Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, are expecting their first child. From Tiger's Website...

"As some of you know, today is my 31st birthday. I'll spend it quietly with family and friends, but Elin and I have more exciting news to share: We are expecting our first child together this summer. Obviously, we couldn't be happier and our families are thrilled. I have always wanted to be a dad. I just wish my father could be around to share the experience. I'm going to stick close to home for the next few weeks. As I said on my website Friday, I'm going to start my 2007 PGA Tour season at the Buick Invitational in late January, which will allow Elin and I to spend more time with our families during this very special time in our lives. Our best wishes to everyone for a great 2007."

Congrats! Love him...

Las Vegas star Nikki Cox chose Los Angeles as the place to marry comedian Jay Mohr. They exchanged vows on December 29. The couple, who met when Jay guest starred on Nikki's series, became engaged last February. It is the first marriage for her and the second for him. He has a son from a previous marriage.

I cordially invite you to flip through iVillage's 2006 Celeb Weddings slide show, where they toast the Hollywood couples who took the plunge this year.

Not surprisingly, some of the peeps who got hitched have already split up. Only in Hollywood, folks.

And where there's happiness, there's sorrow. Here are the 2006 celebrity breakups.

I think you'll be glad that you weren't on Matthew McConaughey's Christmas list this year.

According to reports, he purchased headlamps for the folks on his list.

"I gave out a lot of headlamps, you know, the things you can wrap around your head and see what you're doing," he says. "I think they are one of the best inventions going. I gave electronic toothbrushes last year so it had to be headlamps this year."

Umm... Okay, Matthew.

Sometimes with him it's -- the lights are on, but nobody is home.

So there was a reason why Michael Jordan was hitting on the pretty ladies last week when he was in New York. He and his wife of 17 years, Juanita, are calling it quits. Or maybe they're calling it quits because he was hitting on the pretty ladies. Either way, they're done.

According to a statement issued through their lawyer, Juanita and Michael have "mutually and amicably decided to end their 17-year marriage. A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today. There will be no further statements."

As I said, this is the second time they have announced they were divorcing. In 2002, Juanita filed citing "irreconcilable differences," but withdrew her petition weeks later when they announced they were trying to a reconcile.

Oh, and I love how they released this on a Friday night before a long holiday weekend. (Flashback to Nick and Jessica – Thanksgiving 2005.) Again, that's the typical celeb move so that the shock of it will be over on Tuesday when all the entertainment writers are back at work. But this is the Internet age, fools. We're on the case 24/7.

Also I should add that Michael has a reputation of playing around on the wifey for years. Now he can play all he wants.

The clock is ticking down to 2007, but who will you choose to spend the last minutes of 2006 with? No, I'm not talking about your SO or BFF or family members. I'm talking about Carson Daly or Ryan Seacrest.

Carson hosts a countdown for NBC and Ryan teams up with Dick Clark to host the countdown on ABC. But which one will you watch?

Put in your two cents in the new iVote Hollywood poll and see if you've got the same plans as other Blabber-ers.

On December 4, I told you that this couple had called it quits. One part of the pair was at one time a hot musician. The other is a super handsome former reality TV shot contestant. Well, now they're back together -- right now -- ringing in the New Year together in Miami.

Guess who?

Coming back to work for one day after a week of fabulous vacation is seriously rough. So, for your entertainment (and mine), let's make up some New Year's resolutions for the stars.

"I'm going to try really, really, really, really hard to be genuinely happy for Ashlee. Even though she thinks she's better than I am, and she's way cuter than me now. And she's probably making more money than me, and Papa Joe likes her better."
--Jessica Simpson

"I will continue to take over my sister's identity."
--Ashlee Simpson

"I promise to buy those days of the week underwear y'all and wear them every single day. Pinky swear."
--Britney

"We're going to adopt at least gazillion more babies this year."
--Brangelina

"I won't have sex for a whole year... take two."
--Paris

"We are going to try to be much less creepy."
--TomKat

"I will not steal illegally obtain any small children this year."
--Madonna

"Annoying Meredith Grey no more. I refuse to let those writers make my character so darn whiny. I'm happily engaged now and don't need a pouty role weighing me down."
--Ellen Pompeo

"Sh*t, I don't need to do anything this year. My trashy ex-wife is sinking all by herself. I'll just keep wearing these new blazers the GQ dudes sent me. Yeah, chicks dig these."
--K-Fed

I could go on forever, but I want to hear some of your best resolutions for the stars.

--Linds

Jake Gyllenhaal thinks he's a firefighter. He helped pull things out of the flames, when a fire started at Manka's Inverness Lodge in the San Francisco, where he was staying with sister Maggie. Go, Jake. Firefighters are hot. P.S. No one was injured.

Some stars never learn. Mike Tyson was arrested for DUI and possession of cocaine in Arizona around 2 a.m. this morning. At least the boxing champ didn't try to knock out the officer -- he was reportedly "cooperative and acted like a gentleman."

Has Mary-Kate Olsen ditched boyfriend Max Snow? Maybe. She was spotted flirting at L.A.'s makeout central, a.k.a the Chateau Marmont, with model/hipster Travis London.

--Lindsey

Julia Roberts and hubby Danny Moder have their hands full already with two-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel, but apparently they can handle it. Page Six is claiming Jules is preggers with her third baby, who is reportedly due this summer.

Hmmm, if it's a girl, I think she should name her Charlotte, considering the baby was most likely conceived while Julia voicing the star spider in the movie version of Charlotte's Web. Not so sure how I feel about Wilbur if the baby is a boy, though.

--Lindsey

Former supermodel Niki Taylor got hitched just in time for the New Year. The ex-Cover Girl wed NASCAR driver Burney Lamar yesterday at the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, California. Awww.

The couple was engaged for only four months, but this is one star marriage I'm rooting for. They chose the Jack Johnson song "Better Together" for their first dance. Love. That. Song.

Congrats to Burney, Niki and her two kids, Jake and Hunter Martinez.

--Lindsey

Okay -- I need to call a group meeting! I need to talk to you guys seriously because I need you to set me straight if I'm wrong about this...

Do you think Steve Bing is hot? Fairly attractive? Even so-so? I don’t, but the Hollywood ladies are practically lining up to get their well-manicured hands on a little Bing ding-ding -- if you know what I'm sayin'.

Elizabeth Hurley dated the richy-rich businessman for a long time. They have a kid together... the paternity of which he publicly denied – a la Eddie Murphy – until a DNA test proved otherwise. Sweet guy. Then he was getting some nookie from Nicole Kidman. She dropped him and took up with Keith Urban... not sure if that was the smartest choice either in light of things.

Most recently, Pamela Anderson went on a date with this clown. And Jennifer Aniston reportedly just took his phone number.

What's the deal? What's the appeal? Why are so many beautiful, rich women falling for this guy who, to me, looks like a rat?

Let your opinion be heard by voting in the new iVote Hollywood poll – and feel free to give me a more detailed answer below... especially if you find him attractive.

I'm really bored today. Is this week over yet? Bring on New Year's, people -- noisemakers and all.

I've been killing time this afternoon by looking at photos of celebrity kids and celebrity couples in the Star Snapshots photo gallery. And this shot of my "husband" David Letterman has got to be one of my all-time favorite photos. How cute is Harry Letterman?

This new photo of Heidi Klum and Seal in Aspen is also quite sweet.

There's also a photo of Jessica Biel's sick bikini body. No wonder she's got Derek Jeter trying to "play ball" with her. One look at it and I cried with relief that bathing suit season is a looong way off.

Speaking of Nicole Kidman, did you guys know that she's costarring with Daniel Craig in a movie called Invasion? It's about an alien epidemic (snooze!) but did I mention Daniel Craig is in it?

Daniel Craig! Daniel Craig! Daniel Craig!

Here is a new picture from the film, which comes out in August 2007.

More: iVillage's holiday movie guide with -- you guessed it -- Daniel Craig

2007 Oscar Hopefuls: Will Smith, Penelope Cruz, Leonardo DiCaprio and more

Just because Keith Urban was photographed with his wifey, Nicole Kidman, in Sydney yesterday doesn't mean the country crooner is done with rehab. His jaunt to Australia was just a holiday break.

"Keith is on a leave in Australia to be with his family during the holidays," his publicist told Associated Press. "This is a natural occurrence at this point in his treatment. He will continue with his rehab upon his return."

Rehab shmehab! I want to know how he's going to handle the cheating allegations some slag named Amanda Wyatt is making against him.

Will this spell the end of marriage number two for Nic?

The Webmaster of one of the biggest Britney fan sites -- WorldofBritney.com -- is closing up shop because he thinks the mom tart is "unfortunately done." Too many nasty crotch shots? Anyway, he announces his big move in a press release after the jump.

James Brown isn’t even buried -- his body is on the way to the Apollo Theater in Harlem -- and Hollywooders are already cashing in. Spike Lee will direct a biopic about the Godfather of Soul.

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler -- who had one of the nastiest splits this year -- may have been kissing over the weekend, but they will not get remarried. Unless someone pays them to. In that case, they'll totally do it as long as they're paid and the whole thing appears on TV.

Love this one... A former gossip columnist from Us Weekly was convicted on a sex charge. He tried to seduce an undercover federal agent who was posing as a 13-year-old girl. He did this while on the Us payroll and has since been fired... thank God.

Lindsay Lohan was at Scores West for three hours yesterday, hanging with the strippers and working the stripper pole for a crowd of 400. Sounds like just the typical day for L-squared... Strippers or Paris Hilton... it's all the same trashy thing.

Boo hiss to TMZ.com, for making me think that Gwen Stefani "pulled a Britney" and didn't use a car seat for Kingston.

Ha! The feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell continues, and it continues to entertainment the heck outta me.

Here's part of the latest message from Rosie to Donald via her blog:

so what happens when u say the emperor has no clothes the comb over goes ballistic via phone to mr king

She goes on to call him a "pimp" for his part in beauty pageants, where women are "paraded around, judged valuable or not by old white men. It's always old white men."

Of course Donald had to respond, telling the New York Post, "Rosie got mentally beaten up by me, because she's a mental midget, a low-life. I think she's got a death wish. It's too bad a degenerate is able to get away with things like that."

A death wish? For calling him a pimp? Some men would take that as a compliment -- like 50 Cent or Snoop Dogg. For rappers, "pimpin'" is a good thing. Geez -- things between Donald and Rosie are getting serious.

Seriously, whose side are you on? Everybody has an opinion, including my father -- team Donald -- who never pays attention to "that celebrity stuff." Declare a side below.

Earlier today, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were spotted together again in Sydney. Rejoice! What I found more interesting than their big reunion was that fact that Nic was wearing a dress that she’s worn already. And you all know that’s a no-no for Hollywooders!

Not that I see anything wrong with it. I wear the same crap over and over until holes form in the arse... and other not-so-pretty places.

Anyway, take a minute and share your opinion on her look in the newiVote Hollywood poll.

Which time did Nic rock the look better?

So far today, 1,002 people came to Blabber after searching for "Halle Berry Deaf In One Ear."

How weird is that?

And it goes to this super old story from November 2005 about Halle Berry possibly being pregnant with hottie Michael Ealy's baby.

Clearly that story didn’t turn out to be true.

But is there something going on with Halle today that we should know about? Why is everyone searching for her?

Here's a newly released photo of Matt Damon, George Clooney and Brad Pitt from Ocean's Thirteen, which opens June 8.

I think the guys are seated in hot, hotter, hottest order. What do you think? How would you rank them?

You'd think 2006 would have been Nicole Kidman's year. In June, she married, her musician "prince" in a beautiful and heartfelt ceremony. And the newlyweds looked as happy as can be when they returned to Nashville, which has become their new home base. There was even talk of a baby.

