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2:40 PM ET, November 15, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney Comes to Attention — Deficit Disorder  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears will now play the ADD card in court tomorrow, arguing that her medication caused a positive reading on a drug test last week.  —  As we first reported, a source connected to Britney first said Provigil …
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Brit Cancels Video Shoot  —  As her hand-picked group of dancers and choreographers gathered in a Los Angeles studio Wednesday to begin rehearsals for Britney Spears' latest video shoot, the troupe was hit with some unpleasant news — the beleaguered pop star has shelved the production.
TMZ.com:
Britney Runs Over Another Photographer!  —  It's a dangerous job to be snapping Britney Spears' picture — last night another paparazzo screamed for Brit to please remove her tire from his foot.  —  TMZ caught Brit at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, where the drivin' popwreck was surrounded …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Runs Over Yet Another Photographer's Foot  —  Another day, another driving debacle for Britney Spears.  —  The singer, 25, allegedly ran over a photographer's foot while leaving the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Wednesday.  —  The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m …
Daily Mail:
Booing fans walk out of Amy's disastrous stage show  —  Amy Winehouse was booed and jeered by hundreds of fans after ranting on stage about her husband in jail.  —  The singer stumbled into the venue half an hour late, slurred her words, walked into a guitar stand and dropped her microphone at the opening date of her British tour.
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BBC:
Winehouse booed as tour kicks off  —  Amy Winehouse was booed by fans as she delivered a shambolic set on the first night of her UK tour in Birmingham.  —  The singer also dedicated a song to her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, who is being held on remand pending charges including GBH.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Breaking! Wino's A Mess!
Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Start Charity  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are planning a baby shower at a private home this Sunday, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue.  —  Instead of guests bringing them gifts, the soon-to-be mom, 26 — who told Diane Sawyer, "I want my child to look …
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
David Letterman to pay his entire staff's salaries during strike  —  In the wake of NBC's decision to fire all non-writing employees on its late night schedule, David Letterman has decided to personally look out for his staff members.  He will be paying for their salaries through his company, Worldwide Pants.
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Us Weekly:
Five Years After Wedding, Sarah Michelle Gellar Changes Last Name to Prinze  —  Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar has changed her famous three-part moniker as a fifth wedding anniversary present to actor Freddie Prinze Jr. The couple was wed September 1, 2002.  —  A source close to the 30-year …
3am:
Doherty vows to get clean..but guess what?  —  Cocky cokehead Pete Doherty snorts line after line of the class A drug just days after promising he would check back into rehab.  —  We've obtained exclusive film of the Babyshambles frontman getting wrecked on cocaine after issuing a statement saying he was going to seek help.
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Harjeet Mander / Entertainmentwise:
Doherty Filmed In New 'Cocaine Shame'
Discussion: NME
Nicholas White / People.com:
Milo Ventimiglia: Hayden and I Are 'Close Friends'  —  Since cozying up at an Emmys party in September, Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere have dodged rumors that they are dating.  —  Two months later, the duo some call "Halo" are still close, hanging together at Wednesday's Race …
New York Post:
EARLY TO BED  —  IT'S amazing how many leading men lost their virginity at young ages.  In his new book on sexual facts, "Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?" just out from HarperEntertainment, Mitchell Simons reveals that Clint Eastwood, David Duchovny, Bruce Willis and Jerry Hall gave up their innocence at 14.
Discussion: Dlisted, Vh1 Blog and WOW Report
The Smoking Gun:
"Lying" Starlet's Boozy Bust  —  Katie Cassidy gave cops phony name...of fellow Hollywood actress  —  Nabbed for underage drinking, a young starlet lied about her identity to arresting officers because she was a "Hollywood actress" and news of her bust "would not look good."
Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
Family want Jolie's adopted daughter back  —  The family of Angelina Jolie's adopted daughter Zahara have said that they want her to bring the child back to her home in Africa.  —  The actress adopted the Ethiopian girl from an orphanage when she was diseased and close to death …
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Eric Wilson / New York Times:
Loving and Hating Marc Jacobs  —  THE New York Post began its review with a question: "What is wrong with Marc Jacobs?"  —  Suzy Menkes, in The International Herald Tribune, said, "The entire event was a parody of fashion now."  —  And Women's Wear Daily noted, "There were those who accepted …
Discussion: Fashionista, Jezebel, Gawker, Jossip and OH NO!!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: Forget About the Boys, I Want a Man  —  Video courtesy ABC  —  Jessica Simpson is through playing around with boys.  These days, she wants a man.  —  Asked about her love life on The View Thursday morning, Simpson, 27, replied, "I'm kind of married to my music right now, focusing on writing an album.
People.com:
Rachael Ray Hits Back at Rocky Marriage Rumors  —  Rachael Ray is hitting back at tabloid rumors that her marriage is on the rocks.  —  During a taping of her talk show Monday, the normally bubbly cook said that constant reports about the state of her marriage to John Cusimano are starting to upset her, an observer tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
X17 Online:
Britney's Babies In Danger Under Kevin's Care!  —  With Kevin Federline's lawyer allegedly threatening to introduce into evidence tape of Britney Spears bumping into a paparazzo, we were a little taken aback by the way Kevin's car left the Summit last night - after all, he came so close …
Discussion: Juicy UK
Bill Friskics-Warren / dicksonherald.com:
Spektor rushed to the hospital before Ryman show  —  Russian-born singer-pianist Regina Spektor collapsed and was rushed to the hospital before her nearly sold-out show at Ryman Auditorium tonight.  —  Ten minutes or so after she was expected to take the stage, officials with the Ryman announced …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Pitchfork and OH NO!!
 
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New York Post:
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