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Because big girls don't cry, does that mean Fergie isn't permitted to shed a happy tear when she and Josh Duhamel make it official?
Well, she doesn't have much more time to ponder the condundrum, because Jan. 10 is when the couple are planning to tie the knot in the Los Angeles area.
Duhamel popped the question to his "Fergalicious" sweetheart about a year ago after nearly three years of dating. The romance began when Fergie guest-starred on Las Vegas and Duhamel, who later admitted to nursing a crush on the Black Eyed Peas singer, asked her out.
"I'm madly in love with him," Fergie said shortly before getting engaged. "He understands how to treat a woman and give me respect."
And nothing appears to have changed.
According to Access Hollywood, which first reported the big day date, on the guest list for those Jan. 10 nuptials are most of Fergie's costars from the upcoming movie musical Nine, including Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard and Judi Dench.

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Even the home of an heiress isn't always a fortress.

A thief escaped with approximately $2 million worth of jewelry from Paris Hilton's Sherman Oaks, Calif. house sometime between Thursday evening and Friday morning at 4 a.m., LAPD spokesman Jason Lee told TVGuide.com.

"Based on the investigation, it was a lone suspect who entered the Hiltons' home," he said. Police are continuing their investigation.

Hilton was reportedly not at home during the robbery.

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A major animal-rights organization has named Lady O its "Person of the Year" for 2008.
PETA awarded Oprah the honor, declaring that she uses her fame to help the less fortunate (including animals) and expose instances of animal cruelty.
This year on her show, Oprah spotlighted puppy-mill abuses and poor conditions for animals on factory farms. She also encouraged a guest to give up meat for a vegan diet.

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the Ice Cube one sounds like a good idea to me.

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WORRIED superstar ROBBIE WILLIAMS was last night praying for his own Angel as his mother battled to recover from a major heart operation. Robbie, 34, secretly dashed back to Britain from his home in Los Angeles to be with his doting mum Jan, 67, when she went into hospital for heart bypass surgery. The singer is extremely close to Jan, who is believed to be the inspiration behind his smash hit Angels. The song is one of Robbie’s biggest hits and sold two million copies when released in 1997. Jan was said to be in a “critical but stable” condition last night, a few hours after undergoing surgery. Devoted Robbie will not be able to visit her until she leaves intensive care — but is expected to spend Christmas Day in hospital with her as she begins the long process of recovery. A source said: “Like any patient who has undergone major heart surgery, Jan’s not out of the woods yet. She is in a critical but stable condition, but that’s normal for such a complex procedure. Urgency “Jan was put in intensive care immediately after the operation, where she’ll be monitored extremely closely. Advertisement “She will almost certainly spend Christmas Day in hospital, but if all goes well she might be discharged by New Year. “Robbie is desperate to make sure everything goes exactly to plan.” Jan was admitted to a private hospital in Cheshire on Saturday, and it is understood she had her operation yesterday morning after Robbie had jetted back in time to wish her well. The source added: “It’s highly unusual for this type of surgery to be carried out at this time of year. Private patients can pretty much pick and choose their operation dates so it’s likely there was some urgency in this case. “If there are no complications Jan will be released on to a specialist cardiac ward on Monday, and Robbie may be able to visit her as early as then. The doctors will assess her progress on a daily basis to make sure her recovery is going well. But any major surgery carries risks and Robbie will be understandably concerned for his mum. It won’t be an easy Christmas for him.” Jan, a drink and drugs counsellor, brought up Robbie as a single mum after his dad Peter walked out when he was just two. She later spotted an advert for auditions that would set her son on the road to worldwide fame with TAKE THAT. Robbie — who has a sister, Sally, 42 — once said: “I can’t wish for anything more than I’ve got with my mum and sister. What I’ve got is fantastic.” He has regularly flown Jan to LA and bought her a £1.2million home and Andy Warhol masterpieces as thank you gifts. Bypass surgery is usually performed on patients with angina or coronary heart disease, where arteries to the heart become narrowed or blocked by fatty tissue. Surgeons graft a new blood vessel between the aorta and the affected artery, bypassing the blocked section. New techniques include “stenting”, where a tube-shaped mesh is inserted into the artery to hold open a narrowed section. Many patients recuperate quickly — sitting up and talking to visitors within a couple of days — but on average it takes three months to fully recover from the

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information about his son Baylee's medical condition after the six-year-old was hospitalized last week.
In a personal blog post, Brian writes that Baylee was released from a hospital in Atlanta, GA on Saturday.
"Before being admitted, Baylee had been treated for or thought to have had strep throat, hand, foot, mouth disease and erythema multiforme. After receiving a biopsy, blood tests, an EKG and 2 echocardiograms, Baylee was finally diagnosed with A-Typical Kawasaki Disease," Brian writes.
The blog entry explains that Kawasaki Disease causes inflammation in the coronary arteries as well as the walls of the small and medium sized arteries throughout the body. Baylee received a treatment to bring down the inflammation in his coronary arteries and will be closely monitored for the next 6-8 weeks to see if the treatment was effective, according to the singer.
Brian and his wife Leighanne thank everyone who prayed for his son and for the many supportive emails and phone calls. "We are humbled by the love and compassion that people have for our son all over the world, thank you!"