But after just a few months of wedded bliss, the drama began. He checked into rehab -- reportedly for alcohol abuse... though rumor has it he returned to the white stuff. As soon as he checked out, a story broke that he cheated on Nicole all through his engagement with some chick named Amanda Wyatt.

"I feel sorry for Nicole," the slag told the Daily Mail. "Keith cheated on her repeatedly with me, right up to just before they got married. He's done it once and he will probably do it again... I hope their marriage works -- but leopards don't change their spots."

The chick also says Keith did all kinds of drugs -- "ecstasy, cocaine, pot -- you name it..."

Anyway, Nicole and Keith are putting on a united front. Right now they're in Australia. Here's a shot of them leaving the United International Pictures office earlier today. And may I point out that she's worn that dress before? Kudos to her for re-wearing.

But I just wonder how long this pair -- who doesn't look that happy -- will last.

More: Check out Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Timeline

We have an interception, folks.

Tony Romo -- the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys -- was romantically linked to Jessica Simpson last month. But now comes word that he's "hot and heavy" with American Idol Carrie Underwood.

Page Six reports that Carrie made a surprise Christmas Day appearance at Tony's game and gave her man a big hug -- on the field! -- before the game.

I have an abnormal obsession with the Killers. I seriously love Brandon Flowers -- porn 'stache and all. Here's a shot of him from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Thursday. (He was on with Matthew McConaughey in what one of my friends dubbed "Suzy All-Star Night.") He sang a bunch of their songs, including their new Christmas tune called "A Great Big Sled."

I have no other reason to post this other than the fact that I love looking at him.

Sick I tell ya. I'm sick.

Who are you obsessed with right now? Help me feel not as crazy by posting your crushes below.

The folks attending Christmas Eve mass at the Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, were in for quite a surprise -- Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their one-year-old daughter, Violet, were in attendance. The occasion? Violet's surprise baptism.

Jennifer, a Charleston native, brought her daughter home for the holidays. Part of the Christmas festivities included baptizing Violet and Violet's cousin, Alex, who is the son of Jennifer's sister Susannah. The baptism took place during Christmas Eve mass, so you know service was a really long one that night.

My family so would have skipped that -- family masses, baptisms and any type of choral group were all no-goes growing up. We liked to get and get out.

Tara Reid is one hot mess!

Over the Christmas break, she was on holiday in St. Barth's, where she showed off her figure... for better or for worse.

Which Tara look is the worst? Does Gwyneth Paltrow need a haircut? Should Ali Lohan be famous? Look, Judge and Vote on all things celebrity in iVote Hollywood.

Between the tag sale and pushing her dog around in a baby carriage, I think Tori Spelling is just so tacky. So I loved this story on People.com about how Tori's husband, Dean McDermott, proposed to her again yesterday while in his native Canada.

"We sat on a bench overlooking the lake and I gave Tori her last Christmas present" – an antique platinum ring with an Edwardian oval-shaped sapphire from Neil Lane. "I'd wrapped the ring in a much bigger box, and as soon as she opened the ring box I asked her to marry me again. It was very romantic and magical."

Spelling adds that as soon as McDermott proposed, "I immediately started crying and said 'Yes! Again and again and again!' What made it so special was the notion that a year ago when he proposed, the thought of having a baby together was just in our hearts, and now our baby boy that we created from our love is nestled in my belly."

Of course they don't mention the spouses they left when they hooked up on the set of a made-for-TV movie. It's just all about their perfect little lovefest. Ick!

They are cheese city... and I can't get enough.

Lock up your children.

Michael Jackson, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell has moved to Las Vegas, where he plans to stage a big comeback.

Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the last three big comebacks...

Just lovely -- a Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin action figure.

No word on whether or not one of the accessories that comes with it is a stingray.

Here's the new movie poster for the film Vince Vaughn has been working on in London for the last few months -- Fred Claus. It must be some movie. After all, he left Jennifer Aniston to make it... and never returned.

How would you rate Vince Vaughn as an actor? Do you think he's a one-trick pony? Love his body of work? Blab about it.

Uh-oh... I wonder if Michael Jordan's wife, Juanita, is going to file for divorce -- again! -- after she reads this item in today's Page Six:

NBA great Michael Jordan hit town last week and played the role of ultimate wingman for friends like Derek Jeter and Patrick Ewing. First, Jordan had a dinner at Tao with Ewing and Charles Oakley, where the trio rang up a tab upward of $1,000 and tipped 40 percent. When the players headed out, spies said, Jordan tried to convince a few women to join them at Pink Elephant, where he was meeting Jeter. One source said, "Jordan was really trying to get this girl to leave with him, and the girl responded, 'Aren't you married?' " Another source confirmed that Jordan was trying to grab a few girls - but only for his single friends.

Happy holidays, Juanita!

We never got a chance to discuss the names Diddy and Kim Porter gave their new daughters.

The older twin was named D'Lila Star after Kim's grandmother, while the younger was named Jessie James after Diddy's gram.

So what do you think? Love 'em? Like 'em? Sick to death of weirdo celebrity baby names? Be heard below.

While I was stuffing my face with Christmas cookies (thanks, Carolyn!) and unwrapping loads of fabulous goodies, that damn do-gooder Angelina Jolie was at it again.

Brad Pitt's hot mama spent Christmas Day with refugees in Costa Rica as part of her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. First she visited with a group of Colombian refugee children and families, then she met Costa Rican officials.

"The conflict in Colombia is the greatest humanitarian tragedy in the Western Hemisphere, but it receives very little international attention," Angelina said. "My Christmas message to Colombian refugees and to the millions of displaced people in Colombia is that the world has not totally forgotten them."

No word on whether or not her little get-along gang -- Brad and kids Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh -- was with her, but they weren't in any of the pics. Maybe Brad Dad stayed home with the troops to put together all the new Christmas toys. I heard some of those Lego sets are a real bitch.

Update: Brad was with her.

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died from congestive heart failure in Atlanta on Christmas Day.

And because celebrities can't even die quietly… His "wife," Tomi Rae Brown, was barred from their family home by her hubby's lawyer immediately following his death. Apparently the 36-year-old former backup singer was at a retreat when her 73-year-old husband died. When she returned to their home hours after her husband died, security guards told her James's lawyer and accountant said she was not allowed inside.

Not sure what that's all about. Maybe she would try to make off with his wig collection and hawk it on eBay?

Anyway, shout up to James Brown.

James Brown, 1933 - 2006.

We cry every year during the Oscars at the photo montage to all the celebrities who died in the past year, so we cued up our own tribute this year to honor those who passed in 2006, like Robert Altman, Bruno Kirby and Aaron Spelling. Then we woke up to the news today that Mike Evans, who originated the role of Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and continued it for a while on The Jeffersons, died on December 14 at 57 from throat cancer. He's been out of the limelight for a while, but we watch him all the time on TV anyway.

To pay your own tribute, see our In Memoriam slideshow.

‘Twas the Friday before Christmas and all through the land, not a celebrity was stirring, not even Paris Hilton. With Blabber’s Suzy on vacation and everyone sleeping in, Beth was on duty for any shenanigans. Who was nestled snug in whose bed? Who had visions of scandal dancing in their heads?

Anna Nicole Smith isn’t going to have a peaceful holiday season. A judge has ordered a paternity test to figure out the parentage of 3-month-old Dannielyn Hope.

Trump and Rosie are still at it. Donald took his case to Larry King, the Fox News channel, Good Day L.A. and the New York Post. Meanwhile, while Trump let Miss USA off the hook, he canned Miss Nevada for taking off for some racy photos. Maybe Donald's real problem is with girls liking girls, because the pictures he objected too were of Katie Rees in some suggestive poses with other women. My goodness, does he protest too much?

Finally, a celebrity gets some sense! Jessica Simpson feels so bad about her performance of "9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Tribute to Dolly Parton that she's pulling it from the broadcast on Tuesday night on CBS.

Just Jared has pics of Evangeline Lilly cleaning up her burnt home and handling her undergarments.

And, in the only really major news of the day, Harry Potter has a title. The fifth installment of the series will be…Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow.

Dear Beyonce,
I'm going to keep this short and not so sweet. I hate your hair/wig/weave/whatever the hell it is. It's not flattering. It looks like an animal died on your head. Please stop scaring all the little children who aren't used to seeing a half human/half poodle singing on TV.
Thanks!
Suzy

Take iVillage's new barky Beyonce poll here.

The little Diddy girls have arrived.

Diddy's longtime girlfriend Kim Porter gave birth to the baby girls this morning in New York City. The little ones -- whose names have not been released -- arrived two minutes apart.

Diddy's spokesperson told People.com that the Didster was up in Toronto, where he is filming Raisin in the Sun. Luckily he had a private plane on standby and was able to make it to the city in time.

"Diddy received an early Christmas gift!" said the rep. "It gives us great joy to announce the arrival of Diddy's twin girls. The beautiful, healthy baby girls were born this morning with Diddy by mother Kim Porter's side. The first arrived at 7:56 a.m. weighing 5 lbs., followed 2 minutes later by the second at 5 lbs., 4 oz... Both Kim and the girls are doing great."

No word on the names of the little girls just yet, but Diddy has experience in this arena. He now has four kiddies.

For more on the newest star kiddies, check out the iVillage Celebrity Baby Tracker: Graduates gallery.

I love this feud between the Donald and the Rosie. It's just really putting me in the Christmas spirit.

The latest is that Rosie blasted back at Donald in her blog.

In addition to posting a Wikipedia entry about Trump's finances – in particular, his reported 1990 business bankruptcy and his being on brink of personal bankruptcy -- she wrote one of her trademark haiku poems on the topic:

loving the wiki I use it do u

I will let u know if the donald sues me
or if kelli leaves me for one of his pals
don’t u find him charming

At 11 the View is on in New York. Unless it was pre-taped for the holidays, it should be pretty interesting.

The house Evangeline Lilly rented in Hawaii burned down to the ground yesterday and the Lost star lost everything.

"Yes, it is unfortunately true that her home in Hawaii burned down this morning," her rep told People.com. "Thankfully, Evangeline is safe as she was on set already when it occurred... There is no official statement, and I have no further comment or information to provide at this time."

When the firemen arrived at the house at 6:43am on Wednesday morning, the entire house was engulfed in flames and just the roof was standing. Evie shares the house with two women who work on the Lost crew but, luckily, it was empty at the time of the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Not sure what the cause was, but make sure you unplug your Christmas tree before going to bed tonight... Or unplug/blow out your menorah. You can't be too safe when it comes to fire.

And that concludes my PSA.

Well my gossy posse, we've had another fantabulous year together chatting about -- and laughing at -- celebrities and the moronic things they do.

Beats discussing politics, physics…or that person who sits in the cube next to you with coffee breath.

From Brangelina's world tour to Hollywood's biggest whore(s), here are my favorite gossip topics of the year. Take a look, then be sure to share your own.

10. Paris, Nicole & Lindsay

9. Charlie/Denise/Richie/David Spade

8. The annoying Simpson sisters

7. Kate Hudson & Owen Wilson

6. Madonna & the stolen baby

5. Anna Nicole Smith's joy, sorrow and scandal

4. Matthew McConaughey unleashes his sexy

3. Britney, Britney, Britney

2. Tom, Katie and baby Suri

1. ????

This year I got the best laugh from Paris Hilton's majorly mixed debut album. I hope she keeps thinking that she can sing because it gives me another reason to laugh at her, not with her. I keep waiting for her to announce her tour, but it will never happen because the world will explode if she had to sing something live.

As for Nicole, I learned that Midol is out and Vicodin is in for cramps. Oh, and 85lbs is a "normal" weight… so I must be a total porker.

And little Lindsay amused/exhausted me because, even my prime when I could party like a rock star, I didn't go out seven nights a week.(I learned in CCD class that the seventh day was all about getting some rest.) And I would assume someone would need a toot of something to keep that schedule… not that I'm implying anything because we all know that Lindsay is clean, sober and a very inadequite speller.

