Claire Danes Walks In New York With Her Fiance

Newly engaged actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy were all smiles during a stroll Wednesday in NYC.

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The Jonas Brothers Are Waxed...

Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas unveiled their wax figures at Madame Tussauds in NYC on Thursday.

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Tori Spelling And Liam

Tori Spelling nibbled on noodles and drank Pepsi Natural while teaching her son, Liam, 23 months, how to use chopsticks in NYC Wednesday

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Mira Sorvino Pregnant With 3rd Child

Mira Sorvino is pregnant with her third child, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.

“We are overjoyed at the thought of welcoming a new addition to the family," Sorvino, 41, tells Us. "With each child the love in our hearts has expanded beyond what we ever imagined was possible.

The actress -- who was named a Goodwill Ambassador to combat Human Trafficking by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Thursday -- and her husband of four years, Christopher Backus, 27, are already parents to Mattea Angel, 4, and Johnny Christopher King, 2.

The couple met at a friend's charades party in August 2003. They first said "I Do" in a private civil ceremony at a Santa Barbara, Calif. courthouse, and then later in Capri, Italy.


"We spend all our time with our two kids," Sorvino told CNN last month. "They're our favorite people in the world. We don't spend a lot of time partying. We don't go out much. And we just love our children and we love each other. And we have a good life. You know, we're sort of normal people living in an abnormal place."

Sorvino won an Oscar for best supporting actress in 1995 for her role in Mighty Aphrodite. She most recently starred on NBC's The Last Templar with Backus, who has also appeared on The O.C and Will & Grace.
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American Idol's Joanna Pacitti Is Disqualified

Aamerican Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti -- who advanced to the top 36 -- has been disqualified, a show rep announced Thursday.

"It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition," stated a Fox press release.

It has been suggested that Pacitti had a close relationship with a pair of executives from 19 Entertainment, the company that produces Idol.

Pacitti will be replaced by Felicia Barton.

The 23-year-old Pacitti -- who belted Pat Benatar's "We Belong" during her audition in Louisville, Ky. -- moved to L.A. at 16 after signing a deal with A&M Records.

She has also been featured on some soundtracks to Legally Blonde and First Daughter.
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Usher's Wife Suffered A Heart Attack Before Liposuction

Usher's wife, Tameka Foster, suffered a heart attack in Brazil before undergoing plastic surgery, the Associated Press reports.

Foster, 37, checked into the Sao Rafael Hospital on Feb. 6 for a "simple liposuction," says Ellen Dastry, spokeswoman for plastic surgeon Silvio Sterman.

Foster went into cardiac arrest while being anesthetized, "but was revived in less than a minute by heart massage," Dastry adds.

She was then placed into an induced coma before being transferred into an intensive care unit "to avoid unnecessary complications."

She's currently recovering in Sao Paulo's better-equipped Sirio-Libanes Hospital, added Dastry, who did not release any additional details.

Usher, 33, cancelled his performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Gala last Saturday to rush to Brazil to be with his wife. His rep told Usmagazine.com Monday that she was in "stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery."

Foster and Usher wed in August 2007. They are parents to two-month-old Naveid Ely Raymond and Usher Raymond V, 15 months. Foster also has three sons from a prior relationship.
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Dancing With The Stars Partners' Revealed!

ABC has announced which dancers and contestants will be kicking it together during the season eight of Dancing with the Stars.

Days after the contestants were announced during the network's primetime lineup, the partners have been announced as well — and real-life couple Chuck Wicks and two-time champ Julianne Hough have been put together!

Here's the complete lineup for season eight:

Country crooner Chuck Wicks and two-time champ Julianne Hough

Former NFLer Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska

Actor Gilles Marini and two-time DWTS champ Cheryl Burke

Rapper Lil' Kim and one-time champ Derek Hough

Actress Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts

Olympian Shawn Johnson and one-time champ Mark Ballas

Jackass Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer

Singer Jewel and DWTS newcomer Dmitry Chaplin

Rodeo star Ty Murray (Jewel's hubby) and DWTS newcomer Chelsie Hightower

Apple co-founder (and Kathy Griffin ex) Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff

Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell and Tony Dovolani

Comedian David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson

Season eight of DWTS premieres March 9 on ABC.
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Joaquin Phoenix "Entertains" On Letterman

After perplexing fans recently by announcing he was quitting acting to become a hip-hop artist, the 34-year-old appeared on the talk show to promote his last film, Two Lovers, but gave only stammering one-word answers.

At one point, he pulled a wad of chewing gum from his mouth and stuck it to the host’s desk.
Letterman welcomed him with a glowing introduction and initially worked hard to coax answers out of the unresponsive star. But after receiving a raft of one-word replies, the presenter, known for his cutting wit, gave in to the live audience’s disbelieving laughter and began mocking the unkempt-looking Phoenix.

Taking aim at his shaggy beard, he enquired: “What can you tell us about your days with the Unabomber?”

