Why Britney lost custody

Britney Spears temporarily lost custody of her boys because she was accused of not taking a random drug and alcohol test and she couldn't provide a California driver's license, her lawyer said today. "We weren't able to prove compliance with what the judge ordered," said Spears's attorney. "Specifically, the judge ordered that by 10 a.m. [Monday] morning, both parties show valid California driving licenses. I've been unable to produce evidence of that." The lawyer says another reason behind the judge's temporary custody ruling "was a claim by Mr. Federline's attorney that she had not complied with a previous order the court had made - before I came on board - about having a random drug and alcohol test." TMZ also reports that Spears failed to meet with a drug counselor, failed to enroll in parenting classes, and failed to sign the judge's order. Hours after reportedly handing her children over to Kevin Federline's bodyguards yesterday afternoon, Spears ditched her Malibu home and took up residence at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills.

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New beau for Cameron?

Cameron Diaz and her latest rumored fling, actor Bradley Cooper, reportedly spent a romantic weekend together in New York. They dined at Asia de Cuba at Morgan's Hotel on Saturday night and then hit the SNL afterparty at Primehouse on Park Avenue South. One onlooker said the twosome "were very close and lovey. Something is definitely going on, and it's clear they are more than just friends." The pair were also spotted on the sidelines at the Giants game on Sunday, along with Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Cooper is recently divorced after a brief marriage to Jennifer Esposito.

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Rumored Richie/Madden wedding a hoax

Despite reports that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are getting married October 13, a source confirms that the couple is not planning on tying the knot until after their child is born this winter. In fact, the Good Charlotte frontman is going to be on tour when the alleged wedding was reported to have been taking place. "It's such a joke," said a Madden source. "We were all laughing about it. The tour is still on and they have no marriage plans yet." Indeed, wedding planner Lorraine Keseloff confirms that reports that she's handling the Richie/Madden nuptials are totally inaccurate, and she's never even met the parents-to-be.
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Britney applies for license, tans after custody decision

After temporarily losing custody of her children, Britney Spears sought to address at least one other problem in her life: she applied for a California driver's license. Spears handed off her sons to a bodyguard for ex Kevin Federline, then drove with a friend to a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Van Nuys. There, the popstar filled out paperwork and took a written test. DMV regulations do not require a road test. Us mag is reporting that Spears also took some time this afternoon to work on her tan. She was reportedly unemotional during Monday afternoon's exchange of the kids, despite a judge's ruling two hours earlier that Kevin Federline will have full custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Ben admits JLo killed his career

Ben Affleck has come a long way in the nearly 10 years since he and Matt Damon won an Academy Award. He's had more flops than blockbusters, a high-profile romance with Jennifer Lopez, and a daughter, Violet, with his wife Jennifer Garner. Now Affleck is staking his career on his new film Gone Baby Gone, a career he now admits was sidelined by bad script choices and his relationship with Lopez. In November's Details, the 35-year-old actor discusses his directorial debut, leaving Los Angeles, and how his life has evolved since Good Will Hunting. Some highlights:

On dating JLo: "It was probably bad for my career. What happens is this sort-of bleed-over from the tabloids across your movie work. You go to a movie, you go only once. But the tabloids and Internet are everywhere. You can really subsume the public image of somebody. I ended up in an unfortunate crosshair position where I was in a relationship and [the media] mostly lied and inflated a bunch of salacious stuff for the sake of selling magazines. And I paid a certain price for that. Then, in concert with some movies that didn't work..."

On Gone Baby Gone: "I feel like [the film] is the linchpin for my life. My career. I have a lot riding on it. I want [the film] to work. Badly. I mean, a shitty movie comes out on 2,800 screens? I've been there and it's embarrassing."

On his directorial debut: "Listen, I've gone out and directed a movie and made it really f**king good. If the movie's good, people will like it and go see it. All the rest of it is bullshit."

On what's at stake: "It's pretty simple. If people don't go see it, I'm f**ked."

On living in LA: "I'd be surprised if I'm still living here in a couple of years. Professionally it would be difficult. But that's not as important as that other thing."

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Out and about

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in NYC with Shiloh


Nicole Richie leaving a restaurant in LA


Jessica Biel at LAX


Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher at a NY Giants game


Jenna Elfman and son Story in NYC


Zach Braff and Shiri Appleby in West Hollywood


Cameron Diaz heading to an SNL afterparty

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United nations

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