Spears Nixes Rumors of $25M Kid Buyout

$1M BABY MAMA Spears

• Not that guilty: Reports about Britney Spears's $25 million settlement are said to be greatly exaggerated. It was more like $1 million. Her camp also denies rumors that she's burning up FedEx's celly in hopes of getting back together.

• Jackson kids unmasked: Recent pics of Michael Jackson's kids sans masks have surfaced on the Web. Doesn't their nanny look eerily like Whitney Houston?

• He done did it this time: Note to Eddie Murphy—you do not want inspire the wrath of heavyweight black sisters, which is exactly what he's done with promotional campaign for Norbit, which many perceive as being demeaning to African American women. A protest is planned for today in Los Angeles.

• The Rat bites back: Brett Ratner expresses his god-given right to bang any up-and-coming starlet on his set.

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