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9:10 AM ET, September 17, 2007

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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Britney Bombshell: Custody of Kids Imperiled  —  Britney Spears could lose custody of her two little kids as early as tomorrow morning.  —  This is a real possibility thanks to crusading Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred.  She's bringing a "secret" witness to court tomorrow …
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X17 Online:
Will Brit's Babies Be Taken Away From Her?  - Secret Witness To Appear At Custody Hearing Today  —  Today's the day when we should learn who this "surprise witness" is (being represented by celeb-lawyer Gloria Allred) in the custody battle between Britney and Kevin.
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The Smoking Gun:
O.J. Simpson Mug Shot  —  Ex-football star charged with armed robbery of memorabilia dealer  —  Here's the mug shot O.J. Simpson posed for today following his arrest for the alleged armed robbery of a memorabilia dealer in a Las Vegas hotel room.  Simpson, 60, was booked …
Discussion: RightFielders and Seriously? OMG!
TMZ.com:
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department issued the following press release about the arrest of O.J. Simpson:  —  On Thursday, September 13, 2007 at approximately 8 p.m. the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a call of a robbery that had just occurred at 2411 W. Sahara Avenue.Officers responded …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
omg!:
Police arrest 1 in Simpson robbery case
Discussion: Digital Spy and TMZ.com
New York Post:
KID'S ANDERSON CONFUSION  —  MAYBE Kid Rock should have been spending more time with his model girlfriend May Anderson than fighting with Tommy Lee in Las Vegas over his ex, Pam Anderson.  While Rock was throwing punches at Lee, May was cozying up to Calvin Klein underwear model and Bloody Social rocker Jamie Burke here in New York.
Jonathon Moran / NEWS.com.au:
Bono's new flick  —  Decrease Increase -  —  Submit comment:  —  MOVE over, Eddie McGuire.  Now it's music legend Bono who seems to have taken on the Everywhereman tag.  —  In a break from saving the world and fronting U2, the Irishman has made his acting debut.
The Sun:
'Mad' Britney in hotel ban  —  AS if last week's shambolic MTV performance wasn't embarrassing enough, BRITNEY SPEARS has been hit by another humiliation.  —  The troubled singer has been BANNED from LA's exclusive Chateau Marmont hotel after a string of complaints over her oddball behaviour.
Discussion: Celebritology and Holy Candy
Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
'The Sopranos' big winner at the Emmys  —  The Sopranos was the big winner of the Emmy Awards last night, taking home three gongs.  —  The hit US show won awards for writing and directing, as well as the Outstanding Drama Series award - the first show to gain the title for its last series, which aired in America in May.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
New York Post:
NOT SO LIVE  —  MTV's annual VMAs are promoted as a live show, but may be anything but.  Although the stage acts and announcers this year were broadcast in real time, artists like Kanye West, the Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy, who played in the Palms Hotel suites, were not.
Daily Mail:
Bloodied Amy back to her bad old ways  —  It hasn't taken troubled Amy Winehouse long to return to her destructive ways.  —  Things were looking up for the ubertalented 24-year-old following her luxurious sunshine break to St Lucia with hubby Blake Fielder-Civil.
Mazher Mahmood / News of the World:
TORMENTED Britney Spears is to offer ex-hubby Kevin Federline a multi-million dollar cash-for-kids deal to get joint custody of her sons.  —  The distraught singer made her secret move in the Battle of the Cokeheads after K-Fed BANNED her from her youngest boy's birthday party last week.
Discussion: Staralicious, Dlisted and NY Daily News
X17 Online:
Back With Camilla!  —  Hmm, well so much for this!  The normally-shirtless actor Matthew McConaughey was spotted both wearing a shirt and strolling around with his model slash girlfriend Camilla Alves while shopping in Hollywood this Saturday.  I think I'd flip upon seeing Matty in a clean …
Discussion: OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
O.J.'s Bail Set At $78,000  —  TMZ has learned that O.J. Simpson's bail has been set at $78,000.  —  The breakdown is as follows:  —  a) $10,000 for each count of assault with a deadly weapon  —  b) $20,000 for each count of robbery with a deadly weapon
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Bitten and Bound
X17 Online:
If There Was An Award For The Most Colorful Couple...  You really gotta hand it to the Beckhams: When they go out, they go all out!  The striking Brits stepped out for [the cameras] dinner this weekend, dining at the extremely fashionable Nobu in Malibu.  David certainly looked sexy as usual …
Discussion: OH NO!!
FemaleFirst:
Kate Winslet's butt auction  —  Kate Winslet is auctioning off her butt.  —  The British actress has sketched a portrait of her curvy behind for the upcoming Paint4Poverty charity auction.  —  Potential bidders can view and make an offer for Winslet's pencilled posterior at website www.paint4poverty.com.
Steve Weizman / Associated Press:
Madonna: I'm an 'ambassador for Judaism'  —  JERUSALEM - Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism," local newspapers reported Sunday.  —  The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve …
Discussion: Snarky Gossip and Tastefulcelebs
 
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