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9:30 AM ET, August 20, 2007

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Josef Adalian / Variety:
Kristen Bell throws curve to 'Heroes'  —  'Veronica Mars' star added to cast  —  NBC is adding former "Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell to the cast of "Heroes."  —  Peacock has snagged Bell for a key multiepisode arc of its sophomore sensation.  Casting is a major coup for NBC since Bell …
Daily Mail:
Britney unveils her mumsy look - but will she lose her sons?  —  Here she is, one more time - troubled star Britney Spears' hair is beginning to grow back.  —  The mother-of-two dramatically shaved all her hair off six months ago in the midst of what many suspected was a nervous breakdown.
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Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Britney's Former Rehab Facility Subpoenaed in Custody Fight  —  While Kevin Federline parties in Vegas, his defense team has struck again, delivering a subpoena to the rehabilitation facility attended by his ex Britney Spears.  —  According to a source familiar with the proceedings …
Rav Singh / News of the World:   BRITNEY SPEARS is in danger of losing her two young boys to ex …
New York Post:
STILL PROWLING  —  WATCH out, Jessica Biel - Justin Timberlake's womanizing ways haven't changed.  Spies spotted the notorious flirt "sitting with a bronze-skinned brunette with long brown hair all night at a cocktail table near the dance floor" at an HBO party on the roof of the Tribeca Grand.
Discussion: Dlisted and Wendy Wayrad
Sara Nathan / The Sun:
Paris: I'll go on Big Brother  —  PARTY girl Paris Hilton is set to sign for Celebrity Big Brother after being offered more than £300,000, The Sun can reveal.  —  Ex-con Paris, 26, is desperate to raise her profile in the UK — and is prepared to be locked up for another three weeks in the Channel 4 house.
Now Magazine:
AMY WINEHOUSE'S MOTHER FEARS HER DAUGHTER WILL END UP DEAD  —  Mum Janis says she's on a path of self-mutilation  —  Janis Winehouse is desperately worried about daughter Amy and shocked by her skeletal frame.  —  After collapsing from a reported accidental drug overdose of heroin …
Discussion: Dlisted and Allie Is Wired
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Perez Hilton:
Arrested.  Again.  For the 100th time.  —  Hopefully this will be the finally nail in his coffin.  —  It's time.  It's time for Pete Doherty to be locked up for good and do some serious jail time.  —  The super junky has been given way too many chances by the courts in the U.K. to get clean …
Discussion: Digital Spy
New York Post:
TRUMP BID TO SAVE BIMBO TRIO  —  DONALD Trump wants to try to whip the world's most famous trio of bimbos into shape and save their careers.  —  The Donald tells Page Six he's talking with Britney Spears about appearing on his upcoming "Celebrity Apprentice," and that Paris Hilton …
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebritology
NY Daily News:
Lindsay taking a rock-y road  —  Lindsay Lohan, actress, may not be getting as many scripts.  But Lindsay Lohan, pop star, is ready to rock!  —  The rehabbing LiLo is looking to revive her recording career, we hear.  Insiders say Lohan has let Universal Music execs know she's ready to deliver the third album she owes.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Celebrity Baby Blog
Daily Mail:
Keira lights up the lakeside on the set of her latest movie  —  Gleaming white in the sunshine, it is a reminder of a bygone age.  —  Not the rubber swimming hat, but the cigarette.  —  This is Keira Knightley, lady of the lake, as seen on the set of her latest movie, Atonement.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Bea brings Sir Paul and Heather together in an embrace  —  At least they were talking civilly.  And without their teams of lawyers present.  —  But the body language of both Paul McCartney and Heather Mills still showed a fair amount of awkwardness, hardly surprising after 18 months of bitter divorce wrangling.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Gabby Babble
New York Post:
OIL EMBARGO  —  BLOODY-eyed Brandon Davis - whose shiner suggests he's still recovering from the fight he had with his dad last month - isn't the only Davis oil heir to be cut off from family funds.  Sources told Page Six his brother, Jason, is also feeling the purse pinch.
Ryan Sabey / News of the World:
LOVESTRUCK Prince William and on-off girlfriend Kate Middleton touched down for their romantic holiday in the Seychelles this week and the News of the World was the only paper there to greet them.  —  The couple had hatched an elaborate plot — involving a four-mile exclusion zone — to keep their intimate break top secret.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney Au Natural!  —  Britney sans extensions, y'all!  Almost six months to the day since Britney tooks an electric razor to her head, X17 has caught an exclusive glimpse of Brit without a wig, without extensions — it's Britney bare and beautiful!  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Mary Beth / TMZ.com:
Shar Jackson: K-Fed's a Good Father!  —  As if the couch potato K-Fed versus baby dropping Britney battle couldn't get more interesting, Fed-Ex is enlisting a new face into his custody brigade: his (other) baby mama!  —  Federline's chesty former flame Shar Jackson was caught popping out of the 2nd Annual …
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
New York Fans Boo Beckham and Enjoy a Show  —  Besides the shopping, the one thing David Beckham says he loves about New York is the people's honesty.  —  "If someone doesn't like you, they'll come up to your face and tell you, 'I don't like you,' " he said at a news conference Friday.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Splash News Online:
Kate Hudson Walks with Ryder and Boyfriend Dax  —  Kate Hudson was seen with boyfriend Dax Shepard and her son Ryder in Boston today.  We spotted them strolling by the shops and then going into Starbucks, where they were caught cuddling.  Ryder spent time trying to hide from the cameras while mom and Dax got lovey-dovey.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gabby Babble
 
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Dave / INF Daily:
Mena looks mean with beach buzzcut
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BBC:
Lohan's parents end divorce row
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Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Lily Allen Postpones U.S. Concerts Over Visa
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New York Post:
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