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8:25 AM ET, September 12, 2007

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JJ's Blog:
Britney Spears Does Cocaine???  —  Britney Spears reports are swirling every where of what really happened backstage prior to Spears MTV VMA performance this past Sunday.  I have been in touch with someone very close to the Spears camp who has revealed to me the allegations she claims to be true.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Fergie: Give Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan a Break  —  Fergie - no stranger to tabloid attention - says she can relate to what Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan are going through.  —  And what the 20-something stars need, says the 32-year-old Black Eye Peas singer, is some breathing room so they can help themselves.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears' Pussy is Back
Discussion: Gawker and Defamer
Phil / Egotastic!:   Natalie Portman is Cute, but Unhappy
TMZ.com:
"Full House" Star Pregnant — An Inside Look  —  TMZ has the inside scoop on Jodie Sweetin, aka Stephanie on "Full House," and when we say "inside," we mean inside!  —  TMZ has obtained this sonogram of Steph's baby with hubby Cody Herpin, courtesy of the happy couple themselves.
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Former Full House Star Jodie Sweetin Is Pregnant  —  Jodie Sweetin and her new husband are on the way to having their very own Full House: The couple are expecting a baby, TMZ.com reports.  —  The Web site obtained copies of the star's sonogram, reportedly directly from the newlyweds.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
MTV Extends an Olive Branch to Angry Kanye West  —  Accentuating the positive, MTV responded to Kanye West's blistering criticism about his treatment at the Video Music Awards by lavishing him with praise and extending an invitation to work together again.  —  "MTV has a long …
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New York Post:
KANYE TOO PROUD TO PROMOTE  —  KANYE West's arrogance is legendary, but now the rapper doesn't even feel the need to promote his album - disappointing his fans.  Last week, West didn't bother to show up at a "Today" show concert.  West, according to advertisements, was supposed to rock Rockefeller Center …
Associated Press:   Kanye: MTV exploited Britney for ratings
Leah Greenblatt / EW.com:
New Britney Song: 'I'm Bad Media Karma'  —  EW has heard four new tracks from Spears' upcoming album (out Nov. 13) — here are details on her very personal lyrics  —  Accuse Britney Spears of many things — but don't count a lack of self-awareness among them.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, OH NO!! and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Madonna and The Purple Penetrator  —  Nope, it's not one of her fluffy children's books or some new Kabbalah string — it's Madge's new best friend!  —  Her Madgesty was snapped outside a London hotel with a see through plastic bag containing mommy's little helper, the Purple Penetrator vibrator.
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A Socialite's Life:
Madonna Has a Purple Weiner
Discussion: X17 Online and Agent Bedhead
Us Weekly:
VMAs a Strain on Justin Timberlake  —  Sunday night's VMAs were a trade-off for JT, who won four moon men, but lost his voice.  —  The AP reports that Timberlake, 26, is on doctor-ordered vocal rest after his performance at the awards show.  As a result, he postponed concerts in both Sacramento and San Jose, California.
Discussion: Daily Blabber
People.com:
SNEAK PREVIEW!  Britney Spears's New Album Details  —  As she looks to shake off her missteps at Sunday's VMAs, Britney Spears still has - yes - her music.  PEOPLE critic Chuck Arnold got a preview of Spears's new album on Tuesday and offers these details on some of the new tracks:
Discussion: Daily Blabber and Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
Kylie keeps a-head with another change of hairstyle  —  Kylie knows how to make head-lines - by changing her hairstyle every week.  —  She turned heads as she strolled along the street after lunch in South Kensington.  —  Scroll down for more  —  Another week, another hairstyle for Kylie
Discussion: Gabby Babble
New York Post:
WAY TOO HOT  —  THE TV commercial for Sean Combs' fragrance, Unforgivable, is too hot - even for cable.  The spot shows Combs "going at it" with Jessica Gomez in a stairwell and a hotel room.  But after MTV screened the ads, execs sent a list of edits Combs will need to make before censors will allow it to air.
New York Post:
NEED FOR SPEED  —  IT'S too early to talk about a romance, but attendees at last week's GQ Man of the Year awards in London couldn't help noticing that Naomi Campbell hit it off with British race car driver Lewis Hamilton.  "They were flirting outrageously," one guest said.
Entertainmentwise:
Owen Wilson is resisting a stay in rehab despite the urging of close friends and family, according to a new report.  —  Following the actor's suicide attempt last month, Owen was expected to head straight to a drug and alcohol treatment facility after checking out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Is Going Country  —  Jessica Simpson is ready to add another accessory to her always-stylish look - a cowboy hat.  —  The singer is "talking about doing a country record and going back to her roots, being from Texas," Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kevin Federline: 'I'm Really into the Acting Thing'  —  Now we know what a "cocky, enigmatic frontman" for a legendary rock band looks like: Kevin Federline with a Mohawk.  —  Britney Spears's ex donned the spiky 'do for his guest-starring gig on the CW's One Tree Hill, according to Extra, which visited Federline on the set.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Birkhead Not Buying Virgie's Grandmotherly Intentions  —  RECOMMENDED (1)  —  Virgie Arthur may not have been invited to her granddaughter's first birthday blowout over the weekend, but Larry Birkhead isn't feeling any pity for leaving her off the guest list.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TMZ.com
Us Weekly:
Dina Lohan to Jodie Foster: Don't Judge Without Facts!  —  First Donald Trump, then ex-husband Michael and now actress Jodie Foster: if you criticize Dina Lohan, you will hear from her!  —  In response to Jodie Foster's question in a Gotham magazine interview, "Can I just ask, where is [Lindsay Lohan's] mother?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Just Jared:
Zac Efron & Nikki Blonsky Holding Hands  —  The dreamy Zac Efron and BFF co-star Nikki Blonsky walk hand-in-hand down the red carpet at the Hairspray premiere on Tuesday in at Capitol Cinema in Madrid, Spain.  —  P.S. Here's a heads up!  There are bikini pictures of Zac's High School …
 
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Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
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Just Jared:
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Michael Starr / New York Post:
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Cele|bitchy:
Oprah Winfrey leaves her dogs $30 mil, gives Stedman $250 mil for split
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD is preparing to tell its shareholders to reject Paramount's latest offer and plans to recommend they support the existing deal with Netflix

Todd Spangler / Variety:
E.W. Scripps' board unanimously rejects Sinclair's unsolicited acquisition proposal of $7 per share in cash and stock, offered in November

Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Norman Podhoretz, who transformed Commentary magazine into a controversial and influential neoconservative voice as its EIC from 1960 to 1995, has died at 95

 
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