Wild Throwback Photos of Celebrities Celebrating New Year's Eve

It's been approximately 84 years since 2022 began, and New Year's Eve has arrived once again. And while the rest of us will be drinking champagne, littering floors with 2023 headbands, and sending wild texts (don't DM your ex "happy new year," I beg of you, IT'S NOT WORTH IT), celebrities will be...doing the same thing, honestly.

The thing is, this timeline's crop of celebs tend to be weirdly private about their parties (cannot relate), so allow us to take you back to a happier time. Never forget the "naughties," when stars partied in public, cameras were ALWAYS present, and the word "LAVO" could send a shiver up your spine.

The aughts celebrity nightclub scene was generally iconic, but A-listers truly released their inhibitions and felt the rain on their skin on New Year's Eve. Mostly because half of them were hosting parties. Step inside these legendary celeb New Year's Eve events with this roundup of candid photos you simply aren't prepared for. You know, in case you need a break from a) your family at the holidays, and b) making resolutions that will be broken immediately.

Yes, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton are featured heavily in these pics, as is Christina Aguilera. Was it even a party if they weren't hosting? (Answer: Nope.) So settle in and prepare to be highly amused by these photos—and haunted by the fashions within them.