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8:25 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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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Honey,’ Polanski win top Berlin prizes  —  “If I Want to Whistle” wins Silver Bear  —  BERLIN —"Honey," a heart-warming drama from Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu, has won the Golden Bear for best film at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.  The still-incarcerated Roman Polanski won …
Paul Millar / Digital Spy:
Kristen Stewart: ‘Bella is multi-layered’  —  Kristen Stewart has revealed how she experiences playing The Twilight Saga's Bella Swan.  —  The actress has spoken of the character's complexity, and how the movie role compares to her part in upcoming film The Yellow Handkerchief.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Daily Mail:
Cheryl Cole hangs out with handsome dancer in LA as American claims to be Ashley's woman No.4  —  The message to her errant husband could not have been clearer.  —  Cheryl Cole stepped out to watch a romantic film with a handsome TV star yesterday - and appeared to indicate she is no longer willing …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Dlisted
Soraya Roberts / NY Daily News:
Adam Lambert kisses ‘Tik Tok’ singer Kesha after telling Rolling Stone he is gay  —  After all that controvery about his sexuality, Adam Lambert wants to get something straight: Labels mean nothing.  —  The ‘American Idol’ runner up, who came out on the cover of Rolling Stone last year …
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.”
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 …
Ashley Fultz / E! Online:
Rihanna's Boyfriend Has Special Birthday Plans  —  What a difference a year has made for Rihanna!  —  The singer turns 22 on Saturday and will ring in her birthday with a very “private and intimate” bash thrown for her by her boyfriend, Dodger Matt Kemp, sources tell E! News exclusively.
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.
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
TMZ.com:
Olympian Scotty Lago — To the Victor Goes ...  Bronze medal winner Scotty Lago got a little friendly congrats from a snowboarding fan in Vancouver last night.  —  No word on whether the fan received a medal for her work.
 
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
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Daily Mail:
Cheryl Cole's wedding rings ‘targeted by burglars’: Ashley calls …
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Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
Judge orders Ashanti's alleged stalker Devar Hurd to two years in jail
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The Superficial:
Joslyn James had a press conference, too
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Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Invites ‘Goths’ to the Party
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Cristina Kinon / NY Daily News:
Kathy Griffin takes rare stab at dramatic role on ‘Law & Order’
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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