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Kate Beckinsale has revealed that she would love to play Catwoman in the upcoming The Dark Knight sequel.

The Underworld actress told MTV that portraying the Batman villain "would be awesome" because she is still shocked when producers consider her for an action film role.

"I'd love to do that," she admitted. "One of the things I've done wrong with my career is not have a massive game plan for it. I enjoy being surprised.

"I was very surprised to ever find myself even considered for an action movie. I'm like the literary, academic geek who's not very good at sports, so it was amazingly shocking that anyone would ever do that. I like to be surprised."

Earlier in the month it was reported that The Mummy star Rachel Weisz was the frontrunner to nab the role.

Catwoman, who is often hailed as being Batman's one true love, was played by Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns and by Halle Berry in 2004 spinoff movie Catwoman.

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The Screen Actors Guild will delay its strike authorization vote by two weeks as the organization's leadership tries to contain growing dissent in the union.

The guild had planned to send out ballots Jan. 2 and to tabulate them by Jan. 23. But it now plans to delay sending out ballots until after an emergency meeting to be held Jan. 12 and 13, SAG national executive director Doug Allen announced late Monday.

Allen said he and SAG president Alan Rosenberg had agreed to delay the vote to "address the unfortunate division and restore consensus."

"This division does not help our effort to get an agreement from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers that our members will ratify,'' Allen said. "This will provide us with more time to conduct member education and outreach on the referendum before the balloting."

In order to call a strike, the union would need 75 percent of the members who cast ballots to vote in favor of authorization. SAG has roughly 110,000 members.

"While almost 100 high-profile members and 2,524 total members have endorsed the strike authorization vote mandated by the national board, more than 100 high profile actors and 1,373 actors have lent their names to the opposition campaign," Allen said.

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Russell Crowe, Sally Field, Robert Redford, Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon are among those encouraging other members to vote no, saying a strike in the midst of a recession would be ill-timed.

Those who support authorization include Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Rob Schneider, Alicia Witt, and former SAG president Ed Asner.

SAG covers filmed shows, mostly expensive dramas like Lost. Taped shows, such as Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement, and 90210 are covered by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

The unions share shows that are recorded digitally.

AFTRA, which includes 44,000 people who also belong to SAG, has already accepted a contract similar to the one studios are offering SAG.

AMPTP, which represents studios, made its final offer June 30 as SAG's contract expired. The union says the latest offer is insufficient in terms of new-media jurisdiction and residuals.

SAG's New York division announced Dec. 12 that they opposed the strike authorization vote and called for an emergency board meeting to replace the negotiating committee. Members at a New York town meeting a few days later accused Rosenberg and Allen of botching negotiations.

SAG leaders say the contract producers are offering doesn't adequately pay actors for videos that are streamed online. They also say actors should earn more from DVD sales, and deserve pay and control over product placements in shows and movies.

A strike would be another welt for the entertainment industry within a year of the writers' strike that sidelined the 2007-08 television season. One estimate placed the economic impact of the three-month strike, which was resolved in February, at $2.5 billion.

AMPTP estimates actors would lose $2.5 million a day by striking.

Working actors — those who make most of their income from film and TV — account for just about 10 percent of SAG members. The rest earn less than $28,000 a year from acting work, but many work in side jobs that could also be affected by the strike.

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Warner Bros. Television has filed a massive lawsuit against CBS over "Two and a half Men."
According to the suit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, W.B. claims CBS owes it more than $49 million. The suit claims W.B. and CBS struck a deal -- that CBS would pay a lower-than-marketplace fee in seasons 5 and 6, but if the show was a hit CBS would reimburse W.B. for certain losses.

Here's the deal. According to the suit, CBS paid W.B. a fee of $750,000 per episode in the first season, with modest increases thereafter. That amount wasn't enough to cover the cost of production. W.B. claims the average cost per episode for the first season was $1,219,894. W.B. claims during the first four seasons it incurred a loss of $61,097,418.

W.B. alleges CBS was obligated to reimburse the company for some or all of the deficits, depending on the national ranking of the show. W.B. claims in spite of the fact that the show is a success and currently in season 6, CBS refuses to pay more than $49,000,000 it's owed.

