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Mid Week Gossip Quickie
Lindsay Lohan fires mom, Dina Lohan, as her manager - OK Magazine
Bobby Brown has been hospitalized for a heart attack, doctors day it was due to "stress and diet" but is in good condition - TMZ
Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to six months of jail beginning Christmas Eve at the latest, for violation the terms of her DUI conviction - People
Jennifer Lopez finally admits what we've all known for awhile, she's preggers - US Weekly
Britney Spears's dad, the only sane one, calls for her to be committed - The Sun
Rumors that Pam Anderson is preggers might be the only thing that explains her quickie wedding to creepy Rick Soloman last weekend - Just Jared
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Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards are crazy. And their divorce just keeps gertting uglier and nastier - New York Post
The rumored CD cover of Britney's new album is very vajajaylicious - PerezHilton
Happy Birthday to Mario Lopez, Tanya Tucker, Bai Ling, Brett Favre, David Lee Roth and more -Dlisted
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