2008 January 31 | Famous Ladies – Celeb Babes Getting dirty

Troubled singer Britney Spears was taken by ambulance to a hospital early Thursday morning. Authorities said Spears was placed on a “mental health evaluation hold.”

“Entertainment Tonight” says it won’t air a video it has acquired that shows the late Heath Ledger at a Hollywood party where drugs were apparently being taken.

Nearly a month after he publicized his efforts to counsel pop star Britney Spears, “Dr. Phil�? McGraw defended his intentions as non-exploitative. Dr. Phil could end up regretting getting in the middle of Britney Spears’ recent hospitalization. This guy is a piece of work. A complaint has been filed with the California Board of Psychology claiming Dr. Phil was practicing without a license. Dr. Phil is not licensed to practice in California, and the talk show host reportedly retired his license to practice in Texas in 2006. Though practicing without a license is against the law, Dr. Phil does not need one for his talk show. Guests sign a contract saying they are aware that he is not medically treating them. FIRE HIM OPRAH!

Nearly a month after he publicized his efforts to counsel pop star Britney Spears, “Dr. Phil�? McGraw defended his intentions as non-exploitative.

Ethan Hawke and his girlfriend, Ryan Shawhughes, are expecting a baby.

Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count indictment from 2006.

Duane “Dog�? Chapman cannot be extradited to Mexico to face criminal charges in his capture of serial rapist and fugitive Andrew Luster in 2003, a three-judge panel in Mexico has ruled.

“American Idol�? host Ryan Seacrest is on Victoria’s Secret’s 2008 What Is Sexy? list — along with Eva Mendes, Josh Holloway and more celebs.

An inquest into the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s 20-year-old son was to continue Wednesday with South Carolina developer G. Ben Thompson among those expected to testify.

Sean Young has entered rehabilitation for alcohol abuse following a weekend outburst in which she was heckling from the audience at the Directors Guild of America awards.

He died thousands of miles from home, but like hundreds of other entertainers who came before him, Heath Ledger had left his native land to carve out a career in Hollywood.