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11:30 AM ET, December 27, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Brady and Gisele - Engaged!!!  —  Tom Brady proposed to Gisele on a private jet on XMAS eve — and she said yes.  —  Our sources say Brady, who is famous for his QB skills and running errands for Gisele, proposed on a private jet that took off fromTeterboro Airport in New Jersey and landed in Boston.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Two Limp Pieces Of Broccoli Got Engaged
Discussion: popbytes
Chris Willard / People.com:
Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Set Box Office Records  —  Pitt (left) and Aniston (right)  —  Photo by: David Silpa / UPI Photo / Landov; Gregg DeGuire / WireImage  —  There were no lumps of coal in Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston's stockings this Christmas.
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Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button  —  Aging backward in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ has given the actor a new perspective on his colorful life.  —  The days may be numbered for the old Brad Pitt — the Hollywood heartbreaker, the absurdly handsome leading man who couldn't seem …
Bloomberg:
Marley & Me tops Christmas Day box office
Discussion: Us Weekly
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Leathery Donatella Versace forgets to pack her sunscreen for Caribbean getaway … There's 50 and fabulous.  And then there's Donatella Versace.  —  The fashion designer, once famed for her curves, appeared tired and gaunt as she strolled along a beach in the Caribbean.
Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Sopranos' Johnny Cakes Dead of Apparent Suicide  —  The flapjack slinger who won the heart of The Sopranos' gay mafioso Vito Spatafore is dead.  —  New York police confirm that the body of actor John Costelloe was found Dec. 18 in his Brooklyn home, an apparent suicide.
Discussion: iVillage and Fancast
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Oneindia.in:
Costelloe's suicide shocks his family, pals
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Associated Press
James Robert Malec / Idaho Press Tribune:
Shooting victim a professional MMA fighter  —  Justin Mark Eilers, 30, of Boise, the man shot and killed near Nampa Christmas night, was a champion professional mixed martial arts fighter.  James Robert Malec, 48, charged with second degree murder in the incident, formerly worked as a Canyon County Sheriff Office jailer.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Rob Hoerburger / New York Times:
Eartha Kitt, a Seducer of Audiences, Dies at 81  —  Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on Thursday.  She was 81 and lived in Connecticut.
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Polly Anderson / Associated Press:   Eartha Kitt, Singer And Dancer, Dies At 81
TMZ.com:
The Almighty M-Rod  —  Michelle Rodriguez doing her Feats of Strength in celebration of Festivus.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West and TMZ — Nothing But Lies  —  Catching Kanye West in a good mood is always a sight to behold and cherish — but we had to ruin the moment by lying, telling him his new album is good.  But then he lied right back at us re: his airport fight with the pappers.  —  Relationships should be built on honesty.
TMZ.com:
Pete and Ashlee Give Away the Bronx  —  Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?  —  Apparently unable to hock their baby pics to the highest or even lowest bidder, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz posted pics of their bundle of joy online for free.
Barbara Boyer / Philly.com:
Phila. man shot because family talked during movie  —  A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, OH NO!! and /Film
BREITBART.COM:
ALL-TIME TOP 10 CHRISTMAS DAY PERFORMANCES  —  3. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - $13.9M  —  4. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $13.6M 5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - $12.3M  —  6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $11.8M  —  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - $11.5M
Discussion: Fox News, Defamer, OH NO!! and FishBowlLA
Daily Mail:
Ben Stiller's new cast: Actor sports broken wrist after snowboarding accident … The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident.  —  Trooper: Ben Stiller shopped on Miaddison Avenue on Tuesday despite being rushed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
 
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Billboard:
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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