Ugh, Britney. So much for starting 2008 off on the right foot. Today's another mess of stories and legal trouble. According to TMZ, Britney's deposition was scheduled to take place today, but for the fifth time she was a no show. This, combined with what I can only imagine is the biggest headache ever working for Brit, led her team of lawyers to file a petition to quit the case. The firm, Trope and Trope, had this to say, "There has been a breakdown in communications between [Britney] and Trope and Trope making further representation of her interests impossible." These guys were only able to stand a few short months working for the pop tart after her last legal team bailed in September.

Where was Britney this whole time? Well, she apparently checked into the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs with her photog buddy Adnan Ghalib at about 2 AM last night only to check out at 7 AM. I hate to expect the worst, but it sounds like Brit may be headed for even more disaster.

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Diane Kruger showed off her serious side on the cover of Spanish Harper's Bazaar, but I'm glad to see that she got a little more giggly inside. Hey, how could a girl not be happy when she's draped in all that couture. She doesn't only look great when being styled for a photoshoot, however, because Fab picked her for the best red carpet style of 2007. Even more good news for Miss Kruger, her (and, you know Nic Cage's) National Treasure: Book Of Secrets was number one at the box office for the second week in a row. Go Diane! Here's to seeing even more if Diane in '08...especially when she's got cute Joshua Jackson by her side. Mmmm, Pacey.

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Looks like Kate Bosworth had a relaxing birthday, celebrating the big 25 today with her friends in Sydney. Spending some time in the Australian Summer seems like a pretty sweet deal, and we bet she follows it up with some partying tonight. Her cute boyfriend James was right there with her on the beach, and we know how much this couple loves a warm weather vacation. We can't help but wonder if he had any romantic surprises up his sleeve to help make her birthday even more special.

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Last week we learned that Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Refaeli are very much still together and now here's even more evidence that not only are they a couple, but they're cutesy as hell. They were spotted getting all squishy faced celebrating the end of 2007 with a long weekend in Vegas, only they stayed away from the red carpet heavy club scene, opting instead for some QT playing poker at the Bellagio.

For the actual big night, Leo, Bar and 15 friends went with table service at The Bank nightclub in the Bellagio, dancing and drinking away the final hours of 2007. When the clock struck midnight, the adorable duo was making out like the best of 'em. Hopefully this means another good year for this beautiful couple.

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Well what do we have here? It looks like Shia LaBeouf has already scored his second Vanity Fair cover in less than a year's time — pretty impressive if you ask us. The legendary Annie Leibovitz shot the photos of the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull cast on the set, including Shia, Harrison, and Cate Blanchett. We also get a peek at what went into making the 4th installment of the Indiana Jones chronicles from the sources themselves — George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford. Here are highlights:

• Harrison on getting back into character: “There’s something about the character that I guess is a good fit for me, because the minute I put the costume on, I recognize the tone that we need, and I feel confident and clear about the character.”
• Steven on teaming up with Harrison again: “I mean, we’re both older, and we both look a bit older, I think, certainly, but at the same time Harrison needed to recapture the caustic, laconic spirit of Dr. Jones, and certainly he was going to have to manage the action, and he did both of those things amazingly well, certainly far beyond what I expected.”
• George on how the movie will be received: “I know the critics are going to hate it. They already hate it. So there’s nothing we can do about that. They hate the idea that we’re making another one. They’ve already made up their minds.”

George Lucas may have a pessimistic outlook, but we have a feeling that we're not the only ones who can't wait to check out the new film. How could you go wrong with all the fun of an Indiana Jones movie with great new additions to the cast?

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Just last week we saw Selma Blair hitting the stores with her puppy and a mystery man, leading us to believe that she and Matthew Felker might have split up. However, apparently, the couple is still together and enjoying playing with Selma's cute doggies in LA. Selma's pooches clearly get lots of love, so she probably doesn't need to make any pet resolutions this year. As for Matthew and Selma, it's great to see they are still going strong and we're curious as to what will be in store for this couple in 2008.

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