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Spears has another car-related incident

Los Angeles – Britney Spears’ motoring misfortunes continue.

The pop star was involved in a minor traffic accident late Saturday, but no one was injured and no vehicles were damaged, authorities said.

Spears was driving her 2008 Mercedes on the eastbound Ventura Freeway just east of the 405 freeway about 8:20 p.m. when the mishap occurred, said California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. Spears was in stop-and-go traffic when her car struck a 2006 Nissan in front of her that had stopped. The Nissan then pushed forward into another vehicle. No damage was noted to any of the vehicles.

The CHP took a report and no one was cited.

Ivana Trump marries Italian entrepreneur

Miami – Ivana Trump is hitched – again.

The ex-wife of real estate mogul Donald Trump wore a pastel pink-and-gold wedding dress when she tied the knot Saturday evening with Italian entrepreneur Rossano Rubicondi, the Palm Beach Post reported.

The wedding took place at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s opulent seaside mansion in Palm Beach. The estate also hosted the billionaire’s wedding to Slovenian model Melania Knauss in 2005.

Donald Trump, whom she divorced in 1990, attended, as did their children.

Trump, 59, and Rubicondi, 36, have been together for about six years, her spokeswoman Catherine Saxton said. They got engaged in September, and this is her fourth marriage.

‘Dr. Phil’ show cancels teen beating story

Bartow, Fla. – Employees of the “Dr. Phil” television show posted bail for a central Florida teenager jailed for taking part in a videotaped beating of another teen, a spokeswoman for the show’s host confirmed.

Staff members of the talk show helped Mercades Nichols – one of eight teens facing charges in the case – post bond this weekend, “Dr. Phil” McGraw’s spokeswoman Terri Corigliano said in an e-mail.

“We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show – assisting with clothing allowance, lost wages, accommodations, travel and necessities,” Corigliano wrote. “In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re the bail being paid).

“These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated. In addition, we have decided not to go forward with the story as our guidelines have been compromised.”

Only one of the teens remained jailed Sunday night, Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Scott Wilder said.