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10:45 AM ET, February 2, 2009

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Georgina Dickinson / News of the World:
14-times Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps caught with cannabis pipe  —  THIS is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history.  —  In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong.
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Associated Press:
Phelps: Photo with marijuana pipe real  —  Michael Phelps won eight golds in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven.  —  Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged “regrettable” behavior and “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspaper showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Michael Phelps Apologizes for Pot Pic  —  Michael Phelps has apologized after a controversial photo that apparently shows him inhaling from a marijuana pipe was published in a British newspaper Sunday.  —  “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,” …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps: “I Am Sorry” for Drug Photos
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David Hinckley / NY Daily News:
A star reclaims her banner  —  Jennifer Hudson took a deep breath and she sang.  —  One hundred and ninety-five years after Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Hudson redefined our national anthem last night as a statement of hope, faith and - yes - even a hint of defiance.
Discussion: Splash News Online
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Jessica Biel Throws Justin Timberlake Surprise B-Day Celebration  —  This is one birthday Justin Timberlake won't soon forget.  —  Jessica Biel, 26, threw her singer beau a Super Bowl-themed surprise birthday party in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's ultra-exclusive penthouse on Sunday afternoon, PEOPLE has learned.
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Jack Black reveals his builder's bum as he struggles to stay afloat on surfboard … Hollywood funnyman Jack Black has always been good at making people laugh.  —  And if these holiday snaps are anything to go by, it's not hard to see why.  —  The 39-year-old put on an amusing show as he struggled …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Lisa Loeb Is Married!  —  Lisa Loeb and Roey Hershkovitz  —  Lisa Loeb tied the knot with Roey Hershkovitz, a music supervisor for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, on Saturday, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The couple exchanged vows in a Jewish ceremony in front of 275 guests …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Singer Lisa Loeb Weds!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
‘Near Death’ Drama: Lindsay Lohan Stirs Trouble On Super Bowl Flight  —  Lindsay Lohan's frame isn't the only thing that's fading — it seems her star status is too.  —  The 22-year-old caused chaos while departing on a Delta Flight from Tampa, Fla. on Saturday morning when the airline …
Discussion: Geno's World and The Gossip Girls
Wendy Straker Hauser / New York Post:
New York's Diaper Rush … O n a brisk Monday morning in January, 2-year-old twin boys Cooper and Harrison Goldberg cruise down Madison Avenue in the Mountain Buggy double-wide stroller, sleeping side by side in their matching button-downs.  As their mom, Risa, 35, waits with them at a red light …
Discussion: Gawker
Agence France Presse:
Trio ‘plead innocent’ to murder of SA reggae star  —  Trio ‘plead innocent’ to murder of SA reggae star  —  JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Three men accused of killing South Africa's internationally acclaimed reggae star Lucky Dube pleaded not guilty to murder charges at the opening of trial on Monday, SAPA news agency said.
Douglas Wight / News of the World:
Kate plans new career as actress  —  FILMS like Citizen Cainer, The Bod-father, Wahey-lien, A-puckerlips Now, A Few Good Men, Blow . . .  . . . all versions of classics that would be perfect for Kate Moss— she wants to become an ACTRESS.  —  The ageing supermodel—famed for her past sex …
Virginia Wheeler / The Sun:
My 2 boys will always be English  —  GUY RITCHIE yesterday vowed his sons would “always have the hearts and souls of Englishmen” after MADONNA won a court order to move them to the US.  —  The 40-year-old Brit told a close friend he was “gutted but resigned” that Rocco, eight …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Report: Madonna Wins Custody Battle to Move Sons to New York City
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Mischa Barton in hot heels  —  OH what a mess you're in MISCH!  You've got two Brit musos who both think they're OCing you.  —  And I'm afraid it just can't go on like this young lady.  —  This week, the former actress (turned annoying, look-at-me society girl) stepped out in London …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Steve Helling / People.com:
Carmen Electra: ‘A Lot of Women Would Die to Look’ Like Jessica Simpson  —  Carment Electra; Jessica Simpson  —  And the outpouring of support for Jessica Simpson continues!  —  “She's a gorgeous girl,” Carmen Electra told PEOPLE Friday night at the 6th annual Leather & Laces Super Bowl Party in Tampa of her “good friend” Simpson.
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Nick Lachey Defends Jessica Simpson's Curves
 
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