New Year, New Beginnings  —  It's true!!  Kanye and I are expecting a baby.  We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us.  Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family.

Hugh Hefner Marries Crystal Harris  —  Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are on their way to happily ever after!  —  The Playboy founder, 86, and his model girlfriend, 26, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on New Year's Eve at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, a mansion source tells Us Weekly.

Strictly hush-hush, Len weds again in a surprise ceremony (but he had to tell his mum to stop her having a heart attack)  —  He's never afraid of being outspoken on Strictly Come Dancing.  —  When it comes to affairs of the heart, however, it turns out Len Goodman is rather good at keeping quiet.

Greenwich Village couple busted with cache of weapons, bombmaking explosives: sources  —  The privileged daughter of a prominent city doctor, and her boyfriend — a Harvard grad and Occupy Wall Street activist — have been busted for allegedly having a cache of weapons and a bombmaking explosive in their Greenwich Village apartment.

First Look At My 6th Tattoo!  —  I haven't mentioned or showed anyone besides Jionni this tattoo!  I got this last week when we shot our final Jersey Shore reunion My fierce leopard tattoo.  I wanted to get this because to me it represents being a strong independent woman, and obviously I love leopards/leopard print!

Beer Pong In Cabo  —  New Year's Eve started early in Cabo San Lucas!  Here's a pic that Stacy Kiebler tweeted of Michael Phelps and herself playing a friendly little game of beer pong with the message “Dominating.  #TeamBaltimore #geometry m_phelps00 #goodtimes.”

Jennifer Lawrence Has Bad Taste  —  Jennifer Lawrence (or “JLaw” as a friend calls her, indicating we really are that lazy as a species) had always impressed me as a sensible girl and a fairly talented actress.  She was hot as the redneck meth-family girl getting her ass beat by mountain hags in Winter's Bone.

Ryan Seacrest: Hosting New Year's Eve TV Bash Without Dick Clark Is “Surreal”  —  Credit: Andrew Walker/ DCNYRE2011/Getty Images for DCP)  —  Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2013 without one very familiar face nearby Monday, Dec. 31: His beloved mentor and New Year's Rockin' Eve costar Dick Clark.