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7:30 PM ET, December 17, 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: TMZ.com and Hollywood Rag
People.com:
Britney Spears Makes It Official - on Facebook  —  Britney Spears Facebook Page Updated to Engaged  —  Is any relationship truly official until it shows up on Facebook?  —  One day after Jason Trawick popped the question in L.A., Britney Spears shared the news on her Facebook page.
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.
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: Gossip Cop
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.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Giuliana Rancic on Double Mastectomy: “Surgery Was a Success and I'm Happy to Be Back Home”  —  Giuliana Rancic might not back in the E! offices yet—hey, it's only been three days since her double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery—but she is already back at home as of this morning and in good spirits.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Gossip Cop
New York Post:
Star trekking his way to B'way  —  Get out of the way, Hugh Jackman.  —  You're about to be upstaged by an actor — a great actor — who's decided to bless Broadway with his own one-man show.  —  This is a show so good it's going to make yours look like Suzanne Somers' short-lived fiasco …
Discussion: Pop2it and PerezHilton
Mattkane / GLAAD:
Why ABC's New Sitcom Work It Hurts the Transgender Community  —  On January 3, ABC is set to premiere the new comedy Work It, a sitcom about two men who dress as women to secure employment.  During a period in which the transgender community now routinely finds itself in the cultural crosshairs …
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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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
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Walsten / RADAR:
‘We Expressed Concern About His Relationship With Kim,’ Kris Humphries Family Member Says
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood Life
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Is This the Last Season of House? Hugh Laurie Says: “It May Very Well Be”
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Lkane / National Enquirer:
CHAZ'S MARRIAGE IS OFF!
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry and Bossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Papa Joe Just Found His New Favorite “Prank”
Discussion: The Frisky
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Jesse James and Kat Von D are being very civil about their break-up
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
B2B information and data provider Wilmington sells its UK healthcare business, which includes Health Service Journal, to PE firm Inspirit Franklin for £26M

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Some Hollywood writers and actors are struggling to meet salary or work requirements to keep their union's health insurance plans, following the 2023 strikes

 
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