The Charlie Sheen/Denise Richards divorce was interesting in itself. Denise accused him of all kinds of special things like abusing her, gambling, looking at underage porn and threatening to kill their family dog. Oh, and this was like the day before he launched a kiddie clothing line. Irony.

Then, things really got crazy when Denise hooked up with her friend Heather Locklear's estranged husband, Richie Sambora. Charlie wasn't looking so bad after all because Denise broke the girlfriend code.The biggest loser was Heather Locklear, who started hooking up with David Spade. That guy must be excellent in bed or something -- he always gets the girl and I don't think his bulging biceps are his secret weapon if you know what I'm saying.

Jessica Simpson started out the year by parading her "I Was a Virgin Before Marrying Nick Lachey" booty all over Hollywood. Rumored hookups included Jude Law, Adam Levine and Dane Cook. While she was working it, her ex-hubby, Nick Lachey, quietly started dating Vanessa Minnillo. Now, Nick and Vanessa seem happily boring and Jessica is happily forgettable. I honestly lost interest in pouty Jess in like May. I just hope her career continues its downward spiral.

On the other hand, I became way more interesting in Ashlee Simpson, who clearly has some issues and decided to rearrange her own face in 2006. She looks like a freakin' Olsen. But is that a good thing?

Married at like 22, Kate Hudson really wasn't even on my gossip radar. She was living a boringly happy life with her stoner husband, Chris Robinson, and their son who looks like a girl. Then one day, they shock everyone by announcing their split. Days later, the truth comes out that she's dating her You, Me and Dupree costar Owen Wilson. Now I don't think Kate and Owen are in it for the long haul, but damn if he didn't make her interesting again.

Madonna stole a baby! Madonna stole a baby! That was one of my favorite headlines of the year. I had had it with Madonna and her creepy Barney colored leotards and disco balls. Her concerts were so overpriced, her '70s haircut was like a bad acid trip and I felt like she had turned 85 and was the last one to read about it in the milestones section of the paper. Then came her theft adoption of baby David. Man, I couldn't wait for her appearance on Oprah -- with the fake British accent, natch -- to talk about how she rescued this little kid by taking him away from his father and tying a Kabbalah bracelet on his wrist. She did a lot of dramatic eye rolls and totally didn't disappoint. By the end, I was hooked again. Can't wait to see what she'll steal in 2007. Maybe a joey from its kangaroo mum? One of Gwyneth Paltrow's kids?

Anna Nicole Smith has a knack for staying in the spotlight. But I really felt bad for her when her beloved son, Daniel, passed away. Horrible, horrible, horrible. It seems like she truly loved him and was devastated. That said, the events surrounding his death had me glued to my Feed Reader. Each headline was more shocking than the one before. Sadly, we'll probably never know what went down in that hospital room the day Daniel died, but Anna Nicole will and it will haunt her forever. Now she's on to other scandals like her non-wedding to Howard Stern, the paternity battle with Larry Birkhead and getting evicted from her house in the Bahamas by her ex-boyfriend who had bought it for her. Let's hope that Sugarpie stays in good health in 2007, her boobs don't pop and that the peeps at TrimSpa keep her on the payroll. She could use a break in '07.

2006 was the year of the McConaughey.

After getting named Sexiest Man Alive in late 2005, this was the year of Matthew's sexy reign and he didn't disappoint. He tried to spend as much time as possible shirtless and made sure he flexed his muscles for the 'razzi at least 35 times a day.

Funny enough, because he's starring in We Are Marshall -- and Marshall University is my alma mater -- I was able to interview him four different times this year. So I got a bird's-eye view of the madness.

And he also hooked up with my former "husband," Lance Armstrong, and tried to double the pleasure of the ladies everywhere by jogging together, slipping into tight spandex and cycling together, and then probably snapping each other's butts with towels after working out. Anyway, their double team action -- and triple when Jake Gyllenhall was around -- was to me what the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is to the men I know.

Oops, she did it again… and again… and, well, again. Britney Spears started off the year as the suckiest mom in Hollywood history -- driving with her baby on her lap, putting him the wrong way in the car seat and all that. Then, she got pregnant again. She followed that up with the most entertaining interview of the freakin' year when she sat down with Matt Lauer -- in a hideous, boobie outfit -- and proceeded to cry so much her fake eyelashes got washed to the side of her Tammy Faye Baker-ed out face. By fall, even she knew she had a become a has-been so she got adivorce, started flashing her crotch around town and returned to being the barefoot, trashy dressed, Cheetos eater that we know and love (to make fun of).

Related: Britney's Most Outrageous Moments slide show

Yes, TomKat beats Britney in my 2006 Best & Worst list. Here's why…

From January until October, I was obsessed with TomKat. The size and shape of Katie's baby bump changed daily, which made me crazy obsessed with her fake relationship. (My favorite new fake word became fakouple.) Then when Suri was born, there was the bizarre birth and how they hid the baby for ever.

I even cruised by their house in Beverly Hills when I was in LA in hopes of snapping the first photo of baby Suri. If I had gotten the photo, I wouldn't be typing this right now I tell ya. I'd have an assistant -- with great typing skills -- inputting words into a high-tech blog with categories, a working blogroll, fancy polls and a fancy header treatment. But I digress…

But by the time Tom and Katie finally got , married, I sorta thought they were a little cute. Maybe it was those photos of baby Suri that won me over -- I don't know.

Of course I haven't gone soft on ya -- I'm back to being totally creeped by their Stepford behavior, but for one brief shining moment, I thought they weren't as horrible as I make them out to be.

Where in the world are Brad and Angelina? Yes, folks -- that was my very favorite game to play this year. From Paris to Namibia to Cambodia and beyond, I simply couldn't get enough of this beautiful looking family.

Some of you are going to hate on me for this (like my friend Armena, who is so not on team Jolie), but I like Brangelina. There -- I said it. I like them. I really, really like them.

Now I don't think she's Mother Teresa or he's a genius -- they haven't totally brainwashed me just yet -- but I simply can't take my eyes off of them. Every photo I find, I examine. I read and reread their interviews -- like her tell-all in Vogue. And I watch all their sit-downs interviews waiting for new tidbits. There's just something about them that fascinates me. So, yes, I am coming out as Team Jolie.

Which brings me to… Jennifer Aniston, who I always also sorta liked. I never got the whole Vince Vaughn thing so I'm glad that's over. And her interviews -- especially her bit on Oprah -- seem so staged. I also don't get why her manager keeps telling big whopper lies to "protect" her. That's been biting them in the ass all year and making her look a little cuckoo. That said, I feel she's unfairly targeted by some magazines -- like Us Weekly, who run covers like Why Jen Can't Find a Man. But enough about her… she can work all that out in therapy and make a big comeback in 2007.

I'm all about Brangelina this year. And Mad, Z and Shiloh too.

Have you guys been following the feud between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump? Well, holy hell the claws are out.

Here's what happened: The Donald gave the Miss USA pageant girl a second chance after she was caught being naughty. Rosie criticized the Donald's decision on The View, saying the Donald sucks, his hair sucks and the Miss USA pageant sucks. So the Donald flipped out about Rosie's comments and is now promising to sue her, calling her ugly, threatening to have one of his attractive female friends steal her girlfriend... and a bunch of other craziness.

Do not miss this video interview with Donald that our friends at Access Hollywood conducted earlier today. Whoa, mama! It is nas-ty.

I mean, Rosie is a bigmouth... but he really wants to break up her family because of it?

This brings me back to the Donald's ridiculous dispute with Martha Stewart last year that he dragged on and on. And his not-so-kind words about his former employee Carolyn Kepcher. I used to like him, but he's turned into such a jerk.

Coincidence that he's gearing up for another season of The Apprentice and could use the publicity? I think not... and I hope he doesn't sue me for saying so.

When I was in high school and broke up with my boyfriend, I went buck wild... My BFF Dena shaved part of my head (I had long hair, so you could only see it when I had my hair in a ponytail) and my friend Stephanie double pierce one of my ears. Luckily it wasn't anything permanent because, as girls, we didn't know much about electric razors... and I had a big spotty bald patch for quite a while.

Pretty.

Anyway, Britney is continuing her "I'm Single" tour. Her most recent statement is... a new tattoo.

According to Us Weekly, Brit hit the Devil Doll Studio ink parlor last night at 10 p.m. in Studio City, CA and got a tattoo of a star on her right hand. I must point out that I think that's a really original idea... just ask Sienna Miller, Pink, Posh Spice, Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson and Anna Kournikova, who are just some of the celebrities who have star tattoos.

Britney is such a superstar.

Take 5: Play Celebrity Matchmaker: Star Tattoos

Well we all knew she wasn't getting a ring from Jack Nicholson...

Lara Flynn Boyle -- Jack's skinny ex -- got hitched to somebody named Donald Ray Thomas on Monday. No word on whether or not she wore a tutu.

"She's ecstatic," her spokeswoman told People. She's "very, very happy."

The couple met two years ago and became friends before starting to date six months ago.

Wonder if ole Donald has courtside seats to the Lakers? I’m kinda guessing no.

More: 2006 Celebrity Wedding Tracker

There are so many things to debate in Hollywood. Do you like Britney's privates exposed or covered? Then there's new facial hair... 'dos... bad boob jobs. So Lindsey and I came up with this fun new way to pass the day called iVote Hollywood.

What do you do? You look at a photo. You judge what you see. And then you cast your vote. Simple, right?

We started with four face-off questions from something about Britney's daring looks to Adrian Grenier's man fuzz, so check 'em out and tell us what you think. And if you guys like it, we'll add more debates as we go.

Maybe they made up under the mistletoe?

Page Six reports that Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson are back on and had an intimate dinner last Friday in New York City.

"They had a meal and got progressively cozier as the night went on," a spy told the tabloid. "Then they started to make out in full view of the restaurant at their table and didn't really care who saw."

Now that he's happily back together with ScarJo, I wonder if he's still walking around telling people to "get f---ed." That's not very festive, Josh-y.

Update: On Saturday, Josh was seen sucking face with supermodel Gisele Bundchen, so apparently he's not exclusive with ScarJo.

Sorry if I get a late start on Wednesday, I was at a Sean Lennon show last night and then up pretty late.

I love me some Sean Lennon.

Have you heard his new album, Friendly Fire?

Great, great lyrics.

Off to Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

The Donald has ruled and Tara Conner will continue her reign... But will she continue doing snowballs? We'll have to wait and see. To celebrate her second chance, caption this photo of Miss USA in happier days...

Just what we needed: An inside look at bitches of Vogue. Hey, isn’t that what Ugly Betty is about?

Speaking of Ug Bet, Salma Hayek knows how to get people talking about her show. She held a press conference to talk about it... and nearly had a wardrobe malfunction while she was there. Click here to see some itsy bitsy straps being severely abused.

Some girl from E! is marrying some guy from The Apprentice. I'm sure he's going to have the nups filmed for an upcoming TV special while she interviews herself for E! News.

So get this -- Vivica A. Fox has a magazine. Who knew? And she’s the editor at large. Has anyone ever seen/heard/read about Jolie? If so, tell me about it below. I can't imagine who the heck would be subscribing to it... other than her mommy, aunties, grandma, BFF Star Jones and maybe Angelina Jolie, who was like: There’s a magazine all about me?

Britney is in the doghouse for being a bad dog owner.

Actually, she’s being called the World's Worst Celebrity Dog Owner by the readers of Hollywood Dog and New York Dog magazines.

"Britney was the overwhelming choice," the editor said in a statement. "She once had three Chihuahuas and never left home without at least one of them on her arm. As soon as she met K-Fed and had kids, they disappeared."

Just a guess, but maybe Britney's been neglecting her dogs because she's been so busy showing off her kitty.

