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Jeff Kravitz / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Ashlee Simpson Engaged - and Pregnant? — Ashlee Simpson, 23 and her rocker boyfriend, Pete Wentz, 28, are tying the knot, Usmagazine.com has confirmed. — A rep for Simpson tells Us, “Yes, they are happily engaged.” — Earlier today, the singer told Us, “I'm really happy!”
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People.com:
Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Get Engaged — Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are getting married, they announced Wednesday. — “We know there has been a lot of speculation recently about Pete and I, and we wanted our fans to be the first to know, because you guys are the best,” Simpson said in a statement posted on friendsorenemies.com.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Ashlee and Pete Fall into Engagement — Looks like Ashlee Simpson can finally rest her head on something real. — The pop star and her alt-beau Pete Wentz are engaged, according to a statement posted Wednesday by the couple on the networking site FriendsorEnemies.com.
People.com:
Angelina Talks About Pregnancy for the First Time — Angelina Jolie at the Council on Foreign Relations — Maybe it was all the talk about children, but while Angelina Jolie was discussing Iraq education policy Tuesday in Washington D.C., she “felt kicking suddenly,” she tells PEOPLE.
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Eric Charbonneau / Us Weekly:
Report: Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn Divorce Dismissed — Sean Penn's divorce to Robin Wright Penn has been called off. — Court officials confirm to Extra that a dismissal was filed and granted on Tuesday. — The same day, Extra reported the pair hit an Eddie Vedder concert in San Francisco …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Barron Hilton Pleads No Contest to DUI — Paris Hilton's younger brother Barron pleaded no contest to driving under the influence Wednesday and was sentenced by a Malibu court to three years probation - and, like Lindsay Lohan, ordered to visit a morgue. — Barron, 18, also pleaded no contest to having a fake ID.
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New York Post:
A GREAT BIG KID — JOHN Travolta has an 8-year-old daughter, but it looks as if he's the one obsessed with “The Little Mermaid.” The pudgy “Pulp Fiction” star sat front row with daughter Ella at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on 46th Street Saturday, where he sang along to the show's tunes, including “Under the Sea.”
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TMZ.com:
“90210” Actor Found Dead — Actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood home. — Kamel, who currently stars on “Monk,” also played mafioso Tony Marchette, the father of Rebecca Gayheart's character Antonia, on “90210.” He ordered a hit to be put out on Dylan, but ended up killing his daughter instead.
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New York Post:
ROOMIE ROW — THINGS between “The Hills” stars Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge may not be as chummy as they look on the screen. We hear that Patridge, who is roomies with Conrad, locks the door to her bedroom when she leaves their LA apartment because “she doesn't trust Lauren,” according to one source.
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Renee Zellweger struck by snotty nose on red carpet — Renee Zellweger's new film should be called Snottyhead rather than Leatherhead, after her nasal antics at the London premiere. — The Hollywood, er, beauty, 38, suffered from embarrassing bogies as she tried to catch …
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TMZ.com:
Shhhh! Don't Wake the Baby! — Usher, his wife and the son she [trapped him with] gave birth to are just the cutest family ... well, other than them. — Thanks to a sleeping Usher V (yeah, there's that many of them now), this is probably the quietest the paps will ever be around him.
New York Post:
MODEL BEHAVIOR — “GOSSIP Girl” star Blake Lively couldn't be more opposite than Serena, the pampered socialite she plays on the show. Lively hit downtown Cuban eatery Café Habana on Saturday, where she patiently waited on line with everyone else for more than a half-hour for a table.
People.com:
Lawyer: K-Fed Getting a ‘Bad Rap’ on Expenses — Whether it was a $1,100 tip at an L.A. restaurant or a $2,000 tip at a Vegas strip club, Kevin Federline's 2007 spending - detailed in recently released financial documents - has critics buzzing over his lavish lifestyle.
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Break-Up Rumors Are ‘Ridiculous’ — Gwyneth Paltrow calls the rumors concerning her marriage “ridiculous” - in fact, it's her role as a wife and mom that gives her the most joy. — “Having a family has made me feel whole,” Paltrow, 35, tells British Glamour in its May issue.
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Arnold Turner / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Solange Knowles Visits Us Weekly, Plays Coy on Beyoncé's Wedding — Solange Knowles visited the New York offices of Us Weekly Wednesday but played coy when asked about the recent big event in her life: sister Beyoncé's wedding. — Does Beyoncé like being married?
New York Post:
ANIMALS' FRIENDS AND FOES — DESPITE the doggie drama surrounding Iggy, the cute pup Ellen DeGeneres adopted then gave away last October, the talk queen has rebounded. She's been named one of the best on TV when it comes to raising awareness of animal issues by Beverly Kaskey …