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2:30 PM ET, January 2, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay and Sam — Something Special in the Air  —  2009 didn't start out well for Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson.  Our airport spies say they got into another nuclear fight — this time at Miami International Airport.  —  We're told it started in the American Airlines Admirals Club.
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The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan in a bikini
Discussion: Celebslam
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
New Year Belle: Lindsay Lohan rings in 2009 on the beach in a black bikini
TMZ.com:
Heather Locklear Dodges DUI Bullet  —  Heather Locklear just got her driving under the influence case dismissed, and she's pled to a much lesser offense.  —  Heather pled no contest to reckless driving, a misdemeanor.  She'll be placed on three years informal probation, pay a $700 fine …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Heather Locklear's DUI Case Dismissed
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT.COM
People.com:
Kate Winslet's Slimming Secret?  Not the Gym!  —  Forget trainers and two-hour gym workouts.  Kate Winslet has another secret to her movie-star figure: 20 minutes and a DVD.  —  Winslet, who at 33 is a slim size 6 (UK size 10), tells the UK edition of Elle that “I don't go to the gym …
Discussion: Splash News Online
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Kate Winslet's Workout Plan: 20-Minute Pilates Videos at Home!
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:   KATE WINSLET DOES BRITISH ‘ELLE’
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH newly married starlet gave a guy she trysted with a nasty STD right before her wedding . . . WHICH on-the-rocks couple have been headed for divorce for a while?  The rock star was cheating on his actress wife immediately after they got hitched and has been carrying …
Mark Gray / People.com:
Carey Hart's New Year's Entertainment: His Ex, Pink  —  Carey Hart and Pink  —  As soon as the clock turned to 2009, Carey Hart only had eyes for one woman: his ex, Pink - but not for obvious reasons.  —  Rather than sharing a New Year's kiss at the Las Vegas club Hart owns …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Quentin and Brad's Basterds Gets Release Date  —  The Basterds are coming.  —  Quentin Tarantino's Brad Pitt-starring, spell-check-eschewing, controversial World War II-era epic Inglourious Basterds has received a release date courtesy of distributor the Weinstein Co., with the Nazi-hunting drama set to open Aug. 21.
Discussion: The Dish Rag
New York Post:
ACHTUNG!  TOM'S GLOBE A NO-NO  —  TOM Cruise, who fights the Nazis in “Valkyrie,” might now have to battle a San Francisco advertising executive who says the couch-jumping star used a replica of one of Adolf Hitler's prized possessions in the movie without permission.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Huffington Post
Tianna / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
RANDOM NYE SPOTTINGS: BEYONCE & MARIAH / RIHANNA & CHRIS / JOHN & CHRISTY  —  Beyonce takes a sip while partying into 2009 with husband Jay-Z, and friends Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, LA Reid, and designer Marc Jacobs in St. Barts.  Many of the celebs have been spotted vacationing in the Caribbean hotspot all this week...
Discussion: OH NO!!
Washington Post:
Palin's Last Word  —  In the wee hours of 2008, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wanted everyone to know that both daughter Bristol and her fiance, Levi Johnston, parents of Palin's new grandson, Tripp, are not high school dropouts.  “You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off …
Discussion: Gawker, Jossip and New York Magazine
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  Erica Hill - Mah Boo's sidekick on Anderson Cooper's 360.  I haven't really noticed this slut, mostly because my eyes are transfixed on Mah Boo like Wino on a rock, but a friend sent me this clip below of Erica on New Year's Eve getting V-tongued from some drunk douche on live TV.
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT and CNN
Perez Hilton:
Say Hello To The New & Improved Kelly Clarkson!  —  Kelly Clarkson has released the artwork for her new single, My Life Would Suck Without You.  —  Sure it may be Photoshopped to the max, but it's hawt!  And, it's in stark contrast to the publicity images for her last album, My December.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
 
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X17 Online:
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Brother Ties the Knot on New Year's Eve!
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Just Jared:
Cynthia Nixon: Disneyland New Year's Eve!
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Associated Press:
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

 
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