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3:05 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  —  Jesus.  It's only the second post of 2009 and already Lindsay Lohan is in a bikini.  Here she is bringing in the New Year on South Beach, and I don't know about you, but I definitely know what I'm doing with these babies: Playing Connect the Dots with Lindsay's freckles.
Discussion: Celebslam
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
New Year Belle: Lindsay Lohan rings in 2009 on the beach in a black bikini
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
RELATED:
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 …
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 …
RELATED:
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Heather Locklear's DUI Case Dismissed
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 …
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!!
TMZ.com:
The Morning After Another Spears Wedding  —  After celebrating her brother's wedding the night before, a corporate casual-clad Britney Spears did what every fallen pop star on a comeback does ... hit the local Wal-Mart.  —  With a Sonic drink in hand and male pal at her side …
Discussion: People.com
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
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: Jossip, Gawker and New York Magazine
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
 
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY GRABS A SLUSH WITH HANDSOME MAN OF MYSTERY
Discussion: Splash News Online
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Quentin and Brad's Basterds Gets Release Date
Discussion: The Dish Rag
Hellomagazine.com:
Diddy turns Miami beach into the US' hippest party zone
Discussion: Socialite Life
Starpulse:
Katy Perry's Corset Dress & Stockings - Hot Or Not?
X17 Online:
Rob Pattinson Sees A Problem!
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Brother Ties the Knot on New Year's Eve!
Just Jared:
Cynthia Nixon: Disneyland New Year's Eve!
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
TRAVIS BARKER AND DJ AM START OFF THE NEW YEAR TOGETHER
Discussion: TMZ.com
Perez Hilton:
Say Hello To The New & Improved Kelly Clarkson!
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Associated Press:
Downtown Aspen Evacuated in Bomb Scare
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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