There’s a nasty rumor going around that Halle Berry is releasing a self-entitled album that will be released on February 6 – just days before the 2007 Grammys... which she won’t win the following year if this rumor is true and she actually releases an album.

Anyway, this is rumored to be the track listing of her album:
1. "Miss Sexy" (Scott Storch)
2. "No Problem" (Timbaland, S.G. Jarard)
3. "Sunshine" (GiGi Franklin, Harold Jennings)
4. "How You Been?" (featuring Jamie Foxx, G. Thompson)
5. "Like That" (Scott Storch)
6. "Around" (Cee-Lo)
7. "Lazy" (featuring Lupe Fiasco,J. Crew Productions, Kundei Supormorgei)
8. "Your Love Is Always Good" (Timbaland)
9. "Not Today (I'm Not In The Mood)" (Jason Jackson, Jackie Jackson, GiGi Franklin)
10. "Write Me" (Scott Storch)
11. "Love & Emotions" (Robin Thicke)
12. "Singing To You (G. Thompson)
13. "Go Left (featuring Bun B, Timbaland)

If Halle puts out an album, she’ll be the perfect match for last year’s American Idol Elliott Yamin. Like Halle, he is partially deaf and suffers from Diabetes. He also recently got his teeth fixed, so he’s slightly more kissable.

Or not.

Courtney Love may have quit drinking and the hard drugs, but she still loves her pills.

MollyGood.com --via Page Six -- relays this story of Courtney's interaction with a fellow airline passenger on a recent flight:

"We started chatting, and of course, she didn't hesitate for a moment to ask me for some Valium. So we both took one, maybe two, and had a totally stoned conversation about the usual, i.e., music, masturbation, Germany, drugs and sex . . . we promptly passed out for the remainder of the flight. After we got off the plane, she was swarmed by paparazzi, I waved goodbye, and she didn't seem to recognize me. I realized it was the Valium she loved, not me."

Does Valium "count" as falling off the wagon? Weigh in Court's drug intake...

The O.C. star Samaire Armstrong says that she caught Elizabeth Hurley in the act... In the act of not washing her hands after going to the bathroom.

Samaire talked to The Sun about Elton’s wedding, which took place last year... and she slipped in the fact that Lizzie skipped the soap and water after hitting the loo.

"It was an amazing part,” she remembered. “I sat beside Prince Andrew and Fergie. Sharon, Jack, Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne were there and so were Sting and Liz Hurley - who didn't wash her hands when she left the toilet!"

I’m entering Liz into my dirty girl hall of fame – with Black Eyed Pants Pee-er Fergie.

What is Mrs. Garrett going to think? Tootie is having a baby and she’s not married.

Just kidding.

Kim Fields – who played the lovable Tootie on the Facts of Life – is expecting her first baby in May. The proud papa-to-be is her longtime boyfriend Christopher Morgan.

They already have names picked out and everything.

"If she's a girl, Aria Grace, and if he's a boy, Sebastian Alexander," Kim told People.

Congrats! I hope Blair, Jo and Natalie throw a great shower for her. Just skip all those annoying shower games, okay gals?

Seeing this photo of Aaron Carter and his twin sister, Angel, at their joint birthday party makes me flashback to Angelina Jolie's makeout session with her brother, James Haven, at the Oscars or Golden Globes the year she won for Girl, Interrupted. Ick.

Source: Star Snapshots

Over the weekend I was visiting my friends Armena and Tim and we got to talking about Entourage. I immediately professed my undying love for Adrian Grenier and talked (and talked!) about how hot he is. Mena wasn't feeling it -- she likes Kevin Connolly -- but I pressed on, talking up his hotness.

So imagine my disappointment when I found this photo this morning.

What the heck has happened to Vincent Chase?

What do you think? Still hot or... totally not?

Will Smith is so getting an Oscar nomination for his role in The Pursuit of Happyness. The movie -- costarring his son Jaden -- debuted as the No. 1 movie with $27 million.

Make room on that mantle, big Willie.

1. "The Pursuit of Happyness," $27 million.

2. "Eragon," $23.45 million.

3. "Charlotte's Web," $12 million.

4. "Happy Feet," $8.5 million.

5. "The Holiday," $8.2 million.

6. "Apocalypto," $7.7 million.

7. "Blood Diamond," $6.3 million.

8. "Casino Royale," $5.7 million.

9. "The Nativity Story," $4.7 million.

10. "Unaccompanied Minors," $3.7 million.

I wonder what God will think if Mel Gibson has a love child.

That’s right, the guy who portrays himself as super duper religious (he has his own church!) – then bashes Jews in the next breath – may have a secret daughter who is 30 years old. Carmel Sloane tells The News of the World that Mel got her mother pregnant – on a mattress in the back of his car – in 1976. Now, she’s suing the actor for a paternity test.

"I'm not doing it for his money,” said Carmel, a painter. “I just want to meet the man I've always known was my dad — and for him to get to know his grandson. I'd love it if he recognized us as family. I'm not looking for a meal ticket. I am happy with my life."

Mel wasn’t a superstar – nor was he married to wife of 26 years, Robyn – when he picked up Carmel’s mother, Marilyn, who was hitchhiking in Australia. They spent the night "playing hitchhiker" in the backseat. In the morning, they parted ways because Mel had to return to work in an orange juice factory.

So why is Carmel suing mad Mel? After trying to contact him a few times, she thinks her only option is to go the legal route.

"We have no choice but to go legal so that we can get to the bottom of this once and for all. A simple DNA test will sort it out."

What a year Mel is having!

I can't resist a Lindsay Lohan email. They're just so... intelligent. Anyway, Linds is playing a stripper in an upcoming movie, so she's been spending time on a stripper pole. Here are there thoughts about ridin' it...

"They're all whores, they're all whores . . . xcept for some obviously!" LL wrote in the note. "So . . . 3 hours of pole dancing and bruised. everywhere . . . I mean we're talkin' like, UPPER AND INNER THIGH ACTION-bruised . . . like a walking black-and-blue mark. I mean really though, really, I didn't know it was actually possible to have bruises in such areas of the body. Strippers dude, I tell you, I really respect the [c-word]s now. . . I'm not gonna lie to ya."

I don't know who is leaking her emails, but KEEP THEM COMING!

I see London.
I see France.
I see Britney's underpants.

It's a Christmas miracle.

Source: Star Snapshots

What a boring day today is if I'm obsessing over Justin Timberlake's Saturday Night Live gig on Saturday. Seriously -- will someone of interest get arrested or pregnant or something? Pleeeease.

Anyway, here's a pic of Justin at rehearsal with Amy Poehler.

Do you guys think he's cute? I so don't. I'll always think of him as the curly-haired NSync geek.

So if I don't think he's cute, then why am I obsessing over him? Very good question.

I have no answer.

So Justin Timberlake is hosting Saturday Night Live tomorrow. It's the final show of 2006, which is always a big splashy one. And the last time JT was on the show, he was hilariously funny.

Anyway, guess who is rumored to be making an unbilled appearance?

Having joined the DVR family in 2006, I was definitely interested in TiVo's list of the 10 most memorable TV moments of 2006. Here they are:

10. Connie Chung's embarrassing serenade of husband Maury Povich on the last episode of the couple's MSNBC show Weekends With Maury & Connie.
9. Rosie O'Donnell's first day on The View.
8. Kate and Sawyer getting together on Lost.
7. Will & Grace series finale.
6. Kirstie Alley’s bikini reveal on Oprah.
5. Faith Hill's reaction to Carrie Underwood beating her for female vocalist of the year at the CMA Awards.
4. Sara and Grissom hooking up on CSI.
3. Oprah giving it to truth-challenged writer James Frey on her show.
2. Mel Gibson's post-drunken tirade interview with Diane Sawyer.
1. Katie Couric's last day on Today.

What were your can't-miss TV moments this year? The season premiere of Grey's Anatomy was must-see for me. And, of course, every award show under the sun. Angelina Jolie's interviews with Ann Curry and Anderson Cooper.

And how many on the list above did you see? I saw three. I still have the Will & Grace finale on my DVR and haven't watched it.

I told you mine, now you tell me yours.

Forget The Bachelor! The reality show with the hottest hookups is Dancing with the Stars.

Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff, Willa Ford and Maksim Chmerkovskiv (briefly) and now Shanna Moakler and Jesse DeSoto. According to Page Six, Shanna is telling people that she’s hooking up with her former dancing partner.

It is a good distraction for the blonde, who is currently divorcing Travis Barker.

In other Dancing news, Sara Evans will be joining the tour -- for one night only.

Plus: Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan have retired their relationship.

Teri Hatcher and her new BF Stephen Kay (from General Hospital) had a little public makeout session recently. Us Weekly says he looked embarrassed; she didn't.

Penelope Cruz and Orlando Bloom have been seen out and about together a lot lately. Don't you think they'd make a cute couple.

Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey may have a new senorita. According to the NY Daily News, MM brought "a Penelope Cruz look-alike to Philippe on E. 60th the other night. Our earwitness overheard the Latin beauty, who McConaughey called Maria, telling pals she liked his beard."

Kid Rock is having his rep spread the word that he's not back with ex Conchita Leeflang. "He hasn't talked to that girl in two years," Rock's rep told Page Six.

On Good Morning America this morning, Angelina Jolie talked about her family, future and... contraception of choice.

"I want Mad (Maddox) to know that as our family grew and we all came together, we didn't just start having children, biological children. Yes, we have Shiloh and it's been a wonderful experience, but we want to find another brother or sister in the world for our family."

She added: "I'm on the pill."

Huh?????

So now contraception is an acceptable topic during celebrity interviews? Next time I'm at a junket or on the red carpet, should my question be: Have you tried the new condoms that taste like cotton candy? Or how about: Did you remember to take your birth control pill before you left? You may be at the after party into the morning and you don't want to mess up your cycle.

I can't believe Angelina would offer that information.

Stop the insanity.

"I can tell you Paris does not use narcotics. I would imagine [it's] something like whipped cream or a sugary substance from dessert. Something that naturally might have found it's way to onto her face if she touched her nose or whatever. I'd label it a stray dessert."

-- Paris Hilton's spokesperson, Elliott Mintz, on Paris having white stuff up her nose

The next look fashionista Nicole Richie may be modeling could be... pinstripes. Nic crampy is facing mandatory jail time for her recent DUI arrest because this is her second one. TMZ.com obtained court documents revealing that Nicole pled no contest four years ago to driving under the influence. Under Cali law, if she's convicted of DUI as a result of Monday's arrest, the judge must impose a jail sentence.

Sienna Miller's new movie -- Factory Girl -- may not see the light of day. (Enter loud cheer here.) Apparently the biopic suggests that Bob Dylan was responsible for the suicide of Andy Warhol ingénue Edie Sedgwick. Obviously Bob Dylan isn't happy being fingered as a murderer, so he's trying to stop the movie from being released. Hey, Bob -- anything I can do to help? As far as I'm concerned, the less Sienna the better.

People should know not to mess with Yoko Ono. Her driver was arrested for trying to extort $2 million from her.

Miss USA may be stripped of her title for being a naughty girl.

Page Six says that The Today Show may be adding a fourth hour and Access Hollywood's Billy Bush, who has been guest hosting this week, may be up for the job.

Paris and Britney became BFF and partied their panties off, but now it's over. According to Page Six, the girls are no longer hanging out. So much for the whole "Aunt Paris" thing.

Here's the scoop...

THE friendship between Britney Spears and Paris Hilton was short, sweet and photogenic. But now, it seems, it's over. A source close to Spears explains why the pop tart, who lost her undies last week, has not been seen with her "new best friend" Hilton since she posted an apology to her fans on her Web site, noting, "Thank God for Victoria's Secret underwear!" The source said, "Britney has been told by her people that if she ever wants a comeback, she has to stay far away from Paris and start acting like an adult."

