Ready to bring in a hefty payday to help ring in 2012, Kim Kardashian was spotted boarding a private jet in Van Nuys, CA on Saturday afternoon (December 31).

The E! reality star was joined by fellow family members Kris Jenner and Scott Disick as the trio unloaded from a black SUV before loading onto the personal aircraft bound for Las Vegas, Nevada.

As for the family plans slated for tonight, Kim will be playing hostess at a bash held at Venetian’s TAO nightclub - for which she’s rumored to be receiving a $600,000 check to appear.

Tweeting upon arriving in town, the brunette beauty wrote, “Oh Hiii VEGAS!!!! Who is ready to ring in the New Year at Tao?!? Just touched down with the fam! Who’s ready for 2012 to start? I AM!”

Meanwhile, Disick will be joining girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian in ushering in the new year at Chateau Nightclub and Gardens while fellow sibling Rob Kardashian is spearheading the celebratory efforts at Tryst nightclub inside Sin City’s posh Wynn Resort.

They certainly aren’t shy when it comes to showing their affection for one another, and Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler were all about the PDA at their hotel pool in Miami, Florida this afternoon (December 31).

Joining friends and family on their sunshine state getaway, the “High School Musical” starlet was clad in a swimsuit and tattered jean shorts as she straddled her man while planting him with plenty of smooched throughout the day.

In career news, Vanessa is set to star alongside pop sweetheart Selena Gomez & “Glee” actress Heather Morris in the forthcoming crime/drama “Spring Breakers.”

With James Franco and Emma Roberts also on the cast’s roster, the flick sees Miss Hudgens and her fellow female co-stars taken into police custody after they rob a fast food joint for vacation cash.

Fresh off a relaxing holiday back home in Barbados, Rihanna has made the short trip to Miami, Florida to ring in 2012.

The 23-year-old “We Found Love” singer was casually dressed to beat the sunshine state heat as she was surrounded by adoring fans upon exiting the Soirage Hotel on Saturday afternoon (December 31).

As for her New Year’s resolutions, RiRi tweeted that they remain the same as the past few years, as she wrote, “Same as the last 5yrs, lose weight, get a man, make mo $$! My resolution should be to find a new one tbh!”

Meanwhile, 2011 was certainly a success for Rihanna, as she had a long list of accomplishments including leading the United World Chart Singles Chart Total with 22 million points this year while also becoming the youngest and fastest solo artist to achieve 10 (or 11) #1′s on the Hot 100.

All dressed up as they readied to ring in 2012, David and Victoria Beckham were spotted departing the Claridge’s hotel in London on Saturday (December 31).

The former Spice Girl and her soccer star hubby made separate exits as Posh tended to children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and baby Harper while David scooped up their ride from valet.

Having had a wonderful past year in which the family welcomed Harper into the world, the past twelve months also saw David’s LA Galaxy squad win the league’s championship.

As for his on-field future, the 36-year-old footballer just saw his 5-year Galaxy contract expire - with reports telling that he’s contemplating staying with the Tinseltown squad while also pondering a move to join France’s Paris Saint-Germain team.

They went from wedding planning to breakup blues, but a new report claims that Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter are a couple, once more.

According to Life & Style, the “Charlie’s Angels” actress has been spending the holidays in the romantic setting of Paris, France with the New York Yankees all-star.

Having called it quits back in August after three years of togetherness, Minka and Derek were spotted by the publication’s source while sightseeing on Thursday (December 29) at Musée d’Orsay.

The Life & Style insider dished, “They had a guide taking them around on the fifth floor, and they were looking at Monet and the works of other French impressionists. They went to all the different floors; they looked at Van Gogh. Derek was very low-key and was wearing a black-and-gray sweater. Minka looked very pretty. She was wearing white jeans, a brown jacket and boots.”

“The funniest part was seeing tourists walk by wearing New York Yankees hats on,” the source added. “And some people didn’t even notice them!”

Tending to her duties as one of the brand’s faces, Emma Watson looks picture perfect in a new ad for Lancome.

The “Harry Potter” alum puckers up in the glamorous shot which was put together for the cosmetics company’s Rogue in Love lipstick and Vernis in Love nail polish.

Talking about Miss Watson’s campaign, Lancome International president Youcef Nabi told WWD, “The idea is to make this young generation - that has been a gloss fan - come back to using lipsticks. We worked with Emma on the shade range.”

On top of her new ad, Emma is also featured is a just-released video giving a look at her Lancome Blanc Expert shoot - with the Mario Testino spearheaded clip available for your viewing pleasure in the player above!

Her life has been filled with dramatic ups and downs, and Jennifer Hudson recently got real about how her fiance David Otunga saved her life.

The “American Idol” alum explained, “I remember it like yesterday. And I was literally pickin’ up my bags to walk out the door to go to my mother’s house. And he called me, like, ‘Can you come out here instead of going, you know?’ And I was like, ‘Okay, sure.’ And that one decision, that one thing, I wouldn’t be sittin’ here.”

As it turns out, Jennifer was on her way to her mom’s house just before her mother, brother, and nephew were murdered, and without that phone call, she likely would have been killed as well.

Since than, Hudson has dropped a bunch of weight, taken her career to the next level, and written a book about the power of a positive attitude called “I Got This,” set to release January 10th.

“That’s just how I look at things. Instead of second-guessing myself or doubting things, or even defeating myself before I even try. That’s where this came from. You know what — I Got This. That’s why I wrote this book. It’s like I wanna be that voice cheering others on you know. And if I got this, you got it too.”

Back on the beach for another day of fun in the sun, Maria Menounos turned heads as she romped along the Miami Beach shoreline on Friday (December 30).

The 33-year-old TV personality showed off her fab figure in a light blue bikini while wading in the Atlantic Ocean waters to play ball with her boyfriend, Keven Undergaro, and a few friends.

Tweeting about the sunshine state excitement, Miss Menounos wrote, “@undergaro and I had a great day on the beach!!!”

Quite pleased with her current situation, Maria recently dished about her latest relationship with Undergaro in an interview with Self magazine, as she boasted, “We make such a good team. Everyone needs a champion. We work great together, and I learned that from my parents. My parents have done everything together.”

Claiming the pole position for the second straight week, “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” finds itself perched in the top spot at the box office to begin the New Year’s weekend of December 30, 2011 - January 1, 2012.

The Tom Cruise and Paula Patton fronted action film pulled in an estimated $10.7 million on Friday while expected to bring in a solid total of $28.2 million during its third weekend of release.

With little change being seen from the Christmas weekend placings, the runner-up slot is occupied once more by the Guy Ritchie directed sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” as the Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr starring motion picture made $7.4 million on Friday while trending towards a weekend take of $20.8 million.

Rounding out the top five at the box office in estimated weekend totals are the family friendly film “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” ($18 million), followed by the Daniel Craig/Rooney Mara led offering “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” ($13.9 million) and the Scarlett Johansson/Matt Damon co-starring family dramedy “We Bought a Zoo” ($13 million).

Having made the trip down south earlier in the week, Jessica Alba enjoyed the day at the beach with her two precious daughters in Cabo San Lucas on Friday (December 30).

The “Spy Kids” actress donned a grey fedora and a multi colored beach dress as she watched Honor and Haven play in the sand in front of her luxury Mexican resort.

Joined on the south of the border getaway by husband Cash Warren and a few friends, Miss Alba tweeted during the course of the day, “Gd times in Cabo w @kellysawyer”

The brunette beauty later posted a pic of herself, Cash and Miss Sawyer engaging in a pillow fight while writing a simple yet insightful message reading, “It’s the simple things in life that make us happy”