Britney Spears was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital over night after police were called to her Studio City home.

At around 8 p.m. police responded to a call “about a custodial dispute regarding Britney Spears’s children,” said LAPD officer Jason Lee.

Nearly three hours later, police determined that a court order stated that the singer’s children, who were with Spears at the time, were supposed to be with Kevin Federline, and a transfer was arranged, according to Lee.

“While officers were on the scene, they observed Ms. Spears under the influence of an unknown substance,” Lee added. “She is now being taken in for an evaluation, more than likely to a hospital. There were no reported injuries to anyone involved including the children.”

In addition to multiple officers, fire trucks, two ambulance and a police helicopter were all on the scene. At one point, Spears was seen being taken to an ambulance on a gurney.

After Spears arrived at the hospital, her father, Jamie, and her ex, Federline – as well as both of her sons – were spotted there. A source confirms that the boys were not being treated for any injuries.

Spears, who has visitation rights with her two sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was scheduled to give the boys over to Federline at 7 p.m. Thursday. A bodyguard for Federline arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears refused to relinquish her sons, according to a source.

Police – as well as Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan – arrived at the house close to 8 p.m., though Kaplan was later seen leaving.

Earlier in the day, Spears showed up 90 minutes late to a scheduled deposition in her custody case – and stayed for only a fraction of an hour.

Back at her Studio City home directly after the hearing, when a photographer asked if Kaplan was nice to her, Spears, 26, responded with an emphatic, “No!”

When reached, Spears’s lawyer Sorrell Trope, who on Wednesday filed a request to withdraw from the singer’s custody case, said only: “No comment.”

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Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia and her rocker husband Daniel Johns announced their separation in a joint statement Friday.

“While we are very sad that our marriage has ended, we want to make it clear that our parting is amicable and we remain friends,” the statement read, noting that the decision has not been made “lightly or quickly.”

The “Torn” singer, 32, and Silverchair frontman, 28, had been together since 1999. The split comes just days after their fourth anniversary: They wed on New Year’s Eve in 2003 at the Thala Beach Lodge, an exclusive resort on Australia’s northeastern coast. (According to media reports, guests included singer Kylie Minogue, actor Guy Pearce and Virgin mogul Richard Branson.)

However, their work commitments often kept them apart, with Imbruglia based in London while Johns toured frequently in Australia and North America.

“Our career demands and our lives in different parts of the world have brought us to the point where unfortunately this difficult decision was necessary,” they said in the statement. “We have simply grown apart.”

The two musicians – tabloid darlings in their native Australia – also vowed that their breakup would not play out in the media. “We will not be making any further public statements whatsoever in regard to this very private matter,” the statement read. “[We] politely ask that people respect our sincere wishes in this regard.”

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Britney Spears’s visit to the Los Angeles office of Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, didn’t go exactly as planned on Thursday.

She was 90 minutes late, and left after less than a quarter hour of questioning.

The singer, wearing a hot pink dress and heels, arrived for her despostion after numerous previous failures to show. Less than an hour later, she drove off in her white Mercedes without speaking to the press.

Yet back at her Beverly Hills home, when a photographer asked if Kaplan was nice to her, Spears responded with an emphatic, “No!”

Spears, 26, was expected to be grilled about her past drug and alcohol use, her apparent failure to follow court orders and other matters that might pertain to her parenting skills.

Asked if he got information he was looking for, Kaplan replied stoically, “In 14 minutes?”

He described her demeanor as “cooperative,” and said the appointment was only scheduled from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. “I would’ve preferred it had gone on longer,” he said.

The attorney added that he hasn’t decided whether to pursue sanctions against Spears for being late. He also said another deposition appointment had been set, but gave no details.

Although he said Spears gave a reason for being an hour and a half late, he did not specify what the excuse was.

“A deposition can be emotionally draining, because Kevin’s lawyer can ask very personal questions about her relationship with her kids – and she’ll be under oath,” says L.A. family lawyer Lynn Soodik, who’s not involved with the case.

