Star Tracks - Friday, January 5, 2007

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SIDE BY SIDE

Despite her ever-changing hair color, Mary-Kate Olsen keeps one constant in her life – beau Max Snow. The couple, who have been an item since last October, head out for coffee before checking out an L.A. art gallery on Thursday.

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ON HER OWN

Meanwhile, sister Ashley – also back to blonde – shows off her dark sense of humor (in the form of a skull sticker on her foot) during a solo outing in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

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HEAVY ROTATION

Britney Spears makes her way – with some music in hand (her own, perhaps?) – to West Hollywood hot spot Area Thursday night. The pop star, who has been a fixture on the club scene, recently acknowledged in a Web post that she's been "far from perfect," but promises a big comeback in '07.

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WHEELING AROUND

Kate Hudson gives son Ryder – who turns 3 on Jan. 7 – a spin around town Friday in Queensland, Australia, where the actress is back at work on her adventure comedy Fool's Gold.

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FREE TO BE

Patrick Dempsey gets cozy with his on-screen wife Hilary Swank at the Los Angeles premiere of their film Freedom Writers on Thursday. Swank, who plays an inspirational teacher at an inner-city school, says of her own high school experience, "I felt like such an outsider...I was a jabbermouth in the class."

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A HAPPY ENGAGEMENT

Former SNL funnyman Chris Kattan and lunch date Rebecca Gayheart have plenty to talk about – he just got engaged! – as the two head to West Hollywood's Café Med on Thursday.

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UP, UP AND AWAY!

Comic Cedric the Entertainer literally sweeps his two leading ladies – Lucy Liu and Nicollette Sheridan – off their feet at the afterparty for their comedy Code Name: The Cleaner at New York's Pacha on Thursday.

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THE GOOD LIFE

Now we know where she was off to! Teri Hatcher displays her two-piece assets Thursday as she hits a beach in Cabo San Lucas.

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PURCHASING PATTERN

Nicole Richie checks out Momo, a Los Angeles boutique carrying Japanese fashions, on Thursday.

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AND...ACTION!

Jessica Simpson puts her comedic timing to work in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where the singer filmed a commercial for Pizza Hut.

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TEST RUN

David Beckham still has all the right moves as he takes the field for a training session with Real Madrid in the Spanish capital on Thursday.

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FAMILY BUSINESS

Donald Trump gets a hand from daughter – and newest member of the boardroom – Ivanka after their Thursday appearance on the Today show. While promoting the new season of The Apprentice, Trump fired off another rant against Rosie O'Donnell in their on-going feud.

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CITY SLICKER

A nattily-dressed Jude Law sneaks in a smile after leaving London's Groucho Club (a private club for members of the arts and media world) Thursday night.

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EXTENDED BREAK

Back from a recent trip Down Under, Prison Break star Wentworth Miller and a female friend catch a movie together in Hollywood on Thursday.

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MAKING A SPLASH

Penélope Cruz goes from beach babe to action star as she shows off her moves while manning a wave runner in St. Bart's on Wednesday.

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BEAR HUG

SAG Award nominee – and soon-to-be new mom – Jaime Pressly indulges her inner-child, cuddling up to a giant teddy bear during a recent trip to Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino amp Spa with deejay fiancé Eric Cubiche (not pictured).