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2:45 PM ET, November 9, 2006

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WWD.COM:
Memo Pad: Britney For Free... Shooting Star... Bunny Hops...  BRITNEY FOR FREE: This week, as news of Britney Spears filing for divorce jostled with national affairs coverage, the troubled star's minders have been busily working behind the scenes to get her story out there, her way.
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People.com:
Kevin Federline Parties in Chicago  —  If Kevin Federline is a man mourning the demise of his marriage, he didn't show it onstage at Chicago's House of Blues Wednesday night.  —  Playing the role of a rap Casanova, Federline, who is seeking sole custody of his kids with Britney Spears …
TMZ.com:
K-Fed Battles Britney for Custody  —  Kevin Federline has responded to his estranged wife's divorce petition.  —  Federline is asking for legal and physical custody of the couple's children.  Sources tell TMZ that Federline will fight Spears on the custody issue.
Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:
Britney recording new music  —  Britney Spears made an early morning visit to the Sony Music Studios in New York City last night.  She was all smiles as she was escorted into the building.  Bodyguards helped keep Britney steady as she wobbled on her high heels.
Harvey Levin / TMZ.com:
K-Fed's Money Ploy  —  TMZ has learned Kevin Federline was speaking to his lawyer about divorcing Britney Spears more than a month before she filed legal papers to end the marriage.  —  Sources say Federline was communicating with attorney Mark Kaplan, talking about divorcing Spears and angling to cash in on her fortune.
Discussion: ~ Celebrity Buzz ~
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Thar He Blows  —  As jubilation continue to break out the world over in celebration of the Peace the Sporking out of Spederline, Britney Spears appears to be on the fast track to making a serious go at a comeback.  Since she has finally decided to listen to the advice of very intelligent people …
Discussion: Gawker
Jossip:
Britney's Baby Photos: Free to the Glossiest, And Nicest
New York Post:
I WANT 2 GET A DIVORCE  —  BRITNEY TOLD KEV BY TEXT  —  I H8 U, loser!
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Star:   BRIT'S FIRST FATHER-IN-LAW TALKS TO STAR!
NY Daily News:
Let's go to the videotape  —  It's one thing Britney must …
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Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
Federline seeking support, child custody
TMZ.com:
Baldwin Bro Busted — Again  —  One of the Baldwin brothers has had a lot of bad luck when it comes to cops and alleged drug use.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Daniel Baldwin was arrested Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after allegedly stealing a car.
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Associated Press:
Daniel Baldwin arrested in Santa Monica  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Daniel Baldwin has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a sport utility vehicle.  —  Baldwin was stopped Wednesday by officers in Santa Monica who saw him in a white GMC Yukon reported stolen in neighboring Orange County, authorities said.
Discussion: MollyGood and FishBowlLA
New York Post:
STAR SQUABBLE'S A REAL THRILLER  —  LIFE is imitating art for Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale on the set of the Sony Screen Gems thriller "Vacancy," in which a couple is trapped in a motel from hell.  Except the real misery is on the L.A. set - and the combatants are Wilson and Beckinsale.
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Julia Wang / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan in Another Car Crash  —  Lindsay Lohan was involved in her third car accident in two years on Tuesday in Los Angeles.  —  "She was rear-ended by a paparazzi," says Lohan's publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik.  "She's fine."  —  The 20-year-old Bobby star was able to drive away …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' Dies at 65  —  Ed Bradley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent and one of the pioneering black journalists of his generation, died today of leukemia.  He was 65.  —  Bradley, who had won 19 Emmy awards, covered an incredible array of stories after joining …
Discussion: kenneth in the and Lost Remote
ninemsn:
Jess's male prostitute shame  —  Sex-starved Jessica Simpson used the Internet to find a new man, but her search ended in disaster when the mystery date turned out to be a male escort.  —  "Jessica logged on [to an Internet matchmaking service] to find company," reveals a friend.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mischa Barton Nude Scene Pictures  —  Don't say Egotastic! doesn't deliver.  Back in March, we wrote about Mischa Barton's nude scene in her new film, The OH in Ohio.  Well, now we've got the first pictures from said nude scene, and, well, wow!  —  Mischa Barton definitely gets topless in the scene …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and The Blemish
usmagazine.com:
Rosario Dawson and Jason Lewis Split  —  Actress Rosario Dawson and former Sex and the City star Jason Lewis have broken up, Us Weekly has learned.  The couple began dating in 2004 and had been living together in Hollywood since November 2005.  —  "[Rosario] was telling people a few weeks ago that they're over.
Discussion: Bossip
Sky News:
VOGUE THROWS A PARTY  —  There can't be many people who could invite a pack of A-list stars from the fashion industry to their 90th birthday.  —  But then not many people are called Vogue.  —  The magazine celebrated the beginning of its tenth decade with a knees-up at the Serpentine Gallery in London.
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Reese Witherspoon Files for Divorce  —  Phillippe and Witherspoon at the New York premiere of Flags of Our Fathers on Oct. 16.  —  Reese Witherspoon has filed for divorce from Ryan Phillippe, citing irreconcilable differences, PEOPLE has confirmed.  Papers were filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Kristin Veitch / E! Online:
Exclusive News: Studio 60 Picked Up For Full Season!  —  There's only one thing to say to all those recent rumors of the cancellation of Studio 60: Pttthhhhhht.  (Or however you might write the sound of a tongue sticking out.)  —  Reliable sources close to the network tell me that the ratings-challenged …
Discussion: the TV addict
TMZ.com:
Fed-Ex Doesn't Deliver In Chicago  —  Ladies, Kevin Federline is available and willing - and he's letting the whole world (or the small crowd at his concert) know.  —  The self-proclaimed Fed-Ex gave his first post-breakup concert in Chicago at the House of Blues last night …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Fox idolizes sitcom  —  Pickler finds spotlight on sitcom  —  A sitcom star is born: Fox is developing a half-hour comedy revolving around "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler.  —  Pickler will play a naive small-town Southern girl — a character based on herself …
 
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