Lindsay Lohan In Surgery  —  TMZ has confirmed that Lindsay Lohan has undergone an operation to remove her appendix.  —  Leslie Sloane Zelnik, Lindsay's rep, tells TMZ that Lindsay was not feeling well and went to the doctor yesterday.  The doctor performed several tests and determined that Lindsay was suffering from appendicitis.

Tyrese Allegedly Punches Pregnant Girlfriend  —  TMZ has learned that police are conducting a criminal investigation into allegations that R & B singer Tyrese punched his pregnant girlfriend twice early this morning.  —  Initial reports indicated that Tyrese allegedly hit the woman in the stomach …

Britney Spears Having a 'Rocky Moment,' Says Manager  —  The New Year is about to bring a new, improved Britney Spears, her manager vows, adding that the pop princess is aware that her image has suffered lately.  —  "She understands what's going on right now, and she calls it her 'rocky moment …

Baba's wawa over Trump  —  Wades into Rosie smackfest  —  The Rosie O'Donnell-Donald Trump feud, like the Energizer bunny, just keeps going and going and going ...  The latest chapter in the Battle of the Bigmouths came yesterday when ABC officials forced Barbara Walters to clarify Trump's financial history - live on "The View."

Lost's Emilie de Ravin, Husband Split  —  Emilie de Ravin, who plays Claire Littleton on ABC's Lost, has separated from her husband after only six months of marriage, her publicist, Jeff Raymond, tells the Associated Press.  —  The Australian actress and actor Josh Janowicz, both 25, were married in Melbourne in June of last year.

Paris Hilton 'Fired' By Namesake Nightclub  —  It seemed like a perfect match: Paris Hilton and a pair of nightclubs.  —  But the two Florida establishments named after the heiress will no longer be associated with her, their owner, Fred Khalilian, tells the Associated Press.

X17 XCLUSIVE: New Year, Same Routine For Britney  —  Nobody's seen Britney since she hit the floor at Pure on New Year's Eve - until now!  Check out our XCLUSIVE pictures and video of Britney leaving Dolce after dinner last night and then making an appearance at Les Deux - she was out until 2:30 AM!

Leonardo DiCaprio Scores Two SAG Nominations  —  Leonardo DiCaprio could be a double winner at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards: His peers have nominated him as best leading actor in Blood Diamond and best supporting actor for The Departed, it was announced Thursday.

Irwin's wife gets video of his death  —  SYDNEY, Australia - Authorities gave the video of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's fatal encounter with a stingray to his family and destroyed all copies to prevent the grisly footage from being made public, an Australian state coroner said Thursday.

Dem big's bio: Money is the running theme  —  Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe has been called the most successful political fund-raiser of all time, but it wasn't always as easy as when he hit Hollywood at 22.  —  Fresh out of college, the New Yorker cold-called …

Slip & Slide  —  Ancient gossip columnist Cindy Adams, who writes for the New York Post, kicked up a bunch of drama yesterday for Britney Spears' people when she revealed in her column that there is trouble a-brewin' at Jive Records, Britney's record label, has halted recording of her new album because it …

Soap Operas Have The Best Crazy Fans  —  Actor, Drake Hogestyn of "Days of Our Lives" fame, was recently harassed in his own home on New Year's Eve, by a man who was hoping to expel the devil from Hogestyn's person.  The man (who has since had a restraining order placed on him) …

Celebrity Patents  —  Last month, Google introduced its new Patent Search feature (in beta), allowing users to dig through 7 million US patents from 1790 to mid-1996.  On-line patent searching has already been possible through the US Patent and Trademark Office website …

Pop Quiz: Remembering the OC  —  Ok, we know the O.C. reached its peak like 2 years ago, back when Marissa was still alive, Summer wasn't a hippie and there were Newport galas galore.  Now that the show has officially been cancelled, we invite you to reflect on the good old days with us since …

The O.C., RIP  —  RECOMMENDED (1)  —  Apparently when the bell tolled for Marissa Cooper, it also spelled curtains for the entire O.C.  —  After ordering up an abbreviated season of what was once TV's hottest prime-time teen drama (Beverly Hills, 90210 with even more beach time, if you will) …

Ashlee Simpson Bikini Pictures  —  Yesterday, we saw Ashlee Simpson have a nipple slip while she was swimming in the ocean and today I thought it be nice to follow it up with some new bikini shots.  Granted they're not the best quality (which is rare here) but don't worry, I'll try to have high-res versions up ASAP.

DUCK AND COVER  —  A JOB is waiting when Tara Conner gets out of rehab.  Playboy wants to shoot the troubled Miss USA for its cover.  Donald Trump and his execs at the Miss Universe Organization are mulling the offer.  Conner, who hails from a small town in Kentucky, was nearly stripped …

CLOTHES VENTURE  —  FORMER "That '70s Show" star Wilmer Valderrama can add "fashion designer" to his growing list of side gigs.  DNR reports the host of "Yo Momma" and Miami club parties is "setting his sights on the young men's fashion market."  Valderrama, who has club circles whispering …

Brad Pitt Filming in the Caribbean  —  Brad Pitt (dressed in a Lacoste polo) and Cate Blanchett were spotted filming scenes earlier today in the Caribbean for their new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  Thank goodness Brad's character ages backwards because all that baldness and that fat suit did not suit him.