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7:10 PM ET, December 29, 2011

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Jennifer O'Brien / Bizarre - The Sun:
Sinead O'Connor: Marriage was like living in a coffin  —  Drug hunt sparked troubles  —  Brief encounter ... Sinead O'Connor and Barry Herridge were married for just 16 days  —  TROUBLED Sinead O'Connor told last night how she ended her fourth marriage after just 16 days because it was like “living in a coffin”.
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The Superficial:   Why Sinead O'Connor Probably Shouldn't Have Married A Drug Counselor
Perez Hilton:
Sinead O'Connor Opens Up About Her Search For Drugs Following Her Vegas Wedding
Discussion: RADAR and omg!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Sinead O'Connor Reveals What Killed Her 16-Day Marriage
Discussion: Bossip
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Kim Richards Leaves Rehab  —  Kim Richards has left rehab and is with her sister Kyle.  —  “She's doing okay,” a source tells PEOPLE of the The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.  “The plan is for her to continue with outpatient therapy.  Everyone is hoping for the best.”
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Dsiegel / National Enquirer:   KIM RICHARDS ESCAPES REHAB
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Real Housewife Kim Richards Leaves Rehab
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Reality Tea
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Katy Perry and Russell Brand Both Not Wearing Wedding Rings  —  Katy Perry was spotted in Hawaii before Christmas without her wedding ring, which could be explained by the fact she was jumping around in the surf.  —  But then husband Russell Brand stepped out on a London street Thursday, also without his wedding band.
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TMZ.com:
Russell Brand & Katy Perry — Divorce Rumors have Ring of Truth
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jessica / INF Daily:
Russell Brand Spotted Without His Ring - Is Marriage To Katy Perry Over?
Discussion: omg!
Kevin O'Donnell / People.com:
Wynonna Judd Is Engaged  —  Third time's the charm?  —  Country music star Wynonna Judd is engaged to musician boyfriend Cactus Moser after he popped the question on Christmas Eve, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  The couple, who currently tour as Wynonna and the Big Noise, have been dating since late 2009.
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Marco / X17 Online:
WYNONNA JUDD IS GETTING MARRIED FOR THE THIRD TIME
Discussion: Reuters and omg!
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Kings of Leon Rocker Caleb Followill, Supermodel Wife Lily Aldridge Expecting!
Discussion: Latest Hollywood …
Anya / People.com:   Caleb Followill & Lily Aldridge Expecting First Child
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
‘Dark Knight Rises’ star Anne Hathaway: ‘Gotham City is full of grace’  —  SPOILER WARNING: This story, which will appear in the upcoming Los Angeles Times 2012 Film Sneaks issue, reveals some details about a scene in the upcoming film “The Dark Knight Rises.”  —  Gotham City is a war zone.
Cele|bitchy:
Kim Kardashian's Photoshop diet on the cover of Us; claims to be a size 2  —  Did you know that Kim Kardashian magazine covers sell?  It's true, the issues of Glamour and Cosmopolitan with Kim solo on the cover were the highest sellers last year for those publications.
People.com:
Michael Jordan Is Engaged  —  Talk about a slam-dunk way to cap off the holiday season: Michael Jordan is engaged.  —  The former NBA pro, 48, popped the question over the Christmas weekend to his girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, rep Estee Portnoy confirms to the Associated Press.
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Marco / X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - MICHAEL JORDAN IS ENGAGED!  —  Basketball great Michael Jordan will be walking down the aisle with girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto.  —  The 48-year-old former NBA star proposed to his gorgeous bride-to-be over Christmas weekend, his rep confirms.
Discussion: omg!
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Shells Out $12,000 to Buy Rob Pattinson Vintage Guitars for Christmas  —  Kristen Stewart clearly thinks boyfriend Robert Pattinson is a rock star!  —  The Twilight actress, 21, shelled out $12,000 to purchase two vintage guitars for her beau, 25, from Norman's Rare Guitars in L.A.'s Tarzana area.
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omg!:
Kristen Stewart Shells Out $12,000 to Buy Rob Pattinson Vintage Guitars for Christmas
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sean Daly / New York Post:
I tried out for ‘X Factor’ job  —  Vanessa Lachey didn't have the “X Factor.”  —  The new co-host of ABC's “Wipeout” says she auditioned — and was turned down — for the hosting job on Simon Cowell's Fox singing show.  —  “They went with a British guy [Steve Jones],” she sighed.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Examiner
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Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Vanessa Lachey Reveals She Auditioned to Host X Factor
TMZ.com:
Ex-Kardashian Nanny Shopping Tell-All Book — Trashes the Kids  —  Shopping Tell-All Book —  Trashes the Kids  —  The help is turning on the Kardashian clan ... TMZ has learned a former family nanny is shopping a tell-all book about her time with the K-squad before they were famous ... and it's clear she HATED some of the kids.
E! Online:
Sexy Item Alert: Bradley Cooper Is “Totally Dating” Zoe Saldana!  —  Now here's someone who does not prefer Ryan Gosling to Bradley Cooper.  —  The reigning Sexiest Man Alive and Zoe Saldana are dating and they're extremely happy about it, sources exclusively tell E! News.
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: Why we're so fascinated by Lisbeth Salander in ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’  —  She's pierced, tattooed, socially awkward, and seethingly angry — and yet somehow we can't seem to get her out of our minds.  —  In this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly …
James Crugnale / Mediaite:
NASCAR Driver Kasey Kahne Slams Mothers Who Breastfeed In Public  —  NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne went on a bizarre, anti-public breastfeeding tirade on his Twitter feed yesterday, later deleting his tweets without apology.  The speedway champion tweeted he was grossed out to see a woman breastfeeding …
Discussion: Starpulse and Pop2it
 
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