Paris Hilton went shopping for some DVDs at around 10:30PM, when she was stopped by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for speeding and driving without headlights. Hilton’s publicist, Elliot Mintz, says she was exiting the parking garage which “is brightly lit so she had not noticed that her headlights were not activated.” As she drove a few blocks, she was stopped by the police. Deputies say that Hilton was speeding down Sunset Blvd. without headlights. She was pulled over and deputies discovered she was driving with a suspended license. She was given a ticket for driving on a suspended license but later released. Mintz says, “When she called me, she asked if her license was suspended. If that’s the case, she and I are unaware of it.” Hilton’s 2007 Bentley Continental GTC Convertible was impounded and towed away. Hilton violated the terms of her probation when she was arrested for driving on a suspended license, and could spend up to 90 days in jail as a result. She was arrested on September 7th for DUI in Hollywood. In January, she pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in related fines. As a result, the DMV also suspended her license, and a judge placed her on 36 months probation, with one major condition being: to “obey all laws.”

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Heather Mills McCartney will drop her title and her married name when she appears on ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ Mills, who has been using her maiden name since splitting from husband Paul McCartney, shocked ABC bosses by refusing to be called Lady Heather.She also insisted she would not use McCartney’s surname when she signed up to appear on the show. A source said: “It was a bombshell for ABC. Getting a Lady who was married to a Beatle was almost like signing royalty to them. They are upset they had to drop the title.”Mills is entitled to call herself Lady until the couple’s divorce is finalized. The source added: “Legally, Paul can’t stop Heather from using his name. She is entitled to call herself Lady until the day they divorce.”"But Heather fears if she used Paul’s name to earn money, he could claim that half of it was thanks to him.”

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Helen Mirren has denied reports she’s been invited to visit Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in the wake of her success in the movie ‘The Queen.’ Oscar-winner Mirren was rumored to have been asked to lunch with the Queen along with screenwriter Peter Morgan and director Stephen Frears, who also both received Academy Award nominations. But Mirren insists the invitation was a media myth. She says, “No, not a true story. Not a true story. We will never hear a response from the Palace, I don’t think. And if we did, I wouldn’t tell you anyway.” In fact, Mirren says she is relieved not to have received an invitation to visit the woman she portrayed, as she would be stuck for words. She adds, “I have thought about that. You know, what would I do? I don’t think I could handle that. No. ‘Thank you, Ma’am, for being who you are, and allowing me to be you.’ I mean what do you say? Very, very difficult.”

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A Florida court of appeals will hear the case as to where Anna Nicole Smith’s body is to be buried, with oral arguments to be presented Wednesday morning. At 9:30 AM, Justices Barry Stone, Mark Polen and George Shahood of the Fourth District Court of Appeals will hear 20 minutes of arguments from lawyers for Virgie Arthur, who is seeking to bury Anna’s body in Texas, and 10 minutes each from attorneys for Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead, both of whom are seeking to have Smith’s remains buried in the Bahamas. Richard Milstein has also filed his appeal asking the court to uphold Judge Seidlin’s ruling give him custody of Smith’s body on behalf of her baby daughter.

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The purported owners of the house in which Howard K. Stern is living are putting the property on the market for a $10 million.’Horizons,’ the Bahamian oceanfront estate in which Anna Nicole Smith lived, was purchased back in October by South Carolina real estate mogul G. Ben Thompson for $950,000. Smith previously claimed Thompson gave her the money to buy the mansion and it was a gift. An attorney’s letter written to Thompson and his son-in-law, S. Ford Shelley, states that they have “a good and marketable title to that property, ” and there is, “a duly executed and stamped conveyance in your favor.” Thompson and Shelly are currently interviewing brokerage firms worldwide, firms that are interested in winning the listing. It appears Thompson and Shelly have a right to sell the property, which may have skyrocketed in value because of the incredible publicity surrounding the Smith saga. Sources say Stern himself believes the property is worth $10 million.

