Britney spears has broken up with paparazzi boyfriend Adnan Ghalib after a blazing row, according to today’s sun newspaper.

The couple apparently argued after was convinced Ghalib was cheating on her, and in the following altercation the pop star ended up throwing a brand new iPhone into her swimming pool.

Former “American Idol” contestant, Katharine McPhee, married her longtime boyfriend in Los Angeles on Saturday. The 23-year-old wannabeen singer/actress and Nick Cokas (who is 42, by the way) were strictly platonic before Katharine auditioned for the hit reality show. As Kat’s star began to rise, so did the relationship. The two started dating and Nick became a strong support for the Suga-Mama as she struggled with the pressures of the show and her secret eating disorder. McPhee told Peoplethat “Nick is the love of my life. This is a once in a lifetime occasion and everything is just perfect.” Katharine was recently dumped by her record label.http://cnn.comwww.tmz.com/2008/02/03/idol-takes-a-walk-down-the-aisle/

In a grainy video that circulated online Tuesday Amy Winehouse, 24, left, appears to smoke crack and claims to have taken “about six Valium.” It was posted on the Web site for The Sun, a British tabloid (thesun.co.uk), and an accompanying article, inset, said the video was taken early Friday morning at Ms. Winehouse’s London home, and that the two-minute clip follows “a 19-minute binge in which she snorted powdered ecstasy and cocaine.” Her record label, Universal, said in a statement: “We are deeply disappointed and upset by these latest revelations and are doing everything we can to offer Amy our full support in dealing with her problems.” Contradictory reports circulated online on Tuesday about whether Ms. Winehouse had been taken to a rehab clinic. (She had a hit with “Rehab,” in which she sings about refusing treatment.) A spokeswoman for her label declined to comment on that issue.

Britney Spears is courting to reclaim her kids.

Sources close to the “Gimme More” singer confirm to E! News that Spears will appear in court Wednesday morning to ask a court commissioner to restore her visitation rights for her sons withKevin Federline, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

The emergency hearing was called by Spears’ attorneys at the behest of the 26-year-old entertainer and will come two days after she finally showed up for a deposition in her long-playing custody dispute with Federline. The next scheduled court date for the former wasn’t until Feb. 19.

Spears is expected to attend the 8:30 meeting along with manager Sam Lutfi, who accompanied her to the Monday session.

Los Angeles Court Commissioner Scott Gordon stripped Spears of visitation rights after she refused to return the boys at the prescribed time back on Jan. 3, leading to a tense standoff with police and, ultimately, her forced hospitalization. The children, who remain in the care of Federline, 29, have not seen their mom since.

According to TMZ, Spears will seek monitored visits with the boys in a “therapeutic setting.”

Meanwhile, Spears is expected to continue being deposed by Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan in the coming days.

Speaking to reporters on Monday evening, Kaplan said that he questioned Spears for about 40 minutes, even though she was present in his office for over two hours.

“We are going over things that are very, very gut-wrenching,” Kaplan told People. “It’s not something anyone would enjoy.”

Asked by Access Hollywood if he believed Spears would be able to see her children soon, the attorney said, “There are certain things that have to be done by her in order to make everyone comfortable—and to answer any unresolved questions so that we don’t have to worry about anything that occurred a few weeks ago.

“She is not the enemy. She is not being viewed as the enemy, and what is being done, even though it may be unpopular with her, is to make sure that she can be a full participant going forward in the future.”

 Christina Aguilera (inset) and Jordan Bratman welcomed a baby boy Saturday at 10:05 p.m., according to People magazine. This is the first child for the 27-year-old singer and her music executive husband. “Christina and Jordan are proud to announce the birth of their son Max Liron Bratman,” the couple’s rep told People. Max - 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and 20.5 inches long - arrived late Saturday night in the same maternity ward at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as three other babies of high-profile couples. Nicole Richie, along with thespians David Alan Grier and Courtney Thorne-Smith, each announced new additions from the same hospital, the New York Post reported. Richie, 26, and her punk-rocker boyfriend, Joel Madden, 28, welcomed their baby boy on Friday. Richie was just down the hall from Aguilera. Also Friday, “According to Jim” costar Smith, 40, and husband Roger Fishman, 47, welcomed Jacob Emerson into the world. And Grier’s wife,Christine Y. Kim, delivered Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim Thursday afternoon, according to People.com. (People.com/New York Post) 

BET honors West

Former Harvard prof Cornel West was among those honored by the BET network at its annual gathering to recognize the achievements and contributions of African-American leaders in their fields. West was recognized at the “2008 BET Honors” at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., Saturday night in the areas of education and inspiration. Others feted at the soiree were supermodelTyra Banks, singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, Time Warner board chairmanRichard Parsons, congresswoman Maxine Waters, and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd. (BET.com)  

Oates laps the field

Joyce Carol Oates led a field of National Book Critics Circle finalists announced Saturday, with nominations in both fiction and autobiography categories. Oates was nominated in fiction for “The Gravedigger’s Daughter,” along with MIT creative writing professor Junot Diaz (inset), whose “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” was passed over for a National Book Award nomination last fall. Other nominees were Marianne Wiggins’s “The Shadow Catcher,” Hisham Matar’s “In the Country of Men,” and Vikram Chandra’s “Sacred Games.” Winners of the 34th annual National Book Critics Circle prize will be announced March 6 in New York City. There are no cash prizes. (AP)  

No drop in ‘The Bucket’

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman narrowly took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America with “The Bucket List,” according to studio estimates issued yesterday. The Warner Bros. release, in which the duo play cancer patients who spend their last days on a high note, earned $19.5 million during the three days beginning Friday. New at No. 2 with $19 million was “First Sunday,” a comedy starring Ice Cube. The teen pregnancy comedy “Juno” slipped one place to No. 3 with $14 million, taking its total to $71.25 million after six weeks. After three weekends at No. 1, Nicolas Cage’s “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” fell to No. 4 with $11.5 million. (Reuters)  

Stars linked to steroids

A number of entertainers were named in connection with an Albany, N.Y.-based steroid investigation, but are not part of an ongoing criminal probe, according to a published report. The Times Union of Albany cited unnamed sources in a report yesterday that R&B music star Mary J. Blige, rap musicians 50 Cent,Timbaland, and Wyclef Jean, and award-winning author and producerTyler Perry may have received or used performance- enhancing drugs. Albany District Attorney P. David Soares launched an investigation into steroid trafficking last year. Law enforcement officials have said evidence does not indicate that the celebrities broke the law. Officials are focusing on the doctors, pharmacists, and clinics that provide the drug