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4:15 PM ET, December 30, 2008

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Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears exclusive: Womanizer star dating Bollywood dance instructor  —  Britney Spears has dated some fast movers and now she's been swept off her feet by another - a Bollywood dance instructor.  —  The Toxic star has been seeing Sandip Soparrkar, who choreographed her raunchy Womanizer video.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
You Think You Know Someone  —  Somehow Brit Brit managed to fly all the way to India over Christmas break and then fly back again without one pap following her ass.  That's what the Mirror claims anyway.  According to them, Our Lady of Cheetos has fallen in love with Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar …
Discussion: popbytes
Times of India:
Was Britney in India?  —  Text: … Was she here at all?  DT uncovers contradictions and inconsistencies in the reports, emanating from many ‘sources’ & identities, about Britney's purported visit to Jodhpur  —  Four days ago, there was news that Britney Spears had landed in Jodhpur …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Britney's Bollywood Romance a Bust Before It Begins
Discussion: Splash News Online
Elizabeth Kelly / Associated Content:
Sandip Soparrkar: India Papers Say He's Britney Spears' New Man
Discussion: The Superficial
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Woody Harrelson Gets Married in Hawaii  —  Woody Harrelson and his girlfriend Laura Louie were officially married on Sunday on the island of Maui, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  The couple, who have been together for 20 years, tied the knot in front of a small group of family and friends …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise: “I Want 10 Children” With Katie  —  If Tom Cruise has his way, Suri could have a lot of little brothers and sisters.  —  “I want 10 children.  I love kids,” the Valkyrie star says in an interview with UK's The Sun.  —  Cruise, 46, is also dad to Connor, 13, and Isabella, 16, his adopted children with ex Nicole Kidman.
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NY Daily News:
Mia Farrow's adopted daughter Lark dies  —  Actress Mia Farrow has lost the first of her brood.  —  Lark Previn, the Vietnamese-born adopted daughter of Farrow and musician Andre Previn, died on Christmas Day, the medical examiner said Monday.  —  Lark Previn, 35, a mother of two girls, had been ailing for a decade.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Alleged Blue Man Tried to Do Man in Public  —  A guy who told Chicago cops he was a member of the Blue Man Group was arrested for allegedly performing oral sex on another man on a park bench.  Gives a whole other meaning to Blue Man, doesn't it?  —  Police sources tell TMZ Darren Stephens …
Discussion: Best Week Ever and OH NO!!
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TMZ.com:
Blue Man Suspect May Not Be Blue at All
Discussion: Dlisted and Daily Herald
People.com:
NYPD Fears Jonas Brothers ‘Mob Scene’ on New Year's  —  They may be nothing more than three skinny teenagers with nice hair, but they've struck fear into the hearts of New York City's finest.  —  The New York Police Department - which has heroically handled terrorist attacks …
TMZ.com:
DMX Pleads Guilty, Guilty, Guilty and Guilty  —  Sometimes it's easier to run all your errands in one place.  For DMX, that place is court.  —  In Maricopa County court this morning, Earl “DMX” Simmons pled guilty four times in three different cases at the same time.  Here's the breakdown:
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie Top Most Exposed Celeb List  —  Britney Spears tops USA Today's 2008 “Celebrity Heat Index” for the second year in a row.  The ranking measures exposure in print and online entertainment news outlets.  —  Contributing to the pop star's reign atop the list …
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Bristol could earn $300,000 for baby pics  —  Plus: Mickey Rourke trash-texts Sean Penn; Mariah Carey's no scientist  —  When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin confirmed that her teenage daughter, Bristol, and boyfriend Levi Johnston were expecting a baby, the celebrity weeklies knew …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Scoop: Is ‘Brothers & Sisters’ disowning Balthazar Getty?  —  I smell fresh Emmy material for Brothers & Sisters matriarch Sally Field.  —  According to sources, Balthazar Getty, who plays the Oscar winner's eldest son, was informed last week that producers were not planning on picking …
Cele|bitchy:
Mickey Rourke calls Sean Penn a homophobe and average actor  —  Mickey Rourke is thought to be a contender for the best actor Academy Award with his moving performance in The Wrestler.  He may be jeopardizing his chance at getting a nomination however with this latest news that he's been trashing …
Discussion: Pajiba
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The Daily Beast:
Rourke Trashes Penn
NY Daily News:
P. Diddy offers $15 cab fare for revelers  —  Rap impresario and vodka pitchman Sean (Diddy) Combs wants New Yorkers to party on New Year's Eve, so he's offering to pay for the cab-fare to help tipsy revelers get home safe.  —  The hip-hop honcho and Ciroc premium vodka will announce Tuesday …
Sean Michaels / Guardian:
Mariah Carey officially rubbish at maths  —  Mariah Carey has been criticised by scientists for her “misleading claims” about the nature of the universe.  But mostly they're just irritated by her poor maths.  —  Carey is among the celebrities recently slammed by Sense About Science (SAS), a smarty-pants charity.
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Mr. Atoz / Agent Bedhead:
einstein 1, mariah carey 0
Discussion: Deceiver.com
 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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