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9:55 AM ET, December 12, 2007

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People.com:
Jessica Alba Is Pregnant  —  Jessica Alba is pregnant with boyfriend Cash Warren's child, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "I confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring, early summer," says rep Brad Cafarelli.  —  Alba, 26, has dated Warren, 28 …
TMZ.com:
Britney Deposed!!!  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears will finally take the oath and have her deposition taken — and it's happening tomorrow at 10 AM.  —  Sources say Britney will roll to the Los Angeles offices of K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan.  Her legal team, which includes Anne Kiley …
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Daily Mail:
The dirt on Britney: Miss Spears shows off her grubby hands  —  Britney Spears may have rarely clocked up a full day's work in recent times, but she's not above getting her hands dirty.  —  The dishevelled pop star was spotted with dark hair dye stains smeared across her palms after putting a brunette tint through her mane.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Spears to Face Questioning by K-Fed's Attorneys  —  Britney Spears undergoes questioning Wednesday by Kevin Federline's lawyers in their ongoing custody case, PEOPLE confirms.  —  A source close to the case expects Spears's testimony, taken under oath, to last no more than one day.
Discussion: The Superficial and Daily Blabber
New York Post:
MADONNA BOOTS YOGA CLASS  —  WHAT Madonna wants, Madonna gets.  The pop queen paid a visit to the Reebok Sports Club on Columbus Avenue Saturday morning for a yoga class.  According to a member of the class, when Madonna started talking to the instructor and he told her talking wasn't allowed …
Discussion: Dlisted and Wendy Wayrad
Jenna Good / The Sun:
Jolie: My tot is an outcast  —  The actress, who has adopted three other kids from around the world, claims her one-year-old with BRAD PITT is the odd one out.  —  She said: "She looks like Brad.  It's funny because she's almost going to be the outcast in the family because she's blonde and blue-eyed."
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New York Post:
UNHOLY BRITNEY  —  TALK about blasphemy - French producer Phillippe Rebboah wants Britney Spears to play the Virgin Mary in a new satire titled "Sweet Baby Jesus."  The producer told Us Weekly he plans to shoot the film in March, and that Spears is "reviewing the script."
Discussion: Us Weekly
ETonline:
ALEX TREBEK HAS HEART ATTACK  —  The "Jeopardy" host is said to be doing well after a minor heart attack.  —  ET breaks news that ALEX TREBEK has been hospitalized.  —  A rep for "Jeopardy" tells ET Alex suffered a minor heart attack last night at his home.
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New York Post:
LOST WEEKEND  —  "JACKASS" star Steve-O won't be a part of Spike TV's Video Game Awards because he showed up to the taping just too drunk and rowdy.  The reality-show loser boarded a flight from LA to Las Vegas last weekend "already incredibly drunk," a spy said, and "almost got kicked off the plane."
X17 Online:
Meet The Trollsen Twins!  —  PETA has launched a new website against Mary-Kate and Ashley for both wearing fur and including it in their fashion lines.  There's also a new ad that features the 21-year-old siblings - nicknamed the "Trollsen Twins" by PETA - above the headline: "Fur is worn by beautiful animals and ugly people."
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
PETA Targets Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New Campaign …
Cher Tippetts / Entertainmentwise:
Jessica Simpson Ready For Full Frontal Nude Scene  —  To gain respect in Hollywood?!...  Jessica Simpson is ready to go fully nude for a new movie that she believes will launch her into the Hollywood A-list.  —  The singer-turned-actress reckons that she will be taken more seriously …
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FemaleFirst:
Jessica Simpson's naked ambition
Cara / Allie Is Wired:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Launches Plus Sized Fashion Line  —  Jennifer has been battling weight comments ever since she went on a beach romp in a bikini.  Janice Dickinson has even jumped on the PR wagon and pointed her withered finger at Tyra, calling her fat.
Daily Mail:
The night Princess Beatrice rubbed shoulders with rock royalty  —  She's already mingled with the Primrose Hill set, now Princess Beatrice has continued her party girl schooling by spending a night with rock 'n' roll royalty.  —  The 19-year-old hit London's China Tang restaurant last night …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Reuters:
Time's about up for "Journeyman"  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The journey is coming to an end for NBC's freshman series "Journeyman."  —  NBC had until Tuesday to give a full-season pickup to the time-travel drama starring Kevin McKidd.  The network let that option lapse …
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
30 Rock's Jane Krakowski Says She's 'in Love'  —  Jane Krakowski's life is different since meeting Marc Singer.  And the 39-year-old star of 30 Rock tells PEOPLE it's "love."  —  "It changed my life," Krakowski said of meeting Singer at a Cinema Society screening of Children of Men in late 2006.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Nicole Richie: From Yenta to Yentl?  —  Pregnant paparazzi princess Nicole Camille Escovedo Richie was snapped with a group of Orthodox Jewish admirers on Monday — the seventh day of Hanukkah.  L' chaim!  —  The 26-year-old ex-con/unmarried shiksa mom-to-be held up a menorah and posed for a kosher pic …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and E! Online
Us Weekly:
The Hills to Return This Spring With Eight "Bonus" Episodes  —  This spring, everyone's favorite reality TV queens will ditch Hollywood for new scenery: in Paris, France!  And their Euro-trip will be part of eight "bonus" episodes airing on MTV early next year.
Discussion: X17 Online
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sarah Jessica's West Coast Sex  —  I just got word that the cast and crew of Sex and the City are likely to be landing on the West Coast any day now.  —  I hear Sarah Jessica Parker & Co. will be spending time in Malibu shooting the movie adaptation of the hit HBO series.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Hilary Swank Opens Up About Her Boyfriend - and Her Vitamin Habit  —  What's the status of Hilary Swank's relationship with boyfriend John Campisi?  You should already know the answer to that, the two-time Oscar winner says.  —  "Of course I'm in love," the actress, 33, tells W magazine in its January issue.
Spirit Fingers / Ayyyy!:
Madonna, post-op patient  —  When the mystical qualities of Kabbalah spring water merely cause stomach gas and it's not possible to adopt a new face from Africa, one needs to find alternative ways to sip at the fountain of youth: … Here's to a speedy recovery and a new look that's not too perpetually startled.
 
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