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2:25 AM ET, January 6, 2012

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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Drew Barrymore Engaged to Will Kopelman!  —  Drew's New Year is going to be extra happy!  —  Drew Barrymore is engaged to beau Will Kopelman, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Kopelman, 34, popped the question in Sun Valley, Idaho around the holidays, according to the insider.
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People.com:
Drew Barrymore Engaged to Will Kopelman  —  Wedding bells are in the air for Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend - art consultant Will Kopelman.  —  They got engaged in Sun Valley, Idaho, a source tells PEOPLE.  The ring is by Graff, and “they are very happy together,” adds the source.
People.com:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Engaged  —  Jessica Biel may have said only last year, “I was never one of those girls who dreamt of my wedding and my Prince Charming,” but it looks like she's about to have both.  —  Biel and Justin Timberlake are engaged to be married, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou!  —  Keri Russell's biggest Christmas 2011 present arrived a little late: A baby girl!  —  On Dec. 27, the Felicity actress, 35, gave birth to daughter Willa Lou Deary, her rep tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest pregnancies of 2011
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Anya / People.com:
Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou  —  Keri Russell is a mom again!  —  She and husband Shane Deary welcomed daughter Willa Lou Deary on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in New York City, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “Everyone's happy and healthy,” the rep says of the new addition, who joins big brother River, 4½.
The Superficial:
Jessica Simpson Thinks She Can Look Like This  —  When bikini photos of Jessica Alba hit the Internet Tuesday, Jessica Simpson cleared the pie off her iPad and immediately tweeted the first thought that entered her head which miraculously wasn't “I'd eat ham ice cream.”
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Hollywood Power In Bizarre Transgender Row  —  Director David O. Russell was quizzed over gym incident with kin  —  Even by Hollywood standards, the volcanic movie director David O. Russell and a transgender relative were involved last week in a truly bizarre incident at a Florida hotel gym that resulted in a visit by police.
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TMZ.com:
‘Fighter’ Director David O. Russell — Investigated for Allegedly Groping Transgender Niece
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow introduces her Goop-branded colon cleanse for the masses  —  Just yesterday, I made a half-hearted attempt at joking about Gwyneth Paltrow's obsession with colon cleansing.  Yet I should've known that, to Goop, this is not merely a laughing matter, for a pristine colon is serious business.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Movie Looking To Add Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong And Edgar Ramirez To Killer Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE: While the Republicans keep kicking Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's Bin Laden movie around like a political football, Annapurna Pictures and Sony Pictures are ready to get the mission underway.
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Miles Socha / WWD:
Christian Dior Signs Mila Kunis  —  PARIS — Christian Dior is doing a fashion pas de deux with one of Hollywood's hottest young talents.  —  “Black Swan” star Mila Kunis has been named a new face of the French house, and will appear in its spring fashion campaign, shot by Mikael Jansson …
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Mila Kunis Stuns in New Dior Ads
Discussion: X17 Online
Celebslam:
Ryan Phillippe's girlfriend isn't old enough to drink yet  —  Ryan Phillippe and Paulina Slatger leaving Hugo's restaurant in West Hollywood (12/22)  —  I'd like to think that if I was famous, I'd act exactly like Ryan Phillippe and starting mowing down chicks barely out of high school.
TMZ.com:
Jeremy Renner Beat Up in Thailand — One Man Slashed with Axe  —  Beat Up in Thailand —  One Man Slashed with Axe  —  Jeremy Renner was attacked in Phuket, Thailand in an early morning bar brawl that left one man in serious condition after getting slashed in the neck with a rotor axe.
People.com:
Katy Perry's Parents Mum on Her Divorce but Shill Her Perfume  —  Katy Perry flanked by parents Mary and Keith Hudson  —  Katy Perry's parents, who are evangelical ministers, mentioned their famous daughter a number of times at religious services in Ohio on Wednesday, but sidestepped the issue of her divorce from Russell Brand.
Discussion: The Stir, Pop2it and Digital Spy
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Us Weekly:
Moving Vans Spotted Outside Russell Brand, Katy Perry's Home
tooFab.com:
Justin Bieber: The New Jesus Tattoo!  —  Justin Bieber has got himself some religious new ink!  —  While Justin and his father already have the name “Jesus” tattooed on their torsos, the pop star showed off some new body art yesterday in Los Angeles.  —  So ... what'd he get this time?
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest Facing Possible Pay Cut As ‘Idol’ Renegotiation Looms  —  As the multihypenate talent's $45 million pact ends and NBC dangles “Today,” a source tells THR the host is unlikely to score another mega-deal.  —  Will season 11 be Ryan Seacrest's last on American Idol?
Discussion: msnbc.com, PerezHilton and TVLine
Lee Hernandez / Latina.com:
Ricky Martin is Latina's February 2012 Cover Model!  —  Latin music icon Ricky Martin graces the cover of Latina magazine's February 2012 issue, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, January 10.  The 40-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar opens up to Latina about marriage …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Will ‘Jupiter’ be a stop on Natalie Portman's post-baby trip?  —  A year ago, Natalie Portman was the hottest actress around.  The “Black Swan” star was sweeping awards and earning the sine qua non of actor heat, the “Saturday Night Live” parody.  She even survived an ill-timed dorky laugh.
TMZ.com:
Elin Nordegren — I Demolished My $12 MILLION Mansion  —  I Demolished  —  My $12 MILLION Mansion  —  Elin Nordegren is a human wrecking machine ... who just LEVELED her brand new $12 MILLION Florida mansion ... because, well, she can afford it.  —  Elin bought the 9,000 square foot …
Access Hollywood:
Juliette Lewis Dishes On Dating Brad Pitt & Her New Role On NBC's ‘The Firm’  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Juliette Lewis turned heads when she appeared at the 64th Annual Academy Awards Academy Awards in 1992 - with then-boyfriend Brad Pitt at her side - rocking cornrows.  (See the couple together, HERE!)
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Kristen Bell: Babies With Dax Shepard Will Be “Our Gift to America”
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Lpons / Life and Style:
Life & Style Exclusive: Bruce Willis Baby on the Way: It's a Girl!
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Hollybaby
Marco / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - SIMON COWELL APPEARS TO GET COZY WITH MYSTERY WOMAN IN ST. BARTH
Discussion: Celebuzz
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Celebslam:
Kate Beckinsale loves short shorts . . . and Wednesday's Paparazzi Leftovers
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Britney Spears Shows Off Engagement Ring
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Cindy Crawford has a face full of Botox & fillers, experts say
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Max Tani / Semafor:
In the last month, Sam Stein, Burgess Everett, and now Jack Shafer have decided to leave Politico; sources: Alex Ward and Lara Seligman are leaving for the WSJ

Zoe Samios / Australian Financial Review:
Australia's Seven West axes three top executives amid 150 job cuts at the company, as its commercial deal with Meta, estimated to be worth ~$15M annually, ends

 
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