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12:05 PM ET, February 29, 2008

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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie Offered Lead Role in Chicago  —  Nicole Richie has been offered the lead role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago, Us Weekly reports exclusively in its latest issue, on newsstands now.  —  Richie, 26, who welcomed daughter Harlow with Joel Madden on Jan. 12, is undecided.
Austin American-Statesman:
Actress Angelina Jolie spotted in Bastrop; Jenna Bush, fiancé have his-and-hers pre-wedding getaways, People.com reports.  —  Angelina Jolie in bastrop?  You bet  —  Queen of Hollywood Angelina Jolie has been spotted around Bastrop, according to several credible reports.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Shows Off Forrest Gump-Style Haircut in Texas
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sara Nelson / Daily Mail:
From hunk to chunk: Matthew Perry's driving licence picture reveals how he's piled on the pounds  —  The years have not been exactly Friendly to Matthew Perry - as a glimpse of the photo on his driving licence shows.  —  The ex-Friends star is fresh-faced and slim in the picture on his Californian licence …
Daily Mail:
The 3am girls: Worse for wear Kate Moss and Kelly Osbourne pair up for a wild night out  —  One is a millionaire model.  The other the daughter of rock royalty.  —  But last night, Kate Moss and Kelly Osbourne turned 3am party girls to pair up for a wild night out in London …
popbytes:
GWEN STEFANI - THE FULL V MAGAZINE SPREAD!  —  hey hey!  these sexy & gorgeous scans are literally hot off the press - it's the latest issue of V magazine (issue no. 52 - on sale march 6th) featuring the always stunningly beautiful gwen stefani (pregnant with her second child) …
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Just Jared:
Gwen Stefani - “V Magazine” March 2008
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Opens Up About Recent Troubles  —  After baring her body - in a nude photo spread as Marilyn Monroe - Lindsay Lohan is now baring her soul.  —  As others speculate on the chances of her reviving her career after her troubled past year - 2007 brought everything from traffic infractions …
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New York Post:
NOT JUST A FLING  —  PENELOPE Cruz doesn't want to publicly show off her relationship with Javier Bardem, but he's showing her off to his family.  Cruz, who was snapped with Bardem's mom after the Oscars, threw a private party for her trophy-toting beau at Villa on Sunday night.
Cele|bitchy:
Katherine Heigl wants off Grey's Anatomy (possible spoilers)  —  Katherine Heigl is anxious to continue her film career and doesn't want to be tied to the role that made her famous, Dr. Izzie Stevens on the hit show Grey's Anatomy. - possible spoiler alert -
Discussion: OH NO!! and MollyGood
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Tom Brady in his underwear?  —  Gisele Bundchen won't be the only person seeing Tom Brady in his skivvies if Calvin Klein has his way.  We hear the designer has offered the Patriots quarterback seven figures to blast David Beckham and his Armani underwear campaign right off the billboards.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and iVillage
G is for Gossip / Bauer-Griffin:
“Dustin Bong” Mexican Love Fest  —  We are really having a hard time deciding on which of the many many permutations of Drew Barrymore and Justin Long's names is the funniest.  Just In Drew?  BarryLong?  Bustin Dong?  For now, we're settling on the hybrid used in the title.
Discussion: Just Jared
Murray Weiss / New York Post:
HEATH DOCS CLEARED  —  Federal agents have ruled out a pair of doctors from Los Angeles and Houston as the sources of the OxyContin and Vicodin found in the bloodstream of late movie star Heath Ledger.  The Drug Enforcement Agency questioned the medics and found that both...
People.com:
Britney's ‘Affectionate’ Visits with Her Kids  —  Britney Spears is spending more quality time with her sons.  —  Preston, 2, and Jayden, 17 months, spent more time at their mother's house on Wednesday morning - the third visit Spears has had with her children since lawyers for the singer …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, iVillage and CelebWarship
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Breakfast Club’ remake in the works  —  A modern-day remake of hit '80s film The Breakfast Club, titled Bumped, is to be made.  —  The comedy drama focuses on five twenty-somethings who become stranded at Chicago's O'Hare Airport when their flight is bumped.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC wants ‘Scrubs’; NBC irked  —  Veteran comedy “Scrubs” is caught in a tug-of-war between NBC and ABC.  —  ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the series from ABC Studios, which has produced the comedy for NBC since 2001.  —  NBC brass are said to have been caught off guard when THR.com broke the story Thursday.
 
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Daily Mail:
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Police clear Amy Winehouse of involvement in husband Blake Fielder …
ETonline:
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Would You Hit It?  —  I would definitely let Uncle Jessie crack …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

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