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11:30 AM ET, January 2, 2007

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People.com:
Britney 'Just Tired' at New Year's Party  —  Britney Spears was exhausted - not drunk - during a New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas, according to her rep.  —  "By about one o'clock, she was just done, so we took her out," Larry Rudolph, Spears' manager, told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Cynthia R. Fagen / New York Post:
'BOOZY' BRITNEY FAINTS  —  COLLAPSES AT VEGAS PARTY GIG  —  Hard-partying pop tart Britney Spears collapsed at a Las Vegas nightclub New Year's Day after being spied knocking back champagne cocktails - but her reps insist the exhausted star was snoozing, not boozing.
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Swoon City for boozy Britney  —  Pop tart takes a header at Vegas New Year's bash  —  Britney Spears rang in 2007 by passing out at a Las Vegas nightclub.  —  About an hour into the new year, the troubled pop tart was chatting up a male dancer in the VIP section of Pure, inside Caesars Palace …
Discussion: Idolator
Robin Leach / Vegas Pop Blog:
Britney Spears Rushed Away From Vegas Nightclub After Collapsing Early This Morning
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Norm Clarke / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Britney collapses at New Year's party
Discussion: Holy Candy and Bumpshack.com
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:   Pink Is The New Year
Daily Mail:
Kate and Pete marry, but will he be entitled to a share of her £25 million fortune?  —  Kate Moss has married her drug addict fiancé Pete Doherty in a private New Year's Day ceremony on the Thai island of Phuket.  —  The couple exchanged vows before a select few friends …
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People.com:
Rep: No Thai Wedding for Kate Moss, Pete Doherty  —  Despite reports, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty did not marry in a Buddhist ceremony in Thailand, according to her publicist.  —  "Contrary to various entirely false media reports today, there has not been any kind of marriage ceremony in Thailand.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Thomas Whitaker / The Sun:
Thai wedding for Kate and Pete  —  KATE Moss and junkie Pete Doherty were "married" yesterday — in a bizarre Buddhist ceremony on holiday.  —  The lovers had water sprinkled over their heads as a Thai priest pronounced them man and wife.  —  Friends and family clapped and cheered …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Gawker and THE RAD REPORT
PerezHilton.com:   They Did It!!!!  —  Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are now officially husband and wife.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Let's Hope Homegirl Got a Prenup
Discussion: Telegraph and We Love Celebs!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey's $40 Million Girls' School Opens  —  Oprah Winfrey's $40 million girls' school in South Africa opened its doors on Tuesday to 152 students handpicked by the media mogul.  —  The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henly-on-Klip fulfills a promise she made six years ago …
Discussion: pop on the pop
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey's $40 Million School to Open  —  Oprah Winfrey is getting ready to open the $40 million school she paid to have built in South Africa - in grand Oprah style.  —  The 22-acre Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in the town of Henly-on-Klip is holding its big opening this week.
NY Daily News:   South African bliss for Oprah's U.S. dis
People.com:
Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo Ring in New Year  —  The main attraction at the MTV's live New Year's Eve party in Times Square may have been the dropping of the ball, but for Nick Lachey and TRL host Vanessa Minnillo, the main focus seemed to be each other.  —  Just before midnight, the two …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Ballz!
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Star:
JESSICA AND JOHN RING IN THE NEW YEAR!  —  A very covered up Jessica Simpson arrived around 2am with the singer John Mayer to Heineken-sponsored party at the Hudson Hotel.  They sat on the opposite side of the room on couch that did not face Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman's posse.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Associated Press:   One million revelers expected in Times Square
NY Daily News:
Jessica and John joined at the lip  —  Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you: Simper.  —  John Mayer and Jessica Simpson rang in '07 "full-on making out" at the Hudson Hotel party thrown by Christina Aguilera.  It was the first public acknowledgment of a relationship they have been denying since August.
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
NORM: Hard knocks at Hard Rock door  —  A Hard Rock Hotel VIP guest who was awakened at 6 a.m. Sunday by someone attempting to kick down his door has a different version than the hotel's account.  —  "Hollywood" Dave Stann, a pro blackjack player, disputes the Hard Rock's story that Kid Rock tried to smash the door.
Discussion: Popdirt.com
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Star:
PAM AND KID ROCK PARTY IN VEGAS...SEPARATELY!  —  Divorced couple Pam Anderson and Kid Rock both partied in Las Vegas last night but at different locals.  Pam arrived at Tao at 9:30 PM and rang in the New Year with her A-listers like Usher (who performed live for the crowd) and Jamie Foxx.
Michael K / Dlisted:   Pamela Anderson Gets Passed Around
Sydney Morning Herald:
No such thing as a free lunch?  Like, whatever  —  Paris scene ... Sloanes cafe.  —  Bellinda Kontominas and Dylan Welch  —  SHE is one of the world's richest women, but that didn't stop Paris Hilton skipping out on a $9.80 bill at a Sydney cafe yesterday.
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New York Post:
PARIS STIFFS 'EM
People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Benji Madden, Sophie Monk Engaged  —  Good Charlotte's Benji Madden and Australian actress Sophie Monk are engaged, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "Benji proposed to Sophie in Australia on Christmas Eve with a Neil Lane diamond ring," says Monk's publicist, Kacey Spies.
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Jennifer and Courteney's New Year's Eve  —  David Arquette looks like he had two dates for NYE.  He was seen escorting out his wife at one point and then he helps out Jennifer Aniston.  It was trying to hide themselves from the cameras time as they left a restaurant in Cabo this weekend.
Discussion: Hollyweird Gazette
X17 Online:
Katie Couric is a MILF!  —  Okay, so I would have preferred blowing my noisemaker next to Orlando Bloom at midnight last night, but instead I was a few sandy feet away from perky Katie Couric on a beach in Anguilla.  And here she was during daylight hours in a hot red number.
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
A Socialite's Life:
George Michael Moons 2006 On Its Way Out  —  Seemingly determined to end the year with bang, George Michael managed to squeeze in one last criminal offense on New Year's Eve.  Reuters has the dirt: … George Michael charged with driving offense [Reuters]
Discussion: Reuters and Towleroad
TMZ.com:
Sin City Kicks Brit's Ass  —  Seems like Britney's hard-partying ways may finally be catching up with her.  The pop princess reportedly passed out shortly after leading a New Year's Eve countdown at Caesars Palace's Pure nightclub in Las Vegas.  —  At 12:45 a.m., after swigging some champagne …
 
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