JEN & VINCE SPLIT: STAR HAS THE REAL STORY!  —  Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn had not split up before Thanksgiving.  In fact, the former Friend tried to convince her on-again, off-again boyfriend to make the 12-hour flight from London (where he's been filming the comedy Fred Claus) to L.A., to join Jen for the holiday.

L.A. KID SQUAD EYES BRITNEY  —  BRITNEY Spears' wild and crazy nights with new pals Paris Hilton and Brandon "Greasy Bear" Davis have caught the eye not only of her concerned fans and the public - but also of the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services.

Mommy dearest: Paris Hilton wants kids, soon  —  Plus: Adrianne Curry makes a clean breast of things  —  Playgrounds in America might never be the same: Paris Hilton says she wants to have children — soon.  —  The partying heiress says that hanging around with her new best friend …

Mario & Karina: Romance Is On!  —  Dancing with the Stars' runner-up team, Mario Lopez, 33, and Karina Smirnoff are officially real-life partners as well.  On November 26, the pair jetted to Punta Mita for a five-day escape at Casa Armara, the luxury estate owned by Girls Gone Wild entrepreneur Joe Francis.

Garrison Did "Several Shots" Before Fatal Crash  —  TMZ has exclusively learned that Lane Garrison drank "several shots" of Grey Goose vodka at a party before driving a Land Rover that crashed in Beverly Hills, killing 17-year-old high school student Vahagn Setian and injuring two 15-year-old girls.

Tom & Katie: Their Busy Post-Honeymoon Lives  —  Since they returned from their honeymoon in the Maldives, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been busier than ever, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.  —  The pair spent two weeks after their Nov. 18 nuptials chilling out on a yacht owned …

Olivia Newton-John Sues Over Grease Royalties  —  Olivia Newton-John is suing Universal Music Group Inc. over royalties from the soundtrack to the 1978 movie Grease, in which she played the virginal Sandy opposite John Travolta's bad boy Danny.  —  Newton-John's attorney, John Mason …

Pete in death plunge probe  —  ROCK wildman Pete Doherty had a blazing row that "became physical" with an actor who fell to his death from a balcony shortly afterwards.  —  The ruck with Mark Blanco, 30, flared at a party in a grotty East London flat.  —  Babyshambles singer Doherty, 27 …

Mary Cheney and Partner Are About to Be Moms  —  Mary Cheney, the vice president's openly gay daughter, is pregnant.  She and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, are "ecstatic" about the baby, due in late spring, said a source close to the couple.  —  It's a baby boom for grandparents Dick …

Brangelina love Louisiana's locals!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the most easygoing stars the Big Easy's ever seen!  —  The couple, who have settled in New Orleans with their three children while Brad films The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons, are impressing locals with their kindness and compassion.

SCISSOR SISTERS & PASSIONS + ME!  —  hey hey everyone!  oh my - what a super fun day i had!  i was invited down to see the scissor sisters tape an upcoming appearance (airing in february) on the NBC daytime soap passions! although i don't watch the craziness that is conjured up in the fictional town …

Mystery '90s Frontman Gets Ready To Shed Clothing, Decency For VH1  —  Now that VH1 Classic is pillaging the 1990s' video archives, it only makes sense that the next reality-romance trainwreck on its sister network will feature a rock star from that decade.  We came across the following casting call today:

Paris Sports Stalker Jewelry  —  TMZ captured Paris Hilton trying to ignite a new trend - scaring the f*ck out of your ex-boyfriend by wearing pictures of him around your neck out in public for undisclosed reasons. … I mean, I could see if he had been lost at sea or something.

Cameron Diaz Almost Spills Her Breasts All Over Her Nice Clean Dress  —  It looks like Cameron Diaz had some problems with her dress while attending the UK premiere of "The Holiday" last night.  Unfortunately she got a grasp on the situation, and I'm sorry to report there wasn't even the briefest of bare breast sightings on this night.

Hepburn gown sold at auction in London  —  LONDON - The black Givenchy gown worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" sold at auction Tuesday for $807,000.  —  The price, paid by a telephone bidder, was almost six times the highest pre-sale estimate.

Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton  —  Perez Hilton, self-proclaimed "Queen of all media," launched his celebrity blog/news site, PerezHilton.com, two years ago.  He runs the site out of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf restaurant on Sunset and Fairfax in LA. He spoke to PRWeek about publicists …

A Girls' Gotta Do What A Girl's Gotta Do  —  Tori Spelling puts up flyers around her Studio City, California neighborhood on Tuesday, announcing a yard sale that the newlywed and her husband, fellow actor Dean McDemott, are having this Friday and Saturday.