On Wednesday, Spears’s legal team filed a request with a court asking that it be removed from the singer’s custody case, citing a “breakdown in communications” with Spears.

A hearing in that matter is set for Feb. 4. Until then, the firm of Trope & Trope still represents her.

Kaplan has already completed a number of depositions with Spears’s associates, including her longtime friend, Alli Sims, former manager Larry Rudolph and former bodyguard Daimon Shippen.

Kaplan will use evidence gathered from the depositions to try to persuade the court that Federline, 29, should be granted primary physical custody of their children, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, in any final ruling.

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After a brief visit to the Los Angeles office of Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, where she was scheduled to be give a deposition, Britney Spears left the building.

The singer, wearing a hot pink dress and heels, arrived Thursday morning for her deposition after numerous previous failures to show. Less than an hour later, she drove off in her white Mercedes without speaking to the press.

Spears, 26, was expected to be grilled about her past drug and alcohol use, her apparent failure to follow court orders and other matters that might pertain to her parenting skills.

“A deposition can be emotionally draining, because Kevin’s lawyer can ask very personal questions about her relationship with her kids – and she’ll be under oath,” says L.A. family lawyer Lynn Soodik, who’s not involved with the case.

On Wednesday, Spears’s legal team filed a request with a court asking that it be removed from the singer’s custody case, citing a “breakdown in communications” with Spears.

A hearing in that matter is set for Feb. 4. Until then, the firm of Trope & Trope still represents her.

Kaplan has already completed a number of depositions with Spears’s associates, including her longtime friend, Alli Sims, former manager Larry Rudolph and former bodyguard Daimon Shippen.

Kaplan will use evidence gathered from the depositions to try to persuade the court that Federline, 29, should be granted primary physical custody of their children, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, in any final ruling.

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The end may still be in sight for Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, who married in October.

After Anderson filed for divorce in mid-December, and then days later said they were “working things out,” her attorney filed a proof of service of summons in Los Angeles Superior Court, reports CelebTV.com.

The document, filed on Dec. 28, shows that Salomon was served with divorce papers on Dec. 15. He has 30 days to file a response to her divorce claim.

“I would think this means the divorce is going ahead,” says L.A. family law attorney Lynn Soodik, who’s not involved with the case. “But this filing is just a procedural thing.”

On New Year’s Eve, Anderson, 40, acknowledged that her struggles were continuing but that she was moving on.

“Oh there’s plenty,” of problems, she said en route to Las Vegas to ring in 2008. “What can you do? We’re all human. We’re all trying.”

In a posting on her Web site Thursday, Anderson says she is enjoying some family time, but does not mention Salomon. “My kids and I had a great new years in Vegas! They loved the fireworks and hot chocolate at midnight. Mommy made it home by 1:30am. Nice! Now on family vacation in the snow. We are doing great. Getting rest and planning new year.”

Calls to Anderson’s lawyer were not immediately returned.

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The unlikely duo of Kevin Federline and Paris Hilton caused heads to turn in Las Vegas over the pre-New Year’s weekend.

On Sunday, the duo partied together for the second night running.

Both were in town to host separate New Year’s Eve parties – hers at LAX, his at Tangerine – but each name attraction started celebrating early, hitting LAX on Saturday and Pure Nightclub on Sunday.

A source close to Federline said that the two hung out in Hilton’s room Saturday after leaving the club.

Still, they seemed less chummy on Sunday at Pure, mingling only briefly before drinking a shot of tequila together.

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Nicole Kidman is not pregnant, her Australian press representative has said.

Kidman’s expecting a baby was first reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, which said The Hours Oscar winner, 40, had told friends and family members over Christmas that she and her husband of 18 months, Keith Urban, were expecting their first child together.

But the Melbourne Herald Sun quotes Kidman’s Australian publicist as denying the Mail’s story.

“It is incorrect,” the spokeswoman tells the paper. “She must have had about 30 babies by now.”

As for Kidman, says the rep, “She’s in Australia making a film” – director Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia, costarring Hugh Jackman – “and her family are in Australia. She’s happily ensconced away somewhere having a few days break. It’s the silly season. As far as we’re concerned, it’s another rumor out of London.”

