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12:45 PM ET, December 21, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Suspect in Criminal Battery Case  —  Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation and the alleged victim — a staff member at Betty Ford — wants Lindsay prosecuted ... this according to law enforcement sources.  —  The Palm Desert Police Department …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — The Chick Touched Me First  —  Lindsay Lohan claims she did NOT strike first in a physical altercation with a female staff member at the Betty Ford Clinic ... but she did push back ... this according to sources close to LiLo.  —  Lindsay is telling people close to her …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Moved To Secret Location To Finish Rehab Stint After Clash With Staffer  —  Lindsay Lohan has been moved to a new location after a clash with a Betty Ford Center staffer who tried to reprimand the Mean Girls stars after she returned late to the sober house one night, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
TMZ.com:
Party at Lindsay Lohan's ... And Betty Ford Is Ticked  —  Lindsay Lohan's roommates had a party a week ago last Saturday night, and TMZ has learned the booze was flowing and the girls got in a heap of trouble.  —  We're told Lindsay and her roomies were staying at a satellite house at the Betty Ford Clinic.
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — One Step Closer to Jail  —  Lindsay Lohan could end up spending 6 months in jail over her recent physical altercation with a staffer at the Betty Ford Clinic ... TMZ has learned.  —  It all comes back to Lindsay's Beverly Hills DUI arrest in 2007 — a crime for which she's still …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Gawker
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Passed Drug & Alcohol Test Following Alleged …
Anne Marie Cruz / People.com:
Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson Are Engaged - Finally!  —  It's no longer only a tease: Bret Michaels asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him on Monday night's finale of his VH1 reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It - and she said yes!  —  The first thing they did afterwards?
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PopEater:
Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson Are Engaged  —  After months of engagement rumors, Bret Michaels finally asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him on Monday night's finale of his VH1 reality show, ‘Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It.’ The Poison rocker got down on his knee, and asked Gibson to be his wife.
Us Weekly:
Bret Michaels Is Engaged!
ArtsBeat:
Actor Injured in Fall During ‘Spider-Man’ Performance  —  An actor playing Spider-Man was injured during a performance of the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on Monday night.  Above, an image from a video taken by a New York Times reader.  —  Updated
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PopEater:
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Falls 30 Feet During Stunt
Discussion: BroadwayWorld.com
TMZ.com:
‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor — Dead at 65  —  Steve Landesberg — famous for his roles on “Barney Miller” and more recently “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” — has died ... this according to the actor's agent who spoke with TMZ.  —  We're told Landesberg died of cancer early this morning.
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Hollywood Reporter:
‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor Steve Landesberg Dies
Associated Press:
Veteran character actor Steve Landesberg dies
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Shania Twain Is Engaged!  —  Looks like they made it!  —  Country superstar Shania Twain is engaged to Frederic Thiebaud, her rep confirms exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly, out Tuesday.  —  Twain, 45, stepped out with Thiebaud, 40, for a PDA-packed lunch …
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Shania Twain:
Engagement Announcement From Shania!
Discussion: Star
Us Weekly:
Shania Twain Gushes About “Amazing” Engagement
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Lynette Rice / Inside TV:
Exclusive: Tracy Morgan recovering from surgery, will miss several episodes of ‘30 Rock’  —  Expect a huge void on TGS in March: EW has learned exclusively that Tracy Morgan — aka Tracy Jordan, the star of the show within the show, 30 Rock - will miss at least two episodes of the NBC comedy because he's recovering from surgery.
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Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Tracy Morgan ‘Doing Well’ After Kidney Transplant
Discussion: Celebrity Smack and Hollywood Life
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Tracy Morgan Sidelined From 30 Rock for Kidney Transplant
Sara Wilson First / The Huffington Post:
Dr. Drew: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Split Will Be ‘Nuclear’  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are headed for an epic breakup.  The recently-separated Eva Longoria has a classic case of love addiction.  Miley Cyrus is acting out right now because of her parents' divorce.
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RADAR:
Brad And Angelina Heading Toward Nuclear Split, Says Dr. Drew
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Chris Brown Completes Domestic-Violence Course  —  Chris Brown was so proud about finishing his yearlong, court-ordered domestic-violence class that he posted his certificate of completion online on Monday.  —  “im done with class,” the singer, 21, wrote on Twitter, with a link to a photo of the certificate.
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Tweets Domestic Violence Diploma
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Evacuated after Knife Found on Plane  —  Paris Hilton and other passengers on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Maui were taken off the plane at LAX, after a passenger on the plane found a 4-inch serrated kitchen knife in a seat pocket.  —  The passenger brought the discovery …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Nicole Kidman: “She Was Irritated With Me and I Was Irritated With Her,” Says Costar Aaron Eckhart  —  Aaron Eckhart and Nicole Kidman loved working together on Rabbit Hole.  —  However, that doesn't mean they always liked each other during the 27-day shoot...
Sarah / People.com:
James Van Der Beek Introduces Daughter Olivia  —  When it came time to choose their daughter Olivia's name, James Van Der Beek's wife Kimberly says she left it all up to him.  “I gave him full naming power,” she laughs.  “But she did throw that one in my lap,” the actor notes.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Seriously? OMG!
Sean Ryon / HipHopDX:
Former Cash Money Rapper Magnolia Shorty Murdered  —  Former Cash Money artist Magnolia Shorty was found dead earlier today after being shot 26 times.  —  Former Cash Money Records artist Magnolia Shorty, né Renetta Lowe, was recently shot and killed in her native New Orleans neighborhood.
TMZ.com:
Ludacris — $100,000 for Millionaire's Xmas Party  —  Ludacris just pulled in ridiculous bank to perform at an exclusive Xmas party for some millionaire — in fact, TMZ has learned, the contract was worth nearly $100K ... and he wasn't even the only star there.
 
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