Morning Links: Ex says he'll sell Britney sex tape
Britney Spears' radio station assurance that she plans an international concert tour "next year" to support her new album was overshadowed by the news that her ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is trying to peddle a sex tape of the two of them. "I won't discuss prices for hypothetical inquiries," he told Heat magazine. "Unless there is a locked-in deal, I will go no further." The news has whipped the paparazzi into a frenzy.
Sharon Stone's attempt to get more custody of her son Roan has been refused by a judge, who cited some of Stone's unusual parenting input about the 7-year-old, including, "Mother suggested that Roan should have Botox injections in his feet to resolve a problem he had with foot odor." Dad Phil Bronstein suggested he wear socks. "The problems caused by Mother's overreactions is painfully real for this child," wrote the judge.
Christina Applegate, who had a double mastectomy after cancer was discovered in one of her breasts, told Oprah that she "lost it" when her doctor brought in the surgeon who would do the operation. Applegate called her mother, who survived breast cancer twice, a "quiet warrior."
The company that insured Heath Ledger is insisting on an investigation into whether his Jan. 22 death was suicide, although New York City's chief medical examiner ruled the cause an "accidental overdose." The company would not have to pay the millions to his daughter Matilda Rose if he died by suicide, and her attorney dismisses the move as a "stalling tactic."
With bandages on his arms and a burn visible on his neck, Adam Goldstein "DJ AM" attended the funeral of Lil' Chris Baker, who died in the plane crash 11 days ago in which Goldstein and his friend, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, were injured.
Katie Holmes, appearing on Broadway in "All My Sons," will sing and dance during her appearance on ABC's show "Eli Stone." In her portrayal of a non-profit attorney, she is clad in black and wears above-the-elbow black gloves.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will reunite as a couple in a movie for the first time since "Titanic." They play a married couple in the 1950s drama "Revolutionary Road," which is directed by Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes.
Janet Jackson has been released from a hospital in Montreal where she was admitted Monday night after a sudden illness during a sound check. Neither Jackson nor the hospital would comment, but a source close to boyfriend Jermaine Dupri said Jackson is "definitely tired. It was probably exhaustion." Dupri spent the night partying while Janet was hospitalized.
Marisol Nichols of "24" and her husband, director Taron Lexton, are the parents of a daughter, Rain India Lexton. It's their first child.
-- Anne Neville
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