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Jamie Lynn Spears Shows Off New Engagement Ring to Friends — Mom-to-be Jamie Lynn Spears is sporting some sparkling new jewelry - an engagement ring from fiancé Casey Aldridge. — Spears, 16, has been flashing the rock to friends and family around Louisiana and Mississippi, a source close to the family tells PEOPLE.
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings — A guest appearance by Britney Spears on Monday gave the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” its highest rating ever. — “Mother” spiked to a series high 4.5 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, even as the rest of the CBS comedy lineup fell …
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Dines With Bodyguard on Night of TV Debut — Britney Spears celebrated her big TV comeback Monday night with a dinner date with her bodyguard and a female friend in Beverly Hills. — Throughout her meal at Italian restaurant Dominick's, Spears, 26 — who did not drink …
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Demi Moore admits to bizarre beauty secret: ‘I let leeches suck my blood’ — First, shave your body. Then immerse yourself in turpentine. And when the stinging stops, allow leeches to feast on your blood. — It sounds like a particularly refined form of torture.
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Austin Fenner / New York Post:
DJ'S HUBBY BEAT HER: AIDE — The younger hubby of radio shock jock Wendy Williams repeatedly tried to force her female booker to sleep with him - and beat up his tough-talking wife at her own station, an explosive complaint charges. — Nicole Spence, who works as the red-hot radio queen's talent booker …
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TMZ.com:
Wendy W. to Employee — Better F*** My Hubby! — Popular shock jock Wendy Williams and her husband have been drilled with serious sexual harassment charges by their talent booker, who alleges that Wendy tried to pimp her out, ordering her to dress “like a sexy little bitch” …
Spencer Pratt / RADAR:
YO SPENCER! — You've got problems. Hills antihero Spencer Pratt is here to solve them — When Radar enlisted future American president and current reality-show Machiavelli Spencer Pratt for a Q&A back in November, it quickly became obvious that the kid had a future ... in the magazine business.
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Renee Zellweger shines on the red carpet (literally) after make-up malfunction — Actress Renee Zellweger always shines at red carpet events - but on this occasion does so quite literally. — A shiny-faced Renee was seen on the red carpet at the premiere of her new George Clooney directed film Leatherheads in Maysville, Kentucky.
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Allan Hall / Daily Mail:
Knut the polar bear is a ‘publicity-addicted psycho’, says keeper as he risks his job to speak out — Knut the polar bear has turned from a cuddly cub into a publicity-addicted psycho, one of his keepers claimed yesterday. — Markus Roebke said Berlin Zoo's celebrity animal was obsessed …
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Fall TV Watch:
Listen: Heidi Montag's New Single! — Her music career launched with one memorable video, some seagulls and a flurry of tough reviews. But Heidi Montag is back at it, and PEOPLE has the first listen to “No More,” the follow up single by the aspiring pop star.
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Daily Mail:
Priscilla Presley wins praise from dance judges for her feline floor show — Priscilla Presley has been attracting catty comments for her increasingly feline features that perhaps betray a flirtation with cosmetic surgery. — But her dance routine on show Dancing With The Stars saw …
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Associated Press:
Former pro wrestler found dead in Atlanta home of apparent drug overdose — ATLANTA: A former wrestler battling an addiction to painkillers was found dead in his home after suffering an apparent accidental drug overdose, his father said. — Chase Tatum, 34, was found dead Sunday in his home in Atlanta …
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NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Mags watching Ashton — Ashton Kutcher has promised that his new show, “Pop Fiction,” will “turn the tables” on star-chasing mags by having celebs peddle them fake news. But so far, weekly mag editors say they aren't scared. — One editor sneers, “Ashton's not a journalist.
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James Devaney / Us Weekly:
Fan Pays $52,000 to Attend Sex and the City Premiere — How much would you pay to join the stars of Sex and the City on the red carpet at the premiere of the movie? — One woman from Japan won Oxfam's auction to attend the New York event with Kristin Davis. — The winning bid?
Melissa / Off the Rack:
Nicole Richie Turns Jewelry Designer! — As if being a brand new mom wasn't enough, Nicole Richie is adding jewelry designer to her resume! The star tells PEOPLE, “It's all costume jewelry. I like to play with jewelry and mix and match.” Produced with the company Mouawad …
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Over And Out — Pink reader Amanda gave me the head's up that Carrie Underwood confirmed on the radio this morning that she is no longer dating Chace Crawford. HMMMM ... could it be that JC Chasez has finally come between them? — Photo credit: Splash News
Phil / Egotastic!:
Hilary Duff Shouldn't Be This Hot — I should probably be used to the fact that Hilary Duff is hot now, but there's something in my brain that just can't seem to connect. I know she looks really good, but then I remember she's Hilary Duff, and smoke starts to come out my ears.
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Obama related to Pitt, Clinton to Jolie — BOSTON - This could make for one odd family reunion: Barack Obama is a distant cousin of actor Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Pitt's girlfriend, Angelina Jolie. — Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society found …