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6:10 PM ET, February 18, 2009

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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Are Engaged!  —  Rachel Bilson and her longtime beau, Hayden Christensen, got engaged quietly over the holidays, PEOPLE has learned.  —  According to a friend of the actress, the two, who costarred in 2008's Jumper, got engaged in December.
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New York Post:
ALTAR-BOUND  —  WILL wedding bells be ringing soon for Rachel Bilson (above)?  A Page Six spy spotted Bilson on a Virgin America flight from LA to JFK Monday night with her mom and tells us the actress is engaged to longtime beau Hayden Christensen.  “A man sitting in front of her on the plane saw …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: Jennifer Aniston Is My Oscar Date
TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan's Fishy Fire  —  Sources tell TMZ an apartment belonging to “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan caught fire early this morning ... and the source of the fire was a bunch of fish.  —  We're told the fire started after a light bulb in one of Tracy's fish tanks busted, which ignited the blaze.
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OK! Magazine:
Breaking News: Tracy Morgan's Apartment Catches Fire  —  Sources are telling OK! that 30 Rock funnyman Tracy Morgan's Manhattan apartment caught fire earlier today.  —  According to one insider, the blaze, which occurred Wednesday morning, caused him to lose most if not all of the contents …
Access Hollywood:
Fire Blazes Through Tracy Morgan's NYC Apartment
Discussion: Gawker and Crazy Days and Nights
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
The Office's Angela Kinsey Splitting From Husband  —  The Office's Angela Kinsey has separated from her husband of eight years, Warren Lieberstein, Us Weekly exclusively reports in its new issue.  —  The actress, 37, and Lieberstein, a writer, welcomed their first daughter, Isabel, last May.
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: Lee's Art Shop Shopping  —  Angelina Jolie gets in some mother-daughter bonding time with her girls — Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 2 1/2 — while out and about in New York City on Wednesday (February 18).  —  The trio was seen walking into their favorite store, Lee's Art Shop, to pick up some arts & crafts supplies.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Mickey Rourke Loses a Prized Pooch  —  Add one more to Mickey Rourke's pack of heavenly canine companions.  —  The Oscar nominee's Chihauhau, Loki, one of the dogs memorably thanked by Rourke in his Golden Globe acceptance speech, has died, Rourke's rep confirmed Tuesday to E! News.
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Associated Press:
Usher's Wife Checks Out Of Brazil Hospital  —  The wife of R&B singer Usher was released from a Sao Paulo hospital after spending 11 days recovering from a cardiac arrest she suffered shortly before undergoing plastic surgery, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Lifeline Live
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Daily Mail:
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto ‘dumped her secret husband after becoming a star’ … The star of Slumdog Millionaire has been hiding a secret husband whom she ditched after the film became a hit, it was claimed today.  —  Freida Pinto, 24, is said to have married Rohan Antao at a ceremony …
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TMZ.com:
OctoMom Could Lose Her Crib  —  Nadya Suleman may be out on the streets, with her 14 kids.  TMZ has documents showing the house she's living in could go on the auction block because the mortgage hasn't been paid in 10 months.  —  According to documents filed earlier this month, OctoGrandma …
NY Daily News:
Paris Hilton a year older, but no wiser at Fashion Week  —  Fashion Week cannot escape the celebutard whirlwinds that are the Hilton sisters.  —  First came the intense and deep conversation Paris and Nicky had with “American Idol” loser Kelly Pickler at Monday's Tracy Reese show.
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
EXCLUSIVE:THE OCTOMOM DOES TARGET AND MICKEY D'S WITH HER KIDS  —  We spotted Nadya Suleman, aka the OctoMom, shopping with some of her kids at a Los Angeles Target yesterday afternoon.  Going to Target can be enough of a chore, but the idea of bringing of a kid (or 14) along with you just sounds like a total headache.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens to Perform Together at Oscars  —  High School Musical is heading to the Oscars!  —  Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are set to perform at the Academy Awards, E! News reports.  —  The real-life couple will hit the stage alongside host Hugh Jackman, Beyonce and Mamma Mia!'s Amanda Seyfried.
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Mirror.co.uk:
High School Musical Zac Efron buys £1million house …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
Bindi Irwin: Girl Gone Wild  —  Who needs a Barbie doll, when you've got wild snakes and iguanas to play with?!  —  Everyone's favorite famous precocious ten-year-old conservationist celebuspawn, Bindi Irwin, showed off her genetically predisposed fearlessness with all things slimy and creepy crawly in Australia on Tuesday.
Cele|bitchy:
Matt Damon photographed shirtless and with his adorable baby daughter  —  These photos are a double treat in that we get to see Matt Damon without his shirt on along with what I believe is the first glimpse of his six month-old daughter, Gia Zavala.  Damon, his wife Luciana and their daughters Gia …
Discussion: poponthepop.com
People.com:
Bristol Palin's Baby Proves a Handful for Young Parents  —  Bristol Palin and her child, Tripp Johnston  —  Little Tripp Johnston has been described as a “bundle of joy” by his grandmother, Sarah Palin, while his mother, Bristol Palin, told FOX News this week that she loves “just seeing him smile and stuff.
Discussion: MomLogic and The Hollywood Gossip
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
CHECK OUT TAYLOR SWIFT AND KATY PERRY AS THEY ARRIVE TO THE BRIT AWARDS  —  Taylor Swift and Katy Perry hopped across the pond to take part in The Brit Awards, being held in London tonight.  —  The music award show is held every year, similarly to the Grammys, but it's known for whacky …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By CoCo  —  That top isn't supposed to be worn like that, right?  Those straps were not built for that kind of pressure.  It's like two elephants sitting on a playground swing.  That s**t is about to SNAP!  And if it did, CoCo's big f**king ass bitties would come tumbling out and explode!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
TLC “Not Pursuing Any Program” With Octo Mom
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Associated Press:
Israeli officials reverse course and order the return of seized camera equipment to AP, after earlier seizing cameras and blocking AP's live feed from Gaza

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