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Bobby Brown is still sitting behind bars at Norfolk County House of Corrections in Massachusetts because, “He can’t afford to pay his debt.” Brown’s attorney, Phaedra Parks said that he is scrambling to figure out a way to come up with the $19,100 he owes in back child support payments to Kim Ward, the mother of two of his children.”Mr. Brown is not financially able to make the payment to court,” said Parks, adding that she is currently making her “best effort” to work out some sort of deal with the court. When asked about the fortune he amassed during his days as a world famous musician, Parks replied, “He was an 80s icon, that was 20 years ago.”

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A close friend of ‘American Idol’ semi-finalist Antonella Barba says that she is not the subject of some graphically sexual pictures that were posted on the Internet last week. The pictures include one of four women posing topless at the beach, their hands covering their breasts, and others of a woman engaged in a sexual act. The postings were anonymous. Barba’s best friend, Amanda Coluccio, with whom she auditioned said that the less graphic photos are of Barba, but denied she is pictured in the pornographic ones.”The really bad ones aren’t her. I’ve studied them,” Coluccio said. “It’s not her nose. She’s never had acrylic nail tips, like the woman in the photo, in her life.” Her friends and family are saving their condemnation for whomever posted the pictures online.Another friend said making the photos public was a gross invasion of privacy, but one that has become a fact of life in the digital age.”Everyone has incriminating photos of one sort or another, and you never know when it’s going to turn around and bite you,” she said. “It’s a shame you can’t just live your life and not have to worry about something like this becoming public.”"It’s a real wake-up call for a lot of people,” said Dave Della who runs a web site that picks what it considers the worst ‘American Idol’ contestants.”With the advent of MySpace and Facebook, people put photos up on the Internet and have to realize that someone you don’t even know can grab these photos that you think are only going to be seen by your friends, and have them on every Web site in the world within 10 minutes.”Terza’s site posted photos that he claims confirms the woman engaged in a sexual act is not Barba. Close-ups of the right ear of the woman in the sex photo, and a photo known to be of Barba, show differently shaped ears and Barba has different beauty marks.

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A publicist for fashion company Escada has inadvertently confirmed actress Naomi Watts is pregnant with her first child. Watts has refused to speak about rumors she is expecting, despite sporting a new fuller figure. But a representative for Escada, who designed Watt’s Oscar gown, sent out a press release saying, “The Escada gown set off her most precious new asset, the baby she is expecting with longtime boyfriend Liev Schreiber.” The couple has long said that they would love to start a family, but have not officially confirmed Watts’ pregnancy.

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The company that owns Kim Kardashian and Ray-J’s controversial sex tape has agreed to halt distribution of the video, for now. In a statement, Vivid Entertainment says that ‘Kim Superstar’ will go on “temporary hold,” while they attempt to work things out with Kardashian in person. “We feel that it is most important that we have an opportunity to meet with Ms. Kardashian as soon as possible. We have reached out to her to try and set up a meeting.” Vivid claims they purchased the tape from a third party for a $1 million, and firmly believe that they have a “legal right to distribute the video.”

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Martin Scorsese is glad he didn’t receive an Academy Award for directing earlier in his career because it might have changed the way he made movies. Scorsese had received six nominations for directing and eight nominations overall in his 40-year career, before winning for ‘The Departed.’ He explains, “I’ve just been used to not winning. It’s about getting the pictures made. But when you win something, you appreciate it.” After making ‘The Aviator,’ Scorsese says he decided, “To just relax and make the best film we can.” He adds, “Good thing I didn’t get the Oscar before, because maybe it would have changed the kind of movies I would have made. I don’t know if I was strong enough. I’m glad it’s taken this long. It’s been worth it.”

