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12:55 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.
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.
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 …
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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 …
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: Gawker, Jossip and New York Magazine
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 …
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
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
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
 
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Associated Press:
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Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
KATY PERRY CAPS OFF 2008 WITH A BASH
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and OH NO!!
Jenny / Celebrity Baby Scoop:
Jen & Violet Enjoy Some Mommy & Me Time
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
Ann Powers / Pop & Hiss:
Five things I learned from visiting with Prince: From album plans …
Discussion: Lemondrop and Perez Hilton
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Stars' 2009 New Year's Resolutions
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Pitt set for Scorsese's HBO pilot
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and TV Squad
TMZ.com:
Shia's Hip Bone's Connected to the Finger Bone?!
The Sun:
Madge won't like Sacha meshing around
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Socialite Life
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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