Closing the Ring, about a young man who tries to reunite a ring lost by a U.S. bomber pilot during WWII with its owner, opened in December the U.K. to collective yawns. Perhaps because it was notable for just one reason: The O.C.'s Mischa Barton took her top off. Below, the NSFW look.

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From Us Weekly's infamous Denial Reportage department, reports that Mischa Barton would join the cast of Gossip Girl get shot down. "She was approached, but her reps passed," says her rep. Smart move, if she doesn't want to be typecast as a rich young party girl in fiction and in real life.

• So this is kind of a random story, but this girl from our elementary school days added us on Facebook. Reconnecting through technology: awesome. And in her profile she listed Pink Is The New Blog as her website. Turns out, our news year's plans are the same as Trent's.

• Mischa Barton doesn't look that bad in her mug shot.

• Sting's sex life is weird. We blame all that yoga.

• Take it from Giorgio Armani: a fake tan and a white Speedo never go out of style.

• Hayden Panettiere looks mature for her age. Not dating a 30 year-old mature, but mature.

• A lot of celebrities got plastic surgery in 2007. We're predicting a lot more will get plastic surgery in 2008.

Is Mischa Barton suffering a case of Lindsay Lohan? After getting arrested for DUI, the ex-O.C. star suddenly finds herself in a precarious situation: she's due to host a party in Vegas this New Year's Eve.

Will she be forced to call things off? A rep emails us: "We are aware of Mischa Barton's incident last night, but at present she is still expected to host the CatHouse Grand Opening at Luxor Las Vegas on December 29th. We will let you know if anything changes." Decisions, decisions.

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DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE Mischa Barton was arrested last night for DUI in L.A. Man, after the first season, The O.C. just totally sucked. [Hollyscoop]

• Mischa Barton's well-defined ribcage proves hell hath no fury like a woman on a no-carb diet.

• Britney too sick to show up in court, not too sick to drive around in her giant Crashmobile.

• Breaking: Tony Parker (a.k.a. Mr. Eva Longoria) may or may not have sent some banal text messages to a person of the opposite sex.

• Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson continue their "Fuck it, we're high" tour of 2007.

• Not even Marilyn Manson is crazy enough to sell his own foreskin. Or is he?

• Breaking: Paris Hilton reportedly told Nicole Richie, "I want a baby so that our babies can play together.’" And by "play together," we're assuming she means "share a coke dealer and periodically pretend-fight to stir up publicity for their trashy reality tv show." Allegedly.

• Oh no! "Geri Halliwell is being forced to leave her 18-month-old daughter Bluebell at home while she and the other Spice Girls prepare to kick off their world tour in Vancouver on Sunday." Either that or she's just, you know, voluntarily putting her own fledgling singing career ahead of her baby's needs.

• Did Jennifer Aniston go under the knife? And, if so, why? After all, doesn't she know she's nothing but hair?

• Meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon is officially the highest paid actress in Hollywood. And yet, somehow, not a single cent has gone into a chin reduction. Weird!

• Ladies and gentlemen, Marissa Cooper…like you've never seen her before.

• Kanye West confesses his biggest fear ("I’m like, ‘I hope this person isn’t looking at me like I’m a faggot.'") Don't worry, Kanye. We were looking at you like you're a homophobe.

• Note to Lauryn Hill: It's probably time for a personal stylist/psychiatrist when your makeup, wardrobe and general demeanor can best be described as "crazy homelessperson chic."

• Shia LaBoeuf: The next James Bond? Or just some geeky teen who will eventually die of lung cancer?

• Steven Tyler allows Fergie to ruin collaborate on a duet of "Walk This Way."

• This naked picture of Vanessa Hudgens just made High School Musical 2 a whole lot more interesting for the dads.

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• Pamela Anderson and David Spade?? Seriously, is there any way this guy's secret weapon doesn't rhyme with "roofies?"

• Who cares if Fergie was lip synching or not? We're calling her out on those fugly yellow pants.

• Muggle Daniel Radcliffe still hotter than Rupert Grint.

• Who knew that people still wanted to see Cameron Diaz act? (And, no, "pretending to be over Justin Timberlake" doesn't count).

• For someone who hates ending up in the tabloids, Mischa Barton sure lights up her fair share of doobies.

