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11:45 AM ET, December 23, 2008

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People.com:
Britney's Dad Gets a Raise for Looking After Her  —  Contrary to most others in the American workplace this year, Britney Spears's father, Jamie Spears, just got a salary increase: to about $75 an hour.  —  On Monday, a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner boosted by an additional $51,000 …
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TMZ.com:
You Can Bank on Britney  —  The bank of Britney Spears has just opened its vault — again.  —  The judge in the conservatorship case has just ruled Jamie, Brit's dad, can get thousands of extra $$$ for the work he's been doing for his daughter.  Jamie was getting $10,000 a month for his fee as the conservator of Brit's estate.
Associated Press:
Court agrees to pay Spears' father $75/hour  —  LOS ANGELES - A court has put a higher value on being Britney Spears' father this year: about $75 an hour.  —  For helping his daughter through her turbulent period, Jamie Spears on Monday was awarded an additional $51,000 payout …
Britney Spears / Access Hollywood:
Judge Approves Over $1 Million In Legal Bills, Payments From Britney Spears  —  Britney Spears is back with a hit album and a worldwide 2009 tour, but going from her troubled start at the beginning of 2008 to the top of the charts hasn't come cheaply.  —  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved …
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Rebecca Bienstock / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz: “I've Tasted” Ashlee's Breast Milk  —  TMI Alert, Take 2!  —  Following up on his raunchy December 16 interview with Howard Stern, Pete Wentz revealed that wife Ashlee Simpson's breast milk tastes “soury” and “weird” on SIRIUS' The Morning Mash Up! on Monday.
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Perez Hilton:
Pete Tasted Ashlee's Breast Milk, For Realz  —  Pete Wentz doesn't mind revealing way TOO much about his personal life.  And we're sort of starting to like it.  —  Though we can't say the same thing for Ashlee Simpson.  —  First, Pete had a very interesting interview with Howard Stern …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt Refuses to Legalize Wedding  —  In the final minutes of The Hills season finale, Spencer nixed his plan to legalize his Mexican wedding to Heidi Montag - at least for now.  —  After eloping in a Mexican ceremony on November 19, Heidi and Spencer both vowed to make their union legal stateside.
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E! Online:
Paris Suspects Burglar Was No Stranger to Her Home, Asks for Jewelry's Safe Return  —  Having viewed her home surveillance tapes, Paris Hilton doesn't think a stranger is responsible for burglarizing her Sherman Oaks, Calif., abode.  —  “I think whoever did this, definitely has been there before …
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Daily Mail:
Barbie girl Paris Hilton treats herself to a £135,000 pink Bentley for Christmas … Throughout her fame, Paris Hilton has often been compared to Barbie thanks to her slim figure, perfect wardrobe, blonde hair and obsession with the colour pink.  —  So it comes as no surprise …
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
UNCOUPLING  —  BOTH Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have recently been photographed without their wedding rings, but the marital discord apparently started much earlier.  Despite the fact that the couple renewed its vows in October, a source tells Page Six that Lopez used to send her assistant …
The Sun:
Amy's jugs bust  —  BARMY AMY WINEHOUSE stunned elderly tourists by performing an outrageous topless dance on holiday.  —  The Rehab singer bared her breasts for a bizarre balcony boogie in St Lucia.  —  Amy, 25 — who again showed her boobs as she took a dip — was caught on video …
NY Daily News:
Shia?s recovery gets a good hand  —  Shia LaBeouf won't be up to high-fiving any time soon.  Hand injuries that the “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” star sustained during a July 27 DUI citation and car accident are far more serious than the actor has acknowledged.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
No Truth to Michael Jackson Lung-Transplant Story  —  Claims that Michael Jackson needs a lung transplant because of a rare respiratory disease are a “total fabrication,” according to a statement from Jackson's official spokesperson, Dr. Tohme Tohme, released by the Los Angeles firm, Scoop Marketing, Reuters reports.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
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