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Caleb Troop / WCNC-TV:
Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is engaged — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - One of Charlotte's most eligible bachelors is now engaged, NewsChannel 36 has learned. — Charlotte Bobcats majority owner and NBA legend Michael Jordan got engaged on Christmas, a Jordan spokeswoman first confirmed to WCNC Thursday afternoon.
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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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Chicago Sun Times, Celeb Gossip …, Hollywood Life and www.bricksandstonesgossip.com
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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Bossip, PerezHilton and www.bricksandstonesgossip.com
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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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Gossip Cop, BuddyTV, FishbowlLA, Celeb Gossip …, msnbc.com, Gawker and All About The Real Housewives
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Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Real Housewife Kim Richards Leaves Rehab
Real Housewife Kim Richards Leaves Rehab
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OK! Magazine and Reality Tea
Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
KIM RICHARDS ESCAPES REHAB
Zooey / Hello Giggles:
Video Chat Karaoke Special: Zooey Deschanel & Joe Gordon-Levitt - 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?' (Nancy Wilson) — I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years. We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation …
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Cele|bitchy, Pop2it, OK! Magazine, Socialite Life, Bitten and Bound, Lainey Gossip, Entertainment News …, Starpulse, msnbc.com, Allie is Wired, Celebuzz, EW.com and Crushable
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.
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Crazy Days and Nights and Examiner
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Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Vanessa Lachey Reveals She Auditioned to Host X Factor
Vanessa Lachey Reveals She Auditioned to Host X Factor
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Reality TV Magazine and PerezHilton
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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Allie is Wired, Celeb Gossip …, Latest Hollywood …, The Hollywood Gossip, Ministry of Gossip, Celebuzz and Daily Mail
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Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
I Will NOT Party in Dubai — Lindsay Lohan will ring in 2012 at a RAGING PARTY in Dubai — so says an overseas party planning company ... but TMZ has learned Lohan claims it's totally full of crap and now she's threatening legal action. — Sources connected to Lohan tell us …
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PerezHilton, Starpulse and The Hollywood Gossip
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Enquirer: Will Smith parties with a “hot blonde” in Miami, Jada was “nowhere in sight” — Back in August, In Touch Weekly had an “exclusive” cover story, all about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett, and how their 14-year-marriage was/is on the rocks. Will and Jada denied the story at the time, but the effort totally seemed half-hearted.
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Celeb Dirty Laundry
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 …
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Pink is the New Blog and Crushable
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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Backseat Cuddler, The Blemish, Cele|bitchy, Pop2it, Celeb Gossip …, Digital Spy, Bossip, What Would Tyler Durden Do and People.com
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Kings of Leon Rocker Caleb Followill, Supermodel Wife Lily Aldridge Expecting! — That will be one adorable baby! — Kings of Leon rocker Caleb Followill and his supermodel wife, Lily Aldridge, are expecting their first child, a rep for Followill confirms to Us Weekly.
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Latest Hollywood …
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Walsten / RADAR:
Khloe Kardashian Wants To Go Blonde Again, But Kris Jenner Won't Let Her! — Khloe Kardashian wants to dye her hair again, as she did earlier this year when she briefly turned a redhead, but her momager, Kris Jenner, and E! won't let her change her luscious locks, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
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Latest Hollywood … and Jezebel
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher & Lorene Scafaria ‘Are Just Friends’ — From left: Lorene Scafaria, Matt Mazzant and Ashton Kutcher — They may have spent the holidays together, but it's just business between Ashton Kutcher and Lorene Scafaria. — “They are just friends,” Kutcher's rep tells PEOPLE …
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The Hollywood Gossip and Cele|bitchy