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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Natalie Portman engaged, expecting

Posted by news issues dameges at 8:48 AM

The usually very private Natalie Portman told Entertainment Weekly she was very happy and grateful after she revealed Monday she and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are engaged and expecting their first child.

"I have always kept my private life private but I will say that I am indescribably happy and feel very grateful to have this experience," she said in a statement posted at ew.com.

Portman, 29, and Millepied, 33, met during the production of the psychological thriller "Black Swan." Portman's tour-de-force performance as a ballerina in the film has earned her best actress nominations from the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild.

Rimes, Cibrian engaged

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are engaged, her representative confirmed with People.com Monday. No wedding date has been announced.

Country singer Rimes, 28, and actor Cibrian, 38, caused a tabloid sensation when they began an affair after meeting on the set of the Lifetime movie "Northern Lights" in 2009.

Rimes at the time was married to Dean Sheremet, a former dancer and Dearborn native. They were married in 2002 when Rimes was 19 and Sheremet was 22. After finalizing their divorce in June, Sheremet, now residing in New York City, announced to usmagazine.com in November he was engaged to fashion photographer Sarah Silver.

Rimes will become a stepmother to Cibrian's 7-year-old Mason and 3-year-old Jake. Cibrian and Brandi Glanville, whose divorce is still pending according to People, share custody of their kids.

Rimes thanked fans on Monday via Twitter. "It's been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!" she said. "We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love."

Battery charges for 'Teen Mom'

Amber Portwood, one of the stars of MTV's reality series "Teen Mom," was arrested Monday, according to TMZ.com.

Portwood, 20, was charged with two felony counts of domestic battery and one felony count of neglect of a dependent in Madison County, Ind. She was also charged with one misdemeanor count of domestic battery.

Authorities began an investigation in September after viewing a "Teen Mom" episode that showed her repeatedly hitting her ex-fiancé, Gary Shirley, 24, in front of their daughter. Officials have accused her of three separate battery incidents that occurred between August 2009 and July 2010.

Portwood faces three years in prison and fines of up to $10,000 if convicted on all three counts, TMZ reports.

Briefly

• Michael Douglas, who announced in November he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer, is set to receive the Icon Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival during a ceremony scheduled for Jan. 13, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

• "Big Love" star Ginnifer Goodwin, 32, and actor Joey Kern ("Cabin Fever"), 34, announced their engagement over the Christmas holiday, according to People.com. The couple began dating in 2008.