Hong Kong - A pop star at the centre of a celebrity sex photo scandal was Friday narrowly beaten to the title Person of 2008 in a Hong Kong government radio station poll.

Edison Chen, 27, who fled Hong Kong after pictures of him romping with a string of young women starlets appeared on the internet, was runner-up to US president-elect Barack Obama in the poll.

Chen collected just under 30 per cent of votes in the Person of the Year survey by government-run RTHK radio compared to Obama's 35.67 per cent.

Washington, January 2: Pop diva Britney Spears certainly enjoyed a cosy New Year''s Eve with her brother Bryan, 31, getting married then.

She and her family saw Bryan exchanging wedding vows with Graciella Sanchez, the 36-year-old long-time manager of little sister Jamie Lynn, during a private ceremony at New Orleans landmark Latrobe''s on Royal.

"It was beautiful. It was only close family, very small and intimate," People magazine quoted a source as saying.

New York - US film star Matt Dillon had a New Year's Eve he would rather forget when he spent several hours in police custody after being caught speeding, the entertainment internet site E! Online reported Thursday.

It said the 44-year-old was stopped by police in the north-eastern state of Vermont, where he was timed at 106 miles (171 kilometres) per hour, far above the 65 miles per hour speed limit.

Melbourne, Jan 1 Actress-turned poker player Pamela Anderson is reportedly keen to participate in the Aussie Millions Poker Championship at Crown this month.

It is believed that the former Baywatch babe's management is in talks with event organisers for the blonde to be a celebrity player in the world-renowned tournament, reports Herald Sun.

Anderson is not the only celebrity who will be chancing their luck in the high-stakes tournament.

New Delhi, Jan 1 : Britney Spears could be wrecking her comeback as she is said to be refusing to stick to the 1,200 calories-a-day diet devised for her by her managers and has regularly been bingeing on fast food.

A source close to the singer told Britain''s Daily Star newspaper: "Britney''s been eating burgers and chips for lunch in complete defiance of the strict eating plan worked out for her.

London, January 1: Actor-turned-musician Joaquin Phoenix sparked fears about his well being when he arrived at a star-laden party in Miami Beach sporting a huge scraggly beard.

Onlookers revealed that the 34-year-old, who announced his retirement from film in October last year, was looking bloated at the party.

They said that alongside Casey Affleck and P Diddy, he looked rather more cave dweller than Hollywood A-lister.