Wow -- imagine that... A mother of two acting like an adult.

The 2007 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning -- and I bet Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio is doing a happy dance. Also, Brad Pitt got a nomination, so we may see him there with Angelina now that they've gone public at events. Here's the list...

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BABEL
BOBBY
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
THE QUEEN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
PENÉLOPE CRUZ VOLVER
JUDI DENCH NOTES ON A SCANDAL
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL SHERRYBABY
HELEN MIRREN THE QUEEN
KATE WINSLET LITTLE CHILDREN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO BLOOD DIAMOND
LEONARDO DICAPRIO THE DEPARTED
PETER O’TOOLE VENUS
WILL SMITH THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
FOREST WHITAKER THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

As promised, here are some photos of the world premiere of We Are Marshall, which took place in Huntington, West Virginia, on December 12. As I've told ya and told ya, I proudly went to Marshall, so I attended the premiere and post-party with three of my friends from college. Here are a few pics...

I have a slew of Matthew McConaughey photos that I'm putting in another entry. I know you guys like to look at -- and weigh in on -- him, so have at that next.

The day of the premiere, all the buzz in town was about the movie. People lined up outside the theater at 8am hoping to catch a glimpse of Hollywood... even though the stars weren't supposed to arrive until 6pm. The movie showed at the Keith Albee theater, which is in downtown Huntington. The historic theatre got a makeover for the big night. Funny story -- during the premiere, a bat got into the theater and was dive bombing people. For like 45 minutes. I kinda felt like I was starring in The Birds. When director McG wasn't giving interviews, he was pumping up the crowd. His next project is a World War II movie. Anthony Mackie -- who has appeared in six films in 2006 -- plays football captain Nate Ruffin in the movie. Keep your eye on him. He's going to be big. This is Kate Mara, who narrates the film and plays a cheerleader. She comes from a big football background -- she's the great-granddaughter of the founder of the New York Giants, Timothy Mara, and Art Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. She often sings the national anthem at Giants home games. This is Arlan Escarpeta (r.), who plays the QB Reggie Oliver. The fella next to him is the real Reggie Oliver. Katie Lee Joel -- wife of Billy -- was reporting on the event for Extra. She is from Huntington, so we had lots to chat about. Man is Matthew Fox hot or what? All you Lost fans should get a good look at him here because he's going to be off the Lost canvas for four long weeks. (He's been using that time to promote the movie and host Saturday Night Live.) Hmm... Wonder what happens to Jack to keep him away for that many episodes. And here's Foxy again with Red Dawson, the man ho portrays in the film. Red was coach at Marshall, but the night of the plane crash, he gave his spot on the chartered flight to someone else and drove home instead. That stroke of fate is the only reason he's alive today... which is something he has a hard time dealing with. Of course the man of the hour was movie headliner Matthew McConaughey, who plays coach Jack Lengyl. Matthew mixed it up with the fans on the green carpet. And, yes, he shaved that bad beard... though he still had a little stubble going. And here's my little posse of Marshall friends -- Amy, who just had a baby boy named Caden, Chris and Davy. Thanks for coming with me, guys!

We Are Marshall opens everywhere on December 22. See it and I'll love you forever.

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Behind the Scenes: We Are Marshall
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2006 was filled with some juicy splits. From Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn's breakup to Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock's wedding hat trick and divorce, I look back at the year's biggest relationship bust-ups in my new Daily Blabber video blog.

WATCH IT NOW!

I recently read a tabloid story that reported that Matthew Fox's wife, Margherita, is pregnant with their third child. Our friends at the Celebrity Baby Blog also heard the rumor. She was with Matthew at the We Are Marshall world premiere on Tuesday but if she's preggers, her husband isn't talking about it. So I snapped some photos of her... wearing a bulky coat. Take a look and decide for yourself.

I already shared my photos of the world premiere of We Are Marshall, but I have a slew of photos of Matthew McConaughey from the premiere, so I thought I'd post more of just him here. You guys all love to debate when you think he's "Sexiest Man Alive" material or not, so have it...

I love December. Of course it's all about the holidays -- I have the best time spending Christmas with my family, then New Year's with my friends -- but I love it for work reasons too. I just love all the year-in-review features. You know what I mean -- recaps of 2006 celebrity babies, breakups, weddings and all that. And my favorite is our annual Winners & Losers list. Check it out, then tell me if you agree or disagree with our choices. Or just share your own winners and losers below.

Nicole Richie is now saying the reason she was on Viocodin when she got arrested for driving under the influence is because -- get this -- she was taking the painkiller to relieve menstrual cramps.

I once tried crying PMS to get out of gym class in middle school. It didn't work for me, and I can't actually imagine it'll really work for Nicole. But she did make me laugh. For Christmas, I might send her a bottle of Midol.

--Lindsey

Hey guys,

Ugh, I have case of the Wednesdays. Any one else?

If you're like me and in serious need of a pick me up, skip the unnecessary and highly caloric trip to Starbucks, and take a break with our brand new Year-in-Review Photo Quiz. It's got celebrities, pictures, trivia and gossip -- basically everything you need for a perfect distraction -- and none of the guilt.

Test your celebrity knowledge and star recognition to find out if you're a gossip junkie or gossip flunk-ie. This 2006 wrap-up quiz separates the D-list from A-list. Let me know what you think!

Take the quiz now!

--Lindsey

71-year-old actor Peter Boyle (who played the father on Everybody Loves Raymond) died Tuesday. His publicist said he suffered from multiple myeloma and heart disease. We'll miss you, Peter!

Access Hollywood co-anchor Nancy O'Dell is preggers with her first baby, due this summer. She's married to business executive Keith Zubchevich. Congrats, Nancy!

And speaking of babies, Stella McCartney popped on Dec. 8. She had a baby girl, Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis. Love the name Bailey -- v. cute! She's the second child for Stella, who also has an almost two-year-old son, Miller. Check out our Celebrity Baby Tracker for the details of her pregnancy.

--Lindsey

Geesh, Angelina Jolie is on a major publicity tear. First, her huge tell-all in Vogue and now she's opening up to People about her family. While she and Brad still claim they won't wed, People has named the duo and their three kiddos "Family of the Year."

She must really want Good Shepherd to do well... but we'll take it. We love hearing about Maddox and co.

In the good-cop, bad-cop game, Angie says she's definitely the disciplinarian. ""Brad can be, but if Z doesn't get the bottle from me, she'll very quickly run to Daddy," she explains.

And I totally thought Maddox would be the kid she says rules the roost but apparently not. "I bet if you asked Brad, he'd say Zahara. Mad is very smart, but he's got a certain sense of calm. Zahara is possibly the funniest person I've ever met in my life. So dramatic and creative and loud and charming. She's definitely the biggest personality in the house."

Love. Maddox. Love. Him. Although hearing more about Zahara makes me like her more, too!

Plus, take a peek at the pictures that accompany the story!

--Lindsey

Heather Locklear has been seen just doin' that thing she does with Johnathan Schaech, according to Us. John is Christina Applegate's ex-husband and star of the one-hit-wonder That Thing You Do!. "It's still in that fun, getting-to-know-each-other stage," a friend of Heather's says.

--Lindsey

I've always been skeptical when it comes to Matthew McConaughey. Perhaps I'm entirely too cynical, but I always wonder if he really is as down-to-earth (and down home) as he seems. Suzy (who is hanging out with him right now!) at the premiere for his movie, We Are Marshall, assures me he is exactly that. Mateo dished all about his relationship with BFF Lance Armstrong and what he looks for on date to People.

"Lance has been a great friend. He's one of the great new relationships I've found in the last couple years. He's a great man. You look for people or ideas who are inspiring and he definitely is. His second chapter, now that he's not riding the tour, is to be the face and leader of cancer research. And he's attacking that just like he did the tour," the former Sexiest Man Alive tells the mag.

And his idea of a romantic evening? "I think you'd just tell each other what you really dig about each other. You might call you mother and then swing by your brother's house and then go home and do a little cooking. And you'd really respect the person you were with."

OK, so maybe I should cut the guy some slack -- he prolly is as real as he seems. He has been filming Fool's Gold with Kate Hudson in Australia, and I'm so rooting for them to get together. Loved them in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Who do you think he should date?

--Lindsey

Angelina is finally speaking up about what really happened between her and Brad on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Jen may have graced Vanity Fair with her story, but Angie tells hers in a 14-page spread in the January issue of Vogue (complete with photos taken by Annie Leibovitz). I rushed out just now to see if I could nab a copy (sometimes they come out early in NYC), but alas, my corner newsstand guy said no dice until tomorrow. Boo. I settled for second-best, a copy of the NY Post, which has a sneak peek of the interview. In it, she maintains that she and Brad were nothing more than "very, very good friends" until Brad's marriage to Jen ended.

Here's what the 31-year-old has to say for herself:

On what she first thought of Brad:
"I think we were the last two people who were looking for a relationship. I certainly wasn't. I was quite content to be a single mom."

"Because of the film, we ended up being brought together to do all these crazy things, and I think we found this strange friendship and partnership that kind of just suddenly happened. I think a few months in I realized, 'God, I can wait to get to work."

On how they're friendship became something more:
"We spent a lot of time contemplating and thinking and talking about what we both wanted in life and realized that we wanted very, very similar things."

"And it took until, really, the end of the shoot for us, I think, to realize that it might mean something more than we'd earlier allowed ourselves to believe... And both knowing that the reality of that was a big thing, something that was going to take a lot of serious consideration."

Now that her yard sale is over, Tori Spelling is focusing on her baby-to-be. She and Dean-ie McDeanerson announced they're having a boy, and his middle name will be Aaron, in honor of Tori's father. "Little boys are a ton of fun. We love talking to him. We play tunes for him and watch him kick. He already loves the Dixie Chicks! We went to their concert and he kicked the whole time," the six-months-preggers mom said.

Keep track of Tori's and other star's pregnancies with our Celebrity Baby Tracker.

--Lindsey

When Nicole was busy getting arrested early Monday morning for DUI, she told the cops a pretty little secret. She actually admitted to the officers that she had smoked pot and taken a Vicodin (painkiller). No wonder the cops said she was cooperative! I've seen people of who have taken this same party cocktail. It ain't pretty -- and I sure as hell wouldn't want to be on the road with them.

Guess that stint in rehab didn't completely sober little "I'm 85 pounds" Richie up. I can't actually believe I'm suggesting this, but maybe she should take a lesson from Lindsay Lohan, who reportedly did not have a drink in one whole, entire week!

By the way, Nic did have spend a few hours in lock-up. She was arrested around 12:30 a.m. and released at 7:17 a.m., when her $15,000 bail was posted. I would die for video footage of those couple hours!

--Lindsey

I know I shouldn't, but I can't stop laughing about this interview Lindsay Lohan gave People about how she hasn't had a drink in seven days. Now, if she's serious about getting help, I don't want to discredit that. But c'mon, what is this? Here are my favorite quotes from the story:

LL: "I haven't had a drink in seven days. Or anything. I'm not even legal to, so why would I?"
Umm, Linds does that mean you were legal seven days ago when you were drinking?

LL: "I don't drink when I go to clubs. I drink with my friends at home, but there's no need to."
Hahahahahahahahahaha! Do you actually expect someone to believe that? Honey, we see you at clubs -- and we see you leaving clubs...

LL: "I've been going to AA, for a year by the way." And when asked why she didn't say so until recently? "Well it's no one's business. That's why it's anonymous!"
OK, sure. It's anonymous and none of our business until you start using AA meetings as photo-ops and making sure we all know you're in attendance.

--Lindsey (not Lohan)

So I've told you -- and told you -- about how I went to Marshall University and how it's the subject of the upcoming Matthew McConaughey/Matthew Fox movie We Are Marshall, which opens December 22. Whelp, I've been all about this film -- I went to the set, watched a football game with Matthew McConaughey and interviewed him again at a junket on Sunday.

