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Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon filed a $10 million lawsuit against her estranged mom for breach of contract regarding the sale of her shoe empire. Sly Stallone denies ever taking steroids, but says he did take HGH to bulk up for the new Rambo movie. Tracey Edmonds broke up with Eddie Murphy because, she said, he was "bossy," "physically demanding," and wanted to bring his mom on their honeymoon. Product developer Chris Hayes says he's being "bullied" by hairstylist John Barrett because Barrett shut him out of a hair-care line he developed. After actually showing up for her emergency hearing yesterday, Britney Spears made it to the metal detector of the courtroom before leaving. George Clooney is either trying to broker peace for the striking writers or trying to broker peace in Darfur (he may have gotten sick if it's the latter). Someone claiming to be Lindsay Lohan's coke dealer says he has a lot of other celebrity clients, but won't name them. Delta Airlines threw a party at the Sundance Film Festival for the cast of Mysteries of Pittsburgh, but only Mena Suvari showed up (and she took the gift bag and bounced). Charlize Theron understandably didn't want to do press at Sundance after learning of Heath Ledger's death. Amy Winehouse, in addition to her legal troubles, still can't secure a visa in order to perform at the Grammy Awards. Real-estate agent Raphael De Niro, son of Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott, is set to marry fellow real-estate agent Claudine DeMatos at the Ocean Club in the Bahamas in March. Fifty-seven-year-old Rush Limbaugh has been dating a 31-year-old events planner for the past six months. Oscar support for Denzel Washington likely was split between The Great Debaters and American Gangster.

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