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3:10 PM ET, February 14, 2009

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PopEater:
Amy Winehouse a ‘Mess,’ Taken to Hospital  —  Amy Winehouse was admitted to a hospital on Friday after collapsing while struggling with addiction on her never-ending vacation in St. Lucia, the singer's rep tells The Sun.  —  Sources described the ‘Rehab’ soulstress as in a “terrible state …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard Engaged!  —  Amanda Beard is saying “I Do!”  —  The Olympic swimmer tells Usmagazine.com exclusively that she is engaged to photographer Sasha Brown.  —  “We got engaged on Christmas day,” Beard tells Us.  “It was really simple.  We decided to do Christmas by ourselves in our house in Tuscon.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Amanda Beard Says Her Engagement ‘Rocks!’  —  Add one more piece of bling to Amanda Beard's seven Olympic swimming medals - an engagement ring.  —  Beard, 27, will marry her boyfriend of three years, photographer Sacha Brown, she tells PEOPLE.  —  “We are thrilled to be starting the next chapter in our lives together,” says Beard.
People.com:
Chris Brown's Dad Says His Son Is ‘Remorseful’  —  Speaking out for the first time since his son's arrest, Chris Brown's biological father, Clinton Brown, tells PEOPLE his son is at home, reflective and filled with concern.  —  “He's reflecting on this situation,” Brown, 44, a corrections officer …
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Lucy Hagan / The Sun:
Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13  —  BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it's a lot.”  —  Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise: I've “Got Surprises” for Katie on Valentine's Day!  —  Tom Cruise has been working on his Valentine's Day plans for wife Katie Holmes for quite some time.  —  The star hinted to Us at the London premiere of Valkyrie — more than three weeks before the holiday — that he already had something sweet in store.
Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie play nice for the children  —  Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie can agree on this much: They want a New York court to declare their child-custody deal official.  —  The Material Girl Friday night filed papers in Manhattan requesting that their joint-custody deal be declared legally binding in the U.S.
New York Post:
TAXING TIMES FOR LOHAN MOM  —  DINA Lohan has rushed to the side of daughter Lindsay in times of trouble, and now Lindsay may have to return the favor - with her checkbook in hand.  —  Dina owes $11,485.74 in property taxes on her Long Island home, and the tax lien will be sold at public auction next week unless she pays up.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
New York Post:
SECRET SWEETIE  —  HAS Chace Crawford (above) of “Gossip Girl” secretly been seeing actress/model Sarah Bradford (Matt Damon's younger sister) for a few months?  Word backstage at the Alvin Valley fashion show was that Chace had planned to come to the Boston beauty's runway debut.
Rolling Stone:
Sir Dave Grohl?  —  Last month, we got an e-mail from Dave Grohl's lovely wife, Jordyn, inviting us to his 40th birthday party.  This wasn't any old party, though, Grohl would be ringing in #40 at Medieval Times, the dinner-theater that recreates a 12th century royal feast.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Jessica Simpson & Tony Romo Are Going Strong  —  Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are more in love than ever - and are planning to spend a romantic Valentine's Day a deux, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “They're very much looking forward to spending Valentine's Day together,” says the source close to Simpson.
Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
Jimmy Fallon Breaking In The ‘Late Night’ Chair  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon says he's sat in the “Late Night” chair.  Fallon talked excitedly Friday about his upcoming gig hosting NBC's “Late Night” from the front row at the Rag & Bone presentation at New York Fashion Week.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
 
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