Phoenix appeared mildly offended, but continued on with the interview, later informing Letterman that he was putting acting behind him in favor of his music career as a rapper.

Still, what fans did not see was the presence of a film crew, led by the Walk the Line star’s brother-in-law, Casey Affleck. The film crew, coupled with Phoenix’s train wreck debut as a hip-hop artist, continue to raise the question … Is Joaquin headed down Amy-Winehouse-lane, or are the crazy antics and shaggy appearance all part of an elaborate joke?

Phoenix has vehemently denied that the career-change is a stunt.

"There's not a hoax," Phoenix said. "Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention."

Still, despite his intentions, his music indeed was laughable, at least to Letterman’s audience, who could barely contain themselves when Phoenix spoke of his ambitions as a rapper.

Seemingly annoyed by the audience’s response, he asked Letterman, “What do you have them on? What do you gas them up with?”
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US Airways Flight 1549 Captain Talks About His Harrowing Ordeal To People

Despite his miraculous landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River last month, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was tormented by 'what ifs' the first two weeks after the crash, he tells PEOPLE for its new cover story.

"I was glad the NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] investigation matched our perception of what happened because we didn't have much time to analyze the situation," he says. "I was relieved when I found out we'd done everything we could do."

The Airbus A320 was about 90 seconds into its flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 15 when a flock of geese pounded the windshield and knocked out both engines. "I knew the situation was bad immediately," says Sullenberger, 58. After calmly telling air-traffic controllers he was unable to return to LaGuardia and could not make it to a nearby airport in Teterboro, N.J., he knew his only option was the Hudson River.

"I knew I could make a successful water landing," he says. And he did. After the plane stopped, says Sullenberger, he and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles looked at each other and said, " 'Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought,' meaning it was more like a normal landing than it should have been."

All 155 aboard survived, but Sullenberger says he suffers flashbacks and is not quite ready to go back to work yet. "In hindsight," he says, "I think something remarkable did happen that day."
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Julianne Hough Talks About Real Life Boyfriend/Dancing Partner!

Things are about to get serious between Julianne Hough and her beau, country star Chuck Wicks.

The real-life couple will be making a play for the mirror-ball trophy as partners on this season’s Dancing with the Stars–and the two-time DWTS champ isn’t about to go easy on her sweetie when they hit the dancefloor.

“I might kick him in the butt a little harder than with my other partners!” Hough, 20, tells PEOPLE. “I’m definitely a ‘crack the whip’ type of person.”

It’s a lesson Wicks, 29, has learned quickly. “He was like, ‘Wow, you’re really tough!’” she laughs. “But he says, ‘I don’t want you to treat me any differently than any of your other partners.’”

Though Hough admits she was initially apprehensive about dancing with her boyfriend, the potential ballroom benefits of quickstepping with Wicks ultimately won her over.“We never get to spend much time together,” says Hough, whose foray into country music just earned her an Academy of Country Music Award nomination for best new female artist. “On the show, we’ll be together 24 hours a day. We’re a really good team off stage, so I think it will be fun.”

And Hough already likes what she sees. “To be honest, he’s actually really good,” she says of their first practice. “He’s never really danced before – well, he told me he does a mean electric slide, but I never saw it!”

Hough admits “there are going to be people who love us and people who hate us,” but says she’s looking forward to the season – all the more so because another real-life couple, Jewel and her husband rodeo star Ty Murray, are also contestants.

“We went on tour with Jewel last year and we’re all friends,” she says of the foursome. “We’ll definitely be rooting for each other.” –Eileen Finan
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Jonas Brothers Want to Work on 'Twilight' Sequel

The Jonas Brothers reveal they'd like to sink their teeth into the highly anticipated 'Twilight' sequel, 'New Moon.'

Asked by MTV if it's possible they'll contribute music to the 'New Moon' soundtrack, the trio said, "That would be really cool."

"The movie ['Twilight'] was obviously a huge success," said Nick. "If they asked us to be a part of it ['New Moon'], then that would be great."
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Sheryl Crow Talks About Jennifer Aniston's 40th Party

"It was a lot of fun!" Sheryl Crow -- who had her 47th birthday party Feb. 6 -- tells Usmagazine.com of Aniston's bash at her Beverly Hills home on Feb. 7. (Crow also tells Extra she danced all night with fellow partygoer Courteney Cox.)

Asked about a rumored song John Mayer penned for girlfriend Aniston, Crow told Us, "I didn't hear it. I don't know anything about it."

Despite throwing parties over the weekend, both Crow and Aniston celebrate their actual birthdays today on Feb. 11.

"I'm just going to hang out with my girlfriends during the day and then I'm having dinner with some friends,” Crow told Us of her plans. "I may do something crazy like get a massage and a manicure or pedicure. That's about as crazy as it's going to get!"

As for sharing the same birth date with Aniston (and Albert Einstein), Crow joked to Us that it "speaks volumes."

What's more, Crow and Aniston's pal, Laura Dern, (who by the way, also had Angelina Jolie move in on her man, Billy Bob Thornton) has a Feb. 10 birth date.

