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5:45 PM ET, January 20, 2008

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Jana Winter / PageSix.com:
Brit Files Restraining Order Against Adnan?  —  It's been just a month since Britney Spears and Adnan Ghalib first spent a night together in a L.A. hotel, but their romance appears to be over.  —  X17online is claiming that Britney's sometime manager and pal Sam Lutfi (above) …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - BRITNEY'S RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ADNAN!  —  So here's more of the story ...  Last night at 2 am, Britney Spears invited two of our photographers into her Beverly Hills pad for a little conversation.  They chatted for a while, then escorted Brit and Sam in the car, so Britney could drive around and listen to music.
TMZ.com:
Adnan Says Brit Isn't Exercising Restraint  —  Adnan Ghalib, Brit's paparazzo pal, has just been in touch with TMZ, and he tells us he is not aware of any restraining order that has reportedly been filed against him by Britney.  —  According to online reports, last night, Brit's BFF Sam supposedly showed the order to two paparazzo.
Discussion: Dlisted and We Love Celebs!
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Suzanne Pleshette Dies in Los Angeles  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running “The Bob Newhart Show,” has died at age 70.  —  Pleshette, whose career included roles in such films as Hitchcock's …
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Ashley Williams / People.com:
Bob Newhart Show Star Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70  —  Suzanne Pleshette, best-known for her role as Bob Newhart's wisecracking wife on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, died at her home in Los Angeles Saturday.  She was 70.  —  The throaty-voiced actress, who also appeared …
David Caplan / People.com:
Chris Noth & His Girlfriend Have a Boy  —  Chris Noth and long-time girlfriend Tara Wilson have welcomed a son, a rep for the actor confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “I am happy to confirm that Chris Noth and Tara Wilson are the proud parents of a happy and healthy baby boy,” the rep said.
Carol Aye Maung / News of the World:
Fergie ‘daughter’ says: I'm having Doherty's child  —  THE god-daughter of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed: I'm having Pete Doherty's baby.  —  Laura McLaughlin, 20, who pals call Lola, claims she is three months pregnant by the junkie rocker and the baby due in June.
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Lkeatinge / PageSix.com:
J.Lo's Baby Shower Made in Manhattan
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Extreme Showbiz from the News of the World:
Kate Moss's birthday orgy - pics  —  KATE MOSS celebrated her 34th birthday with a sleazy orgy involving THREE other partygoers, I can exclusively reveal.  —  The catwalk queen got hot and sweaty with two female models and a lucky male guest while a crowd of onlookers snorted cocaine and ogled the eye-popping performance.
Discussion: Dlisted
Starpulse Entertainment News Blog:
Mia Farrow Faces Off With Cambodian Police, Blocked From Holding Memorial Ceremony  —  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a barricade.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy — Lowered Expectations  —  Brittany Murphy loves being married — or at least that's what she's telling everyone.  Who's she trying to convince?  —  TMZ caught up with the actress at the Sundance Film Festival, as she gushed about just celebrating her 10-month wedding anniversary to screenwriter Simon Monjack.
TMZ.com:
Spears to Cruise: You're Not Crazy at All!  —  TMZ spotted Britney befriending more photogs, as a non-Adnan joined Brit for her nightly escapade!  It gets weirder as Brit had a few words for Tom Cruise — it's crazy talking about crazy!  —  Brit picked up her new friend outside of Adnan's house …
Discussion: OH NO!!
Simon Parry / News of the World:
Pop paedo Gary Glitter suffers heart attack  —  VILE pop paedophile Gary Glitter is in hospital after a heart attack, the News of the World can reveal.  —  He collapsed clutching his chest in the Vietnam jail where he is serving three years for abusing girls aged 11 and 12.
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
Peta Hellard / NEWS.com.au:
Kidman ‘cold, spoilt diva’  —  VICIOUS claims that Nicole Kidman was cold, petulant and moody are contained in an unauthorised biography about her ex-husband, Tom Cruise.  —  The Andrew Morton book also claims she was dating another Aussie actor when she began seeing Cruise on the set of a blockbuster film …
Discussion: Holy Candy and Hot Momma Gossip
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Libby Keatinge / PageSix.com:
Oh, That's Why They Don't Call You Mom, Nicole
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Heath Ledger Clowns Around  —  Heath Ledger slips into a black-and-white clown costume while filming the Terry Gilliam-directed film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in London on Saturday.  —  Heath and Terry also worked together in 2005's The Brothers Grimm.
FlynetOnline:
ONE HOT MAMA  —  We spotted Matthew McConaughey's ridiculously hot girlfriend and soon to be mother of his child, Camilla Alves, in Malibu yesterday looking as gorgeous as ever.  Matt and Camilla are going to have one beautiful baby.  —  Honestly, their baby might even give Suri a run for her money!
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Ruth Ryon / Los Angeles Times:
Conan O'Brien's all set for late nights in L.A.  —  Conan O'Brien isn't expected to take Jay Leno's place on “The Tonight Show” until 2009, but he will soon move closer with his purchase of a Brentwood compound listed at just under $10.5 million.  —  Its New England traditional-style design should make him feel right at home.
Daily Mail:
Actress Charlize Theron's shaky grasp of geography: ‘I adored Turkey....and its capital, Budapest’  —  She has a reputation as one of Hollywood's more intelligent actresses, but Charlize Theron showed a shaky grasp of geography when discussing her travels.  —  The blonde Oscar winner talked …
 
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