Paris & Britney Split: Paris Calls Brit "The Animal"  —  They'll always have Vegas!  Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (who struck up an unlikely kinship in late November, following Spears' separation from hubby Kevin Federline, 28) are on the rocks, and it looks like Spears, 25, was the heartbreaker.

Gerald Ford, the 38th President, Dies at 93  —  Gerald R. Ford, who at 93 was America's oldest living President, has died.  —  In a statement released by his wife Betty, no cause, place or time of death was named.  Ford had been in and out of the hospital the past several months, and was most recently treated for pneumonia.

HOLIDAY HUNK FOR MARY-KATE  —  THE Olsen twins celebrated the holidays at Los Angeles hot spot Chateau Marmont, where Mary-Kate hit the scene without her boyfriend, Max Snow, and was spotted flirting with guys at the hotel.  Mary-Kate and her sister, Ashley, were partying with a couple …

Teetotally festive!  —  Lindsay Lohan rang in Christmas the old-fashioned way - at a nightclub.  —  She spent a not-so-silent night in the Meatpacking District, arriving at Lotus around 11:30 Christmas Eve.  —  The party AA-nimal came with pals including former reality starlet Brittny Gastineau but was not drinking.

Sandra Oh's Marriage Is Officially Over  —  Sandra Oh is officially single: The Grey's Anatomy star's marriage to Sideways writer-director Alexander Payne was terminated on Dec. 22, and they are now free to marry other people.  —  However, their divorce is not finalized …

Spike Lee to direct James Brown movie: report  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Spike Lee has signed on to shoot a movie about James Brown, the late "Godfather of Soul," Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.  —  The authorized project is being developed for Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures …

Nicole Richie has an Eating Disorder  —  I feel sorry for Nicole Richie.  Everyone rags on her for being anorexic, or bulimic, or having some other sort of eating disorder.  But, as you can plainly see, the girl is eating.  Look closer, though, and her real eating disorder becomes apparent: She doesn't actually know how to eat.

Miss cold turkey  —  Exiled beauty queen to toast New Year's at Pa. rehab center  —  WERNERSVILLE, Pa. — Welcome to Tara Conner's new digs.  —  Here at this ritzy rehab center 70 miles outside of Philadelphia, the hard-partying nights that almost cost Miss USA her tarnished crown are no more.

Celeb News - sign up for Sky Showbiz Flash  —  What a nice Christmas present Nicole Kidman got this year.  —  A visit from her hubby Keith Urban.  —  The country singer has been holed up in rehab in America since October but managed to join his wife back in Australia for a festive get together.

Brit Tosses Her Cookies  —  'Tis the season to indulge - but Britney Spears went a bit overboard last week.  On December 20, she tested her drinking limits (and the DJ's patience) at Hollywood lounge Les Deux.  An inebriated Spears "kept requesting her own songs," a club source tells Us Weekly.

LINDSAY SPENDS CHRISTMAS EVE IN A NIGHTCLUB!  GOD BLESS HER!  —  Leave it to perennial party girl Lindsay Lohan, 20, to spend Christmas Eve, in a downtown Manhattan nightclub.  But the underage star, who has acknowledged she has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, didn't drink any liquor.

LIONEL RICHIE: JAIL BEST PLACE FOR TROUBLED NICOLE  —  Singer Lionel Richie has laid down the law to his wild child Nicole - saying that jail just might do her some good!  —  Singer Lionel Richie has laid down the law to his wild child Nicole - saying that jail just might do her some good!

Jessica Beil Plays Paddle Ball in a Bikini  —  Merry Christmas Jessica Beil!  Not a bad way to return to work!  Seeing former Miss Nevada take it off is cool and all, but skanks like that are dancing underneath freeway exits for dollar bills all across the US.  A bikini clad Jessica Beil playing paddle ball in Hawaii?

EXCLUSIVE: ANGELINA AND BRAD SEE BOTH SIDES OF COSTA RICA  —  On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, as part of her continuing efforts as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie (with Brad Pitt in tow) visited the Costa Rican capital of San Jose …

Cops Pop Cox in Penalty Box  —  Courteney Cox plays a ruthless tabloid editor in her new FX show, "Dirt."  What would her character think of a photograph of a "Friends" star being cited by police?  —  Mrs. David Arquette was pulled over in Beverly Hills yesterday on her way to meeting her hubby …

Former Miss USA Nevada Katie Rees Nude Flashing 'Nothing New'  —  Former Miss USA contestant, Katie Rees - the now former Miss USA Nevada, said that her breast-licking, panty-flashing pictures online were just a youthful mistake - but a friend who was a witness to the display said it wasn't the first time.