Potter Star Feared Swine Flu Would Kill Him

Yet Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' gets acclaim, actor laments

(NEWSER) - Daniel Radcliffe is "slightly miffed" that none of the Harry Potter films have won an Academy Award, whereas children's movie Hugo was nominated for Best Picture and 10 other categories this year. "I don't think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids' films, unless they're directed by Martin Scorsese," Radcliffe tells the Radio Times . "I was watching Hugo the other day and going, 'Why is this nominated and we're not?' I was slightly miffed. There's a certain amount of snobbery." 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»

Actress has been dating Adam Shulman for 3 years

(NEWSER) - Anne Hathaway probably deserves a happy ending, after that whole dating-a-con-man thing, not to mention her much-panned Oscars hosting gig. So raise a glass to congratulate Hathaway and Adam Shulman, who recently got engaged after dating since 2008, Hathaway’s rep confirms to People . Of course, Shulman may very well be a bad seed, too … click for more on that , or if you’d rather just look at more pretty pictures of the couple, head here . More»