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10:55 AM ET, December 27, 2008

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TMZ.com:
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Two Limp Pieces Of Broccoli Got Engaged
Discussion: popbytes
Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
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 …
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Chris Willard / People.com:
Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Set Box Office Records  —  Pitt (left) and Aniston (right)  —  Photo by: David Silpa / UPI Photo / Landov; Gregg DeGuire / WireImage  —  There were no lumps of coal in Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston's stockings this Christmas.
Bloomberg:
Marley & Me tops Christmas Day box office
Discussion: Us Weekly
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Leathery Donatella Versace forgets to pack her sunscreen for Caribbean getaway … There's 50 and fabulous.  And then there's Donatella Versace.  —  The fashion designer, once famed for her curves, appeared tired and gaunt as she strolled along a beach in the Caribbean.
Marcus Errico / E! Online:
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.
Discussion: iVillage and Fancast
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Oneindia.in:
Costelloe's suicide shocks his family, pals
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Associated Press
Rob Hoerburger / New York Times:
Eartha Kitt, a Seducer of Audiences, Dies at 81  —  Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on Thursday.  She was 81 and lived in Connecticut.
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Polly Anderson / Associated Press:   Eartha Kitt, Singer And Dancer, Dies At 81
TMZ.com:
The Almighty M-Rod  —  Michelle Rodriguez doing her Feats of Strength in celebration of Festivus.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West and TMZ — Nothing But Lies  —  Catching Kanye West in a good mood is always a sight to behold and cherish — but we had to ruin the moment by lying, telling him his new album is good.  But then he lied right back at us re: his airport fight with the pappers.  —  Relationships should be built on honesty.
TMZ.com:
Pete and Ashlee Give Away the Bronx  —  Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?  —  Apparently unable to hock their baby pics to the highest or even lowest bidder, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz posted pics of their bundle of joy online for free.
BREITBART.COM:
ALL-TIME TOP 10 CHRISTMAS DAY PERFORMANCES  —  3. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - $13.9M  —  4. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $13.6M 5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - $12.3M  —  6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $11.8M  —  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - $11.5M
Discussion: Fox News, Defamer, OH NO!! and FishBowlLA
Daily Mail:
Ben Stiller's new cast: Actor sports broken wrist after snowboarding accident … The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident.  —  Trooper: Ben Stiller shopped on Miaddison Avenue on Tuesday despite being rushed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
Barbara Boyer / Philly.com:
Phila. man shot because family talked during movie  —  A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, OH NO!! and /Film
Cele|bitchy:
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 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
 
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