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18 Mar, 2009

Natasha Richardson dies age 45

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Richardson dies age 45 at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City due to injuries sustained in a skiing accident. Family statement:

The entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of our beloved Natasha. We are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.

11 Mar, 2009

Moore, Adams marry

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mandyMoore and Adams tie the knot in Savannah, Georgia.

He is a good egg. I’m in awe of him: his brain, his passion. He’s truly one of a kind.

2 Mar, 2009

Breast cancer surgery

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Fiorina has surgery for breast cancer at Stanford hospital less than two weeks after her diagnosis. Chief of staff:

Fiorina has an excellent prognosis for a full recovery, and is expected to return to all of the activities to which she is enthusiastically committed.

27 Feb, 2009

Brady, Bundchen marry

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Brady and Bundchen get married quietly in a small, private ceremony just before 6 p.m. at St. Monica Catholic Church. Brady’s 1 ½ year-old son, John Edward Thomas, is present at the wedding. After the wedding, the couple have a small gathering at their Brentwood home.

Feb 2009

Father’s second divorce

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Mann and Franklin Roof’s divorce is finalized. Before the divorce Franklin hires a private investigator, who discovers Mann is having a relationship with another man. Mann gets custody of Morgan and Franklin must pay $570 per month in child support.

10 Jan, 2009

Fergie, Duhamel marry

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fergie1Fergie and Duhamel marry. The two marry under magnolia trees filled with thousands of white roses at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu. Fergie carries a bouquet of white flowers studded with crystals, as the couple exchanges H. Stern rings engraved with personal messages. Her 10 bridesmaids all dress in black.

His family is so excited. They really love Fergie and are so happy to welcome her to the family.

2009

Parents divorce

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Rasmia Abdulazeez petitions for divorce, arguing her husband has been abusive and has beaten her and her children. The suit is dismissed without prejudice soon after and the couple sign a post-nuptial agreement.

2008

Signs with Atlantic Records

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Charli XCX signs with Atlantic Records.

When I got signed to my label, I suggested that maybe I should change my name to Charli X-rated C*** X-rated: they were freaking out, like, who did we sign?

31 Dec, 2008

Glocksen, Ruzicka marry

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glocksenGlocksen and Ruzicka marry after dating three years. The two exchange vows at a non-denominational ceremony at the Century Memorial Chapel at Naper Settlement in Naperville, Ill.

Joe is my strength, my best friend.

28 Dec, 2008

Harrelson, Louis marry

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Harrelson marries Louis at their off-grid home in a sustainably community in Maui. The couple met while filming Cheers; Louis was Harrelson’s assistant at the time. Alanis Morissette sings at the couple’s ceremony.

18 Dec, 2008

Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar born

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indexThe Duggar’s eighteenth child, Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, is born. She is Michelle’s third c-section because she was traverse. Jim Bob:

The ultimate Christmas gift from God…She’s just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters.

19 Nov, 2008

Namiko Browner born

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aiko childAiko gives birth to daughter Namiko, with ex-boyfriend O’Ryan Omir Browner, the brother of former B2K member and current Maybach Music artist, Omarion.

She gave me the focus, the drive and the urgency to get something done.

10 Nov, 2008

Joins Microsoft

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Highfield leaves Project Kangaroo after four months to join Microsoft as managing director of their UK online operation. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Ron Henwood, while a search for a replacement is conducted. Kangaroo Chairman Ben McOwen Wilson:

We would like to thank Ashley for leading Project Kangaroo through a crucial stage in its development, and we wish him well for the future.

19 Oct, 2008

Engagement party

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Larter and MacArthur celebrate their engagement in front of 300 people at the L.A Sunset Tower Hotel. Her guests sip drinks from a private bar and lounge around the pool. MacArthur recalls their meeting on on the set of Homo Erectus in Austin, Texas:

In that moment I knew how much you meant to me, how much you care about everything you do and everyone in your life.

Larter:

I told my boyfriend after three weeks that I wanted to marry him and that we could do it tomorrow. I look forward to that time when I’m home with babies

26 Sep, 2008

Paul Newman dies age 83

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Newman dies from cancer age 83 at his home in Westport, Connecticut. Family statement:

His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life.

20 Sep, 2008

Father beats wife

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Paige  Mann bruise 1According to an affidavit filed by Mann, Roof’s father beat her.

My whole world fell apart when Benn and I got into an argument. Benn violently pushed me to the ground and hit me in the back of my head…I was so scared of him that I knew I had to get out of this violent situation

Franklin takes the credit card that Paige has  been using to pay the grocery bills –her only source of income — and says he is cutting off the electricity and taking his car.

20 Aug, 2008

Matteo and Valentino Martin are born

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Martin welcomes twin boys Matteo and Valentino via surrogate. Source:

In recent weeks, Ricky Martin became a proud father by the birth of twin sons. The children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky’s full-time care. Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children.

17 Aug, 2008

DeGeneres, de Rossi marry

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ellen_portia_9DeGeneres and de Rossi marry in an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles. Both ladies wear Zac Posen and exchange rings by Neil Lane. Their ceremony is witnessed by 19 guests while exchanging handwritten vows, and features arrangements by L.A. florist Mark’s Garden

She’s taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I’ve taught her. We’ve both changed and grown, and we just feel like, Oh, okay, this is completion.