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11:50 PM ET, January 5, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney & K-Fed Agree to Temporary Custody  —  TMZ has learned that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have mutually agreed to a custody arrangement during the month of January.  —  Under the terms of the stipulated agreement, just filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney Spears: 'I've Been Far From Perfect'  —  In a new posting on her Web site, Britney Spears addresses her own missteps - "I know I've been far from perfect," she says - as well as her future as a single woman.  —  In the note, Spears discusses the shutting down of her biggest fan Web site …
New York Post:
TIME RUNNING OUT ON BRITNEY  —  AFTER "exhaustion" caused Britney Spears to leave early from her New Year's Eve party at Las Vegas club Pure, the last thing the once-adored pop tart needs is more stress.  But sources tell us Spears faces imminent axing by her music label, Jive Records, which is "going to drop her any day now."
Phil / Egotastic!:
This Is Britney Spears  —  This is Britney Spears.  This is Britney Spears on drugs.  Any questions?  —  Okay, allegations of drug use aside, has Britney ever looked more digusting?  I know they usually photoshop her to death for all those album covers and photoshoots, but this time she really looks like death.
New York Post:
DITA DUMPS MESSED-UP MANSON  —  SHOCK-rocker Marilyn Manson is about to get one of the biggest shocks of his bizarre life - his stunning stripper-wife, Dita Von Teese, is dumping him after only a year of marriage.  —  Page Six has learned that the pasty-faced Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner …
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Promises, Promises  —  Britney Spears has taken to communicating with her fans via her official website again in a new Letter of Truth that was posted on the site this morning ... at least she isn't charging fans for these latest communiques ... remember when her Letters of Truth had to be paid for with a fan club membership?
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:   Dita To Divorce Marilyn As Soon As She Finds Him
New York Post:
LOHAN APPENDIX SURGERY  —  LINDSAY Lohan was hospitalized with appendicitis yesterday.  Her rep, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, said, "She is having her appendix removed.  There is no drama."  But sources say 20-odd friends were shuffling in and out of Lohan's apartment in L.A. on Wednesday night …
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Lohan's Definition of "Sober" Means "Drinking Vodka Out of Water Bottles"  —  Page Six reported on Lohan's recent surgery but also mentioned how her ass is still drunk but on the downlow about it. … (Splash)
Hasani Gittens / New York Post:
BLEARY SPEARS AN 'OLDIE'  —  SHOCKING RESULT OF WILD TIMES  —  Maybe Britney should consider Sean Combs' old nickname: Puffy.  —  The once-sexy pop tart was photo graphed Wednesday night coming out of the Italian restaurant Dolce in West Hollywood, appearing bloated and haggard.
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A Socialite's Life:   Britney Pulls A Stuart Smalley
MollyGood:
Jessica Biel snags herself a damn Yankee  —  I really hoped the rumors were false.  —  Being a Boston area girl (Newton represent), I have no choice but to loathe Derek Jeter, so please excuse my wrath towards this unholy union of Jeter and Jessica Biel.  The couple was spotted spending …
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Popsugar / Insanely addictive:   Derek and Jessica Go Public in Puerto Rico
X17 Online:
Britney Brings Her Own CD to Area  —  Britney, in head-to-toe gold (isn't lamé kind of lame?) brought her own CD to club Area last night!  Not sure if the clubgoers there got a preview of one of Brit's new songs, or if she just decided to play DJ for the night.
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NY Daily News:
When wife is around,  —  Crowe watches his butts  —  Is Russell Crowe wifey-whipped?  —  The actor kept his cigarettes hidden from spouse Dani whenever she was with him during his publicity tour for Ridley Scott's "A Good Year."  —  But "he smoked nonstop when his wife wasn't there" …
Discussion: Popdirt.com
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Paris Launches Lingerie  —  Paris and her ever growing empire may have had a hiccup yesterday when she got fired but as expected she has something new to announce the following day.  Paris will be launching her own sportswear, and lingerie line this fall.  WWD reports the clothes …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Man Tries to Exorcise Days of Our Lives Star  —  Some say TV is evil, but Carl Raymond Cheney actually tried to exorcise the devil from a soap star.  —  The Oregon man pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor battery and entering private property without permission after allegedly breaking …
Discussion: pop on the pop
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Former SNL-er Chris Kattan Is Engaged  —  Comic Chris Kattan is engaged, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The former Saturday Night Live cast member, 36, proposed to model Sunshine Tutt on Christmas Eve at her grandparents' home in Gainesville, Texas, his rep confirms.
A Socialite's Life:
Trya Banks in Vanity Fair  —  Some recent pictures of Tyra Banks in a swimsuit seemed indicate that perhaps someone had done jammed some cryptonite (or lots and lots of ice cream) down her throat and stripped her of her supermodel superpowers.  It looks, however, like her photo shoot …
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Teri Shows Off in Cabo  —  Teri and her cute daughter Emerson are enjoying a winter vacation in Cabo.  We must say Teri is looking great in her bikini!  We know she likes to speed walk and has looked too skinny in the past, but perhaps her hatred for the gym has allowed her to gain a few needed pounds to look happy and healthy.
 
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Oh Really?  —  Old people alert!  Billy Corrigan of Smashing Pumpkins …
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