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11:35 AM ET, September 30, 2008

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Stuart Pink / The Sun:
Adnan: I have Britney sex tape  —  BRITNEY SPEARS' ex-boyfriend has confirmed he owns a sex tape featuring himself and the US singer.  —  ADNAN GHALIB, the British pap whom she dated during her breakdown, says he WILL sell the tape for the right price.  —  He told Heat magazine …
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Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
Britney Spears: No Sex Tape  —  Looks like Britney fans will have to stick with Chaotic if they're itching to watch the star on grainy videotape.  —  British-based Heat magazine reported earlier Monday that photographer/Spears-ex Adnan Ghalib confirmed to them he has a sex tape of himself with the pop star.
AceShowBiz.com:
Britney Spears' Sex Tape Bogus
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Joe Reality / Reality TV Magazine:
Britney Spears' Womanizer Television Debut To Occur During The Hills
Discussion: poponthepop.com
People.com:
Janet Jackson Hospitalized  —  Janet Jackson has been hospitalized, a rep said Monday.  —  The singer “got suddenly ill during the sound check” before her concert in Montreal and had to be rushed to the hospital, according to a statement released by W&W Public Relations.
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Associated Press:
Publicist says Janet Jackson is hospitalized  —  NEW YORK - A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly before a concert.  —  According to statement released by W&W Public Relations, the singer canceled her concert in Montreal on Monday after she …
TMZ.com:
Ms. Jackson — Feelin' Nasty
Discussion: Socialite Life and Yeeeah!
Jeremy Barker / National Post:
Janet Jackson hospitalized, cancels Montreal concert
Discussion: WOW Report, Idolator and Sandra Rose
People.com:
DJ AM Attends Memorial Service for Crash Victim  —  DJ AM  —  DJ AM is among the mourners who attended a memorial service in Los Angeles Monday for Chris “Lil' Chris” Baker, who died in the Learjet crash that killed four and wounded two on Sept. 20 in Columbia, South Carolina.
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TMZ.com:
Injured DJ AM Resurfaces  —  With burn and neck injuries visible, a brave DJ AM left his LA home this morning to attend a memorial service for Travis Barker's assistant, Chris Baker.  —  In the aftermath of the horrific jet crash which claimed four lives, AM spent a week in a Georgia hospital and was released on Friday.
Discussion: Hollywood Backwash and Hollyscoop
Mark Harris / Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing …:
OMFG!  IT'S THE GOSSIP BOYS!  —  Penn Badgley (the good boy), Chace Crawford (the cougar bait), and Ed Westwick (the arrogant rake) are ubiquitous on the Web and in the tabloids, and every hot young woman in America wants a piece of them.  Maybe their preppy soap opera, Gossip Girl, will propel one or all of them to superstardom.
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Jenny McCarthy Slams Amanda Peet Over Vaccines  —  LOS ANGELES — Actress and new mom Amanda Peet referred to parents who choose not to vaccinate their children as “parasites” in a recent interview.  But despite her public apology aimed at parents of autistic children who believe …
Georgina Dickinson / News of the World:
I turned Megan Fox lesbian  —  Is this the maddest man in the US?  Meet the fireman who ditched star for being too wild  —  SWEETHARTS: Ben Leahy and Megan Fox  —  THIS is the firefighter who broke gorgeous Megan Fox's heart and made her run into the arms of a female stripper.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Julie Jordan / People.com:
'Til Death's Joely Fisher Adopts a Baby Girl  —  Joely Fisher and her husband Christopher Duddy have expanded their brood with the recent adoption of a newborn baby girl, Fisher's rep, Brit Reece, tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  New daughter Olivia Luna Fisher-Duddy joins older brothers …
New York Post:
HEATH'S KID DENIED $10M INSURE PAY  —  ‘SUICIDE’ PROBE EYES MARY-KATE  —  By TERRY SCHERMERHORN in Los Angeles and CLEMENTE LISI in New York  —  Heath Ledger's insurance company has refused to pay on his $10 million policy by claiming he died under “suspicious” circumstances …
Discussion: Dlisted, New York Magazine and Gawker
Hollywoodtuna:
Jennifer Lopez: Lady Looks Like A Dude  —  Jennifer Lopez launched her new fragrance for men ‘Deseo For Men’ the other day at Macy's and she showed up in drag.  I don't know about you but I've seen better looking trannies in the Gay village.  I'm not sure if this was the right look for JLO for this appearance.
NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish  —  Sarah Palin had a few tricks up her sleeve at the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant, according to fellow contestant Pamela Massey.  “One was to put sticking plasters over our nipples to make sure we didn't reveal too much during the swimsuit round,” Massey tells the UK's Mail on Sunday.
James Desborough / News of the World:
Jack Osbourne nabs a mugger  —  TELLY daredevil Jack Osbourne was hailed a hero last night after pouncing on a mugger who snatched a woman's handbag.  —  Brave Jack, 22, CHASED after the thief, WRESTLED him to the ground and PINNED him in an arm lock yesterday afternoon.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Backwash
Life&Style Magazine:
Exclusive: Mark Wahlberg's new baby's name  —  Oh baby!  Life & Style can exclusively reveal that actor Mark Wahlberg and his fiancée, Rhea Durham, have named their new baby boy Brendan Joseph!  The couple welcomed their third child, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces, on Sept. 16.
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kevin Costner Goes Country with a New Album  —  Kevin Costner will fulfill a longtime dream in November when he releases his first album with his country-rock band, Modern West.  —  The actor, who told PEOPLE that his unlikely turn as a lead singer elicited double-takes when the band played …
Discussion: Flawed Hollywood
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
DWTS' Brooke Burke: “My Kids Love Watching Me All Glammed Out!”  —  Not only is Brooke Burke wowing the judges on Dancing With the Stars (her paso doble got the highest score Monday night!)  - she's also impressing the biggest critics of all: Her four kids.  —  “They love it!
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
DOUG ELFMAN: Angel's ‘Believe’ magic: Miffed fans disappear  —  Criss Angel fans flew in from as far away as London to see his new Cirque du Soleil show open at the Luxor on Friday.  The verdict by many?  Creatively, “Believe” is a possibly unsalvageable “waste of time” and a “dead end” …
Discussion: The Superficial and Perez Hilton
 
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
In reintroduction, Palin to do more interviews and “tell her story”
Discussion: Jezebel and CBS News
Jo Piazza / NY Daily News:
John McCain, Sarah Palin depicted as party animals at Pratt Gallery
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Associated Press:
Pair involved in LaBeouf crash charged
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Nancy Vogel / Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger vetoes cosmetic surgery bill
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Stereohyped
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Demi and Ashton's Campaign Hits Iowa
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TMZ.com:
Britney Doesn't Want to Stand Trial for Ding, Dang
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People.com:
Justin & Jessica Buy Baubles in Rome
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Jessica Salter / Telegraph:
Chef dies after eating ‘superhot’ chilli for bet
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Michael Buble Still Cries Over Emily Blunt Breakup
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Your Mama / The Real Estalker:
Teen Aged Vanessa Hudgens Buys an Adult Sized House
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Perez Hilton
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