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10:15 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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Associated Press:
Spears falls asleep in Vegas nightclub  —  LAS VEGAS - Britney Spears finally appears to be acting like a new mom.  The pop princess, who recently made headlines for a rash of less-than-motherly hard partying, fell asleep in a Las Vegas nightclub early Monday shortly after leading the New Year's Eve countdown, her manager said.
Norm Clarke / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Britney collapses at New Year's party  —  Britney Spears collapsed at Pure Nightclub early today, cutting short her New Year's Eve appearance at the Caesars Palace megaclub.  —  Bodyguards whisked her away from Pure's VIP section to her suite about 1 a.m. and she did not return.
Discussion: Holy Candy and Bumpshack.com
Robin Leach / Vegas Pop Blog:
Britney Spears Rushed Away From Vegas Nightclub After Collapsing Early This Morning  —  THIS WAS THE SCENE IN PURE NIGHTCLUB AT CAESARS PALACE AT MIDNIGHT AS POP-QUEEN BRITNEY SPEARS HOSTED THE MIDNIGHT COUNTDOWN.  AN HOUR LATER BRITNEY SPEARS COLLAPSED AND WAS RUSHED FROM THE CLUB!!!  Breaking News!!
Discussion: PerezHilton.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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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 and THE RAD REPORT
PerezHilton.com:
They Did It!!!!  —  Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are now officially husband and wife.  —  CLICK HERE for all the details of Cokate & Doperty's New Year's Day wedding in Thailand!!  —  [ Keep reading ... ]
Michael K / Dlisted:
Let's Hope Homegirl Got a Prenup
Discussion: Nosy Snoop and We Love Celebs!
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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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.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Post Chronicle
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  —  When you live in the world of Paris Hilton, maybe there really are free lunches.  The hotel heiress pulled a brazen dine-and-dash yesterday after nibbling on a hamburger in Australia, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.  Hilton also had a mineral water and frappe …
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.
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NY Daily News:
South African bliss for Oprah's U.S. dis
Discussion: Rhymes With Snitch
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.
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.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Pamela Anderson Gets Passed Around  —  Pamela Anderson may already have a new piece after dumping Kid Rock.  Pamela hosted Tao's NYE party in Las Vegas last night and was on the arm of longtime friend Chuck Zito.  Chuck is an actor and Hells Angel member.  Sources say that Chuck …
New York Post:
MIAMI MISCHIEF  —  KRISTIN Cavallari is making her ex, Brody Jenner, jealous while on her Miami vacation.  The Laguna Beach babe has been splashing around with super hot Nick Zano.  We hear they stayed holed up in their suite (complete with a bathtub fit for two) all day and then went skinny-dipping in the pool.
New York Post:
FLIMSY 'FLING'  —  NOT only did Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo never date buxom blonde Jessica Simpson - they never even met.  Sources say rumors of Romo and Simpson's fling were the work of Jessica's manager daddy, Joe Simpson, who "lent her name out to Romo in exchange for game tickets."
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
FemaleFirst:
Newton-john Joins Grease Talent Search.  —  Newton-john Joins Grease Talent Search.... Pop star Olivia Newton-John will revisit her famous role in the film Grease when she helps find a new Sandy as part of a TV reality competition.  —  Grease: You'Re The One That I Want will search for a whole …
Discussion: Glitterati
 
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