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Nelly Furtado is engaged to sound engineer Demacio "Demo" Castellon - People
Nicole Richie IS preggers with Joel Madden's baby, and reports are that its a boy - DListed
Britney's got a new man, rehab counselor/real estate developer John Sundahl - Daily Mail
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Another pageant queen scandal- an unknown blackmailer has threatened to make certain scandalous photos public on Facebook of current Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo - NY Post
Laguna Beach alum Jessica Smith, the girl who cried her way through 3 seasons of the show was arrested for DUI - E! News
In more Laguna Beach news, alum and 4 time arrestee Jason Wahler is out of rehab/jail and seen with Lauren "LC" Conrad at Ketchup in Hollywood - TMZ
P.Diddy and longtime love Kim Porter break up- reports are that Diddy's "good friend" Sienna Miller may have something to do with it - PerezHilton
Victoria Beckham to guest star in new Ugly Betty episodes - Metro
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and their families are STILL in Hawaii - A Socialites Life
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker make it official at a Paris courthouse before they celebrate in style on Saturday - X17 online
Happy Birthday to Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Tia and Tamara Mowry, Della Reese and Nancy Reagan and more - Dlisted
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