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10:50 AM ET, December 21, 2010

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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 … Steve Landesberg, who recently starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, has died.  He was 65.  —  “It is with great sadness to report the loss of my friend and client Steve Landesberg,” his agent Jeffrey Leavitt said in a statement.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Tracey Harrington McCoy / PopEater:
‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor Steve Landesberg Dead at 65
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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!  —  Bret Michaels finally put a ring on it!  —  After 16 on-and-off years together, the rocker, 47, proposed to Kristi Gibson on Monday night's finale of Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It on VH1.  Gibson, 39, is mom to their daughters Raine, 10, and Jorja, 5.
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.
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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.
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Passed Drug & Alcohol Test Following Alleged …
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
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BroadwayWorld.com:
First-Hand Reports on Last Night's SPIDER-MAN Injury; Official …
Discussion: Moviehole and Pink is the New Blog
PopEater:
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Falls 30 Feet During Stunt
Discussion: BroadwayWorld.com
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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People.com:
Shania Twain Is Engaged
Discussion: Gawker and Bumpshack.com
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Vince Vaughn Welcomes a Daughter  —  Christmas came early for Vince Vaughn, with his wife Kyla Weber giving birth to a healthy baby girl on Saturday morning, Dec. 18, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Locklyn Kyla Vaughn, who weighed 7 lbs. and measured 20 inches long, was born at a hospital in Chicago, Vaughn's hometown.
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.
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: Seriously? OMG!
Sarah / People.com:
Survivor's Rob & Amber Mariano Welcome Daughter Carina Rose  —  At the live reunion show for Survivor: Nicaragua on Sunday, three-time alumnus ‘Boston’ Rob Mariano had his own reveal for the audience — the birth of the latest addition to his and wife Amber's tribe.
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...
Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Brown Taking Over ‘Lost Symbol’ Screenplay … Mega-selling mystery author Dan Brown has taken over writing duties on the film adaptation of The Lost Symbol.  —  Columbia Pictures is developing the film version of Brown's most recent novel, which was published in 2009 and sold …
TMZ.com:
‘70s Show’ Star — Guilty in Drunk Driving Case  —  The chick who played Eric Foreman's older sister on “That 70s Show” has pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in North Carolina ... TMZ has learned.  —  Lisa Robin Kelly — who was mysteriously replaced on the sitcom after Season 5 …
Keith Staskiewicz / Inside Movies:
James Franco talks Oscars and why he took the job: ‘Well, why not?’:  EW exclusive  —  News that James Franco would be co-hosting the Academy Awards surprised some people, but no one more than Franco himself.  The actor told EW that Oscar producer Bruce Cohen, who previously worked with him on Milk …
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Jett Wells / PopEater:
James Franco Is Hosting the Oscars Because People Told Him Not To
Discussion: Socialite Life and TheFABlife
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.
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM, WWL-TV and Spinner
 
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