Amy Winehouse gets the cash out, Madonna's new house plans – Daily Ligger

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Today's top gossip:

Amy Winehouse offered a £20 note to freezing cold paparazzi as they gathered around her people carrier in London. She told them to buy whatever they liked with it (Daily Star).

From the papers:

Madonna is planning to get a new swimming pool in the grounds of her £10 million Wiltshire mansion (Daily Mirror).

Cerys Matthews strolled around London with boyfriend Marc Bannerman (Daily Star).

Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding quaffed champagne at Fifty in London (Daily Mirror).

Jay Sean and Kelly Rowland have become friends and plan to record together (Daily Mirror).

Lily Allen slurped tea from a mug with the vintage Penguin book cover of John Morris' 'Traveller From Tokyo' adorned on it (Daily Star).

Newly married, Jay-Z watched the NCAA Championship Basketball on telly in his club, 40/40, in New York (Daily Mirror).

From NME.COM readers:

Bjorn Agren from Razorlight enjoying Free Blood and Holy Fuck at London's 100 Club (from Krissi).

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