Mariah Carey, who's in Aspen now to host a party for Aspen Peak magazine, is getting in some fun before starting ­production next month on "Tennessee." She plays a country-and-Western singer. Producer Lee Daniels tells us, "I think she could have a country crossover career. I'm hoping she'll write a couple of songs for the movie." Meanwhile, Daniels is celebrating the success of his movie "Shadowboxer," which has become one of the top indie DVD releases of 2006. It stars Oscar nominee Helen Mirren. ...


Britney Spears got ill at Hollywood's Les Deux. A spy tells us the former Princess of Pop, who'd had sushi earlier at Katana, was drinking at the club until about 2 a.m., when she stumbled upstairs and puked. "It was a mess, and no one cleaned it up," a source tells us. Star magazine reports Spears' handlers then "ordered some pasta" for the mother of two because "they didn't want her getting alcohol poisoning." Brit's label reps didn't call back. …


Lindsay Lohan, with her hood up the whole night, sipped several unidentifiable drinks from the bar while taking in a performance by Under the Influence of Giants Tuesday night at the DKNY Jeans/Complex magazine party at Cinespace. …

Claire Danes cried profusely at Spring Street Natural restaurant as a girlfriend comforted her. …