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12:25 PM ET, February 21, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Police deny claims Britney was drugged by her manager  —  Police today insisted they are not investigating claims Britney Spears was drugged by pal Sam Lutfi, despite reports robbery and homicide officers are on the case.  —  US websites reported an investigation is “well underway” …
Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears pictured looking pregnant as judge refuses child visit
Discussion: Gawker and MollyGood
Jhoche / PageSix.com:
LAPD: We're Not After Sam Lutfi
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
New York Post:
NOT SO EASY?  —  NICK Lachey and his girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo, don't really do anything beyond getting paid to show up at events or frolic at tropical resorts that need free press - so you'd think they'd appreciate their easy-money lifestyles.  Wrong!  According to a source at JC Penney's …
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Post:
JANET'S THIRD TRY  —  JANET Jackson is taking the marriage plunge again.  Although the pop star has remained mum on her engagement to rapper Jermaine Dupri, she recently hit up designers like Badgley Mischka, asking for bridal gown samples.  “She's preparing for her private nuptials,” said one source.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Rules the Box Office - in Ukraine  —  Is Jessica Simpson the David Hasselhoff of Ukraine?  —  The blond starlet seems to be the toast of the Eastern European nation.  Her latest film, Blonde Ambition, hit No. 1 in Ukraine, grossing $253,008 for the weekend of Feb. 14-17, Box Office Mojo reports.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Abdul pretends her bad video didn't happen  —  Plus: Vanessa Minnillo gets a job — finally; watch out for Camilla Belle  —  Paula Abdul is extremely disappointed in the new music video for “Dance Like There's No Tomorrow,” according to a source close to the “American Idol” judge.
Discussion: Dlisted, Hollywood Rag, Jossip and OH NO!!
New York Post:
GIRL FOR MINNIE  —  SHE still hasn't confirmed or commented on our scoop about her pregnancy - but now we can tell you what Minnie Driver learned when Page Six caught her looking at her sonograms outside her doctor's office earlier this week.  A spy at Crewcuts, the J...
Discussion: Ayyyy! and Celebrity Baby Scoop
New York Post:
PEANUT PAY FOR HURLEY MAID  —  ELIZABETH Hurley and her husband, Arun Nayar, are multimillionaires many times over, but they're also accused of being skinflints - paying their Indian maid just $200 a week for endless hours of cooking, cleaning and baby-sitting, according to published reports.
Discussion: iVillage, Gawker and Dlisted
New York Post:
UNREAL CONTROL OVER MONTAG  —  SLIPPERY reality “star” Spencer Pratt continues to have a Svengali-like grip on surgically enhanced girlfriend Heidi Montag.  Pratt, known best for feuding with Lauren Conrad on MTV's “The Hills,” is now Montag's manager.  He not only produced her horrendous album …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
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Rfiorentino / PageSix.com:
Daily Debate: Who's Luckier?  —  And the debate rages on!  Which one of these two is luckier?  On one hand you have Ashton Kutcher, 30, who was best known for saying, “Dude!” before scoring big-time by sweeping Demi Moore off her perfectly pedicured feet, thus becoming the hero of straight men everywhere.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Cele|bitchy:
George Clooney on the cover of “Time”; Talks about how he hates Bill O'Reilly  —  Time Magazine has a new interview with George Clooney, in which he appears on the upcoming cover with the title “The Last Movie Star.”  The article seems to say very little despite how long it is …
Discussion: Time
Daily Mail:
Jennifer Lopez ‘checks in to hospital’ to have her babies ... and Jessica Alba is also expecting twins  —  Jennifer Lopez has been taken to the private hospital where she intends to have her twins, it has been reported.  —  An American showbusiness website said a private room …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Double Date with Clint Eastwood  —  Talk about a double date!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie dined with Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina Ruiz at Italian restaurant Divino in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood last night.  —  Pitt and Jolie were the first to arrive …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Jezebel
OK! Magazine:
Miley Cyrus: “I Need More Friends”  —  Though 15-year-old superstar Miley Cyrus would appear to have the world in her young hands, the Hannah Montana star says that's just not true.  —  “Some people think you have more privileges than other teenagers because of what you do,” Miley explains.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
WB takes franchise turn with ‘Akira’  —  Studio to adapt graphic novel  —  Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel “Akira” into two live-action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009.  Legendary will co-finance with WB.
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Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Law & Order Star Vincent D'Onofrio Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Happy Valentine's Day, indeed.  —  On February 14, Law & Order: Criminal Intent actor Vincent D'Onofrio and his wife Carin welcomed a baby boy, Luca, a rep tells the Associated Press.  —  Luca weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces.
Discussion: CelebWarship
 
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OUT AND ABOUT  —  JENNIFER Aniston's one-time love, Tate Donovan , is back on the market.
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