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1:45 PM ET, December 18, 2011

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Mark Gray / People.com:
Britney Spears Celebrates Engagement, Shows Off Ring in Las Vegas  —  Britney Spears had a pretty sweet celebration Friday night to celebrate her engagement to fiancé Jason Trawick.  —  After arriving in Las Vegas, the couple headed to Planet Hollywood where they checked …
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New Pix: Britney & Jason Celebrate!  —  It's official!  Britney Spears and her new fiance Jason Trawick celebrated their engagement at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Friday night, and we have the first pix of the happy couple!  —  During the romantic getaway …
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
“It's CAAAAAAAAKE, Y'all!”  —  Sam MerLESS (it's Saturday, leave me alone) made Brit Brit happier than a cross-eyed possum the other night when he asked her if she'd take him as her conservator-appointed husband and she flashed the shiny finger joobreeees he gave her all around Las Vegas last night.
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and TMZ.com
People.com:
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Weds  —  A.J. McLean and Rochelle DeAnna Karidis  —  It's pretty customary for most men to take a back seat when it comes to wedding planning.  But Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean has admitted to being a very involved “groomzilla.”
Discussion: Just Jared and AOL Music Blog
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Weds!  —  Sorry, BSB fans: A.J. McLean is officially off the market.  —  The Backstreet Boys singer married his longtime girlfriend, Rochelle Karidis, Saturday in Los Angeles, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  PHOTOS: 2011's most buzzed-about celeb weddings
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and msnbc.com
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
J.R. Martinez Is Going to Be a Dad  —  He nabbed a mirror ball trophy on Dancing With the Stars last month, but the biggest and best prize is yet to come.  J.R. Martinez tells PEOPLE exclusively that he and his longtime girlfriend, Diana Gonzalez-Jones, are expecting their first child next spring.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Selena Gomez Cancels Concerts After Mother Suffers Miscarriage  —  Selena Gomez has pulled the plug on two holiday-themed concerts scheduled for tonight and tomorrow.  —  Her rep says Selena is OK, instead citing a “family emergency” as the reason for the abrupt cancellation.  —  What happened?
Discussion: Hollywood Life and dailystab.com
Jo Piazza / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Debut Falls Flat With Consumers, Retailers Say  —  Amidst the holiday melee, shoppers aren't rushing to pick up their copy of the much-talked about Lindsay Lohan issue of Playboy this week.  —  It was one thing to see Lohan's nude Playboy spread when it was leaked on the Internet last week.
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant's Wife Files for Divorce — She's Had Enough of His Cheating  —  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.”
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kobe Bryant's Wife Files for Divorce  —  Kobe Bryant, it seems, is soon to be a free agent.  —  The Los Angeles Lakers star's wife of 10 years, Vanessa, filed for divorce Friday in Orange County, Calif., a source confirms to PEOPLE.  Vanessa cites irreconcilable differences …
People.com:
Ellen DeGeneres Buys Brad Pitt's Malibu Home for $12 Million  —  It is official: Ellen DeGeneres is the proud owner of a new home.  The former home of a very A-list actor.  —  Transactions were completed Friday to finalize the purchase of Brad Pitt's Malibu manse for $12 million, PEOPLE has learned.
Discussion: The Real Estalker
Anya / People.com:
Alyson Hannigan Expecting Second Child  —  Looks like Alyson Hannigan is ready for another lottery win!  —  The How I Met Your Mother star, 37, and husband Alexis Denisof are expecting their second child, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The confirmation comes three months after Hannigan took …
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Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Alyson Hannigan Pregnant With Baby No. 2—Will How I Met Your Mother Be Impacted?
Discussion: OK! Magazine
 
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