CBS could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Jennifer Hudson is set to take part in a concert that might become her first live performance since the murders of her mother, bother and nephew.
The Oscar winner will take part in a Feb. 6 concert honoring Neil Diamond, and the star-studded event will also feature performances by Coldplay, Josh Groban, Foo Fighters, Tim McGraw and others.
Two weeks ago, the Associated Press said Jennifer was set to begin filming her music video for "If This Isn't Love."

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Nicole Kidman is getting the serious stink-eye from her rich neighbors in a Sydney marina because she's left a big one in the water -- her yacht.

Nicole sold her apartment in fancy Walsh Bay and was supposed to take her boat, named Hokulani when she moved. But a year later, it's still there, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, and the owners Nic left behind want it gone.

Some of the owners are bellyaching that Kidman is getting special treatment, and that she should have been fined.

A "rep" tells the SMH the boat will be moved next week.

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Leighanne Littrell, wife of Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell, talks about their son Baylee's medical condition after the six-year-old was hospitalized last week.
"There were a lot of stories going around, a lot of wrong information on what was going on," Leighanne tells OK! magazine. "I had heard stories that his heart had hardened or people thought he had cancer, and I just didn't want it to get so blown up."
"Before being admitted, Baylee had been treated for or thought to have had strep throat, hand, foot, mouth disease and erythema multiforme. After receiving a biopsy, blood tests, an EKG and 2 echocardiograms, Baylee was finally diagnosed with A-Typical Kawasaki Disease," Brian had blogged about his son's condition.
The blog entry went on to explain that Kawasaki Disease causes inflammation in the coronary arteries as well as the walls of the small and medium sized arteries throughout the body. Baylee received a treatment to bring down the inflammation in his coronary arteries and will be closely monitored for the next 6-8 weeks to see if the treatment was effective, according to the singer.
Since his diagnosis, Baylee has been released from the hospital and Leighanne tells OK!: "We've had probably the craziest six days of our entire life and I hope that that's the worst it gets. Baylee's just running around in his Batman costume and he's feeling so much better and his attitude is fantastic."
Leighanne goes on to say that Baylee's improved health is the best Christmas present they have ever received, but the time spent in the hospital didn't leave them much time to shop.
"We're trying to order a Santa because we've been in the hospital for so long," she tells the mag. "We didn't get to shop or anything because we were in the hospital so now we're shopping last-minute for all his family members."

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Justin Eilers was found shot and killed on Christmas night -- the second MMA fighter to die in a week.

Eilers died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to KIVI TV in Idaho. James Malec, the suspect, is reportedly the boyfriend of Eilers' mom. Malec has been arrested and charged with second degree murder and held on $1 million bail.

According to Sherdog.com, Eilers had a career fighting record of 19-7-1 and went 1-3 in the UFC.

On December 18, Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

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LIVERPOOL ace Steven Gerrard remained in custody tonight after he was arrested over a nightclub brawl. Merseyside cops are investigating an alleged assault on a DJ at a nightclub at about 2.30am this morning. The Liverpool captain was one of six men held after a fight outside a late-night bar in Southport, Merseyside. Gerrard, 28, was at the restaurant and bar - which turns into a nightclub - with friends to celebrate Liverpool’s 5-1 destruction of Newcastle United. After the game the Reds’ captain, who scored twice, hailed his table-topping side as the best he has played in. A police spokesman said: “Six men were arrested on suspicion of assault in Lord Street. “The men, four aged 33, 31, 29 and 19, who all come from the Huyton area, a 28-year-old man from Formby and an 18-year-old man from Litherland remain in police custody. “A 34-year-old man from Southport was taken to hospital with facial injuries which are not believed to be life threatening." The town centre premises remained shut today but evidence of a brawl inside could be seen through the windows. Spots of blood were clearly visible on the floor, and shards of broken glass. A Bentley car, which is believed to have been parked overnight, remained outside with a parking ticket attached. Later a man, who said he was a friend of Gerrard, later drove off in the car. He said the car did not belong to the footballer and added he did not want to comment on last night’s incident. Today Gerrard’s wife Alex Curran, 26, left a coffee shop close to the police station where the father of her two kids was being questioned. She refused to answer reporters’ questions as she walked to her Bentley car and drove off in the opposite direction from the police station, heading towards Liverpool. The sister of the Lounge Inn co-owner, Dario Curcillo, said the footballer was in the club to celebrate his team’s win over Newcastle United earlier in the day. She said: “As far as I know he comes here regularly and it was just a normal night at the bar. “I don’t know anything about what happened last night.” She added that her brother was unavailable for comment. A Liverpool FC spokesman said the club would not be commenting on their captain’s arrest Scene ... Lounge Inn Gerrard went out with friends following his side’s 5-1 victory over Newcastle at St James’ Park. The Reds captain, who scored twice, yesterday hailed his table-topping Liverpool side as the best he has played in. He called on everyone at Anfield to enjoy being top of the league after Liverpool extended their lead over Chelsea thanks to the emphatic win. Speaking after the game, Gerrard said: “I think we’ve got to enjoy it. We will play our best football if we are relaxed and composed. “I think it’s important for us to remain humble, keep our feet on the ground and keep working hard.” Gerrard was arrested after a disturbance at the Lounge Inn, a modern restaurant close to the junction of Bold Street and Stanley Street. The eatery converts into a late night club venue with live music and DJs. No-one was available to comment today. The well-to-do seaside town is a popular venue for wealthy footballers looking for a night out. A Liverpool FC spokesman said the club would not be commenting on the alleged incident.

