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11:45 AM ET, February 2, 2009

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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.
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,” …
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Barack Obama jokes about Jessica Simpson  —  President Barack Obama was supposed to be featured on the cover of Us Weekly with his family, but found his face covered by Jessica Simpson.  In an interview with Matt Lauer, Obama jokes about the incident which proves the entire nation truly is captivated by her expanding ass.
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New York Post:
VIDEO VENGEANCE ON JESSICA  —  JESSICA Simpson's recent weight gain has reignited a half-decade-old battle she's had with a video producer.  —  Last week, photos of the pop singer appearing heavier than usual at a chili cook-off in Florida prompted The Post to write that she looked …
Steve Helling / People.com:
Carmen Electra: ‘A Lot of Women Would Die to Look’ Like Jessica Simpson
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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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
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
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Shyamalan cast floats on ‘Air’  —  ‘Slumdog’ star Dev Patel joins Paramount film  —  “Slumdog Millionaire” star Dev Patel has joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan's “The Last Airbender,” the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films live-actioner based on a Nick TV series.
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
FemaleFirst:
All I tend to do is remember the great stuff and that helps  —  But McCartney still misses Linda, who died in 1998 after losing her battle with cancer.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers: 'I'm Not a Romantic'  —  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  —  He plays a royal with very sensual tastes in the Showtime hit The Tudors, but don't expect Jonathan Rhys Meyers to emulate Henry VIII's romantic prowess in real life.  —  “I'm not a romantic guy at all,” says Rhys Meyers, 31.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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!
 
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