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12:40 PM ET, October 11, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Britney to Judge — I Want Overnights with S.P. and J.J.  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears plans to go to court tomorrow with her lawyers to ask the judge to expand her visitation rights to overnight visits with her kids.  We're told Spears was urged by her lawyers to attend the hearing, scheduled for 8:30 AM in downtown Los Angeles.
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Daily Mail:
Do your buttons up, Britney... and watch out for that bald patch  —  Britney Spears appeared topless in uncensored outtakes from her racy Gimme More video and it seems the singer is still refusing to cover up.  —  The troubled star stepped out in LA yesterday in a tight red dress …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Blowing Smoke
TMZ.com:
Brit Drops the F Bomb, Explodes on Paps  —  Britney Spears reached her breaking point with the paparazzi yesterday — and exploded in anger toward snapping photogs.  —  TMZ caught Britney going into a Target in Culver City, where a sea of paparazzi followed her into the store and practically blocked her from shopping.
OK! Magazine:
K-Fed's Attorney Lashes Out at Britney  —  In response to Britney Spears filing a motion in Los Angeles Family Court yesterday asking for the court to allow her to have overnight visitations with her two infant sons, lawyers for Brit's ex-husband Kevin Federline have come out on the offensive …
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Britney Says She's "Scared"  —  She's got plenty to be afraid of — custody, failing drug tests, album sales — but the biggest fear on Britney's mind yesterday was the paparazzi.  —  TMZ got Spears going in and out of Cabo Cantina yesterday, where she tried a new tactic to get the paps out of her way …
Discussion: OH NO!!
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Seeks to Expand Visitation Rights  —  Is this an Us Exclusive, Breaking News, or just regular Top Story?  BodyBritney Spears, 25, has filed an emergency court motion seeking to expand visitation rights with her children.  —  Mark Vincent Kaplan, a lawyer for Spears' ex Kevin Federline …
Discussion: Hollywood Offender and Vh1 Blog
Ken Lee / People.com:
Michelle Rodriguez Sentenced to Six Months in Jail  —  Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail for violating probation in a DUI case.  —  "(She) admitted violating her probation by failing to provide proof of completion of her community service and for consuming alcohol three times …
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Michelle Rodriguez gets 180 days in jail
New York Post:
JOAQUIN HANGS UP ON SCRIBE  —  JOAQUIN Phoenix, notoriously cranky in interviews, set a new standard for surliness with Time Out New York's Laura Leu the other day.  When Leu asked by phone how he prepared for his role as a drug-addled nightclub manager in "We Own the Night," Phoenix responded, "I never prepare.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Daily Blabber
X17 Online:
XCLUSIVE: Part 2 Of Bobby's Deathbed Address - Including His Last Words For Whitney!  —  Following his sincere missive to his friends, family, and, um, New Edition, Bobby Brown turned his attention to his secrets!  The stricken star covered all his bases, from his love for girlfriend Alicia …
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Monique Jessen / People.com:
Bobby Brown Denies Having a Heart Attack
Discussion: Dlisted and Spilled Inq
TMZ.com:
Bobby Brown Hospitalized in Heart Attack Scare
Associated Press:
BOBBY BROWN DENIES HAVING HEART ATTACK
New York Post:
MOOD TO MATE  —  KIMORA Lee Simmons wants another baby.  Friends of Russell Simmons' ex-wife say she's trying to get sperminated by boyfriend Djimon Hounsou.  Kimora and the chiseled underwear model spent some quality time away from her two kids with Simmons, Ming...
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
Life of Riley, in Utah, for post-rehab Lindsay Lohan  —  Gallery: Lindsay Lohan and dad Michael in Utah  —  The Utah mountain air certainly agrees with Lindsay Lohan.  Fresh out of rehab, she told friends Tuesday she wants to move to the Beehive State permanently.
TMZ.com:
Uma's Psycho Stalker Nabbed  —  A crazed Uma Thurman stalker who threatened to kill himself if Uma dated another man, and who tried to invade her trailer on a film set, has been nabbed by the NYPD.  —  In the criminal complaint obtained by TMZ, Jack Jordan is accused of some seriously bizarre behavior …
Discussion: New York Post and Bumpshack.com
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Perez Hilton:   Leave Uma Alone!
The Sun:
Britney gives fans even more  —  Show me more ... Britney in sexy Gimme More video  —  BRITNEY SPEARS' new album is being rush-released a fortnight ahead of schedule in a bid to beat Internet leaks.  —  Blackout was due to land on November 12, but will now arrive on October 29 as label Jive pull …
X17 Online:
Brit a No-Show?  —  The court spokesperson has just told the press that Britney will not be showing up at the courthouse today.  Since her appearance was not required, her no-show status shouldn't damage her appeal for overnight visits.  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Discussion: OH NO!!
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Janice Dickinson Gets Tummy Tuck and Neck Lift  —  Is this an Us Exclusive, Breaking News, or just regular Top Story?  Top Story (default)BodyJanice Dickinson, an outspoken fan of plastic surgery, has some new work she will soon take public.  —  Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively that Dickinson …
X17 Online:
Britney Gets a Chubby  —  Britney was in Marina Del Rey last night sporting this fur (faux fur?) chubby.  She may have been going to a party, but she made sure to be responsible and drank water, y'all.  After all, the mother-of-two is expected in court any minute!  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Discussion: OH NO!!
Daily Mail:
Kate goes blonde for one of her raunchiest shoots ever  —  Kate Moss has unveiled a stark new look to her Topshop collection.  —  Gone are the floaty dresses and just-washed hair.  In come a peroxide crop and thigh-skimming party frocks worn with stockings.
Discussion: Goss UK
Shani / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Didn't See Her Dad  —  Is this an Us Exclusive, Breaking News, or just regular Top Story?  BodyThough a source tells Us it was the late Marcheline Bertrand's "dying wish" that ex-husband Jon Voight, 68, and their daughter, Angelina Jolie, 32, make amends, it hasn't happened yet.
Discussion: Dlisted
Associated Press:
Lohan friend sues blogger for defamation  —  LOS ANGELES - A judged cleared the way Wednesday for a celebrity blogger to be questioned about his report claiming Lindsay Lohan's friend planted cocaine found in the actress's car after a crash.  —  Samantha Ronson has sued Perez Hilton …
 
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