Singer, actress Eartha Kitt dies at 81  —  (CNN) — Singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died, her publicist, Patty Freedman, told CNN on Thursday.  —  Kitt, 81, died in New York, where she was being treated for colon cancer, Freedman said.  Her daughter, Kitt Shapiro, was by her side.

Brady and Gisele - Engaged!!!  —  Tom Brady proposed to Gisele on a private jet on XMAS eve — and she said yes.  —  Our sources say Brady, who is famous for his QB skills and running errands for Gisele, proposed on a private jet that took off fromTeterboro Airport in New Jersey and landed in Boston.

Sopranos' Johnny Cakes Dead of Apparent Suicide  —  The flapjack slinger who won the heart of The Sopranos' gay mafioso Vito Spatafore is dead.  —  New York police confirm that the body of actor John Costelloe was found Dec. 18 in his Brooklyn home, an apparent suicide.

Inside Jennifer Aniston's Christmas Eve with the Arquette Family  —  It's a tradition!  —  Jennifer Aniston met up with friends David and Courteney Cox Arquette and their 4-year-old daughter Coco Wednesday for their annual Christmas Eve dinner at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills.

Shirley Jones' Hubby Caught on Surveillance Tape  —  We're told Burbank cops are investigating whether Shirley Jones' hubby, comedian Mary Ingels, shoplifted at a local hat store.  We have the surveillance video, so judge for yourself.  —  You see Marty inside Baron Hats.

Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button  —  Aging backward in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ has given the actor a new perspective on his colorful life.  —  The days may be numbered for the old Brad Pitt — the Hollywood heartbreaker, the absurdly handsome leading man who couldn't seem …

Lindsay Lohan Reveals She Has a Half-Sibling, Her Dad Denies It  —  Lindsay Lohan has a half-sibling, she wrote Wednesday on her MySpace celebrity blog.  —  “My father just let my family and [me] know, amongst other [things] that he had another child after my little sister Aliana,” Lohan, 22, writes in a post titled “Random Thoughts.”

Jennifer Aniston says she was drunk, digitally altered on GQ  —  Jennifer Aniston on The View, 12/24/08, Part 1.  GQ questions are about 2 minutes in.  —  Jennifer Aniston on The View, 12/24/08, Part 2  —  Jennifer Aniston was on The View on Tuesday.  She started off by telling a cute story …

Courtney Love: Christmas Grinch  — Brody Jenner, - Courtney Love, - Rob Kardashian, - Robert Kardashian Jr.  —  Courtney Love wrote a disturbing blog this morning that is obviously very untrue...  Ms. Love immaturely called my brother Rob names and accused him of physically assaulting her …

Beyonce Celebrates Christmas Atop Hot 100  —  Beyonce celebrates Christmas today (Dec. 25) with the No. 1 song on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) begins a third and sixth week atop them, respectively.