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9:05 AM ET, February 18, 2008

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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
NORM: Local celebrities may be dancing  —  Another Las Vegas connection is anticipated when the new season's celebrity lineup for ABC's “Dancing With the Stars” is unveiled tonight.  —  Socialite Paris Hilton performs with the Las Vegas Pussycat Dolls on Saturday inside Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Seriously? OMG! and Gawker
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Paris Hilton'S Burlesque Birthday Bash  —  While she already held a pre-party a week ago at a Los Angeles nightclub, last night was the main attraction as far as Paris Hilton's birthday bashes are concerned.  —  The socialite celebrated her 27th year by joining in on a burlesque show …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Heidi Klum: Britney Can Come Live in Our House  —  A neighbor wants to help Britney Spears: Heidi Klum.  —  The supermodel and Project Runway star, 34, says that her family would welcome Spears, 26, with open arms as the troubled singer seeks to reassemble her life.
Jana Winter / PageSix.com:
Paris's Birthday Spectacular  —  Paris Hilton was at her finest last night in Las Vegas.  She celebrated her 27th birthday with style, with glam, looking smoking' hot — pretty much exactly the way we we'd hoped she would.  —  And you know what Paris, you didn't let us down one bit.
POPSUGAR:
Paris' Birthday Party Is Anything but Pure  —  This weekend Paris slutted it — Pussycat Doll style for her birthday in Las Vegas.  The heiress looked like a porn star (oh yes that is how she became a household name) at the Pussycat Lounge where she introduced the girls and enjoyed some cake.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney Spends Quiet Weekend with Father  —  Britney Spears marked a relatively quiet President's Day weekend, with her Saturday spent in the company of her father and her assistant Brett inside her Beverly Hills home.  —  When his daughter did go out, Jamie Spears, who has been appointed …
Discussion: iVillage and The Hollywood Gossip
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Heidi To Britney: “Come Live In Our House!”
Discussion: TMZ.com, Popdirt.com and ShowHype
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Charlize Theron to Catch Oscars in Her Pajamas  —  Charlize Theron may have reflected '20s-style Hollywood glamour in the stunning beaded gown she wore to the 2004 Oscars, when she won as Best Actress for Monster - but this year she plans on something completely different.  —  Her pajamas.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and OH NO!!
Daily Mail:
Wrapped-up Beckhams star on Broadway  —  Considering it was a family day out, there were few smiles as the Beckhams arrived on New York's famous Broadway theatre district with their sons to see a play.  —  A stern faced David carried son Cruz, and held nine-year old Brooklyn's hand while son Romeo …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Amanda Fortini / New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe in “The Last Sitting”  —  Photographs by Bert Stern  —  In 1962, photographer Bert Stern shot a series of photos of Marilyn Monroe that have collectively come to be known as “The Last Sitting.”  Taken during several boozy sessions at the Hotel Bel-Air …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
Ross Hall / News of the World:
Amy Winehouse's hubby in overdose  —  Blake is rushed to prison medical block  —  AMY Winehouse's junkie husband narrowly cheated death after a drugs overdose in prison.  —  Blake Fielder-Civil was rushed to the jail's hospital block when he collapsed in agony after taking what he thought was heroin.
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Owen Williams / Showbiz Spy:
Amy Winehouse's husband overdosed on heroin in prison
New York Post:
FUR FLIES  —  ARETHA Franklin may be steaming mad at Beyoncé for calling Tina Turner - and not her - the “Queen of Soul,” but PETA thinks she's not a queen but a clown.  In a letter to Franklin, PETA mouthpiece Dan Matthews writes, “Music lovers may think of you...
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip and Dlisted
Daily Mail:
Paris gets pulses racing with a raunchy burlesque performance  —  Paris Hilton added burlesque dancer to her burgeoning cv last night with a raunchy performance at an Los Angeles club.  —  The heiress, dressed in a basque, sparkly underwear and stockings, sang, danced and even frolicked in an over-sized glass of champagne.
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Bitten and Bound
TMZ.com:
Lawyer Claims Britney Held Hostage!!!  —  The lawyer who derailed the Britney Spears conservatorship case tells TMZ Britney herself called him and asked him to take the reigns.  The question: Will a judge be buyin' what he's sellin'?  —  Attorney John Eardley filed papers in federal court last Thursday …
 
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