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NEW YORK - Here is a round-up of this week's US celebrity magazines Life and Style, People, Us Weekly and In Touch Weekly.
TOP STORY - BRITNEY SPEARS IN HOSPITAL
- Britney Spears was released early from a psychiatric ward in a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday because a court representative found "no just cause" for the hold, a source said, adding that the doctor overseeing the pop star's care had wanted her to stay but the decision was overridden by the court representative - PEOPLE
- The move to get Spears into psychiatric care was carefully planned by her parents. "They'd been planning a snatch-and-grab-style intervention for some time," an insider said - LIFE AND STYLE
- Spears was rushed to the psychiatric ward on Jan 31 hurling obscenities at her parents. She also told hospital staffers that her mother had been "sleeping with my boyfriend." Spears had previously accused her mother of sleeping with the pop star's now former husband, dancer Kevin Federline. "To Britney, there's no doubt in her mind that these things happened," a hospital insider said - IN TOUCH
OTHER TOP STORIES
- Actress Kirsten Dunst has checked into a rehabilitation clinic, a source said. "She has a lot of low self-esteem and body issues," a friend said - US
- Eva Mendes has temporarily checked out of the Cirque Lodge rehabilitation center, where she was being treated for "personal issues." Her representative said, "Eva is attending to some personal business in Los Angeles and intends to return to complete her treatment shortly." The actress has been struggling with a substance abuse problem, including cocaine use, sources said - US
- Television personality Gayle King has purchased a three-bedroom penthouse apartment in New York City for $7.4 million. The residence includes two fireplaces and a terrace - IN TOUCH
- Pop singer Katharine McPhee has married producer Nick Cokas. The two met in 2005 at a Los Angeles theater production - IN TOUCH
- Singer Marie Osmond has lost 40 pounds in five months. "The hardest thing was worrying about what everybody else was going to eat," said the mother of eight. But, "I told my family, 'Mom has to focus on Mom right now'" - PEOPLE
- The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is auctioning off the popular green gown worn by actress Kiera Knightley in the film "Atonement." Proceeds from the sale will go to Variety-The Children's Charity - IN TOUCH
HOLLYWOOD ADDITIONS
- Actress Julianna Margulies has given birth to a boy. The actress and her husband, lawyer Keith Lieberthal, named the baby Kieran - IN TOUCH
- John McGinley and wife Nichole have welcomed a baby girl, named Billie. She joins 10-year-old Max, the actor's son from a previous relationship - IN TOUCH
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
- "If you've seen me on the show with Alec Baldwin, then you know it's sort of like watching Fred Astaire dance with a hat rack" - Actress Tina Fey on her "30 Rock" co-star, LIFE AND STYLE
* Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- REUTERS
