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2:50 PM ET, February 29, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Justin Timberlake gets a Boogie Nights-style makeover in new film  —  In a curly brown wig and sporting a handlebar moustache, Justin Timberlake looks more like a seventies porn star than the golden-boy of pop in his new film.  —  Pictured on the set of The Love Guru, the singer who is usually …
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Ann Lee / Metro.co.uk:
Justin Timberlake's sexy porno role
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Buys Maddox “Penis” Gum  —  The day before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt finalized their adoption of 4-year-old son Pax, Angelina spent the afternoon with son Maddox, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.  —  After treating him to a matinée …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Shows Off Forrest Gump-Style Haircut  —  Paging Forrest Gump!  —  Brad Pitt showed off a buzzed new 'do à la the dim 1994 movie character in Smithfield, Texas, Thursday.  (See other controversial star cuts here.)  —  Why the new look?  —  Pitt, 43, is about to begin shooting …
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Austin American-Statesman:   Actress Angelina Jolie spotted in Bastrop; Jenna Bush, fiancé …
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
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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: MollyGood, OH NO!! and ShowHype
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 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Seriously? OMG! and OH NO!!
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 …
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.
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Sgeneroso / PageSix.com:
Make it briefs  —  MOVE over, David Beckham — Tom Brady may soon strip to his skivvies.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Michael Ausiello / TV Guide:
Scoop!  The Truth About the Mischa Barton Gossip  —  Their ears didn't deceive them: Those whispers that Gawker.com overheard about Mischa Barton being approached for a part on Gossip Girl, I can now report, are 100 percent true.  What isn't 100 percent is whether or not a deal will be struck …
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...
Cele|bitchy:
Pink's marriage broke up because she was cheating with women  —  The National Enquirer has a story in the latest edition claiming that Pink's two year marriage was marred by multiple affairs she had with women, which she was initially open about but then started hiding from her husband …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
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: lalate news and Seriously? OMG!
Linda Marx / People.com:
Baby Gifts Pour in for J.Lo and Marc Anthony  —  New parents Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have received multiple deliveries of gifts to their Long Island home for their newborn twins, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “The twins already got a ton of embroidered pillows with their names on them …
 
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New York Post:
NOT JUST A FLING  —  PENELOPE Cruz doesn't want to publicly show off …
People.com:
Britney's ‘Affectionate’ Visits with Her Kids
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