"We're really close. It's nice," Crow told Us. "I think as you get older, you have your tribe of women that you grow and age gracefully with and you share wisdom with. That's your clan. That's your family. That's your strength."
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'American Idol''s Top 36 Revealed

"Idol"'s Hollywood Round started off with 147 hopefuls, but Simon Cowell and company have reduced the playing field to 36 -- ET has the official list, read on to find out who made the cut!

The "American Idol" Top 36 semifinalists are:

Females:
Alexis Grace, 21 (Memphis, TN); Allison Iraheta, 16 (Los Angeles, CA); Ann Mare Boskovich, 22 (Thousand Oaks, CA); Arianna Afsar, 17 (San Diego, CA); Casey Carlson, 20 (Eden Prarie, MN); Felicia Barton, 26 (Virginia Beach, VA).
Jackie Tohn, 28 (Oceanside, NY); Jasmine Murray, 17 (Columbus, MS); Jeanine Vailes, 28 (Sherman Oaks, CA); Jesse Langseth, 26 (Minneapolis, MN); Kendall Beard, 24 (Lufkin, TX); Kristen McNamara, 23 (Nashville, TN).
Lil Rounds, 24 (Memphis, TN); Megan Corkrey, 23 (Taylorsville, UT); Mishavonna Henson, 18 (Irvine, CA); Stevie Wright, 17 (Phelan, CA); Tatiana Nicole Del Toro, 24 (San Jaun, PR); Taylor Vaifanua, 17 (Hurricane, UT).

Males:
Adam Lambert, 26 (San Diego, CA); Alexander Wagner-Trugman, 19 (Studio City, CA); Anoop Desai, 22 (Chapel Hill, NC); Brent Keith, 29 (Blanchester, OH); Danny Gokey, 28 (Milwaukee, WI); Jorge Nunez, 21 (Cidra, Puerto Rico).
Ju'Not Joyner, 26 (Baltimore, MD); Kai Kalama, 27 (Redlands, CA); Kris Allen, 23 (Jacksonville, AR); Matt Breitzke, 28 (Bixby, OK); Matt Giraud, 23 (Ypsilanti, MI); Michael Sarver, 27 (Jasper, TX).
Nathaniel Marshall, 19 (Malone, NY); Nick Mitchell, 27 (Brookfield, CT); Ricky Braddy, 25 (Nashville, TN); Scott MacIntyre, 23 (Scottsdale, AZ); Stephen Fowler, 26 (Cleveland, OH); Von Smith, 22 (Greenwood, MO).
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Nicolette Sheridan Leaving Desperate Housewives

Nicollette Sheridan’s saucy character Edie Britt will be leaving Wisteria Lane on Desperate Housewives, PEOPLE has confirmed.

“She had a great time on the show and is looking forward to her next project,” her rep says.
But don’t call the movers just yet. Her rep adds, “Her final episode doesn’t air until April.”

The show’s finale is set to air in May. And there’s no word on how she’ll go out.
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Prince Harry To Undergo Diversity Training

The Prince has been ordered by his army bosses to enroll in equality and diversity lessons.

The sessions are the disciplinary actions assigned after the third in line to the crown was caught on video referring to a fellow solder as a "Paki," PEOPLE has confirmed.

The news also comes a day after it was reported that Harry, 24, told a comedian, "You don't sound like a black chap."

On Thursday, comic Stephen K, Amos, the target of Harry's "back chap" remark at Prince Charles's 60th birthday party in November, said there were no hard feelings towards Harry and he (Amos) had not taken offense.

"As a comedian it is my job to find the funny. I was honored to be asked to perform at the 60th birthday comedy event for Prince Charles," said Amos. "I do not believe Prince Harry was racist to me." He added, "I am more than happy to contribute to the debate surrounding race relations, but I will not allow comments taken out of context to obscure the real issues."
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Mandy Moore Is Engaged To Ryan Adams

The singer/actress will tie the knot with her musician beau Ryan Adams, her publicist confirms to PEOPLE.

Details on the engagement weren't immediately available. Moore, 24, and Adams, 34, had dated off-and-on since March 2008.

Moore, who supported close pal and ex-boyfriend DJ AM in the wake of his plane crash, has also been linked to musician Greg Laswell, tennis star Andy Roddick, and actors Zach Braff and Wilmer Valderrama.

Adams, a singer, songwriter, producer and author, is best known for his song "New York, New York."

Moore's next album, Amanda Leigh – a follow-up to 2007's Wild Hope – will be released May 26.
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VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Releases First Music Video Since Family Deaths

Jennifer Hudson released her music video for "If This Isn't Love" Wednesday.
The clip was shot in L.A. on Jan. 26. It marked the first time she'd worked since the murder of her mother, brother and nephew last October.

Hudson -- who took home the Grammy for Best R&B Album last Sunday -- is joining Robin Thicke on a five-week concert tour that kicks off April 2 in Philadelphia.

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