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A $250,000 assault case against country singer Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Williams was accused of verbally abusing and choking waitress Holly Hornbeak at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, last March. Hornbeak told the jury how Williams allegedly grabbed her around the throat and shouted obscenities at her, leaving red marks and bruises on her neck. She was 19 at the time of the incident.He had been staying in Memphis while his daughters Holly and Hilary recovered from injuries sustained from a car crash near Dundee, Mississippi on March 15. District Attorney General Bill Gibbons says, “We didn’t feel we had a case we could prove, and dismissed the case.” He refused to say whether Hornbeak wanted to drop the case or if the two parties had reached a financial agreement.

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Trustees for James Brown filed a motion asking a judge to allow DNA samples to be taken from his body to prove the paternity of anyone claiming to be one of his children. “Since Brown died two months ago, several people have come forward claiming he is their father,” said one of the trustees, Buddy Dallas, who would not specify how many claims have been made. Brown named six adult children in his will, and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, has said her young son also is Brown’s child. Brown’s body remained in a gold coffin at an undisclosed location, according to the funeral home that handled Brown’s arrangements. The DNA would need to be taken as soon as possible because Hynie has agreed with Brown’s children on burial plans, a lawyer for Brown’s trustees said. After the body is buried, getting DNA will involve more legal efforts. When and where Brown will be buried have not been made public.

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Ellen DeGeneres realized her life-long dream of hosting the Academy Award ceremony, but she was left emotionally exhausted. She explained, “The experience made me want to cry. I don’t know, it’s tough. You’re scrutinized on a show like this and I don’t know. I was kind of floating. I’ll have to think about it later, because I don’t really know how I did. It felt good. It was a dream of mine, so, to have done it, I feel very emotional right now.” When told her reviews for hosting the show were good she replied, “That’s nice to hear.”

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A Florida appeals court issued a stay in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith’s body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the court hears a challenge from her estranged mother, Virgie Arthur. Arthur had filed a motion with Judge Larry Seidlin, asking him to reconsider Friday’s ruling which paved the way for Smith to be buried in the Bahamas. Judge Seidlin denied that request. Arthur then filed an appeal with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has now agreed to hear the challenge to Seidlin’s ruling.

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Anna Nicole Smith’s ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, who claims to also be the father of her baby girl said he hopes to see the infant soon as he entered a Bahamian courthouse for a three-way custody battle.”I hope to get to see her and have her soon,” Larry Birkhead told reporters outside the Supreme Court building. Others expected to seek custody in the closed session are Smith’s estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, and Smith’s companion, Howard K. Stern, who is listed as the baby’s father on the birth certificate. Arthur arrived after Birkhead. Asked why Arthur deserved custody, her attorney Deborah Rose said simply: “She’s the grandmother.”The 5-month old baby, who was born in the Bahamas, is staying at a gated, waterfront mansion in Nassau where Smith lived with Stern until she died. Arthur has said she could provide a more stable home than Stern and should therefore be awarded custody of the baby, who could inherit a fortune. Stern returned to Nassau from Florida over the weekend but was not seen outside the courthouse. Thomas Evans, a prominent Bahamas attorney, said there is no specific provision in Bahamian law for a paternity claim based on DNA.”The court could determine that any of those seeking to be the guardian of the child, or even another party, including the country’s Department of Social Services, should have custody, based on the best interests of the child,” he said. In another Nassau courtroom, a separate hearing was scheduled in a dispute over the waterfront mansion, known as “Horizons.” G. Ben Thompson, a South Carolina developer who briefly dated Smith, says he advanced her money for the $900,000 house but she did not honor an agreement to pay the mortgage. She had claimed the house was a gift. An attorney for Thompson, Godrey Pinder, said regardless of any court decision, he would not try to immediately evict Stern out of concern for the infant .”We want to be concerned about the baby,” he said. “We don’t want to hurt her, so whatever is reasonable.”

