EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres and Fiancee Portia de Rossi to Wed This Weekend

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, 35, will wed this weekend in California, Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively.

The pair are planning a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.

See photos of engagement bling.

Following the California Supreme Court's monumental ruling that same sex couple's have the "right to marry," DeGeneres announced she planned to wed her longtime girlfriend on a taping of her show in May.

"It's something that we've wanted to do and we want it to be legal and we are very, very excited," DeGeneres, 50, gushed.

DeGeneres reflected on their upcoming nuptials at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood in June.

"I think someday people will look back on this like women not having the right to vote and segregation and anything else that seems ridiculous that we don't all have the same rights," DeGeneres said.

Of the preparations, DeGeneres joked, "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy. My gardener is now invited."

DeGeneres and de Rossi began dating in December 2004.

"I feel like I found my perfect fit," DeGeneres said of de Rossi in an interview with the Advocate.

"She’s taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I’ve taught her," DeGeneres added.

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Brooke Hogan’s Mugshot

Brooke Hogan posted two fake mug shots of herself on her blog, posing with a black eye, bruised cheek and fat lip.

In a poor attempt to gain some publicity, the daughter of Hulk Hogan holds a sign in one of the pictures saying: “Id RaThr B wiTH mY Br0thR 18.”

Her younger sibling Nick is currently in the slammer for reckless driving which resulted in his passenger being permantly brain damaged.

Here’s the message she wrote to us lame Bloggers who dared to pay attention to her.

“LOL poor press and clingy gossip lovers….
It’s so funny that the smallest thing I do can jack up everyones day…LOL sorry I ruined your little gossip world today people………or did I give you something else interesting to cling to for your boring worlds? Stay tuned! I might go shave my eyebrows tomorrow! Lets see what other fun things I can think of…um…. don’t you have a life to live? I know I do! Peace!

Love Always, Brooke”

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Salma Hayek to Produce Wedding Reality Show

Salma Hayek, who recently broke up with her billionaire fiance, is developing a wedding-themed reality series with Merv Griffin Entertainment, according to source

Salma Hayek came up with the idea, whose format is being kept under wraps, and brought the concept to the company.

“The format is steeped in reality — it’s not contrived,” said Roy Bank, president of television at Merv Griffin Entertainment. “It’s a unique storytelling angle on weddings that has never been seen on television before.”

The hour-long project is being shopped to both broadcast and cable networks, said Bank, who will executive produce with Hayek.

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Lauren Conrad : “Designing Emmys Gown is A ‘Huge Compliment’”

MTV.com reported that Lauren Conrad will grace the stage at this years Emmys in the form of one of her latest design creations!

Lauren has now confirmed to PEOPLE magazine that she will be designing at least one dress for next month’s Emmy Awards, calling it a “huge compliment”.

“I’m doing one. I may be doing two,”

The designer of the Lauren Conrad Collection will be designing a dress for a number of the show’s “trophy girls” who bring the awards on stage for the eventual winner.

Lauren Conrad went on to say, “It’s a huge compliment to be asked to do that, and it was really amazing to be taken seriously.”

The invitation to design the dress is huge achievement for Conrad who has recently been scrutinised over the involvement in her clothing line.

“I didn’t even really respond to the rumours because they were so silly,” she said. “It was someone who knew how important the line is to me and knew that that would hurt me.”

I can’t wait to seeing what Lauren comes up with!!

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Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Face Protestors at Tropic Thunder Premiere

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise arrive on the red carpet of the Los Angeles Premiere of "Tropic Thunder" on August 11, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Buzz up!

Protestors didn't dampen the celebratory mood for Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise at Monday's premiere of Tropic Thunder in Los Angeles.

Holding hands, Holmes — in heels that made her considerably taller than Cruise — and her husband walked the red carpet. After they finished taking pictures, they signed autographs for fans before heading into the theater.

See famous couples with big height differences.

During the last scene of the movie — which features Cruise in a dancing sequence — Holmes clapped loudly and couldn't stop laughing. (Cruise's kids, Connor and Isabella, sat behind them during the screening.)

See Tom and Katie's most romantic moments.

"Tom Cruise is an absolute revelation in this movie," writer Etan Coen told Usmagazine.com. "People will not believe it. You won't be disappointed."

See photos of Suri through the years.

Despite Cruise's comedic twist, some are slamming the comedy – about a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie — for depicting a negative portrayal of those with mental handicaps. (Robert Downey Jr. also wears a blackface, a racially-charged, old showbiz convention.)

Across the street, protestors held signs, screaming "Tropic Thunder Colossal Blunder!" and "Ban the Movie!"

"I happen to disagree with them in regards to our film," actor Justin Theroux told Us of the protestors. "It’s a shame that they are out there, and I hope that when it comes out, they will actually see the jokes for what they are — a deep cutting satire of Hollywood and the stars."

Said Jack Black: "Everyone has the right to protest. It’s a free country. Anytime that anyone feels that they are justified in their heart, more power to them.

"I just think that the movie speaks for itself, and it’s amazing. I stand behind it, and I am so proud of this movie," he added. "It’s the best movie ever and my favorite movie of the year. That’s my comment.”
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