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1:40 PM ET, December 27, 2010

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 Top News: 
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Natalie Portman Is Engaged and Pregnant!  —  Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are engaged and expecting their first child, her reps confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The couple met during the production of Black Swan.  Portman's performance in the film has earned …
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.”
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Us Weekly:
It's a Christmas Baby Boy for Alanis Morissette!
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.
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Singer Teena Marie Dead at 54
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Seriously? OMG!
PopEater:   R&B Star and ‘Lovergirl’ Singer Teena Marie Dead at 54
People.com:
R&B Singer Teena Marie Dead at 54
omg!:   R&B Singer Teena Marie Dies at 54
Simon Perry / People.com:
Daniel Craig Cozies Up with Rachel Weisz for Christmas  —  There was nothing secret about Rachel Weisz stepping out with James Bond actor Daniel Craig over the holiday.  —  After her recent split from her fiancé Darren Aronofsky, Weisz and Craig spent Christmas together.
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Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
007's love nest with Rachel... Craig and co-star share a cottage in the country
Discussion: Yeeeah!
Us Weekly:
Newly Single Rachel Weisz Holds Hands With Daniel Craig
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan ... The Movie Role of Her Life  —  Lindsay Lohan followers have clearly missed the boat ... her alcohol and cocaine-fueled hijinks, reckless driving, failed rehab attempts, career-ending partying and ruthless hangers-on are actually comedy gold ... at least according to the guy who's making a movie about her life.
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Charged With Felony in Beatdown  —  “Teen Mom” Amber Portwood was charged with felony domestic violence for allegedly wailing on her baby daddy in front of their daughter ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told Amber was charged by the Madison County Prosecutor's Office today …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Prosecutor Charges Teen Mom Amber Portwood With Felony In Domestic Violence Case  —  Teen Mom Amber Portwood has been criminally charged for her role in a violent incident where she was caught on camera hitting and shoving her former fiancé and baby daddy, Gary Shirley, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Fdsafdsa / AceShowBiz.com:
Bill Condon Shares Another ‘Breaking Dawn’ Set Picture  —  The photo gives a peek to the Swan home's living room which is decorated with Christmas ornaments for the festivity.  —  Bill Condon has given a Christmas gift to “Twilight” fans by sharing a new set photo of “The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn”.
Discussion: EarSucker
Cele|bitchy:
Ashton Kutcher works out to save his family from Armageddon (really)  —  Ashton Kutcher is the cover boy for the February issue of Men's Fitness.  Unlike past cover models, like Rob Lowe, Charlie Hunnam and The Situation, Kutcher does not deign to pose shirtless either on the cover or in his pictorial.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner Engaged to Girlfriend Crystal Harris!  —  It certainly was a very merry Christmas at the Playboy Mansion.  —  Hugh Hefner, 84, and his 24-year-old girlfriend Crystal Harris are engaged.  —  Just last night...  FOLLOW: Marc Malkin on Twitter and Facebook
RELATED:
Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner, 84, Engaged to Playmate, 24
 
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Hollywoodtuna:
Erin Heatherton Is The New Marisa Miller
Discussion: COED Magazine
TMZ.com:
Freddie Prinze Jr. Is a Real Pain in the Neck ... Allegedly
Discussion: Perez Hilton
PopEater:
Halle Berry on Her Past: Traumatic Childhood ‘Damaged Me’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollybaby
Queen Bee / Busy Bee Blogger:
Singer Jason Mraz Engaged!
Discussion: Have U Heard??, Starcasm and PopEater
Vanessa Allen / Daily Mail:
Royals are accused of ‘ostentatious cruelty’ over their fur hats
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and StyleList
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People.com:
Demi Lovato's Christmas: With Her Family Outside Rehab
Discussion: notorious news and Bumpshack.com
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
It's a Girl for Dierks Bentley
TMZ.com:
Diddy — I'll Pay For Torched Model's Hair Repair
Discussion: TheFABlife, Perez Hilton and Gossip Cop
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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