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Melissa Etheridge agonized over whether it was appropriate to kiss her partner at the Oscars, because she isn’t fond of public displays of affection.She knew she had an outside chance of winning at the Academy Awards for her ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ nominated song ‘I Need To Wake Up’ and she wanted to find the best way to thank partner Tammy Lynn Michaels. But, when her name was called she didn’t hesitate to kiss Michaels. She says, “I have not been one to kiss my partner in public just for sensationalism. I don’t think I ever have, but she was so important to me; especially, with this project.”She was the one who said, ‘Just write what you feel,’ when I was going, ‘Well, how do you write about global warming?’” Etheridge admits her Oscar win gave her the perfect opportunity to thank her partner on a grand scale for helping her battle cancer.She adds, “She meant so much to me, and she saved my life.”

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Paris Hitlon was reduced to tears after Brandon Davis’ lewd behavior drove Courtney Love, Paula Abdul and others from the dinner celebrating her 26th birthday, according to witnesses. Hilton’s parents, Rick and Kathy, spared no expense in arranging a party at Prime Grill, a Rodeo Drive restaurant.”They must have spent $10,000 on the flowers alone,” said one source. At first a source said everything was perfect: “Paris couldn’t have looked happier with on-again boyfriend Stavros Niarchos. And she shared big hugs with Nicole Richie, who came with rocker boyfriend Joel Madden.” Davis’ boorish behavior began at the lavish birthday bash around 10:00 PM. “He was hurling flowers at Paula Abdul,” says a guest. “Then he began bombing her with Styrofoam flower-holders. He was shouting, ‘Lick my [BLEEP], Paula!’ He started mocking her ancestry by speaking gibberish in an Arabic accent.” “Stavros and Paris tried to stop him. Paris said, “Shut up, you’re wasted!” But it was too late. Abdul, who was due to sing “Happy Birthday,” made an early exit. Then, Davis decided to ingratiate himself to Courtney Love. “He lifted her up so that she was straddling his waist,” says a witness. “Her Chanel dress was riding up. Brandon was saying, ‘I want to squirt on you.’ He was humping Courtney in front of her young daughter. When he put her down, Courtney grabbed her daughter and they marched out of the restaurant through the kitchen.” It didn’t stop there. “He was knocking over glasses and candles on the table,” says a source. “Paris was crying to her mother, ‘This is not my fault!’” After Davis was encouraged to leave, Paris blew out the candles on her cake and everyone headed to an after-party at her house.”Incredibly, Brandon showed up at Paris’ place,” says a source. “Security guided him downstairs. They were under orders to keep him away from Paris.”

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For the second time in a year, Bobby Brown has been arrested while in town to watch his daughter at a cheerleading competition. Brown was picked up at his daughter’s high school on a warrant for failing to appear at a child support hearing in October.”He was scheduled to appear in Norfolk Probate and Family Court,” said Adam Loomis of All State Constables.”He was supposed to show up and prove everything was up-to-date,” Loomis said. In October, Brown paid $11,000 in delinquent child support after being threatened with arrest if he stepped back into Massachusetts. He owed over two months of payments to Kim Ward, the mother of two of his two children. “Brown was cooperative outside the high school, and borrowed a cell phone to arrange to get out of jail,” the constable said. In June 2004, Brown was sentenced to 90 days in prison for missing three months of payments. That sentence was immediately suspended after Brown paid about $15,000. Last March, Brown was arrested for minor motor vehicle violations dating back 14 years when he arrived to watch his daughter at a cheering competitionl. “Brown was cooperative, and he was allowed to drive to the police station after the competition,” police said.

