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 …

Paris Hilton Presumably Had A "Job" Before This  —  I had no idea Paris Hilton could get fired from something, mostly because I find it hard to believe that she actually held a job of some sort.  But in fact, she did.  And that job was to party.  And the dumb ho couldn't even show up to do it.

The View Replacing Thick, Black Star Jones With Thick, Black Sherri Shepherd Foreign Policy Debates Real World Issues Like a Skilled 10-Year-Old Lindsay Lohan Should Really Check Who's In Her BCC Field Megan Mullally's Attempt to Break Free from Karen Walker Gets Shat On by NBC, Just As We Suspected

TOP DOG  —  He has arrived!  Justin Timberlake spreads the love to his fans at the world premiere of his film Alpha Dog in Hollywood on Wednesday.  Timberlake said recently that he took the starring role in the real-life crime drama because "it was attractive to just be involved with great actors and a great director."

Scott Stapp, Wife Welcome a Daughter  —  Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp and his wife, Jaclyn, welcomed their first child together on Thursday, the singer's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Milán Hayat Stapp was born in Miami at approximately 1:00 p.m. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 7 oz. and was 20 inches long.

SAG Nominations Announced  —  It's the beginning of the year and that means it's award show time!  Elijah Wood and Sandra Oh woke up early this morning to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in West Hollywood.  Many look to the SAG awards as an indicator …

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!

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) …

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry  —  Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito were married over the holidays in late December, their rep has confirmed to PEOPLE.  —  The wedding, just like their romance, was a low-profile affair.  No details of when or where the ceremony took place were available.

Zee Loves Ze Water  —  Too darn cute!  —  Brad & Angelina's beautiful little Zahara is growing up so fast.  —  Baby Zee - with nanny and her own bodyguard - enjoyed a play date on Thursday on the beach in the Virgin Islands, where Papa Pitt has been working on his new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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.

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 …

Nicole Richie Consults Shaman To Get Rid of Bad Luck  —  Nicole Richie has reportedly hired the services of a shaman to help rid her of the bad luck curse she fears hangs over her.  The socialite has told friends she's convinced all her 2006 troubles, which culminated with a pre-Christmas driving under …