote in favor of strike's end  —  “The strike is over,” Patric Verrone said, dispassionately but with the hint of a smile.  “Our membership has voted.  Writers can go back to work.”  —  The WGA West prexy announced the news …
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Sherry Goldman / wga.org:
Writers Guild Members Vote to End Strike
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and BuzzSugar
Phil / Egotastic!:
Marisa Miller Topless on the Cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue  —  As if you needed another reason to run out and buy the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, the coveted cover features Marisa Miller topless.  Yeah, that's right, the hottest swimsuit model around …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
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