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The judge who ruled on who gets control of Anna Nicole Smith’s body wants her buried, and will not let her mother, Virgie Arthur stand in his way. The appeal filed by Smith’s mother, just moments after Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin’s teary decision to release Smith’s body to her daughter’s court-appointed guardian Thursday, was rejected early Monday morning, saying he wanted to preserve Smith’s dignity by having the funeral occur as quickly as possible. In the court papers, Seidlin claims that a stay would increase the “potential for adverse consequences,” adding that “Arthur seeks an indefinite stay and has shown no intent to expedite the proceedings.” Lawyers for Smith’s mother want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Judge Seidlin’s ruling. Arthur wants Smith buried in Texas. In the court filing, Arthur’s lawyer, Roberta G. Mandel, said the ruling was an inconvenience because the mother “will have to have a passport and roundtrip airplane tickets and several thousand dollars to even visit or put flowers on Smith’s grave.” Outside court, Mandel said Arthur was willing to take the fight to the state Supreme Court, if necessary.”This mother is a mother who deserves the right to bury her child,” Mandel said. “The trial court treated her as though she was nothing.” Smith’s boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, testified last week that Smith wanted to be buried in the Bahamas. Stern’s attorney Ron Rale said that Smith’s mother should let her daughter’s wish be granted.”We were hoping that she would do the right thing,” Rale said. “I believe the testimony was clear where Anna Nicole wanted to be buried, and anything that obstructs that, to complete her wishes as soon as possible, is sad.” Her funeral will not take place before Tuesday, said Richard C. Milstein, the court-appointed attorney for Smith’s 5-month-old daughter. In a news release Saturday, Milstein said he was working as quickly as possible to complete the details.

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The hearing in Fort Lauderdale ended with a decision to bury Anna Nicole Smith at a Nassau cemetery beside her son, Daniel, who died last year while visiting her days after she gave birth. But now Smith’s estranged mother filed an emergency request to block her burial in the Bahamas.Virgie Arthur filed the request with Judge Larry Seidlin, who a day earlier allowed the attorney for Smith’s baby daughter to decide where she could be buried. Arthur had sought to bury Smith in her native Texas.Seidlin left his chambers minutes after a clerk released the request, but he would not answer any questions. His judicial assistant said the request was under review, but the assistant did not know when a ruling would be made.In the meantime, judges in the Bahamas were preparing to take up disputes over custody of her 5-month-old daughter and ownership of her waterfront residence. A private hearing to determine guardianship of the baby is expected to resume Monday with appearances by Smith’s estranged mother and her boyfriend Howard K. Stern. Meanwhile, Bahamian judge Stephen Isaacs kept in place an injunction prohibiting Smith’s daughter from leaving the country, as a response to her mother’s request. Arthur is seeking to take custody of the infant from Stern, who is listed as her father on the birth certificate. Arthur’s attorneys in the Bahamas said they would argue in court that she can provide a more stable home than Stern. A gag order prevented attorneys from the two sides from publicly discussing the proceedings.Judge Isaacs has barred Stern from taking the infant out of the country until there is a custody ruling. A separate hearing, also scheduled, is to consider a claim from G. Ben Thompson, a South Carolina developer who once dated Smith, who says he owns the gated mansion where she was living, according to Thompson’s Bahamian attorney, Godfrey Pinder. Pinder said Stern would have to vacate the house immediately if his client wins the verdict. “He’s occupying the house illegally,” he said. Thompson says he lent Smith money for the house, known as “Horizons,” but she did not honor an agreement to pay the debt. Smith’s attorneys have said the house was a gift. A nanny has been caring for Smith’s daughter at the mansion during Stern’s time in Florida.A dispute over who is the girl’s father also has yet to be resolved. Smith’s ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, says he fathered the girl. A California judge is handling the paternity case. But Judge Lawrence Korda seemed skeptical about whether he could enter the paternity case at all because Smith’s infant daughter was born and lives in the Bahamas.In an apparent bid to cover two possible jurisdictions, Birkhead also brought his case to the Bahamas. His local attorney, Emerick Knowles, filed a motion claiming paternity, even though Birkhead has not sought custody of the baby.

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Former ‘Sopranos’ actor Lillo Brancato Jr., who faces a real-life murder charge in a police officer’s death, said he isn’t the thug he believes he has been made out to be.”I’m not the monster that they portray me as in newspapers, a cold-blooded killer and all of that. I’m not that person at all,” he said in a jail interview. Brancato and a co-defendant are awaiting trial in the December 2005 shooting of Officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was shot while off-duty. Prosecutors said Enchautegui confronted Brancato and Steven Armento while they were breaking into a Bronx apartment in search of prescription drugs. Armento is accused of firing the fatal shot.”I know in my heart I was in no way responsible for the death of that police officer,” Brancato said. Brancato made his debut starring opposite Robert De Niro in ‘A Bronx Tale’ in 1993. Brancato went on to appear in more than a dozen movies and had a recurring role on HBO’s ‘The Sopranos.’