Well, tomorrow I'm off to the Huntington, West Virginia premiere of the movie. The city is rolling out a green carpet to welcome the cast at a splashy premiere party that I will be attending Tuesday night. So while I'm away, Lindsey will be helping out with the Blabbing.

And check out the behind-the-scenes photo book that I put together based on my We Are Marshall set visit. I hope you find it very "down home."

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together, looking sorta happy, on a red carpet.

Since their first sinful hookup, they've avoided the red carpet at all costs -- especially at their Mr. and Mrs. Smith premiere when they were doing the nasty but didn't want the world to know.

We knew.

Anyway, they may not be showing off their toothy grins in this photo, but they're still so striking.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.

Source: Star Snapshots

Had to post Nicole's mugshot from her DUI arrest this morning. This so isn't the pose she strikes on the red carpet, is it?

Source: Star Snapshots

The new trend for dopey starlets? Getting DUIs. First Paris, now Nicole.

Nicole was arrested early this morning for driving the wrong way on a highway. Nicole was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Her arrest report says she weighs 85 friggin' lbs. Wonder how much she was before "putting on weight."

The last time Nicole was arrested, it was for heroin posession.

Anyway, ook out Britney and Lindsay, you're next. Oops -- I guess not Lindsay because she's now sober and in AA.

HA HA HA HA HA.

Suri Cruise. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Kingston Rossdale. Jayden Federline. Moses Martin. Barron Trump.

Hollywood stars weren't the only ones stealing headlines this year. Their Mini-Mes made the news as well. In this week's Daily Blabber video blog, I look at the most notable celebrity baby births of 2006

So check it out now… before they're all messed up child stars who grow up in rehab facilities and pen nasty tell-alls about their parents.

Aren't I sweet?

WATCH IT NOW!

On Friday, Lindsey told you about Tori Spelling's garage sale. Well, TV Cocktail's Sarah Mac -- who lives two miles away from the Torster -- went to check it out. Here's what she said...

"There was a line up the street and around the corner," she reports, "including news vans and paparazzi galore! I got a good parking spot and my friend and I stood in line for like 10 mins when we heard the people in front of us say they had been there for an hour. I was like see ya! We left, but pics to follow of the hullabaloo when I get them off my camera!"

The AP estimates that there were about 300 people there. Among the items sold? A plastic Starbucks mug that had a smear of Tori's lipstick.

Tori filmed the event for her upcoming reality series costarring her new husband, Dean McDermott.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had their second wedding reception over the weekend -- for their Tom's friends who couldn't make it to the big shindig in Italy. So who was there? Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Brooke Shields, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith... and a bunch of people who attended the first reception.

Okay, so there were a few other people there -- like Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Orlando Bloom (!), creepy Dakota Fanning and Tom's ex-girlfriend, Penelope Cruz -- but the rest of the guests made it to the first party.

I wonder if they had to bring another gift. Would you?

Does anyone else think it's weird that TomKat's is totally BFF with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony? They also hung out mid-week at some other event. I can't see what they possibly have in common… unless Jennifer is now drinking the juice. I bet Tom would be so excited to convert La Lopez to his beloved Scientology that he's do flips off his patio set and pump his fist 10 times in a row.

Dork.

And Will and Jada have totally lost cred with me for hanging out with these weirdos all the time. It's like they've joined this traveling circus -- a freak show parade. I find it quite disturbing.

You'd think Mel Gibson would be blacklisted for his anti-Semitic rant. Instead, he's the king of the box office.

Mel's new film Apocalypto -- which isn't even in English -- was the top film over the weekend. It opened with about $14.2 million. While that's not the $83.8 million that The Passion of the Christ opened with in 2004, it proves people forgive Mel for bashing Jews when he was arrested over the summer.

I would have put my money on The Holiday with Jude Law, Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet or The Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio. Poor Leo didn't have a chance. As for Jude, that guy keeps tanking at the box office.

Did you guys see any movies this weekend? Tell us what to see or skip below.

1. Apocalypto, $14.2 million.
2. The Holiday, $13.5 million.
3. Happy Feet, $12.7 million.
4. Casino Royale, $8.8 million.
5. Blood Diamond, $8.5 million.

The next time you think your significant other is hard to buy for, think about how hard it must be to get a gift if your S.O. is Brad Pitt. Talk about the man who really does have everything...

So, what was Miss Jolie to do? For Brad's 42nd birthday, on Dec. 18, she took him on a trip -- to Pennslyvania. OK, so PA doesn't sound so cool compared to like an African safari, but she had her reasons. On Thursday, the couple visited the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, Fallingwater. You know, that house you had to study about in your college Art History class? They took a two-hour guided tour and ended the day with a private birthday party. According to their tour guide, Brad was very pysched, one of his passions being architecture.

Props to Angie for the original gift idea! Now, if she can do it, so can we.

Justin Timberlake's not enough for Cameron Diaz. She wants Pammy, too! The Holiday star told The Advocate magazine:

"I had a major girl-crush on Pamela Anderson. Still do -- she's hot as ever -- but she was my first. When I first discovered her I was like, Wow, she's so beautiful!"

Fess up, who is your girl crush?

Update: Wes pled not guilty to charges of tax fraud and was released on $1 million bond. He is allowed to continue filming his movie in Namibia.

In yet another reminder that being a star don't always exercise good judgement, Wesley Snipes was arrested for tax fraud.

According to People.com, he "is charged with fraudulently claiming nearly $12 million in tax refunds and failing to file returns from 1999 through 2004."

Wesley had been shooting a movie in Namibia (yes, of the Angelina fame) and was arrested when he landed in Orlando, three weeks ahead of schedule. He claims he is being used as a scapegoat.

Yikes! I'm certainly not an accountant, but that sounds like a really huge no-no to me... if he's guilty, he could go to prison for 16 years! Moral of the story? Pay your taxes.

Miss Paris Hilton showed up at some fancy shmancy event on Monday night with sometimes boyfriend Stavros Niarchos -- and very large diamond on her left hand, according to Page Six. She wasn't saying where the ring came from, but onlookers said she was mighty flirty with Stav. For everyone's sake, I hope Paris was just playing a sick joke on all of us.

Also at the soiree? Icky Brandon "Firecrotch" Davis and Michelle Trachtenberg . I like Michelle. I really do. I liked her in those painful last few seasons of Buffy, and I liked her in that ice skating movie. Michelle, do not get yourself any more mixed up with these crazy people than you already are!

*Note: Ring pictured is not the ring worn on Monday.

If you're going to be in L.A. this weekend, feel free to swing by Tori Spelling's yard sale. Yep, she's clearing out all of her shabby-chic to make room for something more modern. Look at pics, get details, etc, at EstateSaleShop.com. Wow... first the memoir announcement and now this? Again, I say this girl must be getting desperate! If anyone goes, let me know if you pick up anything good! We hear there's a whole bunch of 90210 memorabilia.

Despite reports earlier in the week, Beyonce's rep says she is NOT marrying longtime boyfriend Jay-Z this weekend. Page Six had first reported that Jay-Z's four-day, 37th birthday bash was really a cover for the couple's Caribbean wedding. Call me crazy, but I'm still not convinced the nuptials aren't happening. Beyonce and Jay-Z have always been super-quiet about their relationship (one of the reasons I like them so much!), so of course they'd try to keep a marriage under wraps.

And in other Beyonce news, she has reportedly been feuding with former American Idol star, Jennifer Hudson, over their new movie, Dreamgirls. Us fleshes out the drama, but the bottom line is that Beyonce is pissed that Jennifer is getting Oscar buzz for her role in the film -- which is actually bigger than B's. Claiming she was happy to take the smaller role, Beyonce has said:

"I'm already a star. I already have nine Grammys. Everyone knows I can sing."

Aww, no ring and no Oscar? Poor. Beyonce. Right.

Your Girl Friday,
Lindsey

I'm a sucker for an award show and the Grammys telecast is one of my faves. (Oscars! Emmys! Globes! Grammys!) Well, the nominations are out. See if your faves made the list...

I don't like Eddie Murphy. Here's why: 1) I don't think he's all that funny. 2) I was grossed out when he solicited a transsexual prostitute while he was married. 3) Now there's this whole paternity fiasco with Scary Spice.

Quick refresh: In a recent interview, Eddie was asked about about Melanie Brown and their baby to be. He answered: "We're not together anymore. And I don't know whose child that is, until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir." His rep later denied he said that, but TMZ posted footage of the interview. He very clearly said it. Duh! Scary didn't even know they had broken up until she heard snippets of his interview on TV. The night she saw the interview, he brought his new girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds, to the Dreamgirls premiere.

So now Scary is coming forward saying of course the baby is his.

"I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media," Scary, who is in the second trimester of her pregnancy, said in a statement. "I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way. My main concern is for the well being of my (seven-year-old) daughter Phoenix and of course the baby. I was astonished at what Eddie said – there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father."

Eddie has six children. Make that six and half.

Anybody watch America's Top Model still? I don't, but the TV Cocktail recapper for Top Mod is on vacation so I offered to do it. It was the finale and I got hooked again right away. Those girls are so bitchy.

Anyway, CariDee won, which was nice because she's not as horrible as the other girl, Melrose. Ugh.

If you're into the show, check out the recap...

It was down to three women: CariDee, Melrose and Eugena.

Previous Top Model winner Danielle -- who now goes by Dani – returned to give the girls some advice on their next challenge, which was a CoverGirl commercial and photo shoot.

At the shoot, the girls had to deliver lines about some type of lip gloss. Caridee rocked it out -- she was a total natural. Eugena showed a livelier side that we hadn't seen. Melrose was terrible. Despite practicing her lines really loud and annoying everyone in the makeup room, she couldn't remember them at all. Finally, she was told she only got one more take. It was... okay.

Continue reading the America's Next Top Model recap here.

Oh, this day keeps getting better. First Britney's panty joke, now Gawker has the entire email that Lindsay Lohan sent to her peeps about having Al Gore give her an image makeover.

So the Lindsay dealio... She's pissed the Enquirer said she ODed. She's pissed at her former assistant "LR" -- aka Lindsay Ratowsky, who now works for Jessica Biel. So she sent an email to her friends and lawyers, which was forwarded to Page Six and Gawker. Gawker printed the whole darn thing and for that I'm eternally thankful.

Take a deep breath and try to focus while you read this bizarre rant...

Subject: The way of the future-Howard Hughes once said. I am willing to release a politically/morally correct, fully adequite letter to the press if any of you are willing to help. Simply to state my oppinions on how our society should be educated on for the better of our country. Our people. Also because I have such an impact on our younger generations, as well as generations older than me. Which we all know and can obviously see. People are just mean. I am going to proceed with putting LR to court if need be for what she's done to me. Its my life. I want to live it. People cannot lie and think that it is okay to continue on having done so. Simply because they will do it again to someone else, and that is not alright with me. I have had many ups and downs, as do we all.

