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8:30 AM 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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Federal Judge Says It Seems Bogus To Him
X17 Online:
Report of LAPD Investigation Into Sam Drugging Britney Is Bogus, Says LAPD!
Mlynn / PageSix.com:   Britney's Case Isn't Going to the Feds Yet
Starpulse Entertainment News Blog:
Jessica Alba Having Twins  —  Jessica Alba has just learned she's set to join Jennifer Lopez and become a first-time mum to twins.  The sexy Latina is the latest Hollywood star set to join the current twins trend, which was kicked off by Julia Roberts and Marcia Cross and now reportedly includes Angelina Jolie too.
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Daily Mail:
Jennifer Lopez ‘checks in to hospital’ to have her babies ... and Jessica Alba is also expecting twins  —  Jennifer Lopez has been taken to the private hospital where she intends to have her twins, it has been reported.  —  An American showbusiness website said a private room …
New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan As Marilyn Monroe: Five Outtakes  —  In New York Magazine's current Spring Fashion issue, Lindsay Lohan is reborn as Marilyn Monroe, posing for photographer Bert Stern as Monroe did in 1962 for a sessions that became known as “The Last Sitting.”  But many of you probably knew that already.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Lohan: “I'm Not Going to Look at” Topless Lindsay Shots  —  Michael Lohan still hasn't seen those topless shots of his daughter Lindsay.  —  “I'm not going to look at the photos — that's my daughter!” he told Usmagazine.com in a telephone interview this morning.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt to Make Video Game  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have more than just music in the works.  —  “We're definitely developing the Heidi and Spencer video game,” Pratt told Usmagazine.com last week at video game giant Electronic Arts' Burnout Paradise pre-Valentine's Day lounge in L.A.
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New York Post:   UNREAL CONTROL OVER MONTAG
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Ellen to Christina Aguilera: ‘Are You Nursing?’  —  Christina Aguilera with Ellen DeGeneres  —  This week's PEOPLE cover subject Christina Aguilera is happy to chat about motherhood - every aspect of her new role, in fact.  During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Wednesday …
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Annie Hung / The Ellen DeGeneres Show:   Ellen's Video Tease #1
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Jamie Lynn is Showing Off Her Baby Bump ... And Grounded  —  Jamie Lynn Spears was finally showing off a noticeable baby bump out pumping some gas (awww, just like her big sister) in Kentwood over the weekend, but the photos didn't make Lynne Spears so happy.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Alisandra Puliti / OK! Magazine:
Elisabeth's Baby Dance Party  —  While other new moms diet, hit the gym or, in the case of Nicole Richie, wear tummy-reducing undergarments, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is shedding her pregnancy weight by throwing nightly dance parties in her New York home.  But don't expect Paris Hilton or Tara Reid …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
PinksPageAdmin / The Official Pink Site:
A Message from P!nk  —  Hi everybody.  I wanted to reach out personally to all my fans/friends out there in the world.  First and foremost, thank-you for all of your support and love, it means a lot to me right now.  The most important thing for you all to know, is that Carey and I love each other so so much.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Pink: Divorce ‘Not About Cheating, Anger or Fighting’
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.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
David Fincher falls into ‘Black Hole’  —  Avary, Gaiman tapped to adapt graphic novel  —  David Fincher is attached to direct “Black Hole” for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films.  —  Plan B and producer Kevin Messick are developing the project that's based on Charles Burns' graphic novel.
Star:
Inside Suri's Strange World  —  She's not yet 2-years-old, but Suri Cruise's face is known the world over.  Whether she is out shopping at high end New York stores, sightseeing in Paris or watching the Spice Girls in LA, her parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes treat her like a little adult.
Discussion: The Blemish
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Child Abuse!  —  Star Magazine's cover story this week …
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.
Discussion: iVillage
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Shar Jackson: Kevin's ‘Like My Best Friend’  —  With all that's going on in Kevin Federline's life, his ex Shar Jackson says that the One Tree Hill actor is doing “fabulous” and focusing on what's important.  —  “He's being daddy,” she told PEOPLE at Tuesday's “Chevy Rocks the Future” green event at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
ComingSoon.net:
Walt Disney Pictures Sets '09/'10 Release Dates  —  With the writers strike now over, Walt Disney Pictures has set new release dates for 2009 and early 2010.  —  The P.J. Hogan-directed Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fischer, is coming to theaters Valentine's Day weekend, on February 13, 2009.
 
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NOT SO EASY?  —  NICK Lachey and his girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo …
New York Post:
OUT AND ABOUT  —  JENNIFER Aniston's one-time love, Tate Donovan , is back on the market.
New York Post:
BABY FAN  —  PARTY girl Tara Reid had at least one devoted fan.
Daily Mail:
Gemma Atkinson continues her reign as the Queen of the bikini babes
Discussion: With Leather
Megan Lynn / PageSix.com:
‘Top Model’ Judges Play Blame Game
Discussion: omg!
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Tune In Tokio  —  Another day, another bare crotch flash courtesy …
TMZ.com:
Vintage Supermodels Off the Rack
Discussion: Jezebel
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NY Daily News:
Tiff goes Hollywood
Daily Mail:
Kirstie Alley quits as face of slimming firm Jenny Craig after piling …
Michael K / Dlisted:
They Are Shooting Her From The Wrong Side
TMZ.com:
Prince Charles — Meet Scarlett's Boobs
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
John Lennon's First Wife Endorses Mistress' Book
Discussion: Gabby Babble
ExpoSay:
Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne To Kick Heather Mills From BRIT Awards
Abby / Yeeeah!:
Scarlett's New Tattoo Is Really Lame
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: “I Think They're Going to Get Married”
 

 
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