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6:45 AM ET, February 5, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Britney Court Blow-By-Blow  —  Here are the headlines from today's court hearing:  —  Jamie Spears is still the co-conservator of Britney's estate, as is Andrew Wallet.  —  The Commissioner did not give the conservators the power to fire Trope and Trope, Brit's divorce lawyers.
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
Court orders mental exam for Britney Spears  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears, who has been hospitalized for mental evaluation, will be examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if the troubled pop star understands the legal proceedings surrounding her, a judge ruled on Monday.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Nhancock / PageSix.com:
Britney's Lawyer: Britney's Competency Must Be Determined
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and StarsOrbis
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse emerges from rehab looking the picture of health  —  Amy Winehouse appears to be on the mend as she left rehab today looking noticeably healthier.  —  Although she has spent the past 10 days dealing with her demons, the troubled singer looked decidedly refreshed …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Winehouse Going to the Grammy Awards  —  Amy Winehouse is set to go to the Grammys, a source close to the singer confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  She briefly left a London clinic this morning to go to the U.S. embassy to renew her visa, her rep tells Us.  —  “Yes, that's true,” the rep says.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Visits U.S. Embassy for Visa
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Brandy's Mom: Kim Kardashian Abused My Credit Card  —  R&B singer Brandy Norwood's mother filed a lawsuit Monday against Kim Kardashian accusing her of running up more than $120,000 in credit card charges without permission.  —  The suit, which also names Kardashian's siblings Khloe …
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Mlynn / PageSix.com:
Brandy's Mom Sues Kardashian Kids  —  Brandy's mom and manager Sonja Norwood is suing the Kardashian siblings for racking up over $120,000 in alleged illegal charges to her credit card.  —  In court documents obtained by PageSix.com, Sonja claims that Kim, who was Brandy's stylist in 2004 …
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:   Brandy's Ma to Kim K: You Screwed My Girl, Too
Megan Lynn / PageSix.com:
Exclusive: Angelina Flies to Amman  —  Angelina Jolie is flying to Amman, Jordan.  The 32-year-old actress, who is rumored to be pregnant with twins (she and partner Brad Pitt are already parents to four), boarded a British Airways flight to the middle eastern city at LAX this afternoon.
Discussion: Pittwatch.com
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: Reporters Told Not to Ask Her About Pregnancy  —  Angelina Jolie is still keeping her lips sealed about being pregnant.  —  With beau Brad Pitt on her arm, she attended Saturday's Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where she received the “Performance of the Year” …
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner and Holly Madison on Baby: “There's Been Lots of Trying”  —  The Girls Next Door star Holly Madison and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner still have babies on the brain.  —  “There has been lots of trying — lots of trying!” she told Usmagazine.com at Playboy's Ninth Annual Super Saturday Night bash in Arizona.
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Hugh Hefner & girlfriend are trying for a baby
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Vanity Fair:
The 2008 Hollywood Issue Cover Shoot  —  For this year's Hollywood Issue cover, Annie Leibovitz photographed the fresh faces of 2008: Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.
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Perez Hilton:
Hooray For Hollywood!  —  All gorgeous in their own ways.
Discussion: Celebrity OD
The Sun:
Pammi to strip fully naked?  —  PAMELA ANDERSON looks set to give fans an EIFFEL after agreeing to perform a raunchy striptease in Paris to celebrate St. Valentine's Day.  —  The former Baywatch actress has signed up for four performances at Le Crazy Horse cabaret club on February 13 and 14 …
Alex Billington / FirstShowing.net:
M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening Teaser Trailer  —  The latest M. Night Shyamalan film is The Happening, a thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel as well as John Leguizamo and Spencer Breslin.  I'ved heard the premise before, that some sort of natural crisis causes people …
TMZ.com:
Lawyer Says Brit Worth $40 Million  —  TMZ is in the courtroom where attorney Adam Streisand just asked the court commissioner to 86 Jamie Spears as conservator of Brit's estate.  —  Streisand said Brit's estate is worth $40 million.  He also said Brit is in the middle of a $17 million IRS audit and she has 15 different businesses.
Discussion: The Blemish, PageSix.com and OH NO!!
Phil / Egotastic!:
One Last Look at Hilary Duff's Long Lucious Legs  —  Hilary Duff is ended her tour in Australia this past weekend, so this is probably the last time you're going to be able to see her in this super-sexy, ultra-leggy ensemble.  You've probably seen it before, but there's nothing wrong …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Sara Evans Steps Out with a New Man  —  After a bitter divorce battle that ended last fall, Sara Evans has a new man in her life.  —  A friend of the country singer confirms to PEOPLE that Evans and Jay Barker, a former football star at the University of Alabama who now hosts a sports radio show in Birmingham, are an item.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
TMZ.com:
Conservators to Lutfi — Open the Damn Door!  —  In court just a few minutes ago, a lawyer for the conservators said they have been trying to serve Sam Lutfi with a restraining order prohibiting him from seeing Brit, but he has refused to open the door to accept service.
Discussion: PageSix.com
 
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