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7:30 AM ET, December 17, 2011

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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Britney Spears Engaged to Jason Trawick!  —  Britney Spears is ready to live happily ever after with Jason Trawick!  —  The pop superstar, 30, is now engaged to her former agent, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  Trawick popped the question on Thursday night, his 40th birthday …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Engagement Ring to Be UNVEILED Tonight!  —  My Engagement Ring  —  will Be UNVEILED Tonight!  —  Britney Spears will finally show off her engagement ring TONIGHT — but before it goes public, she's holding a private gathering in Vegas to give her friends and family the first peek ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
People.com:
Britney Spears Makes It Official - on Facebook
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Britney Spears' Engagement Ring: All the Details!
Discussion: That Grape Juice and X17 Online
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: PIC: Alyson Hannigan Is Pregnant — See Her Bump!  —  How I Met Your Mother's Alyson Hannigan is going to be a mother again, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.  —  On Thursday, the actress, 37, was photographed chatting on her cell phone in Santa Monica wearing jeans …
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Anya / People.com:
Alyson Hannigan Expecting Second Child
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and EW.com
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Alyson Hannigan Pregnant With Baby No. 2—Will How I Met Your Mother Be Impacted?
Discussion: OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant's Wife Files for Divorce — She's Had Enough of His Cheating  —  KOBE BRYANT'S WIFE  —  FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  He Cheated Too Much  —  Kobe Bryant's wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.  —  Vanessa Bryant filed legal docs Friday afternoon, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
TMZ.com:
Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk — Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Photos SUCKED  —  Lindsay Lohan's nude Playboy spread did NOT live up to the hype ... so says someone who's DEFINITELY in a position to judge — 2010 Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk.  —  Hope was out in L.A. yesterday …
Discussion: PopBytes and X17 Online
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E! Online:
Hugh Hefner Talks Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Spread: How Did He Get Her to Go Naked?
Discussion: Digital Spy, TheGloss and PerezHilton
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner: I Pushed Lindsay Lohan to Go Fully Naked for Playboy
Discussion: Pop2it and In Case You Didn't Know
Olivia Barker / USA Today:
Scarlett Johansson escapes the tabloid-gossip zoo  —  NEW YORK - Call her “genuine” and “deeply compassionate,” as Matt Damon does.  Or “supernaturally talented,” as Cameron Crowe crows.  —  Just don't call her “ScarJo.”  —  “Oh, it's awful,” Scarlett Johansson says of the nickname …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Scarlett Johansson: Will She Marry Again?
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
PARADE Magazine:
Michael C. Hall on ‘Dexter’ Finale: It Won't Be A Happy Ending … Sign up for our free online newsletter!
Discussion: PerezHilton and Digital Spy
Lkane / National Enquirer:
CHAZ'S MARRIAGE IS OFF!  —  CHAZ BONO's wedding plans are off, and he's on the prowl for a new partner!  —  Although he popped the question to girlfriend Jennifer Elia two years ago, and presented her with a ring on his reality TV show “Being Chaz,” the couple's romance is kaput, sources say.
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry and Bossip
Noelle Talmon / Starpulse:
Charlize Theron Shows Off Her Sexy Shoulders At L.A. ‘Young Adult’ Premiere … Charlize Theron attended the “Young Adult” Los Angeles premiere yesterday in a black and white asymmetrical  —  dress.  The slender blonde star looked lovely, particularly when compared to the poster behind her!
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Ami Angelowicz / The Frisky:   Charlize Theron Is Concerned For Grown Women Who Wear Hello Kitty
Lanford Beard / EW.com:
Etta James in ‘final stages of leukemia,’ says manager  —  EW has confirmed that iconic soul singer Etta James's health has taken a turn for the worst.  It's been a year of medical hardship for 73-year-old James.  According to Lupe De Leon, her manager of 30 years, “Etta has a terminal illness.
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Associated Press:
‘At Last’ singer Etta James terminally ill
Discussion: TMZ.com, omg! and The Press-Enterprise
Sarah / People.com:
Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis Welcome Son Russell Wallace  —  It's a boy for Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis!  —  The Always Sunny stars welcomed son Russell Wallace Day on Thursday, Dec. 15 in Los Angeles, they confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Weighing in at 7 lbs. …
Discussion: Digital Spy, Hollybaby and Just Jared
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Kris Humphries Slams Kardashian Shows As Fake, Tells Tale Of Kim's Missing Earring Being Found In Ocean  —  Say it isn't so!  —  Kris Humphries is telling his friends and family that his soon to be ex-wife, Kim Kardashian's reality shows are way more fiction than fact, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Is This the Last Season of House?  Hugh Laurie Says: “It May Very Well Be”  —  For those House fans hoping to see Wilson and House ride off into the sunset together (can there really be any other ending?), this season might be our last chance to see that bromance dream come true.
Leah Simpson / Daily Mail:
No regrets: Zac Efron shows off ‘you only live once’ tattoo as he promotes US box office flop New Year's Eve  —  His latest movie may be bombing at the US box office but Zac Efron isn't taking that too seriously if his new inking is anything to go by.  —  Appearing at a press conference in Tokyo …
Celebslam:
‘Kirstie Alley 2.0’  —  Jessica Simpson leaving Dylan's Candy Shop in New York (12/1)  —  Jessica Simpson's fiance Eric Johnson is now openly antagonizing her about her weight, even comparing her to Kirste Alley.  Hey hey hey, let's not bring Kirstie into this.  Eric needs to treat her like Jessica treats exercise.
Andy Patrick / TVLine:
Big Bang Theory Boss Reveals Plot of 100th Episode: ‘It Is a Little Risky’  —  Call it the “The Moving Forward by Moving Backward Paradox.”  For its 100th episode, The Big Bang Theory is revisiting Penny and Leonard's thwarted romance — and the sitcom's own origins.
Discussion: Socialite Life and TV Fanatic
omg!:
She didn't snag a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but that didn't stop Sandra Bullock from looking more gorgeous than ever at the film's New York City premiere on Thursday.  —  PHOTOS: See what all the stars wore last night!
Discussion: INF Daily and Us Weekly
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Marco / X17 Online:
TOM, SANDRA AND GABOUREY GET EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ON THE RED CARPET
Discussion: omg!
 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

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