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Paris Hilton has confirmed that after dating for nine months, she and rocker beau Benji Madden had indeed parted ways.

Rumors of their breakup started after Hilton was photographed with ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos. The chatter first appeared in Star magazine, and now Hilton has issued a statement via spokesperson Alanna McCarthy.

It simply stated that the former couple, who are set to host Sydney, Australia’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, will “remain very good friends.”

I seriously doubt that… but whatever.

For a while there, everyone thought Paris had settled in nicely after appearing normal and behaved for almost a year.

But now… it’s back to good old partying ways for the socialite.