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1:15 PM ET, February 21, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Lutfi Drug Probe — Full Steam Ahead  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD investigation into Sam Lutfi allegedly drugging Britney Spears is well underway.  —  We're told the case has now been assigned to Robbery Homicide, primarily because of the sensitive nature of the allegations …
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Daily Mail:
Police deny claims Britney was drugged by her manager  —  Police today insisted they are not investigating claims Britney Spears was drugged by pal Sam Lutfi, despite reports robbery and homicide officers are on the case.  —  US websites reported an investigation is “well underway” …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears pictured looking pregnant as judge refuses child visit
Discussion: Gawker and MollyGood
New York Post:
NOT SO EASY?  —  NICK Lachey and his girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo, don't really do anything beyond getting paid to show up at events or frolic at tropical resorts that need free press - so you'd think they'd appreciate their easy-money lifestyles.  Wrong!  According to a source at JC Penney's …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Abdul pretends her bad video didn't happen  —  Plus: Vanessa Minnillo gets a job — finally; watch out for Camilla Belle  —  Paula Abdul is extremely disappointed in the new music video for “Dance Like There's No Tomorrow,” according to a source close to the “American Idol” judge.
Discussion: MollyGood, Hollywood Rag, Jossip and OH NO!!
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Paula Just Wants To Forget
Discussion: Glitterati Gossip
Cele|bitchy:
George Clooney on the cover of “Time”; Talks about how he hates Bill O'Reilly  —  Time Magazine has a new interview with George Clooney, in which he appears on the upcoming cover with the title “The Last Movie Star.”  The article seems to say very little despite how long it is …
Discussion: Time
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Daily Mail:
By George! Mr Clooney receives the airbrush touch
Discussion: Jezebel
Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:   George is an Easy “Wider”
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Rules the Box Office - in Ukraine  —  Is Jessica Simpson the David Hasselhoff of Ukraine?  —  The blond starlet seems to be the toast of the Eastern European nation.  Her latest film, Blonde Ambition, hit No. 1 in Ukraine, grossing $253,008 for the weekend of Feb. 14-17, Box Office Mojo reports.
New York Post:
JANET'S THIRD TRY  —  JANET Jackson is taking the marriage plunge again.  Although the pop star has remained mum on her engagement to rapper Jermaine Dupri, she recently hit up designers like Badgley Mischka, asking for bridal gown samples.  “She's preparing for her private nuptials,” said one source.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Double Date With Clint Eastwood  —  Talk about a double date!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie dined with Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina Ruiz at Italian restaurant Divino in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood last night.  —  Pitt and Jolie were the first to arrive …
New York Post:
GIRL FOR MINNIE  —  SHE still hasn't confirmed or commented on our scoop about her pregnancy - but now we can tell you what Minnie Driver learned when Page Six caught her looking at her sonograms outside her doctor's office earlier this week.  A spy at Crewcuts, the J...
Discussion: Ayyyy! and Celebrity Baby Scoop
New York Post:
PEANUT PAY FOR HURLEY MAID  —  ELIZABETH Hurley and her husband, Arun Nayar, are multimillionaires many times over, but they're also accused of being skinflints - paying their Indian maid just $200 a week for endless hours of cooking, cleaning and baby-sitting, according to published reports.
Rfiorentino / PageSix.com:
Daily Debate: Who's Luckier?  —  And the debate rages on!  Which one of these two is luckier?  On one hand you have Ashton Kutcher, 30, who was best known for saying, “Dude!” before scoring big-time by sweeping Demi Moore off her perfectly pedicured feet, thus becoming the hero of straight men everywhere.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Michael Musto / Village Voice:
A Heaping Pile of Salacious Blind Items!  —  Who did what to whom?  When?  How?  Where?  (Don't ask why.)  —  What are you hungry for, kids?  A healthy serving of blind items with a drizzle of bilberry syrup and a side order of brown couscous?  You want a heaping plate …
Discussion: The Corsair
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Pareene / Gawker:
Musto's Blind Item Madness
Discussion: OH NO!!
Beth Hilton / Digital Spy:
‘Lost’ star looking forward to leaving Hawaii  —  Lost star Matthew Fox has revealed that he is looking forward to leaving Hawaii when the show ends.  —  The actor said his Oahu home was no longer the idyllic location it initially appeared and he will not be staying when filming wraps.
Just Jared:
Nicole Kidman Emphasizes Baby Bump  —  Nicole Kidman takes her four-month-old baby bump to promote her latest film at the The Golden Compass premiere at Yebisu Garden Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday.  —  During the movie premiere, the 40-year-old Aussie actress was presented …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Celebrity Baby Blog
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Viewers' fury as Sharon Osbourne unleashes four-letter tirade at ‘drunk’ Vic Reeves  —  The Brit Awards were embroiled in controversy this morning following complaints from viewers about foul language and rowdy behaviour on the part of the show's winners.  —  A spokesman for Ofcom confirmed …
Discussion: Hecklerspray, Cele|bitchy and Jossip
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
No more ‘Order’ for Martin  —  “Law & Order” veteran Jesse L. Martin …
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Erik Davis / Cinematical:
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Mark Cina / Us Weekly:
Law & Order Star Vincent D'Onofrio Welcomes Baby Boy
Discussion: CelebWarship
Just Jared:
Dominic Monaghan is Beak, aka Blackwing
The Sun:
HERE's one to mull over this lunchtime.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Jason Wahler Banned From Fiancee's College Apartment
OK! Magazine:
Miley Cyrus: “I Need More Friends”
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Orlando Bloom Is a ‘Sweetheart’ Says Model Miranda Kerr
Discussion: Just Jared
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ComingSoon.net:
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New York Post:
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New York Post:
UNREAL CONTROL OVER MONTAG
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New York Post:
OUT AND ABOUT  —  JENNIFER Aniston's one-time love, Tate Donovan , is back on the market.
Alisandra Puliti / OK! Magazine:
Elisabeth's Baby Dance Party
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Daily Mail:
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