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Melissa Etheridge & Tammy Lynn Michaels To Legally Marry

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:57:28 -0700

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Melissa Etheridge and her longtime partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, are to wed legally, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

T.R. Knight Joins Growing List Of Celebs Donating Funds To Fight Proposition 8

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:50:19 -0700

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- T.R. Knight has donated $50,000 to help defeat a California Proposition aimed at ending gay marriage, according to the Advocate.

Knight's contribution finds the "Grey's Anatomy" star joining a growing list of Celebes including Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw and Pete Wentz who have all donated funds to the No on Prop. 8 campaign.

'Idol's' Paris Bennett Gives Birth To Baby Girl

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:07:20 -0700

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "American Idol" alum Paris Bennett welcomed a baby girl Monday afternoon, a rep for the singer confirmed to People.

Egypt Bennett came into the world at 3:36 PM Monday afternoon and weighed in at 5 lbs., 15 oz., according to the statement released to the mag.

Week In Photos: September 21-28, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:56:00 -0700

Miss any of the hot celebrity stories from last week? Get caught up with the Week In Photos.

US-PEOPLE Summary

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:57:44 -0700

Reuters - The actor who portrays the schoolboy wizard in the Harry Potter movies received as much attention for appearing naked as for his range and depth in the London production of playwright Peter Shaffer's "Equus." Daniel Radcliffe is now reprising the role on Broadway, and this time reviewers are concentrating on his able performance in the play first performed at the National Theater in London in 1973.

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from the AP

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:24:24 -0700

AP - "I didn't expect to be nervous because we've done all the previews, we've had all the critics here. ... But I was terrified before we went out. I was like, `Omigod, this is it.'" — Daniel Radcliffe, on the Broadway opening of "Equus."

US-PEOPLE Summary

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:52:28 -0700

Reuters - Give him credit for this: Ed McMahon has a good sense of humor. The 85-year-old celebrity who recently faced foreclosure on his Beverly Hills mansion and is a high-profile victim of the current U.S. housing slump, has found a new job -- portraying a rapper in a video advertisement about how to avoid bad credit.

Gay stars thriving but await A-list company

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:33 -0700

Reuters - "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken tiptoed out of the closet this week into a world where American gay and lesbian celebrities are thriving, but still awaiting the company of an A-list star.

Clay Aiken: How 'American Idol' Gave Him The Courage To Come Out

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:49:05 -0700

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Clay Aiken told the world, "Yes, I'm Gay," on the cover of People magazine this week, in a portrait with his son, Parker Foster Aiken. But his coming out journey has been five years in the making.

In his first television interview since opening up about his sexuality, Clay sat down with Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" on Thursday, where he said being selected for "American Idol" helped him find the courage to open up about his personal life.

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from the AP

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:09:09 -0700

AP - "I'm bringing a message of peace, and I think that's what the region needs." — Paul McCartney, rejecting criticism of his planned concert in Tel Aviv.