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8:25 PM ET, February 20, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney Back in Rehab  —  Update: TMZ has learned that Britney has checked into Promises, a treatment facility in Malibu.  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears is back in rehab.  Sources say the singer has checked into an in-patient facility in Los Angeles.  We're told the move came …
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People.com:
Britney Spears Enters Rehab  —  Britney Spears has entered rehab, the singer's manager Larry Rudolph, confirms to PEOPLE.  —  "Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab facility today," Rudolph says in a statement.  "We ask that the media respect her privacy …
Extra:
Britney Spears Enters Rehab... Again  —  "Extra" has confirmed that pop princess Britney Spears checked into rehab late Tuesday morning at the urging of her concerned family and friends.  —  Britney is seeking help at Malibu's exclusive treatment facility, Promises.
National Enquirer:
BREAKING NEWS: BRITNEY'S FATHER TAKES HER TO MALIBU REHAB CLINIC  —  Britney Spears has checked into Promises Treatment Center in Malibu, California, The National ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  After cutting off her hair and undergoing what those close to her described as a breakdown …
Mark Gray / People.com:
Kevin Is Concerned About Britney, Says a Friend  —  During Britney Spears's recent wild weekend, her ex, Kevin Federline, canceled plans to party in Las Vegas during the NBA All-Star weekend in order to stay in Los Angeles to be available for the couple's children, sources tell PEOPLE.
Access Hollywood:
Britney Spears Checked Into Rehab Yesterday; Family Staged Intervention  —  Pop singer Britney Spears has checked into rehab Access Hollywood can reveal.  —  Spears' manager Larry Rudolph confirmed that the pop star is now a patient at a rehab facility.  It was not disclosed which facility she is at.
TMZ.com:
Salon Owner Says Brit's Stunt Was for Publicity
Discussion: The Evil Beet
Daily Mail:
Another bad hair day for Britney  —  It has been a busy few days in the increasingly erratic world of Britney Spears.  —  And if these latest images are anything to go by, the 25-year-old shows no sign of slowing down, or indeed levelling out her behaviour.
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NY Daily News:
Britney who?  Looks like the party's over  —  Less than 48 hours after snagging the world's attention by shaving off all her hair, troubled pop tart Britney Spears cut a pathetic figure Sunday night, when she crashed a stranger's party, only to be left sitting alone in a black leather booth.
X17 Online:
X17 FIRST! - Britney Seeks Help
Discussion: The Sun
Veryvera / I'm Not Obsessed:   Which Britney Spears Hairstyle Do You Like Best?
New York Post:
TOM'S CAMP DISSES BRIDGET  —  IT'S getting nasty between New England Patriots quarter back Tom Brady and his pregnant ex, "Six Degrees" ac tress Bridget Moynahan.  Pals of Brady claim Moyna han didn't bother to tell him she was announcing her pregnancy via Liz Smith's column in The Post on Sunday.
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Tom Reacts to Bridget's Pregnancy Announcement  —  Actress Bridget Moynahan's announcement that she is expecting a child with ex-boyfriend Tom Brady took everyone by surprise - but no one was more surprised than Brady himself.  —  The Six Degrees star reportedly didn't inform …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Anna Nicole's Bizarre Video Shoot  —  A new puzzling video has surfaced showing a completely out-of-it Anna Nicole Smith sporting full-on John Wayne Gacy makeup while talking to a doll in a baby carriage as if it were real.  —  The cameraman on this disturbing home movie?
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Anna Nicole Smith: High and Pregnant on Video
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brody Jenner Tried to Get Nicole Richie to Eat  —  What was at the heart of the long-gone relationship between Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner?  He was trying to get her to eat.  —  In a dialogue exchange that is part of a profile of Jenner in the March issue of Details, Spencer Pratt …
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Anne Hathaway: I'm Not a Saint  —  Despite her sweet and down-to-earth image, Anne Hathaway says she has behaved badly in the past.  —  "You know, Lindsay [Lohan] and I have a lot more in common than people think," she says in an interview with the UK's The Sunday Times.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Dlisted
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Anne Hathaway Partied Like Lindsay Lohan
New York Post:
MILLS MULLS UGLY NEW CHARGE  —  PAUL McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills McCartney is getting so nasty, she's now threatening to make unsubstantiated claims that McCartney's poor parenting in the past led two of his children to contemplate suicide.  —  "Paul is asking for full custody of their child …
Discussion: WOW Report and Celebritology
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Heather Mills Is Lowdown
New York Post:
PARIS LOSES IN B-DAY BATTLE  —  HOLLYWOOD A-listers shunned celebutard Paris Hilton's 26th birthday in Las Vegas in favor of hanging out in New York for Untitled Entertainment founder Jason Weinberg's 40th birthday at Midtown hot spot The Grand on Friday night.
Julie Keller / E! Online:
Sly's Steroids Scandal?  —  RECOMMENDED (0)  —  It's been a rocky visit to the land Down Under for Sylvester Stallone.  —  Since arriving in Sydney to promote the Australian opening of Rocky Balboa, the actor has been tussling with local authorities over what is reported to be banned bodybuilding substances.
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Biel's Nipples Are Refreshing  —  Now how refreshing is this?  Jessica Biel out in LA sporting some nipples.  Why is it refreshing?  Because it's not Britney Spears' nasty bald head or nasty bald head in a wig!  It's Jessica Biel, a hot "normal" celebrity that happens to have forgotten her bra at home.
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Fashion Disaster of the Day: Nicolas Cage  —  Okay.  The editors have their say after the jump.  —  J. Harvey: How many cultural icons can this kook steal from?  One day, he's Elvis.  Now he's a boy named Sue?  Christ, Madonna's more original and that bitch is a thief!
The Sun:
Lazy should go home A-Lohan  —  End of her bender ... Lindsay looks worse for wear after heavy weekend  —  LAZY LOHAN officially left rehab last Friday and spent the weekend, erm, clubbing.  —  The actress checked out of Los Angeles' Wonderland Center after completing a 30-day stay …
NY Daily News:
Diddy's ex delivers a denial  —  Diddy and son, Justin  —  Rosario Dawson flashed a megawatt smile at the annual ACE Eddie awards in Beverly Hills Sunday night.  —  Christina Aguilera vamped it up for the half-time show at last weekend's NBA All-Star game in Vegas.
Discussion: Str8 Outta NYC and The Evil Beet
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH leotard-loving pop icon won't be performing in Tokyo any time soon?  Our tipster said she's been banned from entering Japan "because she got caught with drugs" there . . . WHICH funnyman musician wound down after his recent concert here by getting "stoned out of his mind" at his after-party?
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, Jossip and Dlisted
 
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