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NBC announced that ‘Access Hollywood’s’ Nancy O’Dell will host the 2007 Miss USA Pageant, but if it had gone Donald Trump’s way, that wouldn’t be the case. O’Dell is hosting for the fourth consecutive year. A source claims Trump wanted to drop O’Dell as host because he doesn’t like the way pregnant women look. But it’s not Trumps decision because O’Dell is under contract with NBC and is the host of ‘Access Hollywood’ which airs on NBC.”NBC is thrilled that Nancy O’Dell will be back to host the 56th Annual Miss USA Pageant on March 23,” said Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. “Nancy is a consummate professional and as a former title holder herself, brings an insiders feel to the many viewers of the pageant who have come to respect and adore her. We are fortunate to have her as part of our team.” What was particularly troubling to O’Dell, the source says, is that the Miss USA pageant is supposed to embody more than just how a woman looks in a bikini.O’Dell will be six-months pregnant when the Miss USA Pageant airs next month and Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner crowns her successor.

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Photos of 20-year-old Antonella Barba in provocative poses and various states of undress have recently begun emerging online. The photos, which appear to have been circulating around the Internet since at least late last week, range from a topless Barba with some some strategically placed hands posing with a group of six other females to her dancing and grinding with people at what appears to be a club. There are also images of her flipping the bird, consuming alcohol and even sitting on a toilet with a sheets of toilet paper in her hand. More than a dozen of the photos were posted just in time for Barba’s first performance as one of the Top 24 hopefuls on Wednesday night’s ‘American Idol’ broadcast. According to her ‘Idol’ contestant biography, Barba currently “attends Catholic University in Washington, DC, pursuing an architecture degree.” On Wednesday night, she performed “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” in-front of millions of viewers at home and the three Idol judges. The appearance of the photos didn’t have an impact on the way America voted for her after Wednesday night’s performance, which, at least according to the show’s judges, wasn’t too good to begin with. Will the photos affect Barba’s pursuit of the ‘American Idol’ title? A Fox spokeswoman said that the network declined to comment.During season two, an early favorite, Frenchie Davis, was removed from the competition after racy pictures of her surfaced on the Internet.

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A Sydney flight attendant paid a steep price for much-reported midair, sexual interlude with actor Ralph Fiennes. A statement issued by her employer, Qantas Airways, said Lisa Robertson’s contract had been terminated. While a Qantas spokesman refused to elaborate further on the firing, it comes after a report of Robertson’s confessing that she had sex with Fiennes on a flight from Australia to India on Jan. 24.”It’s true. We did make love on the plane that night,” Robertson said.”At first I denied it because I was so desperate to keep my job and I didn’t want to hurt Ralph.”"I don’t regret it. Ralph is gorgeous and the chemistry between us was amazing.” A Qantas official previously said Robertson had been suspended without pay after an “on board incident.”

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Britney Spears’ estranged husband Kevin Federline insists he never called for an emergency hearing on the custody of his children and believes someone was playing a nasty prank. Michael Sands, a publicist for Federline’s attorney, claims someone made up the news of the hearing and then told Los Angeles Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini about it. Federline and his attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, say they never called for a hearing and that no court papers for a hearing were ever filed. Parachini later issued an update after receiving a call from Kaplan saying no hearing request had been filed by Federline. Parachini explained, “A lawyer has called the bailiff and indicated nothing is going to happen today.” Meanwhile, Federline’s lawyer issued a statement saying, “Kevin continues to be a very focused father with his children with hands-on management.” Federline sought spousal support and sole custody of the boys after Spears filed for divorce in November, but a temporary order issued February 1 granted joint custody throughout this month.

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