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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 …
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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.
People.com:
Denise Richards in Bizarre Movie Set Incident — Denise Richards was involved in a bizarre incident with paparazzi Wednesday on the Canadian set of her new movie Blonde and Blonder, where laptop computers were hurled and a senior citizen slightly injured, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tells PEOPLE.
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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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 …
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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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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.
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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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.
The Sun:
Beat It, Michael — BE afraid, be very afraid . . . MICHAEL JACKSON is heading to Britain to make his live comeback. — The pop weirdo has agreed to perform at the World Music Awards at London's Earls Court next week. — If Jacko was at the top of his game, this would be brilliant.
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 …
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 …
TMZ.com:
Nick 'n Ness in Birthday Lock — November 9th is a big day for Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo —it's their birthday! — That's right, both Nick and Ness were born on the same day, seven years apart. The two stepped out to celebrate Nick's 33rd and Ness' 26th, at Koi, the swanky sushi spot in West Hollywood.
NY Daily News:
Super Mario roasters are cookin' with gags — Celeb chef Mario Batali's two new Michelin stars didn't protect him from a merciless basting at Tuesday's dinner kicking off the New York Comedy Festival. — From his alleged past drug use to his rumored romp with Courtney Love …
Bricks and Stones:
Paris and Nicole Join Sony Computer Entertainment America for a "First Look" at the PLAYSTATION 3

