Sir Elton John has received a bundle of joy for the holidays.

John, 62 and husband David Furnish, 48 are proud fathers to a 7 lb 15 oz healthy baby boy. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born by surrogate mother on Christmas day in California.

“We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment,” the couple, who exchanged vows in a civil ceremony in 2005, said in a statement. “Zachary is healthy and doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents.”

This is happy news for the pair who tried to adopt an HIV positive child from the Ukraine but were denied because of John’s age and marital status.

Congratulation to Furnish and John!

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Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes are engaged. The twosome got officially engaged over the holidays and LeAnn tweeted the announcement:

“Eddie and I got engaged over the holidays. It’s for real this time and the first time EVER! It was nice to have our little secret for us our families and friend’s a few days! So excited to now share the wonderful news with our fans. Thank you for all your well wishes!! We are extremely excited and look forward to a beautiful future. It’s been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!!! We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love.”

Rimes and Cibrian met while filming the Lifetime movie Northern Lights and both were married to other people. The two had their divorces finalized this year.

Rimes will become a step-mother to Cibrian’s two children, Mason, 7, and Jake, 3, from his marriage to Brandi Glanville.

No word if the couple have set a date yet.

Congratulations to Eddie & LeAnn.

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James Franco and his grandmother poked some holiday fun at the reactions people have to Franco’s film 127 Hours.

In the film, Franco is a stranded hiker who’s arm is trapped under a rock and he performs an amputation on himself. It is unsettling for some and a few movie goers have fainted during the intense scene.

The studio launched a campaign “I Kept My Eyes Open For 127 Hours” and Franco’s family is decked out in the slogan shirts.

But Franco’s grandmother steals the show when asked what she thought of people who couldn’t stomach it. She says “I think they’re a bunch of p*****s!”

Check the FunnyOrDie video under and if you’re at work, lower the volume at the end. (Read the article)

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Here’s someone I never thought would jump on the celebrity designer bandwagon:  Hilary Swank.   She is collaborating with  DMA Designers Management Agency on a line of athletic wear.

According to the company, the idea started as just a T-shirt line that

“would inspire people to hit the gym, but the concept soon evolved into an entire collection.”

So I’m kind of skeptical that any kind of T-shirt could get people to go work out, but I am curious to see Hilary’s designw.  I imagine her aesthetic to be very clean and un-fussy.  I guess we shall soon see!

And oh, by the way – Hilary has also just been nominated for a SAG Award for portraying Betty Ann Waters in Conviction.  Best of luck to her on both fronts!

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It seems that nearly every celebrity in a position to do so either got engaged or had a baby for Christmas this year!  Ginnifer Goodwin and Joey Kern jumped on the bandwagon too, and announced their engagement on Christmas Eve.   Ginnifer said:

“We couldn’t be happier than to celebrate our engagement over the holidays with our families.”

The couple have been dating for two years.    They plan to be married next fall.  Congratulations, Joey and Ginnifer!

GINNIFER GOODWIN COVERS HEALTH MAGAZINE

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The sudden death of R&B singer Teena Marie this weekend has rocked the music world.  Singers and other celebrities voiced their sorrow on Twitter in tribute to the “Ivory Queen of Soul.” Here’s a sampling of their Tweets.

Mary J. Blige:

‘Rest in peace Teena Marie. My Love for u is forever.’

Alicia Keys:

‘Teena Marie??????Why???? how??? ;-(

‘God bless Teena Marie and her Family! Sending Blessings and prayers. I was just saying that Fire And Desire is one of the most beautifully performed songs.’

Sean Combs (Diddy):

‘R.I.P Teena Marie. God Bless. Damn I just saw her the other day.’

Marie, whose real name was Mary Christine Brockert, is survived by her daughter, Alia Rose. She made her debut in 1979 on Motown Records. She is particularly noted for having written, produced and arranged nearly every one of her songs since 1980.   Reports indicate that she died in her sleep, of natural causes.

Enjoy the following tribute to Teena Marie:  my favorite song of hers, ‘Square Biz.’

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The nomination ballots for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were mailed to the 5,755 voting members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today.

Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PT on Jan. 14. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted…

…The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced at 5:30 a.m. PT on Jan. 25 at the academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The awards show will air live Feb. 27 on ABC from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland.

Ok so this week the members of the academy will begin selecting all their nominees. What will be nominated? Black Swan? The Fighter? Toy Story 3? What do you think should be getting nods? I’ll be awake early to tell you all the nominees on January 25th!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Bryan Singer (X-Men, X-Men II) is directing a new film Jack the Giant Killer and he’s planning to use a lot of natural light instead of the usual extreme hollywood lighting. He talked about his plans for the film, check it out:

I’m very much looking forward to using the EPIC Red for my next movie Jack the Giant Killer which will be shot in, what else, 3D. The camera’s incredibly compact size and extraordinary resolution are ideal for the 3D format.

But more importantly Jack the Giant Killer is my first movie set in a time before electricity. The EPIC’s extraordinary exposure latitude will allow me to more effectively explore the use of natural light.

Supposedly the movie is kind of an adult version of the original Jack and the Beanstalk. I’m always impressed by Singer‘s work, I’m sure this will be a continuation of that. He’s already stepped into the realm of the period piece with Valkyrie so I’m sure this will be a good one too.

Source: /Film

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Natalie Portman and her boyfriend, Benjamin Millepied are taking their relationship to the next level: actually, the next two levels. The pair are engaged and having a baby.

The 29 year-old Harvard educated Portman and 33 year-old Millepied, a professional ballet dancer, met while filming the Darren Aronofsky thriller Black Swan. Millepied was her trainer and choreographer for the film and they have been together since.

This will be their first child.

Congratulations go out to the couple.

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Little Fockers was the #1 movie over this past holiday weekend (December 24-26, 2010) making $34 million. True Grit, the Coen Brothers remake landed in the #2 slot with $25.6 million landing Tron Legacy in the #3 slot. Finally Gulliver’s Travels starring Jack Black opened at #7 with merely $7.2 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo

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