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.

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.

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.

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 …

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:

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.

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 …

'Scissors' author accused as a fraud  —  Sure, "A Million Little Pieces" author James Frey is a fraud, but Augusten Burroughs is an even bigger phony.  So says Buzz Bissinger, who blasts the best-selling author of "Running With Scissors" as a complete impostor in the new issue of Vanity Fair.

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.

Is Brit Too Toxic for Her Kids?  —  With Britney Spears on a nightlife rampage in recent weeks, everyone's been asking - is this really how the mother of two toddlers should be acting?  —  Now, reports Page Six, the L.A. Department of Children and Family Services is wondering the same thing.

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.

Transgender Star Alexis Arquette Slams TR Knight, Neil Patrick Harris  —  Transgender star Alexis Arquette has slammed newly-outed gay actors T.R. Knight and Neil Patrick Harris for refusing to talk about their personal lives while attending a gay-fundraising event.