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2:41 AM ET, February 19, 2009

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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Are Engaged!  —  Rachel Bilson and her longtime beau, Hayden Christensen, got engaged quietly over the holidays, PEOPLE has learned.  —  According to a friend of the actress, the two, who costarred in 2008's Jumper, got engaged in December.
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New York Post:
ALTAR-BOUND  —  WILL wedding bells be ringing soon for Rachel Bilson (above)?  A Page Six spy spotted Bilson on a Virgin America flight from LA to JFK Monday night with her mom and tells us the actress is engaged to longtime beau Hayden Christensen.  “A man sitting in front of her on the plane saw …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: Jennifer Aniston Is My Oscar Date
TMZ.com:
OctoMom Could Lose Her Crib  —  Nadya Suleman may be out on the streets, with her 14 kids.  TMZ has documents showing the house she's living in could go on the auction block because the mortgage hasn't been paid in 10 months.  —  According to documents filed earlier this month, OctoGrandma …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
The Office's Angela Kinsey Splitting From Husband  —  The Office's Angela Kinsey has separated from her husband of eight years, Warren Lieberstein, Us Weekly exclusively reports in its new issue.  —  The actress, 37, and Lieberstein, a writer, welcomed their first daughter, Isabel, last May.
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
The Office's Angela Kinsey Separates from Her Husband
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Greg Cochrane / BBC:
Taylor Swift's Brit Awards preview  —  Taylor Swift has enjoyed huge success in the US  —  For some, the sight of a ninth-month pregnant M.I.A. grinding with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne might have been the most bewildering one at last week's Grammys ceremony in America.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
CHECK OUT TAYLOR SWIFT AND KATY PERRY AS THEY ARRIVE TO THE BRIT AWARDS
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Ross Kenneth Urken / New York Magazine:
Vulture Exclusive: Mickey Rourke's Oscar Date Revealed!  Also, He Might Not Do Iron Man 2?  —  With Mickey Rourke basically a lock to win Best Actor for his performance in The Wrestler, the only lingering mystery around this weekend's Oscar ceremony is who he'll bring as his date.
TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan's Fishy Fire  —  Sources tell TMZ an apartment belonging to “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan caught fire early this morning ... and the source of the fire was a bunch of fish.  —  We're told the fire started after a light bulb in one of Tracy's fish tanks busted, which ignited the blaze.
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Associated Press:
Usher's Wife Checks Out Of Brazil Hospital  —  The wife of R&B singer Usher was released from a Sao Paulo hospital after spending 11 days recovering from a cardiac arrest she suffered shortly before undergoing plastic surgery, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Usher's Wife Released From Hospital
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Hannah Montana Star Defends Miley Cyrus' Racist Photos  —  Hannah Montana star Alison Brie is defending Miley Cyrus' controversial photos in which she makes slanted eyes.  —  “I think people are too hard on kids in the entertainment industry,” Brie told Usmagazine.com at the Lela Rose fashion show in NYC over the weekend.
Discussion: popdirt.com
TMZ.com:
How Greatness Is Born  —  “Let's just do the usual — I'll star in a $100 million blockbuster and you'll have an unfunny cameo.”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Hollywoodtuna:
Gisele Bundchen's See Through Nipple Pictures  —  First Paris Hilton, now everyone's favourite Jeff Spicoli look-alike was out last night in a see-through shirt showing some nipple.  I know you guys are getting tired of me referencing Sean Penn's character from Fast Times at Ridgemont High …
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Donald Trump Jr. ‘Extremely Excited’ About New Baby  —  The Trump empire just got bigger.  —  Donald Jr. and his wife Vanessa, both 31, welcomed their second child, a son, on Wednesday, the happy parents confirm to PEOPLE.  —  Donald J. Trump III was born at 12:09 a.m. He weighed in at 8 lbs. …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Rihanna Lying Low After Leaving Barbados  —  Rihanna is on the move and staying under the radar.  —  E! News has learned that the recuperating R&B star has left her native Barbados after spending time with her family and friends in the wake of the Feb. 8 fight that left her hospitalized and Chris Brown under arrest.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
EXCLUSIVE:THE OCTOMOM DOES TARGET AND MICKEY D'S WITH HER KIDS  —  We spotted Nadya Suleman, aka the OctoMom, shopping with some of her kids at a Los Angeles Target yesterday afternoon.  Going to Target can be enough of a chore, but the idea of bringing of a kid (or 14) along with you just sounds like a total headache.
TMZ.com:
Bindi Irwin: Girl Gone Wild  —  Who needs a Barbie doll, when you've got wild snakes and iguanas to play with?!  —  Everyone's favorite famous precocious ten-year-old conservationist celebuspawn, Bindi Irwin, showed off her genetically predisposed fearlessness with all things slimy and creepy crawly in Australia on Tuesday.
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: Lee's Art Shop Shopping  —  Angelina Jolie gets in some mother-daughter bonding time with her girls — Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 2 1/2 — while out and about in New York City on Wednesday (February 18).  —  The trio was seen walking into their favorite store, Lee's Art Shop, to pick up some arts & crafts supplies.
Daily Mail:
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto ‘dumped her secret husband after becoming a star’ … The star of Slumdog Millionaire has been hiding a secret husband whom she ditched after the film became a hit, it was claimed today.  —  Freida Pinto, 24, is said to have married Rohan Antao at a ceremony …
Alyssa Giacobbe / New York Magazine:
Josh Hartnett and Chace Crawford Make a Mockery of Fashion Week at Narciso Rodriguez Party  —  At last night's Narciso Rodriguez after-party at the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel, Hamish Bowles told us “I'd love to do a fashion line,” and Kanye West said his own much-discussed line is nearly ready …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
Fat-free Victoria Beckham shows off her curveless figure in tiny tunic at Armani party … After landing the multi-million dollar role promoting Giorgio Armani's lingerie collection, Victoria Beckham is looking more model-like than ever.  —  Attending the opening of the designer's Fifth Avenue store …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Octo Grandfather to Appear on Oprah  —  Ed Suleman is opening up to Oprah Winfrey about helping to raise his daughter Nadya's 14 children.  —  “I can confirm that we are taping an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show with Ed Suleman,” a Harpo rep tells Usmagazine.com.  “It is slated to air next Tuesday, February 24.”
Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By CoCo  —  That top isn't supposed to be worn like that, right?  Those straps were not built for that kind of pressure.  It's like two elephants sitting on a playground swing.  That s**t is about to SNAP!  And if it did, CoCo's big f**king ass bitties would come tumbling out and explode!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Kristen Bell Joins Rob Thomas' New Show!  —  Ron Batzdorff/Starz Entertainment, Lester Cohen/Getty Images  —  Veronica Mars may be gone, but auteur Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell are getting back into business together!  —  Not only is that long-rumored V.M. movie indeed in the works …
 
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