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2:30 PM ET, February 20, 2010

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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Hilary Duff Engaged to Hockey Player Beau  —  It's official: Hilary Duff is engaged to her hockey player boyfriend Mike Comrie.  —  Confirming rumors that the actress, who recently appeared on Gossip Girl, would soon be hearing wedding bells, her rep says that the Edmonton Oilers player, 29, did indeed propose.
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Us Weekly:
Hilary Duff Is Engaged!  —  Hilary Duff is ready to walk down the aisle!  —  The singer-actress, 22, is engaged to Edmonton Oilers player Mike Comrie, her rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.  —  The hockey player, 29, popped the question last weekend while the pair were “vacationing in Hawaii,” Duff's rep tells Us.
Bauer-Griffin:
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie: Engaged!!!  —  It looks like congratulations are in order for Hilary Duff and her NHL player boyfriend Mike Comrie!  —  Hilary and Mike were officially engaged on Thursday night after Mike made a VERY romantic proposal on their hotel balcony - which Hilary of course accepted!
E! Online:
Hilary Duff Engaged!  —  There must be something in the water.  The water they're freezing to make up pro hockey rinks, that is.  —  Disney diva Hilary Duff has become the second hockey fiancée of the season, thanks to her engagement to Edmonton Oilers star Mike Comrie.
X17 Online:
Hilary Duff Gets Engaged
Discussion: omg!
Josef Adalian / The Wrap:
Conan O'Brien — Live and Onstage!  —  Get ready for Coco — live!  —  Conan O'Brien is about to finalize a plan to hit the road in the next few months, performing a live show in several cities across the country, a person familiar with the plans told TheWrap.
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TMZ.com:
Olympic Medalist Packs Up after Biting Photo  —  It seemed like innocent fun ... but these pictures of Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago proved a bit too much for Vancouver — Scotty is packing up his newly-polished medal and leaving.  —  Scotty apologized to the U.S. Olympic Committee …
TMZ.com:
Fantasia Barrino — High Alert After Hate Mail  —  Fantasia Barrino is under a self-imposed lockdown — after the “American Idol” champ received a threatening letter.  —  It all started last night at the Pantages Theater in L.A. — Fantasia was reading her fan mail after a performance of “The Color Purple.”
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Sean Penn charged with battery in L.A. attack on photographer [Updated]  —  Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn was charged Friday with battery and vandalism for allegedly attacking a photographer and breaking his camera outside Brentwood Country Mart in October, officials said.
Discussion: The Wrap, EW.com and FishBowlLA
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Martin Rogers / Yahoo! Sports:
Weir may trade skates for fashion  —  Follow Martin Rogers on Twitter at @mrogersyahoo  —  VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Just moments after the performance that cemented his place in America's hearts, Johnny Weir was contemplating turning his back on the sport that has given him his platform for extravagance.
TMZ.com:
‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Busted for DUI  —  TMZ has learned “Deadliest Catch” star Jake Harris is currently behind bars — after cops say the 24-year-old got into a car crash while intoxicated late last night.  —  Washington State troopers have confirmed that Jake — whose father Captain Phil …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Dave Annable and Odette Yustman Are Engaged!  —  ABC's Brothers & Sisters will welcome a new member to its extended family.  —  Star Dave Annable and actress Odette Yustman are engaged to be married.  The actor, 30, proposed to Yustman, 24, last weekend in Santa Barbara.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Extra
The Superficial:
Joslyn James had a press conference, too  —  Despite the fact her entire family is coming out of the woodwork to say she's a compulsive liar, Joslyn James and her attorney Gloria Allred held their own press conference today in response to Tiger's televised apology, according to E! News:
Discussion: E! Online and RADAR
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X17 Online:
Tiger's Porn Star Ex Joslyn James Breaks Down In Tears Over Tiger Apology
Discussion: PopEater and TMZ.com
Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Invites ‘Goths’ to the Party  —  Disney, the company that created “the happiest place on earth” and cornered the market on pink, is embracing a darker aesthetic as it reaches out to an unlikely audience for new merchandise: female “goths.”  —  In the run-up to the March 5 opening …
Discussion: Cinematical and Jezebel
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
William Shatner in S**t My Dad Says  —  Twitter sensation turned into TV pilot for CBS  —  Twitter sensation S**t My Dad Says is becoming a TV pilot with William Shatner set to play the larger-than-life dad at the center of it.  —  The casting of Shatner lifts the contingency …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
William Shatner cast in ‘S**t My Dad Says’ pilot
 
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