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December 18, 2012

Here's the Scoop....
Did you watch Saturday Night Live this week?
"SNL" quietly paid its respects to the victims and survivors
of the tragedy by having youngsters from the New York City Children's Chorus perform as Saturday night's episode opened, instead of using one of its traditional comedy monologues by the night's guest host.

Very moving...

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Faison and Cobb wed in Los Angeles

Actor Donald Faison and Cacee Cobb got married in Los Angeles after dating for six years, People.com said. The couple got engaged in 2011. Their wedding ceremony took place Saturday night at the home of Faison's former "Scrubs" co-star Zach Braff. Cobb's friend, Jessica Simpson, was a bridesmaid, and Simpson's sister, Ashlee, was a guest, People.com said. Cobb previously worked as Jessica Simpson's assistant and appeared with her on the reality series "The Price of Beauty."


Clarkson and Blackstock get engaged

U.S. pop star Kelly Clarkson announced via Twitter she has gotten engaged to her longtime beau, talent manager Brandon Blackstock. "I'M ENGAGED!!!!!" she tweeted Saturday. "I wanted y'all to know!! Happiest night of my life last night! I am so lucky and am with the greatest man ever." People.com said the 30-year-old singer began dating Blackstock, the son of Clarkson's manager, Narvel Blackstock, a year ago. The elder Blackstock is married to country music icon Reba McEntire.

LOOSE LIPS:
"I'm particularly weird because I don't even like being looked at." - Kristen Stewart, on her struggles with fame, to Marie Claire Australia

Luminaries expected at Rivera funeral

Jenni Rivera's publicist says Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan and Edward James Olmos are expected at the singer's Long Beach, Calif., funeral next week. Rivera, 43, died in a small plane crash, alongside six others, in Mexico last Sunday. She is expected to be buried in an invitation-only service Wednesday. The recording artist's representatives told TMZ she left specific plans for her funeral, including that she wanted butterflies released at the end of the service. A public memorial is to take place Tuesday. Rivera was also a TV personality and the mother of five children. She sold 20 million albums worldwide.


Simpson and Richie will mentor together on Fashion Star

NBC says it has set a March 8 debut date for Season 2 of its U.S. reality competition series "Fashion Star." Thirteen designers from around the country, including a team of two competing together, will vie for the multi-million dollar opportunity of creating a clothing line for Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Express this season. Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos are to return to the show as mentors, while Louise Roe will serve as host. "We are incredibly impressed with the contestants in this season's 'Fashion Star' as well as the vision and creativity they have expressed with their collections," Paul Telegdy, president of alternative and late night programming for NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. "These designers are already on their way to great success in their careers and we look forward to introducing the audience to each of them and their designs. In addition, the retailers have really stepped up their game this time around and the audience will be amazed at the bids being made on a weekly basis."