Still, a friend of Kidman’s tells the Herald Sun it is “conceivable” that the actress is nearly three months pregnant.

“She did have a small baby bump a month ago, so it would be reasonable that she’d now be three months and telling her friends and family,” the unnamed friend is quoted as saying.

Kidman and former husband Tom Cruise adopted two children during their 1990-2001 marriage: Isabella, now 14, and Connor, 12.

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After a year of legal starts and stops, Kevin Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan is ready to move forward with his client’s custody battle.

“Britney Spears will have her deposition early this year,” Kaplan said outside Mr. Chow’s restaurant in Beverly Hills late Saturday night. “We’ve got a lot to talk about.”

Spears, 26, missed her initial deposition appearance on Dec. 12, prompting Kaplan to request an emergency hearing and to delay their next court date from January to February.

Though Spears cited physical illness and anxiety for her absence, Kaplan said, “She was, in fact, out later that day and night. It’s not fourth grade where you get a doctor’s note and it’s all okay.”

The attorney expressed hope that Spears will appear this time around so further measures, such as pursuing her in contempt of court or delaying the deposition once again, will not be necessary.

“Kevin isn’t interested, nor am I, in punishing her,” says Kaplan. “We just want to get information necessary to proceed further. I hoping remedies which include continuing hearings are all theoretical.”

As for tabloid rumors that Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, will also undergo drug testing, he says, “I haven’t even heard about that, and I don’t think that is true.”

In fact, he says, the boys have been enjoying a wonderful holiday season. “It was a good Christmas for all,” Kaplan confirms. “They were great. Kevin had all of his kids and it was a big, wonderful family setting. He was really happy, and the kids were happy.”

As 2008 beckons, Federline, 29, will be ringing in the New Year in Las Vegas. As for how Kaplan envisions the future, his wish is simple: “I hope we will prevail.”

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Perhaps it’s time to call her Lady Luck instead of The Duchess.

Fergie, whose engagement to Las Vegas sex symbol Josh Duhamel was confirmed Wednesday, sure is feeling that way, she says.

“I feel like the luckiest girl in the world,” the Black Eyed Peas singer, 32, said Saturday night after a performance at Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. “I’m thrilled.”

During her two-hour show, Fergie gave an adoring shout-out before she performed “All That I Got.”

“This song is about loving someone for their inner beauty,” she told the crowd as her diamond sparkled. “I hope you all have someone like that in your lives. I do.”

News of the couple’s engagement – they have been an item for three years – broke on Christmas Day. Yet when it comes to the specifics of how the question was popped, the “Big Girls Don’t Cry” vocalist’s lips are sealed.

“I’m not giving any details. I think [the fine points] are sacred,” Fergie (real name: Stacy Ann Ferguson) explained on the red carpet outside club mur.mur, where she hosted an after-party. “It’s just important to us.”

Apparently big girls don’t dish, either.

Then again, Fergie said, keeping quiet is a new challenge. “It’s hard for me because I have a big mouth,” she said with a laugh.

What she did divulge are her plans for the New Year. “In 2008, I just want to have a balance,” she said. “I’ve been touring for about four-and-a-half years straight. So for me, I love when I get to go home now and see my dogs.”

And not just them. “It’s important for me to see more of my family, see more of my sister, my mom and dad,” she added.

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Mindy McCready is a free woman, just in time for 2008.

The troubled country singer was released from jail on Sunday, after she was sentenced in September for violating probation from a 2004 drug arrest, Nashville’s WKRN-TV reports.

McCready was busted earlier this year on charges of resisting arrest and battery after an argument with her mother.

“I’m so happy to be out,” McCready, 32, said after her 9 a.m. release. “I’m the happiest girl in the world right now.”

In addition to her time at Williamson County jail, McCready will spend the next two years on probation.

According to WKRN, McCready said she’s looking forward to restarting her career and visiting her baby boy, Zander, who has been staying with her mother in Florida.

“I’m going to work, work, work and sing, and I’m going to see my son who I miss more than you could possibly imagine,” she said.

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