PARTY'S OVER  —  THE friendship between Britney Spears and Paris Hilton was short, sweet and photogenic.  But now, it seems, it's over.  A source close to Spears explains why the pop tart, who lost her undies last week, has not been seen with her "new best friend" Hilton since she posted …

Miss USA Dethroned?  —  TMZ has learned that officials from the Miss USA pageant will make a "major announcement" today and may strip reigning Miss USA Tara Conner of her title due to inappropriate behavior.  —  Sources tell TMZ that executives from the Miss USA organization and NBC …

Jennifer Hudson, Leonardo DiCaprio Score Globe Nods  —  Among the Golden Globes nominees announced Thursday, two actors are already winners: Leonardo DiCaprio, who scored best actor in a drama nods for both Blood Diamond and The Departed, and Jennifer Hudson, nominated for best supporting actress in her big-screen debut, Dreamgirls.

Heidi Klum Talks About Bringing Home Baby  —  How can one woman be so lucky?  Not only does Heidi Klum have great looks, a hit show (Project Runway) and a hot husband (Seal), but even the birth of her third child was, she says, "easy."  —  On the morning of Nov. 22, Klum, 33, felt her first contraction.

Janice Dickinson in Hit-and-Run Accident  —  Supermodel Janice Dickinson suffered a concussion after she was involved in a hit-and-run accident late last night in Los Angeles, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Dickinson, 51, was traveling in her SUV after a modeling shoot in Catalina when a truck driver ran …

Richie Has Prior DUI — Mandatory Jail on the Line  —  Nicole Richie could be adding stripes to her wardrobe in the very near future.  —  TMZ has found court documents which reveal that Richie pled no contest four years ago to driving under the influence.  Under California law …

DYLAN: FLICK NEEDS A-CHANGIN'  —  BOB Dylan wants to send "Factory Girl" to the glue factory - charging the upcoming Edie Sedgwick biopic falsely suggests he was responsible for the Andy Warhol ingenue's suicide.  —  The famed folkie's pit bull lawyers have fired off a letter to producers Bob Yari …

Clef note: kidnapped pal is freed  —  Hip hop star Wyclef Jean is breathing easier today now that Haitian kidnappers have released one of his employees.  —  We told you last week about Clef's journey back to his homeland as part of his Yele Haiti relief program.

Biggest Loser Winner: 'I Have New Energy'  —  Erik Chopin before and after losing 214 lbs.  —  PHOTO BY: NBC  —  Erik Chopin started Thursday 214 lbs. lighter but $250,000 richer.  —  The 36-year-old, Long Island, N.Y., deli owner claimed victory on the third-season finale of NBC's …

NASCAR's Jeff Gordon to Become A Dad  —  Jeff Gordon will soon be getting a new set of wheels - a stroller.  —  The four-time NASCAR Cup Series champ and his Belgian model-actress wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, are expecting their first child this summer.  —  "We're obviously very excited," Gordon, 35, writes on his Web site.

Big fine for underage 'Girls Gone Wild'  —  PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The "Girls Gone Wild" video empire agreed to pay $1.6 million and its founder was sentenced to community service Wednesday for filming drunken, underage girls in the raunchy videos.  —  Mantra Films Inc. pleaded guilty in a case …

Scarlett Johansson Naked Causes No Fuss  —  Scarlett Johansson was shocked at a recent nude photo shoot.  According to Esquire magazine, Johansson was stunned when no one ogled her when she was being photographed in the nude for Vanity Fair.  Johansson and Britain's Keira Knightley …

Oprah Winfrey To Get Warts-and-All Treatment  —  Samurai biographer Kitty Kelley has chosen her next victim, er, subject: Oprah Winfrey.  —  The author - whose warts-and-all bios of Jackie Kennedy, the Bush Family, the Windsors and Nancy Reagan, among others, have generated controversy and big sales …

Rosie Apologizes for Asian Joke on The View  —  One-time "Queen of Nice" Rosie O'Donnell is out to regain her crown.  —  On The View on Thursday, O'Donnell directly addressed the issue of her now-infamous attempt at humor by speaking in mock Chinese, and made a formal, on-camera apology.

More from Camille Paglia: White Middle-Class Women Identify with Aniston's Humiliation  —  A year and a half after Brad Pitt left Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie, Brangelina is finally opening up about their relationship.  —  Pitt, 43, and Jolie, 31, hit the red carpet together …