But to make false accusations to one girl is unjust in my oppinion. Having said this, I am willing to do anything I need to get my life the way it should be and the way I work for it to be.. And have thus far in my career. Let's sue the tabloids for saying the things they say. Defamation of character. Amongst other illegal accusations, I will repeat this over and over to make my point. I am not fully aware of what these, again, accusations are, but I am fully and eagerly prepared to learn them. Have harvey and all lawyers help me please. If he is willing. Al Gore will help me he came up to me last night and said he would be very happy to have a conversation with me. If he is willing to help me, let's find out. Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Evan metroplis, and John Daur who works with them would be willing, if we just ask. If we just ASK. I'd really like to fix things and refuse to stop on any account for these unintelligent, vulgar people who like to hurt other people. Not just me, but everyone. I'm willing to hold a press conference and I will do anything necessary to do so. In putting an end to 'these people' trying to put an end to me and belittle me as well as try to be the demise of me after all I've gone through and done at such a young and tender age in a womans life. Its enough already, I've had enough and I am going to be the one to make a change. For all of my fellow actors, friends, people I admire and for those I've lost in the recent days, years, months. I do believe the focus in the world has misplaced and directed in the wrong directions and I am willing to be the one to help change that and use my celebrity status to move the focalpoint /(s) of the press to the real issues that we have going on as we speak. Anyone that is willing to help and has a family member or friend, even co-worker that is in a position to be involved in any way, shape or form, please contact me, Jenni Muro, Leslie Sloane, Michael Heller, Jason Sloane, Jason Weinberg as soon as you can or are willing. Just ask them, it doesn't hurt to ask. So let's start now, rather than waste time. Do you agree? Because I'm doing it either way. The way of the future. Thank you for your time.
Your Entertainer, Lindsay Lohan
Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

This girl is totally riding on the crazy train -- and I hope she never gets off.

Britney's official Website is still under construction -- yes, I check -- but she posted a pretty witty message for y'all to read:

It's been so long since I've been out on the town with friends. It's also been 2 years since I've even celebrated my birthday. Every move I make at this point has been magnified more than I expected, and I probably did take my new found freedom a bit too far. Anyway, thank God for Victoria Secrets' new underwear line! I look forward to a new year, new music and a new me.

I'm just getting started …. Happy Holidays everyone!

Britney

It looks like the mighty O didn't get an invite to Tom and Katie's second wedding reception, which will take place this Saturday. According to the NY Daily News:

"TomKat didn't invite the talk queen to their wedding in Italy. Now Winfrey's rep confirms that she hasn't been asked to the post-honeymoon bash thrown by Paula Wagner, Cruise's UA producing partner, and Cruise's agent, Rick Nicita. (Some believe that Viacom chief Sumner Redstone started thinking about cutting Cruise loose after seeing his infamous couch-jumping antics on Oprah's talk show.)"

Interesting...

Meanwhile, yesterday Oprah had Matthew McConaughey on to talk about We Are Marshall, the movie about my college that I can't stop talking about it. It opens December 22. When I watched the movie, it made me cry about 13 times. I cried twice yesterday watching Matthew talk about it on Oprah. I'm so not a crier.

Little TV drama this morning -- and not on the screen.

First, Entertainment Weekly is reporting -- via the NY Daily News -- that Project Runway's Tim Gunn has not been signed for the fourth season of the show. All the other peeps -- like Heidi, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors -- have deals. Tim's day job -- chair of the fashion design department at the Parson school -- doesn't allow him to be available for TV while school is in session. I hope someone fixes that -- quick. He's great.

Meanwhile, in daytime TV land… The Daily News is reporting that Rosie O'Donnell is tired of being on The View. She misses her kids. She doesn't like the costar drama. FX has offered her a nip/tuck spin-off. Her publicist denies she's leaving and Rosie will probably address the rumors today at 11. Gotta say -- I think she's a total loudmouth, but she's made the show watchable again. It's pretty good.

For lots more TV dish, visit TV Cocktail.

Love this one… Lindsay Lohan sent a rambling email to friends saying Al Gore is going to help her remake her image. Maybe she'll also invent the Internet while she's at it? And for the love of Brad Pitt, will someone tell the girl how to spell adequate? She also mispelled it in her rambling "tribute" to Robert Altman -- in caps no less.

Mary-Louise Parker was seen cuddling up to -- and sharing the horny M&Ms with -- Jeffrey Dean Morgan (aka Denny from Grey's Anatomy). So jealous.

Loved this. Last night I was out with my BFF Natalie and one of my sisters. Irish pub. 10-something. Some guy -- a cop, from Connecticut -- tells me that I look like -- drum roll, please -- Courtney Love.

The music stopped. The lights came on. Everything around me came to a screeching halt.

Courtney Love? Courtney Love? Courtney Love?

Shock, panic and dread washed over my face. But I powered back with my fiercest ammo: Are my boobs hanging out? Are my eyes like fireballs? Am I slurring?

Turns out he meant Courteney Cox. I don't think so -- perhaps it was my Blabber makeup? -- but Courteney Cox I would take. Courteney Cox is acceptable. Courteney Cox is flattering.

I've also been told that I looked like Darlene from Roseanne, which caused another "I'm gonna lose my marbles" tailspin.

Which celebrity have you been told you resemble? Make me feel better below.

Clearly Britney Spears didn't go to driver's ed at Maria Regina High School with my fabulous driving teacher, "Harry the K." The girl is lethal behind the wheel. There are no rules -- well, none that she follows.

Today, there are photos of Britney carrying a wine glass (red!) to her car. She handed the glass to an assistant, climbed in her car and drove to the next bar on her itinerary, Hyde.

So far I've seen Britney...
* drink wine and then drive
* drive without panties
* ride shotgun without panties
* drive with a baby on her lap
* drive with a baby in a front-faced car seat

What have you seen Britney do behind the wheel? What do you think she's done that we don't know about? Add to my list below.

Demi, Bruce, I'm am so proud of you two. You have your middle daughter, Scout, working! And not on a movie set! Well, not only on a movie set. She has appeared in a couple movies with Daddy.

Earlier this week Scout was photographed carrying some shoe boxes at Marc by Marc Jacobs in L.A., where she's apparently a salesperson. It's not like she's slumming at the Gap -- like yours truly did (oh, the stories...) -- but she's out there learning the value of a dollar.

I rarely give props, so there it is. Yay, Bruce and Demi.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had so much fun at their wedding in Italy, they're doing it again.

TomKat's reps confirm to Us Weekly that Tom and Katie are having another wedding bash on Saturday in Beverly Hills. The shindig -- which is for friends and family who couldn't make it to Italy -- will take place at the mansion of Tom's producing partner, Paula Wagner.

I love it -- they're like a traveling circus!

Now I'm dying to see whether or not Oprah will be in attendance. The mighty O said that she wasn't invited to the Italian wedding because "they had a limited number of people they could invite." Will she make the cut this time? Or is it true that Tom is pissed at her for talking about his couch-jumping incident on her anniversary DVD.

Let you know Monday!

Related: Celebrity Couple Photo Timeline: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes -- with wedding pics

Now playing: Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn in... The Break-Up.

After months of rumors, denials and a couple lawsuits, reps for Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn are finally confirming that there's more than the Atlantic Ocean between them. After over a year together, they have split.

"After Jennifer's trip to London several weeks ago, Jennifer and Vince mutually agreed to end their relationship, but continue to be good friends today," reps for the couple told People exclusively.

This breakup announcement also is the first official confirmation that the duo was actually even dating. Since they hooked up on the set of The Break-up, they've been talking around their relationship – not about it. The only thing they’ve 'fessed up to was a close friendship.

Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Apparently Jennifer Aniston got the paranoia in her divorce settlement from Brad Pitt. Her ex clearly isn't scared of talking about his relationship with "Angie" (aka Angelina Jolie), whom he hooked up with on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and now shares three children.

Now that the Vaughniston fiasco is over, Vince needs to take this opportunity to reclaim the cool factor he lost by hooking up with a Friend. He should get started by going to a bunch of strip clubs with Luke and Owen Wilson. Make a mindless (but fun!) film with Will Ferrell. And end his redemption tour by dating an indie actress like Parker Posey.

Then – and only then – will I forgive him for the sell out.

More: 2006 Celebrity Breakup Tracker

As I told ya, Eddie Murphy split with Scary Spice, who may or may not have been sprinkled with his... cumin. Well, since Monday, Eddie has totally gone public with his new girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds – the movie producer ex-wife of singer/producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Call me crazy, but I don't think I'd date a guy busted for soliciting a transsexual hooker on the side of a road in LA... yet this guy has the ladies lining up like he's some kind of Dreamguy. Better them then moi.

I interrupt my Britney ban to bring you... my latest Daily Blabber video. Before you yell at me for another needless Britney entry, I want it to be known that I filmed this last week -- before my "no Britney non-news ban" began. But because you could see too much of Britney's c u next Tuesday in one photo, it had to be re-edited so that I'd still have a job.

Our work here at iVillage is never done!

Anyway, I think you'll still enjoy it. Because -- let's face it -- who doesn't enjoy a laugh at Paris and Britney's expense. Slags.

WATCH IT NOW!

No, Paris, No Britney, no problem! Although the bimbonic BFFs backed out of cohosting the 2006 Billboard Awards, the show went on at the MGM in Las Vegas on November 4. Mary J. Blige was the big winner of the night, with nine awards, but there were plenty of losers, from Janet Jackson's nipplegate reenactment to Denise Richards's major hair don't. Flip through our photo album for the best and worst moments of the night...

While I work on my Best & Worst of the Billboards slide show (there were a lot of "worsts"!), chew on these headlines...

Lance Bass already has a new man. Speedy little fella, ain't he?

Jessica Simpson has a public meltdown with tears and all. But get this -- it was Dolly Parton who whipped her into a tizzy.

Gwyneth Paltrow denies dissing America -- again.

Britney’s is back at number one as Yahoo!’s Top Search Term for 2006. I wonder if people were searching the world "Britney"... or the word "moron."

Pete Doherty escaped jail time and is celebrating by throwing glasses and breaking furniture. Get thee to Priory, Petey!

Is Beyonce set to become a Dreamwife?

According to Page Six, the four-day bash that Beyonce and Jay-Z are planning for his 37th birthday may be a secret wedding.

"Beyoncé is throwing Jay a four-day birthday party [next weekend], but it's really a wedding," a source tells the tab.

Guests -- including family members -- were told to have their passports ready so they can attend the soiree on a yacht in St. Barts. But sources said the guests will also be brought to Anguilla for a surprisewedding at a five-star resort. Beyonce and Jay-Z are said to have toured the resort earlier this year and have given it their stamp of approval.

Here are the winners of the 2006 Billboard Awards. The show took place last night at the MGM in Las Vegas...

Mary J. Blige (9 awards total)
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Hot 100 Airplay Song of the Year, “Be Without You”
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year
R&B Album Artist of the Year
R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year, The Breakthrough
R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year, “Be Without You”
R&B/Hip-Hop Song Airplay of the Year, “Be Without You”
Videoclip of the Year, “Be Without You”

So y'all know that I hated Gwen Stefani's look at the American Music Awards last month. Here she is at tonight's Billboard Awards. You play critic this time. What do you think of her look?

Life & Style is reporting that Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson have broken up... But I just won't believe it until I see paparazzi photos of her returning his varsity jacket.

It's middle-to-old-aged celebrities gone wild!

First there was Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant. Then Kramer made us realize how unfunny he really is by spewing racist remarks at a comedy club. Little Danny DeVito was a big mess on The View after drinking all night with George Clooney.

Now, geezer Rip Torn was arrested earlier today after a car accident in Westchester County, NY, which is north of the city. The 75-year-old, who was charged with a DWI, "refused to cooperate with cops."

If you want to imagine how this bust went down, look no further than TMZ.com's newly released footage of Rip Torn's last arrest in 2004. He's totally crapfaced -- after what he insists was "one and a half drinks" -- hit a taxi and then started yelling at police officers for his stupidity.

I remember when a man having a mid-life crisis simply went out and bought a sports car. These guys are going bananas. It's pathetic.

PerezHilton.com has a photo of Pamela Anderson giving her baby daddy Tommy Lee a big hug over the weekend. Hmmm... Wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that Pam and Kid Rock are no more.

Meanwhile, Kid was seen in Vegas partying with a bunch of bimbos and wearing a "Bro's Before Ho's" t-shirt, which clearly wasn't designed by an English teacher.

Hope they're all happy.

Lance Bass is fishing for a new man. According to Lance's spokeswoman, Lance and the pretty Amazing Race star Reichen Lehmkuhl have split.

