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6:55 PM ET, January 7, 2007

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Target of Blackmail Plot  —  Oprah Winfrey was the target of a foiled $1.5 million extortion plot, according to the FBI and other published reports.  —  While the criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court against Keifer Bonvillain, 36, states that he had approached …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Man tried to blackmail Oprah, FBI says  —  CHICAGO - A man has been charged with trying to extort $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey by threatening to release recorded telephone conversations he claimed would hurt her reputation, according to the FBI and published reports.
Discussion: Holy Candy and The Evil Beet
Associated Press:
Oprah Winfrey takes AIDS test, encourages pupils at her school to do the same  —  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey took an HIV test Saturday and encouraged students at her new school and their loved ones to follow suit, in a bid to inspire more openness about the disease that is devastating South Africa's youth.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Laurence Fishburne, Gina Torres Expecting  —  Actor Lawrence Fishburne and his actress wife Gina Torres are expecting a child, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  Torres's rep confirms the actress is due this summer.  —  The couple was married in 2002 and this is their first child together …
X17 Online:
Britney Freezes Her Butt (And Her Clothes!)  Off!  —  It was like 65 degrees today in Santa Monica and Britney was tooling around in a convertible Mercedes with a bathing suit on and hardly more!  Well, like a good friend of mine always says, "Style before comfort."
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Brad Pitt: More Kids on the Way  —  Brad Pitt says five isn't enough.  At the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday, the actor told PEOPLE that he and girlfriend Angelina Jolie want another sibling for Maddox, 5, Zahara, 2, and 7-month-old Shiloh.  "Always, of course," he said.
X17 Online:
Lindsay Leaves Hospital, Heads To Club  —  I admire Lindsay's fortitude — discharged from the hospital after an apendectomy in the morning, hitting the clubs later that same day!  Lindsay dined at Pace and then headed to a club in West Hollywood and left at 2:30 am!
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Associated Press:
Hundreds try out to be Beyonce dancers  —  HOUSTON (AP) — A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce Knowles came to the pop diva's hometown as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots.  —  The would-be performers took turns Saturday moving through …
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
GM, JAY-Z COLLABORATE ON SUV CONCEPT … DETROIT (AP) — Jay-Z and General Motors are teaming up to bring a stylish hue to a rugged sport utility vehicle.  The music mogul emerged from a concept GMC Yukon Denali SUV on stage Saturday during a celebrity-filled party thrown by General Motors Corp …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Julie Jordan / People.com:
House Costars Engaged  —  Actress Jennifer Morrison and actor Jesse Spencer, who costar on FOX's hit medical drama House, became engaged over the holidays in Paris, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Morrison, 27, who plays Dr. Allison Cameron, and Spencer, also 27, who portays Dr. Robert Chase …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jennifer Fermino / New York Post:
PARIS' GAS PAINS  —  TANK, BRAIN EMPTY  —  Fresh from a date at her favorite hair salon, Paris Hilton does her helpless act behind the wheel of her brand-new Bentley after running out of gas in Beverly Hills yesterday.  —  Hilton - who was heading home from being primped at the Dream Catcher salon …
Hollyscoop:
EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton And Matt Leinart Together?  —  Is Paris Hilton getting back at former BFF Britney Spears?  The heiress was spotted last night with football player Matt Leinart at club Les Deux.  Although the two didn't arrive together it looks like they might have left hand in hand.
Discussion: Holy Candy
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gwen Stefani: Touring Pregnant Made Me Cry  —  While she was pregnant - and still performing on tour - Gwen Stefani realized she wasn't the superwoman she'd long assumed she was.  —  "I thought I was going to be one of those Mother Nature girls," the singer, 37, tells Elle magazine for its February issue, about childbirth.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Courtney Love Kiss Off Old Look  —  Courtney Love had her lips downsized and her nose widened during a recent trip to Paris, Us Weekly has learned.  —  A source close to Love tells Us that the rocker flew to the City of Light shortly before Christmas to see a surgeon who specializes in "fixing" botched cosmetic surgery jobs.
Reuters:
Bets off on Prince William wedding  —  LONDON, England (Reuters) — Shhh!  Prince William, Britain's future king, will marry on July 19.  —  A British bookmaker has closed its books on William and Kate Middleton getting hitched on that day after it received a number of bets the couple will tie the knot then.
FemaleFirst:
Madonna Wins Support Of Malawian Government Over Adoption.  —  "I noticed today that one of my biggest fansites is shutting down soon and I want you all to know that I do understand all the reasons that went behind making that decision, and I am sad to see it closing.
New York Post:
Britney 'free' As A Birdbrain  —  ONE day after The Post ran a photo of a bloated, haggard Britney Spears and asked on the front page, "Is this really Britney?" the pop tart checked into a spa and promised her fans she will make a comeback.  —  Spears - reportedly relaxing …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears, Kevin Federline Agree on Custody - For Now  —  Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have agreed upon a custody arrangement for their two sons - at least for the month of January, according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE.  —  Spears, 25, will have custody of Sean Preston …
 
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X17 Online:
Lindsay's (Night)Life  —  Here's the video of Lindsay clubbing …
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New York Post:
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