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12:15 PM ET, February 25, 2009

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L.A. Now:
Hospital wants proof Suleman can care for octuplets, she tells Dr. Phil [CORRECTED]  —  Nadya Suleman told TV host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday that she fears Kaiser Permanente Medical Center may not release her octuplets to her until she proves she can care for them.
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Associated Press:
Octuplet mom fears hospital may not release babies  —  LOS ANGELES - Nadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children.  Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw says she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Dr. Phil: Octuplet Mother Fears Hospital May Not Release Babies  —  Nadya Suleman told TV host “Dr. Phil” McGraw on Tuesday that she fears the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in California won't release her eight newborn babies.  —  “What she is telling me is that unless and until …
TMZ.com:
Britney's Ex Charged with Three Felonies  —  Adnan Ghalib — the papper/ex-BF of Britney Spears — has been charged with three felonies for allegedly smashing his car into a process server earlier this month ... and there's a warrant out for his arrest.  —  The L.A. County District Attorney …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Adnan Charged for Hit-and-Run of Britney Minion  —  Sometimes you just can't tell who your friends are.  Literally.  —  Britney Spears' ex-admirer Adnan Ghalib is facing felony charges for allegedly hitting a process server with his car as the guy tried to present Ghalib …
Discussion: iVillage
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney's Ex Accused of Assault with a Deadly Mercedes
Discussion: The Superficial
OK! Magazine:
Adnan Charged with Three Felonies
Discussion: The Shallow End
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Michelle Obama: White House Dog Coming Soon!  —  Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha  —  The whole world, it seems, wants to know: What kind of dog are the Obamas getting and, for goodness sake, when?  —  Speaking to PEOPLE at the White House recently …
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Chris Brown goes to simmer school  —  Chris Brown is taking anger-management classes.  —  The troubled R&B singer, who was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of making criminal threats against girlfriend Rihanna, attended his first class in Glendale, Calif., on Monday afternoon.
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Jen & Brad's Oscar Reunion  —  After four years of daring comments, “uncool” quips and suggestive remarks, the long anticipated face-to-face meeting between A-list adversaries Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston at the 81st Academy Awards was quietly anti-climatic — with good reason.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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E! Online:
Britney Spears to Get Sawed in Half and Other Circus Tour Secrets  —  Sort of like a wayward career, Britney Spears is going to disappear into thin air—and then magically reappear, to her fans' ecstatic delight.  —  “Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions to learn the stuff …
E! Online:
LAPD Still “Vigorously” Investigating Rihanna Photo Leak  —  The Los Angeles Police Department is still trying to plug its leak.  —  The internal investigation launched last week into who provided TMZ.com with a photo of Rihanna that was taken after she was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown …
Discussion: Popsquire and The Hollywood Gossip
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FemaleFirst:
Chris Brown Receives Death Threats
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Paul Chi / People.com:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon (and Her Abs!)  —  Like many people, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she struggles when it comes to maintaining her weight.  —  “I have to work at not being fat,” Louis-Dreyfus, 48, tells Shape in its April edition.
Discussion: iVillage
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
THE JONAS BROTHERS MAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN FOR THEIR 3-D PREMIERE  —  Can you imagine just how loud this was?!  —  The Jonas Brothers and their family and friends gathered outside of the El Capitan theater in Hollywood last night for the premiere of their new movie The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
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Cele|bitchy:
Kellie Pickler: Plastic surgery or too much botox?  —  In Touch has an article this week that compares country star and former American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler's very surprised appearance to her cute normal look in the past.  I couldn't find the exact comparison pictures they use …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Morgan Freeman's Crash Victim Will Sue, Expose  —  The chick in the passenger seat during Morgan Freeman's “horrific” car crash in August has announced she's suing the actor ... but who cares about her injuries — she's finally going to reveal if she's his mistress!!!
TMZ.com:
Sam Serenades LiLo — You're Out of Control!!  —  Samantha Ronson dedicated a song to Lindsay last night — a song that was very telling about their volatile relationship.  —  During the acoustic concert at Genghis Cohen in L.A., Sam got “awwwws” from the crowd when she told 'em …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Sources: Michael Cera Joins Arrested Development Movie  —  Oh happy day!  —  Inside sources close to the negotiations of the upcoming Arrested Development movie tell me that Superbad and Juno star (and before that, hello, George-Michael Bluth!)  Michael Cera has finally agreed to do the feature film project.
RADAR:
OCTO-MOM LIED ABOUT PREGNANCY: “I HAVE A TUMOR” : VIDEO SHOWDOWN WITH HER MOM - PART 2  —  As Nadya Suleman's stomach grew larger and larger her mother became concerned that she had undergone another in vitro procedure.  But when Angela Suleman confronted her daughter, Nadya lied, denying she was pregnant, and said: “I have a tumor.”
erc BoxOffice:
Special Report:"GREEN LANTERN" LIT  —  Shine On, Poozers!  —  WB NAME DROPS BIG TITLES  —  Today, Warner Bros. announced the official release date for Green Lantern: December 17, 2010.  One of the crown jewels of DC Comics, this will no doubt light up the box office over the holiday season …
Sean Yoong / Associated Press:
Gay Asians criticize Oscar speech's TV censorship  —  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Gay Asians voiced indignation Wednesday after television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in their region censored the words “gay” and “lesbian” in speeches that called for equal rights for homosexuals.
Discussion: Towleroad
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Slumdog Stars Land Next Big Gigs  —  Freida Pinto and Dev Patel  —  Debuting in the year's Best Picture is a hard act to follow, but Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto already have new projects on the horizon.  —  Pinto, who played Latika in Slumdog …
TMZ.com:
Lady GaGa Sells Out, Goes Corporate  —  Sporting her Where's Waldo bifocals, mother of pearl necklace and ladylike Isotoner leather gloves, dance diva Lady GaGa left her hotel in Paris looking like she was ready for the sexy secretarial pool at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
 
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