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1:15 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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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.
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: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Britney Spears Engaged to Jason Trawick!
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  —  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.”
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: From Inside the Box
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 …
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
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: Gossip Cop
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Marcus Bachmann Outlines ‘First Spouse’ Agenda  —  LE MARS, Iowa — Laura Bush, a former librarian, dedicated herself as first lady to improving reading.  Michele Obama wants to help children become healthier.  —  But if Michele Bachmann becomes president, her husband, Marcus …
Discussion: Jezebel and Towleroad News #gay
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: omg!, 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?
Marco / X17 Online:
TOM, SANDRA AND GABOUREY GET EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ON THE RED CARPET  —  Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks looked like Hollywood royalty on the red carpet for the New York premiere of their film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.  —  Bullock rocked a black satin Alexander McQueen suit …
Discussion: omg!
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omg!:
She didn't snag a Golden Globe nomination for her role …
Discussion: Us Weekly and INF Daily
 
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Walsten / RADAR:
‘We Expressed Concern About His Relationship With Kim,’ Kris Humphries Family Member Says
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood Life
Celebslam:
‘Kirstie Alley 2.0’  —  Jessica Simpson leaving Dylan's Candy Shop in New York (12/1)
Sarah / People.com:
Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis Welcome Son Russell Wallace
Discussion: Hollybaby, Digital Spy and Just Jared
Michael K / Dlisted:
Papa Joe Just Found His New Favorite “Prank”
Celebslam:
Jesse James and Kat Von D are being very civil about their break-up
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
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Discussion: The Sun
Associated Press:
‘At Last’ singer Etta James terminally ill
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and TMZ.com
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Sanchez hits end zone twice
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

 
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