• We're not quite sure when dancing actually went out of style, but according to the Grey Lady, it's totally back.

• LeAnn Rimes totally transitions from overweight child star to amazingly toned country has-been.

• Wesley Snipes doesn't deny that he cheated on his taxes. He just tries to distract everyone by turning it into a race thing.

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent stars ask for a raise, remain blissfully unaware they're on the "crappy spinoff."

• Mischa Barton to play a lesbian in the forthcoming biopic of t.A.T.u. Because, apparently, now it only takes two hit songs in order to become biopic-worthy.

• When forced to pose for pictures next to his ex, Justin Timberlake simply grits his teeth and puts on a horribly-awkward face.

• Christina Aguilera might have a little genie in the bottle, if you know what we mean. No? Oh, well.

• In a bizarre, tape-recorded mental breakdown, Paula Abdul swears she's never been called a "whiny loser" before. We find this hard to believe.

• Lindsay Lohan stands to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars if she backs out of her Svedka Vodka sponsored 21st birthday party. When reached for comment, Dina Lohan yelled, "party foul!" and then did three lines of cocaine.

• Who would've guessed RZA and McSteamy are both Hillary Clinton supporters? Sadly for Hill, Method Man is still pulling for third-party candidate, Ralph Nader.

• Is hunky Josh Hartnett stepping out on his obviously real girlfriend, Penelope Cruz? Related: Hunk. Who still says that, anyway?

• Mischa Barton called her ex-boyfriend, Cisco "Hung Like A Donkey" Adler, while she was hospitalized for that antibiotics + binge-drinking incident.

• Mischa Barton learns that mixing "antibiotics and a shitload of alcohol" might not actually be a good idea.

• How do you fall down the slippery slope of "totally fine" to "coked up underage car-crasher?" Clearly a photo montage will have all the answers.

• Meanwhile, Entourage pisses off the diversity police by failing to feature ginormous black bodyguards. Of course, one could argue that they don't feature white bodyguards either, but that would just be silly.

• Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale celebrate baby Kingston's first birthday. Sadly for Kingston, the popular diaper crowd had already RSVPed to Shiloh's big bash.

• Wilmer Valderrama may be collaborating on Kevin Federline's next album. And here we thought it was all downhill after Yo' Mama!

• Cameron Diaz isn't going to kill Jessica Biel at the MTV Movie Awards. She's just going to kick her (gigantic!) ass.

• Pamela Anderson finally opens up to her kiddies about being a dirty, dirty porn star. Next step: explaining what those giant fun-bags are really made of!

• Mischa Barton was hospitalized over the weekend. Experts say it was likely some combination of malnutrition, tequila, antibiotics and the "I'm So Excited!" episode of Saved By The Bell.

• America's Next Top Model winner Jaslene Gonzalez cops to not having "a good head" on her shoulders, thereby confirming what we already knew. Then, she attributes it all to having been in an abusive relationship and makes us feel like an ass.

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• Amy Winehouse's hideous beehive hairdo momentarily distracts us from her lack of dental hygiene.

• Trannies and Madonna's brother join forces to denounce Britney Spears' comeback, ratty hair extensions.

• Mischa Barton is high on life. And, apparently, marijuana.

• Jessica Alba has a brush with the law. Unfortunately, she's not a good enough actress to cry her way out of a ticket.

• The Sex and the City movie becomes a distinct possibility now that exec producer Michael King has agreed to direct it. And Kim Cattrall has agreed that she has no other career opportunities.

• Meanwhile, rumors abound that Hugh Hefner's girlfriend is preggers! Hef has already taken the precaution of baby-proofing the "Orgy Room" in the mansion, and pre-ordering Hef Jr. a lifetime subscription to Playboy.

• Celebrity traffic signs are surprisingly entertaining.

• Note to PETA: Playboy models are probably not the best spokeswomen for the "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign.

• Kim Basinger denies leaking Alec Baldwin's crazy cell phone tirade.

• Singer Joss Stone is having a midwife crisis.

• Meredith Viera gets upstaged by a ringing cell phone on this morning's Today Show.

• Not even fashionista Mischa Barton can carry off the frumpy, high-waisted 'Mom jeans' look.