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12:20 PM ET, November 16, 2010

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Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Are Engaged!  —  The wait is over: Prince William and Kate Middleton, having been a couple on and off for eight years, are finally set to wed, they have announced.  —  While no date has been revealed, it is thought the ceremony will be held in a few months …
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PopEater:
Prince William Engaged to Kate Middleton  —  Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry next spring or summer in London — a royal wedding that Britons have been eagerly awaiting for years.  The announcement Tuesday by royal officials ends an on-again …
Daily Mail:
From BA all the way to Balmoral, the awkward rise of the Middletons  —  The invitation of Kate Middleton's parents to be part of a private shooting party on the Queen's Scottish estate earlier this month - as revealed by the Daily Mail - was clearly a significant step.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Baz Luhrmann Tells Deadline: Carey Mulligan Is My Daisy Buchanan  —  EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has found his Daisy Buchanan.  He has officially given the starring role in The Great Gatsby to Carey Mulligan, the Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps star who'll play the manipulative heroine …
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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Schwarzenegger, Luhrmann eulogize De Laurentiis  —  LOS ANGELES - Dino De Laurentiis was a man who loved life, his family, good Italian food and the movies.  —  So said Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Lynch and Baz Luhrmann, who shared stories about the veteran producer at his funeral Monday …
Discussion: The Corsair
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Did Jessica Simpson Pay for Her Own $100,000 Ring?  —  The sight of Jessica Simpson's $100,000 ruby-and-diamond Neil Lane engagement ring alone is enough to make you gasp, but the fact that she may have purchased it herself is enough to bring you to tears.  —  “No way could Eric …
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Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey Speaks Out on Jessica Simpson's Surprise Engagement  —  Nick Lachey wishes nothing but the best for ex Jessica Simpson, who got engaged to Eric Johnson a week after Lachey, 37, popped the question to Vanessa Minnillo.  —  “I will say the same thing I always say: I wish her the very best …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Britney Spears's Divorced Parents Reconciling  —  Britney Spears's parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears, are reconciling eight years after their divorce.  —  “They are back together and are doing well and happy,” a source tells PEOPLE.  “[They're] not remarried but back together.”
Christina Aguilera / PopEater:
Christina Aguilera & Cher Stun Crowds at ‘Burlesque’ Premiere  —  Christina Aguilera and Cher attended the premiere of their film ‘Burlesque’ on Monday at Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater.  Aguilera wore an Elie Saab emerald green empire waist silk chiffon gown and Neil Lane jewels.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: The Secret That Is Haunting Lindsay Lohan In Rehab  —  Lindsay Lohan is making “remarkable progress at Betty Ford”, but her treatment team is now turning their attention on an issue that has yet to be made public.  —  PHOTOS: Celebs Who Have Been In Rehab
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RADAR:   EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Director Of ‘Deep Throat’ Movie May Film Without Lindsay Lohan
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — The New Music Video  —  For the first time in years ... a brand new Michael Jackson music video has surfaced ... one that MJ first began working on back in 2003.  —  Earlier today, the long awaited video for the 2003 MJ song “One More Chance” mysteriously appeared online ... and TMZ has confirmed it's the real deal.
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TMZ.com:
Sean Taylor's Ex Marries N.E.R.D. Member
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Bachelorette Jen Schefft Welcomes Baby Girl!  —  It's a girl!  —  Former Bachelorette Jen Schefft and husband Joe Waterman welcomed their first child, Mae Elizabeth Waterman, on Saturday, November 13.  —  “She was 7-pounds even at 20 inches,” Schefft tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Bristol: “Maks does not like me!”  —  Some viewers are criticizing Bristol Palin's longevity on this season's Dancing With the Stars, and according to the Alaskan beauty, certain fellow dancers are giving her the cold shoulder, as well!  “Maks (Chmerkovskiy) does not like me.
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Meet GQ's Men of the Year: Colbert, Franco, Bridges and Drake [And Vote for Your Favorite]  —  That time of year is upon us — GQ's Men of the Year time.  Leading the esteemed pack of gentlemen are:  —  Jeff Bridges, 60, who won his first Oscar this year and went on to sit for the best photograph of his career (pictured at right).
Discussion: Just Jared and Gone Hollywood
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Leeza Gibbons Is Engaged  —  Leeza Gibbons has been keeping a secret.  —  The former talk show host and her beau of two years, Steven Fenton, got engaged in June, she reveals to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Fenton, 40, asked Gibbons, 53, to marry him on the lawn of their new home in L.A. before they moved in.
Willa Paskin / New York Magazine:
Winnie Trailer: Jennifer Hudson Takes on a Mandela  —  As its title suggests, Winnie is a biopic of Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela, a key figure in the anti-apartheid struggle, and a controversial figure who at various points has been convicted of kidnapping, fraud, and theft.
Discussion: The Playlist
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Stars turn out for ‘Harry Potter’ in NYC  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were among the stars who attended a screening of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in New York.  —  The couple took their son James Wilkie, 8, to the premiere at Alice Tully Hall last night …
Discussion: INF Daily and X17 Online
ETonline:
Breaking News: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Say ‘I Do’ — Again!  —  There may have been a Mexican elopement and a lavish Hollywood ceremony in front of “The Hills” cameras, but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have finally said “I do” for their first “real” wedding and ETonline Senior Editor Nicole Dabeau …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Guillermo Del Toro And David Eick To Create New ‘Hulk’ TV Series For ABC And Marvel  —  Talk about a dream pairing for film and TV sci-fi/comic book fans: Guillermo del Toro, the mastermind behind Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy movie franchise, and Battlestar Galactica executive producer David Eick …
Deadline.com:
‘Bang Theory’ Ups Mayim Bialik to Regular  —  EXCLUSIVE: The girls are rising on The Big Bang Theory this season.  The CBS comedy — which just upped costar Melissa Rauch to a full-fledged series regular — has rewarded Mayim Bialik with a similar bump.  The former Blossom star made her debut …
Discussion: EW.com
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
French horror hit ‘Martyrs’ will undergo an American exorcism  —  EXCLUSIVE: Cineastes and hardcore horror fans are already familiar with the French film “Martyrs,” Pascal Laugier's dark and violent tale centering on two teenage girls who are not what they appear to be.
Us Weekly:
Jane Lynch: My Glee Wedding Will Be “Freakin' Weird”  —  Here comes the bride, all dressed in...racing stripes?  —  Glee's Jane Lynch dished a little more on the top-secret, out-of-left-field wedding of Sue Sylvester, her acid-tongued coach character on the Fox smash.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Unveils Dramatic Midseason Schedule Changes, Renews ‘30 Rock’  —  NBC's midseason schedule has a whole lotta shaking goin' on.  —  The lineup includes a three-hour Thursday comedy block, four new shows and a couple weaker freshman programs getting second chances in new time periods.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood Dame
Lynette Rice / Hollywood Insider:
‘Medium’ scoop: ‘We got canceled,’ says star  —  Though CBS cut the episodic order on Medium from 22 to 13 last month, the network has not said whether the drama has officially been canned.  But star Patricia Arquette is saying as much: The actress told EW that “we got canceled” and the show only has two more episodes to shoot.
Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Apple iTunes, at Long Last, Gets Rights to Beatles  —  Steve Jobs is nearing the end of his long and winding pursuit of the Beatles catalog.  —  Apple Inc. is preparing to announce that its iTunes Store will soon start carrying music by the Beatles, according to people familiar with the situation …
 
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From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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