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10:55 AM ET, December 27, 2010

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CNN:
Singer-songwriter Teena Marie dies at 54  —  (CNN) — Teena Marie, a celebrated R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead Sunday at her California home, her manager said.  —  Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California, the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend Rick James …
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TMZ.com:
‘Lovergirl’ Singer Teena Marie Dead at 54  —  Grammy nominated singer Teena Marie — once known as Rick James' protégée — died in her sleep last night at her home in Pasadena at the age of 54 ... TMZ has confirmed with Teena's rep Lynn Jeter.  —  Relatives found Teena's body Sunday morning at her home.
The Huffington Post:
‘Lovergirl’ Singer Teena Marie Dies: Report  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … UPDATE II: CNN, for whom Martin works, is also reporting that Marie's manager confirms the passing.  —  UPDATE: Martin reports that Marie's manager told him that Marie's daughter found her dead in her home today, and that she suffered a seizure last month.
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R&B Singer Teena Marie Dead at 54
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People.com:
Hugh Hefner Engaged to Playmate Crystal Harris  —  Hugh Hefner rang in the holidays with an engagement ring.  —  The Playboy founder is engaged to girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24, he announced on Twitter.  —  “After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts.  I gave Crystal a ring.
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Hugh Hefner Proposes to Girlfriend on Christmas Eve  —  Hugh Hefner gave his girlfriend a pretty good Christmas gift.  —  The 84-year-old Playboy founder proposed to his 24-year-old girlfriend, Crystal Harris Friday night.  “I gave Crystal a ring.  A truly memorable Christmas Eve,” Hefner tweeted.
Discussion: PopEater and X17 Online
Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner, 84, Engaged to Playmate, 24
Us Weekly:
Newly Single Rachel Weisz Holds Hands With Daniel Craig  —  Rebound romance alert?  —  Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig were photographed laughing and holding hands over the Christmas weekend in the southwest English countryside town of Somerset.  (News of the World published the photos.)
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People.com:
Alanis Morissette Is a Mom!  —  Alanis Morissette got a very special Christmas package: a new baby boy, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  “Alanis Morissette and Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway welcomed a baby boy, Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway, on Dec. 25th,” says a rep for the new mom.  “All are healthy and happy.”
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Walking Again After Back Surgery  —  On Friday, following surgery on his back, Broadway actor Christopher Tierney took his first steps since his disastrous 30-foot plunge off the set of ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ on Monday night.  —  As the stunt man's condition improves …
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Samantha Gross / The Huffington Post:
Christopher Tierney, Spider-Man Actor, Walking Again After Fall
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Sings Karaoke on Christmas  —  Miley Cyrus was all about the music this Christmas.  —  The singer, 18, rang in the holidays with her family in Nashville, where she and little sister Noah, 10, sang a duet of her summer single “Can't Be Tamed” together.
Discussion: I Need My Fix and notorious news
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William & Kate Middleton Spend Christmas Apart  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton are set for the most exciting year of their lives - but they had to spend Christmas apart.  —  The lovebirds, both 28, were 270 miles apart Christmas Day as William had volunteered to work a shift …
New York Post:
Lydia to act just like Lindsay  —  Model and heiress Lydia Hearst Shaw has landed her first big Hollywood role as a comic character based on troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan.  Hearst, a 26-year-old heir to the Hearst publishing fortune and daughter of once-kidnapped Patricia Campbell Hearst and Bernard Shaw …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Who Wants To Kiss It And Make It Feel Better?  —  Hugh Jackmeoff almost lost his eyeball when he zip lined right into a stage light during Oprah's show, and today Elizabeth Hurley's one-time side piece Shane Warne almost fractured his d**k bone when he threw a ball at him.
Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Ginnifer Goodwin Is Engaged!  —  Big Love star Ginnifer Goodwin has some big news: She's engaged to her boyfriend Joey Kern.  —  “We couldn't be happier than to celebrate our engagement over the holidays with our families,” the couple tells PEOPLE.  —  Goodwin, 32, and Kern, 34 …
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