Mandy Moore Engaged

Huge send-off planned for Friday

(NEWSER) - Whitney Houston is back home in New Jersey, where family members are planning to let fans say farewell at a service for the late singer. A gold hearse took Houston's body from the airport to a funeral home in her hometown of Newark, reports the BBC . Her family hopes to use the city's 18,000-capacity Prudential Center for a wake on Thursday, and a funeral on Friday, sources tell the New York Times . More»

Olivier Martinez popped the question, says jewelry rep; sources disagree

(NEWSER) - Yesterday, it appeared that Halle Berry—who once said she would "never, never get married again" —was, well, getting married again. People got confirmation of Berry's supposed engagement to French actor Olivier Martinez, her boyfriend of more than a year, from the jewelry designer; a rep said Martinez gave Berry a diamond-and-emerald engagement ring. But today, sources tell TMZ the ring is not an engagement ring and the couple is not engaged, although marriage "could be in the cards" someday. More»

Justin Timberlake also rumored to have popped the question

(NEWSER) - Wedding bells are ringing for what seems like all of Hollywood. The latest:

• Drew Barrymore got engaged over the holidays to art consultant Will Kopelman, whom she has been linked to for almost a year, People and E! report. The couple was on vacation in Sun Valley, Idaho, when Kopelman popped the question with a nearly-4-carat Graff diamond ring. This will be the third marriage for Barrymore; her rep has not yet officially confirmed the engagement, but Us has what it calls an official engagement photo.

Jason Trawick proposed last night, according to TMZ

(NEWSER) - TMZ earlier reported that Britney Spears will be engaged by tonight—and it turns out that's true. Longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick apparently popped the question last night, confirms TMZ. The news comes on the heels of this post to her Facebook wall: "OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I've been waiting for. Can't wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!! Xxo." Apparently, the 15,000+ fans who liked/commented on the post are pretty excited, too. TMZ notes that Trawick is throwing a huge dinner party at the Paris Hotel's the Chocolate Lounge in Vegas tonight, at which the men will apparently celebrate with chocolate truffle cigars. More»

Family drama gets a little more dramatic

(NEWSER) - And the plot thickens... Mindy McCready today explained that she won't be able to comply with a judge's orders that she bring her 5-year-old son back to Florida by 5pm tomorrow. Because she's in Nashville. And pregnant. With twins. Speaking to the AP , McCready says she is almost seven months along ( People, however, says McCready's rep pegs her at just five months); no word on the identity of father. The country singer says she and her mother have had a long custody battle over Zander, and today told Access Hollywood , 'I did not steal my child, as it would be impossible for me to kidnap what already belongs to me!" Click for more on the family drama . More»