Eli Roth -- Passing Over His Friend on Passover

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Eli Roth held a star-studded Passover seder this year -- but failed to invite a childhood friend and former co-star ... who happens to work at TMZ. Such mishigas.

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Mardi Gras Stars -- Who Dat?!

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To celebrate Fat Tuesday, we've masked some of Hollywood's biggest stars -- can you guess whose famous faces have been given a TMZ Mardi Gras make over?

Paula Abdul Dials 911 to Escape Boyfriend's Car

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Paula Abdul made a frantic and tearful 911 call during a Valentine's Day drive with a boyfriend -- repeatedly screaming, "Drop me off!" ... and TMZ has obtained the recording.

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During the call -- placed at 4:35 PM on Valentine's Day -- Paula cries and sobs hysterically and says, "I wanna go, and he won't let me!"

Seconds later Paula says, "Are you gonna drop me off 'cause I have emergency on the phone" -- and shortly after that she says, "He's dropping me off."

Officers got in touch with Paula about an hour later and she said it was just a verbal dispute.

We're told Paula and the guy were driving near Santa Barbara when the epic argument erupted. Cops went to her house that night and found she was fine. Paula did not want to file a police report.

A spokesperson for Abdul tells TMZ, "Arguments with loved ones are often times heated. After the call was made everything was worked out."

Oksana's Valentine's Day Date

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Facing criminal extortion charges over her last relationship ... it seems Oksana Grigorieva has not given up on love.

O.G. celebrated Valentine's Day at Sweet Butter Cafe in Sherman Oaks, CA with Jimmy Hoyson, her sound engineer and close friend.

Mel Gibson was famously jealous of Oksana's relationship with Jimmy during their relationship.

We're guessing Mel will happily pass the torch.

Charles Manson -- My Prison Valentine

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He's 76 years old, but infamous slaughterer of people Charles Manson is still quite the lady killer ... in fact, TMZ has learned Chuckie got an early Valentine's Day prison visit from a special female.

Officials at California State Prison, Corcoran tell us the visit occurred on Sunday morning -- the day before V-Day -- because no visitors are allowed during the week.

We're told Manson is "very choosy" about who he meets with -- and rarely accepts visits -- but for some reason, he gave the green light to spend time with a certain lucky lady.

Officials wouldn't reveal the woman's name -- but we're guessing she probably wasn't Jewish ...

Pete & Ashlee Spend Valentine's Day Together

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Divorcing couple Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson enjoyed an amicable Valentine's Day lunch with their son Bronx at the Beverly Hills Hotel today.

Sometimes irreconcilable differences can bring people together.

Lindsay -- Valentine's Day with Samantha Ronson

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Lindsay Lohan will spend her Valentine's Day eating with a special friend ... Samantha Ronson ... but sources close to the actress tell us the plans are strictly platonic.

We're told Lindsay and Samantha will join a small group of friends for an intimate dinner party in Brentwood -- in honor of LiLo's entertainment manager's birthday.

One person from LiLo's inner circle tells us, "At the moment Lindsay and Samantha are just friends ... nothing more ... nothing less."

I Heart Tattoos -- Zoom View!

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Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood wear their heart on their sleeves ... literally! Check out which celebs heart Valentine's Day all year round!

'Sister Wives' Valentine's Day -- Table for Five

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You think it's difficult to get a reservation for two on Valentine's Day? Try making one for you, your spouse, your other spouse, your third spouse, and your new spouse.

Such is the dilemma for "Sister Wives" star Kody Brown. He tells us that in the past, he's spent Valentine's Day with other polygamist families -- since most polygamists don't usually like to be too public about the whole plural marriage thing.

This year, however, is different. Brown tells TMZ since the family is "public about the lifestyle now," he's considering taking all the "Sister Wives" out to dinner together. We recommend ordering a sampler platter.

As for gifts, Brown says he usually gets cards and chocolates for each of the wives and a small chocolate Valentine for his 10 daughters. Brown says he bought Christine a necklace, but still has to shop for the other wives.

Maybe Kay Jewelers is running a buy one, get two free promotion.

TMZ's Last Minute Valentine's Day Cards!

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Did you forget Valentine's Day? Don't worry -- 'cause TMZ has got your back! Simply download one of our sure-fire VDay cards and watch your loved ones be kinda-sorta impressed!

**For extra brownie points lie and say you made it -- those kinda things totally help you get lucky.**

Happy Valentine's Day -- Love, Snooki

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Snooki and her boyfriend Jionni LaValle posed for pics in a hotel in Los Angeles for a Valentine's Day card the couple plans on sending to friends.

Somewhere, Cupid just threw up on himself.

Nicki Minaj's New Year Six Minutes Behind Schedule

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A bunch of Nicki Minaj fans were duped into celebrating 2011 a whole 6 minutes after midnight ... and all because the rap star was running late at her own party.

It all went down at Mansion nightclub in Miami this weekend -- Nicki was supposed to lead the count down to midnight, but she got held up ... and clearly wasn't going to make it to the mic in time.

We're told the super-slick DJ preempted the disaster by setting the countdown clock back 6 minutes -- giving Nicki just enough time to get settled ... and bid an official farewell to 2k10 like a motherflippin' monster.

We're told most of the crowd didn't even realize they'd been had -- and those who did ... probably should have been looking for someone to make out with instead of watching the clock.

Akon Floats in Ballsy Crowd Surfing Stunt

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Akon got ball deep at a concert in Africa over New Year's ... seriously -- dude actually climbed inside a giant inflatable ball and rode around in it like a hamster ... on top of a sea of 100,000 adoring fans.

It's pretty incredible ... and not just because of the crowd-surfing bubble of awesomeness -- we're told the whole spectacle was part of a free concert in Senegal on New Year's Eve ... which Akon headlined.

Baller status.

Rihanna Rings in the New Year with Herself

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Rihanna counted down to 2011 at PURE in Las Vegas last night -- and when the clock struck midnight, what musical act do you think the DJ immediately played?

Snooki's Ball to Drop at Jersey Shore

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Snooki's going down in a familiar place on New Year's Eve -- TMZ has learned her ball drop will happen on the Jersey shore instead of Times Square.

The giant ball (pictured above) -- with a lit "Snooki" sign attached -- just showed up in Seaside Heights ... near the infamous "Jersey Shore" house.

MTV's New Year's Eve Snooki ball was reportedly banned from Times Square -- but we've learned plan B is shore sweet shore. They're even getting the rigging ready to drop the ball ... and Snooki.

Bottoms up.

Vacationing in Mexico Is Murder

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Travel warnings, kidnappings and drug cartel violence won't keep all of the pretty celebrities from basking in the Mexican sun this holiday season!!!

With crime plaguing border towns and cities like Monterrey and Acapulco, the beautiful people like Cindy Crawford, George Clooney and girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, Bar Refaeli, Jesse Metcalfe and Molly Sims are sunbathing carefree on the beaches south of the border.

Hopefully they all used protection.