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12:20 PM ET, January 2, 2009

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Mark Gray / People.com:
Fergie: I'm Working Out Every Day for Wedding  —  Josh Duhamel and Fergie on Dec. 31 at LAVO  —  With her wedding only a few days away on Jan. 10, Fergie is busy tightening and toning her body to make herself look a little more Fergilicious in her wedding dress.
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.
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 …
Mary Margaret / People.com:
It's a New Year's Eve Wedding for Britney's Brother  —  Britney Spears made it a cozy New Year's Eve with her family - seeing big brother Bryan, 31, tie the knot in a private ceremony in New Orleans.  —  “It was beautiful,” a source tells PEOPLE about the elder Spears's wedding to Graciella Sanchez …
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
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 and New York Magazine
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E! Online:
Afternoon Fix: Khloe Kardashian Gets Her Own Baller  —  AP Photo/Dan Steinberg; John M. Heller/Getty Image  —  • There's something about a man in uniform the Kardashians can't seem to resist.  Khloe confirms she's seeing Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants.
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
Jenny / Celebrity Baby Scoop:
Jen & Violet Enjoy Some Mommy & Me Time  —  It was just a check-up!  Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were seen entering Cedars-Sinai Medical Center yesterday and we couldn't help but wonder if Violet's little brother or sister was about to arrive.  However, later that same day …
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
TRAVIS BARKER AND DJ AM START OFF THE NEW YEAR TOGETHER  —  Travis Barker and DJ AM took to the stage on New Year's Eve putting to an end a year that barely saw them escaping with their lives.  —  The duo played at the Wiltern theater in Los Angeles in front of a packed crowd …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Stars' 2009 New Year's Resolutions  —  Happy New Year!  Check out celebs' 2009 resolutions:  —  BRITNEY SPEARS:  —  “I would like to stop worrying so much because I worry all the time.  And to learn how to be happier, just in general.  And to stop biting my nails!”  —  EVA LONGORIA PARKER
Ann Powers / Pop & Hiss:
Five things I learned from visiting with Prince: From album plans to thoughts on Prop.  8  —  Tuesday morning, I received the Golden Ticket of journalistic invitations: a summons to Prince's mansion, high atop Mulholland Drive, to hear the new music he'll be releasing sometime after the holidays.
Discussion: Lemondrop and Perez Hilton
 
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Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
KATY PERRY CAPS OFF 2008 WITH A BASH
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
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