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Britney, Ellen Alive but Hacked

Also: Is Megan Fox dating co-star?

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2009 12:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – Never fear: Britney Spears is alive. A post from her Twitter account claiming she had died is false, the AP reports, a result of the hacking of her Twitpic account.  Ellen DeGeneres’ account with Twitpic—a program not owned by Twitter—was also hacked. Elsewhere:

  • Rumors continue to fly that Transformers co-stars Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf are dating. “They definitely seemed into each other” at a recent dinner, a source tells the New York Daily News.

  • The grandmother of Madonna’s newest daughter, Mercy James, told a British television station she expected to start taking care of the girl when she turned 6, the Sun reports. “I still love her. She is my dearest,” she said.
  • At the latest in a string of high-profile appearances, Sacha Baron Cohen’s "Bruno" admitted his crush on Australian PM Kevin Rudd, the Mirror reports. “That guy is like, uber cute. I thought Obama was, like, the hottest guy in the world until I met Kevin,” he said at the Australian premiere of his film.

Ellen DeGeneres speaks after accepting an award at the 23rd Annual Genesis Awards presented by The Humane Society in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Ellen DeGeneres speaks after accepting an award at the 23rd Annual Genesis Awards presented by The Humane Society in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, March 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf pose for the media as they arrive for the German premiere of their movie 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen', in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, June 14, 2009.
Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf pose for the media as they arrive for the German premiere of their movie 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen', in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, June 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Maya Hitij)
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives in character for the premiere of his movie, Bruno, in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 29, 2009.
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives in character for the premiere of his movie, "Bruno," in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
In this April 19, 2007 file photo, Madonna carries David Banda at Consol Homes, a day care center that she is funding in the village of Masekese, Malawi.
In this April 19, 2007 file photo, Madonna carries David Banda at Consol Homes, a day care center that she is funding in the village of Masekese, Malawi.   (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
In this photo released by Warner Bros., Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears go Christmas Caroling in Los Angeles, in a segment for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, taped Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
In this photo released by Warner Bros., Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears go Christmas Caroling in Los Angeles, in a segment for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," taped Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Michael Rozman)
In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, singer Britney Spears performs on ABC's Good Morning America show at the Big Apple Circus in New York.
In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, singer Britney Spears performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show at the Big Apple Circus in New York.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
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