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Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009
BRITNEY SPEARS wants to purchase the sex tape she made with ex-lover ADNAN GHALIB so she can destroy it for good, according to a pal.
The singer was battling drugs, depression and other demons when the couple are alleged to have filmed a two-hour romp in Mexico.
Earlier this week, her British ex-boyfriend admitted: "There is such a tape, but I won't discuss prices for hypothetical enquiries. Unless there is a locked-in deal, I will go no further."
It is thought a pornography website is prepared to offer the photographer up to £5 million for the footage.
But now she's staged a remarkable comeback, Britney is willing to part with as much of her own money as it takes to keep the tape off the market and the focus on her upcoming world tour.
A pal told a newspaper: "Her lawyers have been working overtime. They've been told to do whatever it takes to stop the video making it onto the Internet."
The President claims Democrats "stood up to special interests," as they get very rich on "reform."
From Balloon Boy to Sarah Palin's death panels, the media chased a lot of hoaxes in 2009 and called them news
The GOP bears a large share of the responsibility for late night and holiday sessions being used to pass reform
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