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Donovan issued a statement on their website distancing themselves from the racy photos, saying, "There is no denying that these pictures were taken in front of our old office. However there were a number of pictures depicting a rather wild party as well. These pictures were not taken inside Donovan Audio's offices, nor did the parties occur there."
 

Though she's said little in a public forum, Rees' MySpace page holds a telling Bob Marley quote, "who are you to judge the life i live? i know i'm not perfect - and i don't have to be, but before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean."

'Nothing New'

The now former Miss Nevada USA, (Katie) said yesterday that her breast-licking, thong-flashing pictures online were just a youthful mistake - but a pal who was a witness to the display said it wasn't the first time.
 

"I had seen her doing similar things before," the friend told the New York Daily News about the March 2004 night when Rees' naughtiness was caught on camera. "It was not unusual for her. She was always out drinking with friends and getting wild."

The Miss USA pageant stripped Rees of her crown after the racy pictures emerged, even though Donald Trump let Miss USA Tara Conner keep her tiara after she was seen drinking underage, snorting coke and hooking up with a bevy of men.
 

"I feel I have been unfairly treated and I am being judged without due process," Rees, 22, said in a statement yesterday. "I am very embarrassed by the situation. Regardless, such a brief and distant lapse in judgment does not warrant my loss of the title I worked so hard to achieve."

Tampa deejay Shaun Smith, the man shown licking Rees' breast in one photo, said that he had never seen her act like that before or since - and he didn't see her consuming alcohol that night.
 

"We were just a bunch of friends out having fun one night. It just happened in the moment," said Smith, known as DJ Structure. "I do believe it's a double standard. If everyone deserves a second chance, why not Katie?"

Rees has scheduled a press conference today in Florida, where she grew up before moving to Nevada. But she said in a statement that "this was by no means representative of who I was, who I am or who I will become."
 

Trump and the pageant say that the decision is final. First runner-up Helen Salas assumes the title and competes at the 2007 Miss USA pageant on 23 March (07) in Los Angeles.
 

What's next? Pole dancing in the talent competition?

Donald Trump and the Miss USA organization were in a position to finally say "Enough is enough" by demanding that the lucky woman chosen to wear the crown must represent the United States with dignity and class. Instead, they set the women's movement back by decades. In addition to illegal drug use, Miss USA broke her contractual obligations. Would Trump allow Bill the Apprentice to break his contract like this?

(DesPardes News Monitor)

List of Movie Nominees for Golden Globes

Motion picture nominees for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif:

Picture, Drama: "Babel," "Bobby," "The Departed," "Little Children," "The Queen"

Actress, Drama: Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Actor, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"; Peter O'Toole, "Venus"; Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"; Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Picture, Musical or Comedy: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," "The Devil Wears Prada," "Dreamgirls," "Little Miss Sunshine," "Thank You for Smoking"

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"; Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"; Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"

Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Supporting Actor: Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"; Brad Pitt, "Babel"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Director: Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters from Iwo Jima"; Steven Frears, "The Queen"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"; Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"; William Monahan, "The Departed"; Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

Foreign Language: "Apocalypto," USA; "Letters from Iwo Jima," USA/Japan; "The Lives of Others," Germany; "Pan's Labyrinth," Mexico; "Volver" Spain

Animated Film: "Cars," "Happy Feet," "Monster House"

Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, "The Painted Veil"; Clint Mansell, "The Fountain"; Gustavo Santaolalla, "Babel"; Carlo Siliotto, "Nomad"; Hans Zimmer, "The Da Vinci Code"

Original Song: "A Father's Way" from "The Pursuit of Happyness"; "Listen" from "Dreamgirls"; "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from "Bobby"; "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet"; "Try Not to Remember" from "Home of the Brave"

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