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3:25 PM ET, February 19, 2008

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People.com:
Pink & Carey Hart Divorcing  —  The marriage of pop singer Pink and her husband of two years, motocross racer and former The Surreal Life star Carey Hart, has ended, the singer's publicist, Michele Schweitzer, tells PEOPLE.  —  “Pink and Carey Hart have separated.
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Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Pink and Carey Hart Divorcing
TMZ.com:   P!nk's Marriage Is Ovah!
New York Post:
BLOCK THAT TAPE  —  JESSICA Simpson does not want you to know how she fit into her Daisy Dukes.  In 2005, during a lull in her career, Simpson starred in a workout tape produced by Speedfit, a fitness video company.  Although she signed a multimillion-dollar contract, she later changed …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Is “Hurting Millions of Fat People”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gone Hollywood
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
J.Lo isn't that appealing  —  Plus: Reaction to Lindsay's nude photos; celebrity sightings  —  How much is too much to pay for baby photos?  That's the many-million-dollar question, and it's being asked now more than ever as the end of Jennifer Lopez' pregnancy grows near.
X17 Online:
Britney Courtroom Update: Gag Order Denied  —  The show must go on - it's been decided that there won't be a gag order issued in Britney Spears' ongoing trials.  —  “We are dealing with a very critical issue here,” Judge Gordon said to the court.  “The public does have the right …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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X17 Online:   Courthouse Update - They're Talking Visitation!
X17 Online:   Britney Courtroom Update: Kaplan Arguing Against Gag Order
Daily Mail:
Is Jennifer Aniston more than just Friends with her sexy co-star?  —  At last it seems everyone's favourite friend has something to smile about.  —  Jennifer Aniston, who turned 39 last week, has apparently been enjoying a romance with her dashing leading man, Aaron Eckhart.
TMZ.com:
Rumer Willis Gets the Boot!  —  Finally, a Hollywood club that won't admit minors — Villa kicked 19-year-old Rumer Willis to the curb last night for being underage!  —  The club, which has admitted youngsters like recently-arrested Barron Hilton, ejected Rumer after being inside only mere minutes — perhaps they learned her lesson.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip and ShowHype
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New York Post:
BRITNEY WATCH  —  Britney Spears' new bodyguards are on strict orders from her dad, Jamie: Don't let her go to a bar or a bathroom alone!  The popwreck went to Jeffrey Chodorow's new LA restaurant Citrus at Social on Saturday night with her father, a few friends and a woman described as “her chaperone.”
Stella Foster / Chicago Sun Times:
R. Kelly accused of inappropriate relationship  —  Inside scoop  —  IT WAS REPORTED over the weekend by the TMZ gossip Web site that on an L.A. radio station, noted Chicago music retailer George Daniels stated that embattled R&B artist R. Kelly, 41, had an “inappropriate relationship with his daughter, 21-year-old Maxine Daniels.”
TMZ.com:
K-Fed to Brit - Take the Kiddies for a While  —  Sources tell TMZ Kevin Federline would like Britney to see her kids, even during the conservatorship.  —  We're told K-Fed has no prob allowing the kids to visit Brit at her home, with one string attached - that Brit's parents are present during the visits.
The Huffington Post:
Regis Becomes A Grandpa  —  Regis Philbin announced this morning that he became a grandfather yesterday.  Regis' daughter, Jennifer “J.J.” Philbin, gave birth to a baby boy yesterday morning, February 18, at 6:05 AM, after 30 hours of labor.  J.J., who formerly wrote “The O.C.,” is married to “The Office” writer Michael Schur.
Discussion: iVillage and OH NO!!
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Regis Philbin Becomes a Grandfather
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
TransWorldNews:
Vanessa Hudgens Sex Tape Taken On Cell Phone  —  According to reports, a Vanessa Hudgens sex tape has surfaced.  Sources say the 45 second video was taken on a cell phone.  Hudgens is shown sitting under a Christmas tree wearing only a red Santa hat and red thong decorated with mistletoe.
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH D-list TV star, who's famous for getting paid to party, distracts skirted ladies by pouring liquor down their throats as he gropes them? . . .  WHICH fashion designer is lying to her actor beau?  While she proclaims her love for her man, New...
TMZ.com:
Kimora Loves Her Ex's Galpals, Really  —  So maybe Kimora Lee Simmons isn't such a diva after all?  Yesterday, Kimora denied rumors that she refused to allow Russell Simmons' girlfriend Porschla Coleman to attend her Baby Phat fashion show in New York last week.
TMZ.com:
Fugitives You Better Run — The Dog is BACK!  —  TMZ has learned that Duane “Dog” Chapman will be back in business and back on the air on A&E. Woof!  —  A network official confirms to TMZ that the show is going back into production, but they've not yet set a premiere date.
New York Post:
PARTYING ON  —  NICOLE Richie and Joel Madden's nanny must be raking in some serious overtime to watch the Hollywood party couple's new baby, Harlow Winter Kate Madden.  During the Grammys weekend, the couple went to several parties each night for hours.  Last...
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebrity Mound
Daily Mail:
Breakdancing Cruz Beckham, 2, upstages Spice Girls with his amazing stage skills  —  They may once have been able to fill stadiums many times over.  But it seems that girl power alone is no longer enough to draw a crowd these days
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Britney's Latest Vadge of Honor  —  Britney — and her kitten — re-appeared last night at Sushi House Unico in Los Angeles.  The conservatorship does not, apparently, require undergarments!  —  Britney is officially back.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
 
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Will Britney's S.O.S. Be Heard In Court Tomorrow?
TMZ.com:
Doherty Flashes His Pearly ... Yellows!
Nolan Strong / AllHipHop.com Daily News:
BREAKING NEWS: TVT Filing Chapter 11; Staff Fired
Hollywoodtuna:
Cheryl Tweedy Bikini Pictures
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Spice Girls “would love” to perform for Mandela
Discussion: POPSUGAR, popsugar and Gawker
Daily Mail:
Stressed-out Courteney Cox ‘drops two dress sizes’
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Alba is Scary
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Patrick Shows You ‘Le Tigre’
Discussion: poponthepop.com
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TMZ.com:
Avril and Deryck — Expecting a Lil' Sk8er Boi?
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Jbercovici / Portfolio.com:
Britney Spears, Mental Illness and the Tabloids
Discussion: Jezebel and Gawker
Michael K / Dlisted:
I Take It Back, This Is Creepier Than The Bindi Irwin Doll
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears' Vagina is Jealous of Lindsay Lohan's Nude Photos
Michael K / Dlisted:
Please....Don't...Open...Legs....  Brit Brit was out getting sushi …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
TMZ.com:
The Players All Lining Up for Brit's Court Date
Discussion: OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
Exiled Heir In Kidnap Claim
Daily Mail:
Britney fights the ‘rehab flab’ as she turns to comfort food
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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