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9:15 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  —  After a prolonged bout with cancer, longtime actor Steve Landesberg died Friday morning, The Hollywood Reporter reports.  He was best known for his role on the long-running TV sitcom, ‘Barney Miller.’ He recently played …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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
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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
Discussion: msnbc.com and omg!
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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Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Passed Drug & Alcohol Test Following Alleged Betty Ford Bust, Says Dad Michael  —  Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has come to her defense following the release of a story claiming that officials at The Betty Ford Center busted up a alcohol-fueled party that the actress …
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.
PopEater:
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Falls 30 Feet During Stunt  —  One of the actors playing Spider-Man in the trouble-prone Broadway musical ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ was injured during a performance Monday night when a rope he was tethered to snapped, causing him to fall a reported 30 feet into the orchestra pit.
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BroadwayWorld.com:
First-Hand Reports on Last Night's SPIDER-MAN Injury; Official Statement and Morning Updates  —  Twitter is being flooded with messages from audience members tonight at SPIDER-MAN, with word that an actor fell during the middle of Act 2 when a cable snapped.
Discussion: Moviehole and Pink is the New Blog
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?
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
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 …
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!
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
Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Taylor Momsen Offends Scottish Crowd With Geography Error  —  ‘Gossip Girl’ star Taylor Momsen may have perfected her teen with a 'tude act on American soil, but it doesn't seem as though the singer/actress will be content until she's offended someone on every continent.
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Tom Eames / Digital Spy:
Taylor Momsen ‘booed at Glasgow gig’
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
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.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin Trying for Another Baby!  —  Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, married since 1997 and proud parents of two beautiful daughters, are trying to add another baby to their happy family, a friend of the couple's reveals to me.  —  “The timing is just perfect now and the girls …
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 …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Moviehole
Sarah Fitzmaurice / Daily Mail:
David Beckham breaks vow to keep body art to arms and back by getting a new secret tattoo on his chest... but what is it?  —  There will be little uncovered skin left on his body at the rate he is going.  —  But David Beckham has indulged in his tattoo obsession once again by getting a secret tattoo on his chest.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
 
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