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4:20 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.
TMZ.com:
Brit Doesn't Get Visitation  —  The lawyers couldn't agree amongst themselves — so Brit will not get visitation with Sean Preston and Jayden James.  —  There is no change in the custody order.  Also, the Commish made it clear - the issues with the conservatorship being removed to Federal court have no bearing on the custody case.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Celebrity Gossip
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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: omg! and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
New Lawyer in Brit Custody Case
Discussion: POPSUGAR and OH NO!!
X17 Online:   Britney Courtroom Update: Kaplan Arguing Against Gag Order
X17 Online:
Courthouse Update - They're Talking Visitation!
Discussion: omg!
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”  —  Jessica Simpson's father (and manager) Joe is being sued by fitness video company Speedfit for allegedly blocking the sale of a DVD starring his daughter.  —  After signing a multi-million dollar contract, Jessica, 27 …
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.
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:
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.
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Meaghan Murphy / OK! Magazine:
Steve-O Challenges K-Fed
Discussion: The Superficial
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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TMZ.com:
Britney Could See Youngins Soon  —  TMZ has learned lawyers at today's custody hearing are hashing out a plan so Britney can see her babies again.  But there's a snag.  —  We're told both sides are in agreement — Britney should get visitation rights in a therapeutic setting.
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
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Alba is Scary  —  Jessica Alba is in the March 2008 issue of Latina magazine recreating scenes from some of the most famous horror movies of all time, and let me tell you it's scary.  Of course, I'm talking about her acting.  Sure, Jessica Alba looks good, but she's still as wooden as ever in this photoshoot.
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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.”
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:
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.”
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...
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...
 
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Paris Hilton banned from Oscars
X17 Online:
The Pivinator Becomes The Yoganator
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Latest Vadge of Honor
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
TMZ.com:
Kimora Loves Her Ex's Galpals, Really
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Doherty Flashes His Pearly ... Yellows!
Nolan Strong / AllHipHop.com Daily News:
BREAKING NEWS: TVT Filing Chapter 11; Staff Fired
Hollywoodtuna:
Cheryl Tweedy Bikini Pictures
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Daily Mail:
Stressed-out Courteney Cox ‘drops two dress sizes’
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
TMZ.com:
Avril and Deryck — Expecting a Lil' Sk8er Boi?
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT
Jbercovici / Portfolio.com:
Britney Spears, Mental Illness and the Tabloids
Discussion: Jossip, 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 …
TMZ.com:
Fugitives You Better Run — The Dog is BACK!
New York Post:
Exiled Heir In Kidnap Claim
 

 
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