Reichen is the fella who convinced Lance to come out of the closet in July -- with a splashy People magazine cover story. Since then, they've been seen loading up on freebies at the swag tables of every B-list celebrity event out there.

What do they do with all that free stuff? eBay? I swear they have to be selling it.

Anyway, I want to wish Lance good luck in finding a new partner. May his next guy be as hot as this one. Yum.

Just a few months back, Eddie Murphy and Spice Girl Melanie B. were head over pricy heels for one another -- and she even showed off a little baby bump. There was buzz about love and marriage and a baby carriage.

Now, there's talk of paternity tests.

Over the weekend, Eddie appeared on a Dutch TV show -- presumably promoting his role in Dreamgirls -- and he was asked if he's happy with the prego Melanie. His answer?

"You're being presumptuous, because we're not together anymore. And I don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir."

Alrighty then. Well, I think it's a safe bet that Eddie is the father of the kid. He already has six other kids so it's not like he's exactly the spokesman for Trojan or anything. And he hooked up with Scary last spring -- just as his divorce was finalized.

Perhaps he doesn't want the transsexual hookers that he "helps" to know that he's having a baby with a straight woman?

When I first read that Tori Spelling was planning to write a memoir, I literally started cracking up. First another reality show, I thought, and now a book? Boy, she must really be hurting from getting the shaft on her father's will...

The So NoTORIous star, who is expecting her first baby with hubby Dean McDermott this spring, told USA Today she plans to write the book in between takes of the couple's new reality show, about newlyweds who find, fix-up and run a bed and breakfast, and while the baby-to-be is napping. She told the paper:

"I thought, 'I have like 10 seasons' worth of things that happened to me that people would be shocked to hear.' I think I'm a really good storyteller, so why not tell my stories in a humorous, self-deprecating book?"

But the more I pondered what her book would include, the more I decided I totally would read it.

Between her own crazy family, a failed marriage, a baby on the way and just being Tori Spelling, I figure the chick's got a lot to say.

Sad. Sad. Sad. George Clooney's 300-pound pig, Max, passed away on Friday. The Sexiest Man Alive had the porker for 18 years. The poor pig had arthritis and was partially blind. George received custody of Max when he broke up with Kelly Preston in 1989.

In other Clooney news, George was on The Today Show this morning and talked about his wild night out with Danny DeVito, and Danny's subsequent drunken appearance on The View. Read all about his interview in our TV Cocktail blog.

--Lindsey

Let's all raise a class of bubbly -- Keith Urban is out of rehab.

Oh, wait. Maybe we shouldn't drink alcohol to this news. How unthoughtful and insensitive of me. Raise your bottled water, hazelnut latte or whatever you have resting next to your computer at this moment.

Tough luck for the producers of the Billboard Music Awards.

First they tapped Paris Hilton and Britney Spears to cohost their show, which airs live tonight from Las Vegas. Then, Britney dropped out. So Paris was going to be the one and only… until this past weekend when she quit too.

"It is my understanding that some satirical references ridiculed some of her peers," Paris' long suffering publicist, Elliot Mintz, told the AP on Saturday. "Paris did not want to say anything that could appear hurtful or embarrassing about people she knows."

When did Paris start caring about appearing hurtful? Sound like total BS to me.

I loathe that girl. Further, I'm over Britney too. No more Britney chatter until she reunites with K-Fed, is photographed covering her female fur or she does something else of note. I'm sick of writing and hearing about her doing... nothing. Nice so-called comeback.

Britney Spears turns the big 2-5 on Saturday. Vote on how you think she'll celebrate, and then send her birthday wishes!

A) At home with Sean Preston and Jayden (not pictured... probably because she's never with him!)

I hope Lindsay Lohan's rep is billing some serious overtime. After defending a sympathy message Linds wrote about the late Robert Altman this morning, Leslie Sloane has now confirmed to People.com that the underage party queen is attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

"Yes, she's been attending some meetings, and it's going to be a slow process," says Leslie. "This is a positive. Let's hope that the press doesn't turn it into a negative."

The publicist then begged the media to leave her alone when it comes to the meetings.

"Maybe if (the press) backs off on her she'll be in a good space," she added. "Let's see if we don't have to hear about it every day, and they're following her and trying to find her. Because that will just really not be good."

Lindsay was spotted earlier in the week attending an AA meeting near her L.A. apartment.

The confirmation comes just after Linds's mom Dina went on the air with Ryan Seacrest today and first broke the news. So much for "anonymous," huh? Dina so needs to stop airing her daughter's dirty laundry and help her get the help she needs -- which is probably more than accompanying her to parties.

--Lindsey

After attempting to apologize on Letterman for his racist remarks toward two hecklers of his Laugh Factory audience, Michael Richards is trying again. This time, he offered a joint statement with Gloria Allred, the lawyer of the two men he offended:

"Michael Richards would like to apologize in person to the gentleman with whom he had the exchange in the club. After discussions with Gloria Allred, an attorney who represents the man and three others who were with him that night, Michael has agreed that they will all meet in the presence of a retired judge who will facilitate the meeting and help the parties resolve this matter. All concerned are hopeful that a face-to-face meeting will be constructive and begin the necessary process of healing and closure."

Maybe the old Seinfeld gang teamed up and told him they didn't want sales for season seven to suffer...

--Lindsey

Nicole Richie is sitting on this fake Santa's lap at Marc Jacobs because ___________ ?

--Lindsey

Jude Law's ex-girlfriend Sienna Miller -- of nannygate fame -- hopes to have something to fall back on if this whole acting thing doesn't pan out. (Yes, I refuse to believe the novice will be getting an Oscar nod for Factory Girl.) She's launching a fashion line. See-See and her sister, Savannah, are designing an 80 piece ready-to-wear fashion collection that will be called Twenty8Twelve by s.miller. The name reflects Sienna's birthday. No word on when poor Savannah entered the world.

Speaking of fashion, there's a new iVillage blog launching today called The Fashionator: Fighting fashion crime one trend at a time. My coworker/friend/fashion advisor/fellow pizza lover Melissa Kagan writes it and it's gonna be great. She's great. So be sure to check it out and see which trends she'd like to see terminated. Today's talk? Jeans -- both the skinny ones and the expensive ones.

Finally, beginning today, my coworker Lindsey will start bringing you your gossip on Fridays. You already know her -- and love her -- because she's been helping me out here and there since last spring. Now, she's officially going to be your "girl Friday" as it were, helping to deliver your Friday dish so that I can sleep in (yay!) and work on some other projects that you guys will love. One of those is actually Star Snapshots: Your daily dose of celebrity eye candy, which people seem to dig because it's doing really well. So check that out if you haven't.

Happy Friday!

Theme: Family

Patient Information: Adult conjoined twins who were ready for a separation after one brother's girlfriend started having feelings for the other brother as well… George's dad finally had his surgery… Meredith's half sister who went into early labor.

To Punish or Not to Punish: Chief decides that he's not going to punish Christina or Burke for the whole tremor cover-up. Needless to say, Dr. Bailey isn't pleased. So she was on a warpath with her interns, telling them that she's not taking any crap from them anymore. Shortly after, Bailey assigns Christina to George's dad and the rest of the interns are furious that she gets punished by getting a good case. Then, Bailey then brings them -- George, Izzie and Alex -- into the room with the adult conjoined twins and they're beside themselves with excitement.

We Are Family: Meredith is visiting her mom, Ellis, who is freaking out that Chief left her. Meredith tries to explain to the sick woman that he really left years ago. She's totally cuckoo though. At the hospital, Addison finds Meredith and tells her that Mer's half-sister has been admitted for an emergency c-section. (Quick flashback to last season: Meredith learned of their existence for the first time. She doesn't like them. The half-sister doesn't even know Meredith is related to her. It's a whole big, weird secret.) Meredith's stepmother is there too. Somehow Meredith gets assigned to her half-sister's case. When the baby is removed, it's not breathing. Addison has to operate and Meredith has to remain with the stepmother and half-sis to give them updates. When the baby pulls through, the stepmom hugs Mer and then says they should all start being a family. Meredith walks away. She ain't having it.

Continue Reading last night's Grey's Anatomy recap...

Being a child-star apparently gives you no street cred in Hollywood. Jodie Sweetin (aka Full House's Stefanie Tanner and recovering meth addict) and pals were turned down from L.A. hotspot Hyde for "not having a reservation." If you're not with Brit and Paris, you're not getting in!

Sandra Bullock and husband Jesse James aren't speeding toward babyland anytime soon. "We are not with child, but we are pregnant with ideas," the couple says. Right, because we care.

Willa Ford, of Dancing with the Stars fame, got engaged to her hockey star boyfriend, the Dallas Star's Mike Modano. They've been dating on-and-off for four year. Let's just hope he can keep with Willa at the wedding reception! Update: As for her rumored romance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, her DWTS partner, Willa to People.com, "Maks and I were like fire, and there was a lot of passion in our dancing." She claims they're just good friends.

--Lindsey

I've had enough of this whole Madonna-adoption saga, but if you want the latest news on Madge and baby David, here 'ya go.

Her lawyer in Africa told People.com, "Madonna will accept a High Court ruling that allows a coalition of 67 human-rights groups to assist in judging whether she is fit to adopt Malawian 1-year-old David Banda."

Madge and Guy are totally OK with the ruling, and their lawyer says they're "willing to sit back and wait."

So, here's what I don't get: Why wouldn't the Ritchies agree to the ruling?? I mean, seriously, are any of these groups going to say she's unfit to adopt the little guy? I'm thinking not so much. She's Madonna -- if she doesn't get baby David, I'd happily let her adopt me!

She is still, however, standying by her statement that she did not receive VIP treatment when it came to adopting the one-year-old. That, I'm not sure I buy, but I'm don't think Madonna's sweating the ruling decision.

--Lindsey

Someone needs to hit Hollywood with a tranquilizer gun and shoot some of these obnoxious starlets. On the top of the list should be Lindsay Lohan.

The other night, Lindsay was out partying with her mom. (How cool! Not…) They hit the GQ Men of the Year dinner. While there, Lindsay noticed that one of her former assistants was in attendance as well. The girl quit a few months back and was subsequently hired by Jessica "I'm Dating Derek Jeter" Biel. So what didLindsay do upon seeing her one-time employee? She yelled, of course.

"If she stays, I'm outta here!" Lindsay said -- as reported by a Page Six spy. "I can't look at that girl! I can't believe you would allow an assistant in here - she doesn't belong in here!"

Upon overhearing her tirade, Will Ferrell turned to fellow party guests Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Gore and Ben Affleck and said: "Who cares about that freak anymore?" The men erupted in laughter.

Lindsay spent the rest of the night trying to flirt with Leo (no chance!) and "necking" with the married Johnny Knoxville (pathetic), until her ex-boyfriend Harry Morton arrived with the rest of her posse and they went out on the town -- with Johnny in tow.

As for Lindsay's pathetic hanger-on mother, the source says, "Dina did a lousy job of reining in her daughter, and it looked like she just used Lindsay to get into the party in the first place."

Jason Alexander, the poor slob who married Britney for 55 hours back in 2004, has already had his 15 minutes. Let's restart the clock -- he's on 16. Just days after receiving a phone call from Britney -- she called to compliment him on an interview he did about her divorce -- Jason inexplicably shared all the details of that conversation with the UK tab The Sun, revealing that his ex is not that innocent. Oh, and he's also writing a book… with details about their sex life!

On her failed marriage to FedEx: “From what I understand… the marriage has been unstable for some time. They had problems before which they tried to work out but now it’s like they can’t sort it out. Their problems were because she had kids and that he wanted to pursue a career and was just never home… She’s trying to come back, recording a new album. He refused to have any part of her life and was slowing down her career. She knows she has to get rid of all of that.”