Instead of rocking out in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Miley Cyrus performed at Arnold O'Beckman High School in Irvine, CA. The private concert rewarded senior Alison Kaprielian for raising breast cancer awareness.
Paris Hilton started off 2009 with a good deed. The heiress visited sick children at the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Earlier in the week, Paris and her sister Nicky attended numerous New Year's events in Sydney.
St. Barts was the destination of choice for the jet set. Beyonce and Jay-Z spent the week frolicking on the Caribbean island.
Daniel Craig also enjoyed the warm waters of St. Barts. Looks like the James Bond star prefers wearing square-cut swimsuits off-screen as well!
Mariah Carey quickly dispelled pregnancy rumors after she was spotted drinking wine and eating shellfish while vacationing with husband Nick Cannon in St. Barts.
Some news outlets speculated that Jennifer Garner would deliver on New Year's Day, but their hopes were dashed. The actress' due date is later this month.
Meanwhile, it was back to business for David Beckham. The soccer star joined his AC Milan teammates for training in Dubai on Thursday.
Balthazar Getty (seen here arriving for a vacation in Mexico) may find himself out of a full-time gig in 2009. According to Entertainment Weekly, the producers of "Brothers & Sisters" told Getty that he would not be coming back as a regular next season. Getty's publicist denies the actor is leaving the ensemble drama.
Brody Jenner should consider guest starring in other reality shows after the premiere of his new (and second unsuccessful) reality show "Bromance" tanked. Ratings for Whitney Port's "Hills" spin-off "The City" were also poor.
DJ AM and Travis Barker hit the stage on New Year's Eve -- their first performance together since the near fatal plane crash last September. AM, aka Adam Goldstein, took to his blog last week to clarify the terms of his negligence lawsuit. Goldstein blogged, "this suit is against the insurance companies that insured the pilots. I'm not after [the pilots'] personal estates nor their property." However, his suit does state, "The pilots were either poorly trained and/or failed to follow their training."
Matt Dillon was taken to a police station in Newbury, Vermont, after being stopped at 106mph on Interstate 91, more than 40mph over the speed limit. If convicted next month, the actor could get three months in jail.
