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8:50 AM ET, February 21, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Lutfi Drug Probe — Full Steam Ahead  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD investigation into Sam Lutfi allegedly drugging Britney Spears is well underway.  —  We're told the case has now been assigned to Robbery Homicide, primarily because of the sensitive nature of the allegations …
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TMZ.com:
Federal Judge Says It Seems Bogus To Him  —  A Federal judge in the Britney conservatorship case has issued a tentative ruling that the move to make a federal case out of it is ridiculous.  —  Judge Philip Gutierrez set a deadline of February 29 for Britney's so-called lawyer, Jon Eardley …
X17 Online:
Report of LAPD Investigation Into Sam Drugging Britney Is Bogus, Says LAPD!
Mlynn / PageSix.com:   Britney's Case Isn't Going to the Feds Yet
Starpulse Entertainment News Blog:
Jessica Alba Having Twins  —  Jessica Alba has just learned she's set to join Jennifer Lopez and become a first-time mum to twins.  The sexy Latina is the latest Hollywood star set to join the current twins trend, which was kicked off by Julia Roberts and Marcia Cross and now reportedly includes Angelina Jolie too.
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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 …
New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan As Marilyn Monroe: Five Outtakes  —  In New York Magazine's current Spring Fashion issue, Lindsay Lohan is reborn as Marilyn Monroe, posing for photographer Bert Stern as Monroe did in 1962 for a sessions that became known as “The Last Sitting.”  But many of you probably knew that already.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Lohan: “I'm Not Going to Look at” Topless Lindsay Shots  —  Michael Lohan still hasn't seen those topless shots of his daughter Lindsay.  —  “I'm not going to look at the photos — that's my daughter!” he told Usmagazine.com in a telephone interview this morning.
Alisandra Puliti / OK! Magazine:
Elisabeth's Baby Dance Party  —  While other new moms diet, hit the gym or, in the case of Nicole Richie, wear tummy-reducing undergarments, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is shedding her pregnancy weight by throwing nightly dance parties in her New York home.  But don't expect Paris Hilton or Tara Reid …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Ellen to Christina Aguilera: ‘Are You Nursing?’  —  Christina Aguilera with Ellen DeGeneres  —  This week's PEOPLE cover subject Christina Aguilera is happy to chat about motherhood - every aspect of her new role, in fact.  During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Wednesday …
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Annie Hung / The Ellen DeGeneres Show:   Ellen's Video Tease #1
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt to Make Video Game  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have more than just music in the works.  —  “We're definitely developing the Heidi and Spencer video game,” Pratt told Usmagazine.com last week at video game giant Electronic Arts' Burnout Paradise pre-Valentine's Day lounge in L.A.
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New York Post:   UNREAL CONTROL OVER MONTAG
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.
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Jamie Lynn is Showing Off Her Baby Bump ... And Grounded  —  Jamie Lynn Spears was finally showing off a noticeable baby bump out pumping some gas (awww, just like her big sister) in Kentwood over the weekend, but the photos didn't make Lynne Spears so happy.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
PinksPageAdmin / The Official Pink Site:
A Message from P!nk  —  Hi everybody.  I wanted to reach out personally to all my fans/friends out there in the world.  First and foremost, thank-you for all of your support and love, it means a lot to me right now.  The most important thing for you all to know, is that Carey and I love each other so so much.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Pink: Divorce ‘Not About Cheating, Anger or Fighting’
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
ComingSoon.net:
Walt Disney Pictures Sets '09/'10 Release Dates  —  With the writers strike now over, Walt Disney Pictures has set new release dates for 2009 and early 2010.  —  The P.J. Hogan-directed Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fischer, is coming to theaters Valentine's Day weekend, on February 13, 2009.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Child Abuse!  —  Star Magazine's cover story this week is about Suri Cruise's strange world.  I think that's an understatement.  Why is Suri's world so strange?  Well, because Tom and Katie treat her like an adult.  They believe that Suri has lived for billions of years, so she knows all there is to know.
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Star:
Inside Suri's Strange World
Discussion: The Blemish
New York Post:
BABY FAN  —  PARTY girl Tara Reid had at least one devoted fan.  A woman at a New Jersey auction claims to have bought a box of items once owned by Reid's deceased paternal grandmother, including a huge collection of photos of Reid as a baby and letters to the tot.
New York Post:
OUT AND ABOUT  —  JENNIFER Aniston's one-time love, Tate Donovan , is back on the market.  Donovan, 44, has been holed up with friends in a New York apartment after his wife of two years, 26-year-old actress/stylist Corinne Kingsbury, kicked him out of the couple's Hollywood Hills home, according to an insider.
 
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Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears pictured looking pregnant as judge refuses child visit
Discussion: MollyGood and Gawker
New York Post:
GIRL FOR MINNIE  —  SHE still hasn't confirmed or commented …
New York Post:
JANET'S THIRD TRY
New York Post:
NOT SO EASY?  —  NICK Lachey and his girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo …
Daily Mail:
Gemma Atkinson continues her reign as the Queen of the bikini babes
Discussion: With Leather
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
David Fincher falls into ‘Black Hole’
Megan Lynn / PageSix.com:
‘Top Model’ Judges Play Blame Game
Discussion: omg!
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Tune In Tokio  —  Another day, another bare crotch flash courtesy …
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NY Daily News:
Tiff goes Hollywood
Daily Mail:
Kirstie Alley quits as face of slimming firm Jenny Craig after piling …
Michael K / Dlisted:
They Are Shooting Her From The Wrong Side
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Shar Jackson: Kevin's ‘Like My Best Friend’
TMZ.com:
Prince Charles — Meet Scarlett's Boobs
ExpoSay:
Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne To Kick Heather Mills From BRIT Awards
Abby / Yeeeah!:
Scarlett's New Tattoo Is Really Lame
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
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