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Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson looked especially tight at Rite Aid in L.A. yesterday ...and speaking of tight, it looks like daddy Michael Lohan's lips may be belatedly following suit.
In a post on his website this morning, Michael writes "There is a truce between Lindsay and I, so please stop adding any fuel to the fire. I respectfully ask that all sources, so called friends and mouthpieces refrain from any more comments or suggestions on her blog." This, from the man who had been on a trash-talking tirade against Sam and his own daughter for the last week.  P.S. -- on the "sane scale," Sam Ronson seems to register at a respectable level ... Michael seems to be off the charts, and not in a good way.

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William Balfour, the man charged with the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, was indicted Tuesday. ET has the details.
ET has learned that Balfour, 27, has been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion. He is set to be arraigned on January 20, when he will make a formal plea and a trial judge will be assigned.
Balfour is the estranged husband of Academy Award winning actress/singer Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia. Prosecutors believe Balfour was upset with Julia because he believed she was dating other men, says the Chicago Sun Times.
The bodies of Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and brother Jason Hudson, 29, were found shot to death last October in Donerson's South Side Chicago home -- and the body of Hudson's 7-year-old nephew Julian was found three days later in an SUV.

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Perhaps DMX has seen the error of his ways and is looking to make a fresh start in 2009.
Just in time to make New Year's resolutions, the oft-arrested rapper has cut a deal in his pending animal cruelty, drug possession and identity theft cases in order to avoid being prosecuted for more than a dozen crimes.
Instead, DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Phoenix court to one count apiece of animal cruelty and theft, both misdemeanors, and felony marijuana possession and possession of a narcotic.
Sentencing has been set for Jan. 30 in Maricopa County Superior Court. Additional charges will be dismissed at that time.
The Great Depression artist had previously pleaded not guilty to mistreating a pack of pit bulls at his Dave Creek, Ariz., home over the past year. He had also maintained that he was innocent of possessing a significant amount of pot and drug paraphernalia, which authorities claimed to have discovered during two raids on the rapper's property in connection with the animal-cruelty allegations.
DMX had also been accused of trying to avoid paying a $7,500 hospital bill in April by giving a false name and contact info to officials at a Scottsdale clinic. He was subsequently busted on suspicion of identity theft in July.
An attorney for the Cradle 2 the Grave star, who also had a coke-and-pot-related run-in with the law in Florida in June, said earlier this month that his client had checked into rehab

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Will the newest addition to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's family arrive just in time to ring in the New Year?
Cameras spotted a very pregnant Garner and Affleck arriving at a Los Angeles area hospital on Wednesday. No word yet on whether the family is ready to welcome a little brother or sister for their 3-year-old daughter Violet.

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Actor Matt Dillon was arrested in Vermont last night, according to police.
The actor was taken into custody at 10 p.m. on Tuesday night for driving 106 miles per hour in the town of Newbury in the Green Mountain state.
Police tell ET that the actor was photographed, finger printed and released. He was given a citation to appear in Orange County court on January 21.

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Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes have reportedly received death threats from groups opposed to their Scientology religion.

The FBI is now investigating the threats, which began four months ago when the Top Gun star was warned that anthrax would be placed in the vents of his LA office, according to the Daily Star.

Cruise is reported to be so concerned about the safety of his wife and two-year-old daughter Suri that he has hired extra security, travels in bullet-proof cars and has spent $10 million (£6.9 million) on an underground bunker at his Colorado home.

An insider revealed that the couple have also turned to close friends David and Victoria Beckham, who have previously been subjected to death threats, for advice on how to handle the situation.

"Tom is terrified," said the source. "He doesn't feel safe anywhere.

"He and Katie know the Beckhams have had to live in the shadow of similar threats and have asked them for advice on how to cope.

"They have had to take the threats seriously. Unfortunaely there are plenty of cranks out there - particularly in LA."

Cruise is also said to have received threats from people angry at his portrayal of anti-Hitler plotter Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg in upcoming movie Valkyrie.