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- And the bride wore... a VERY revealing dress! Crystal Harris shares photos of the fishtail gown she wore to marry Hugh Hefner
- Remind me why I invited you? Jennifer Aniston grimaces at Jimmy Kimmel's fiance as she shows off her perfect bikini body
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- 'Logan is doing great': Glee creator Ryan Murphy posts photograph of his one-week old baby on Twitter
- The thigh really IS the limit! JWoww suffers wardrobe malfunction when dress hitches up to flash rather too much flesh at New Year's bash
- Taking the plunge! Nicki Minaj leaves little to the imagination in a VERY low cut gold dress for New Year's Eve party Outrageous star wore matching glittery heels
- 'I love her with all my heart': Husband of Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans tweets they're NOT split It was just a misunderstanding.
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- Sealed with a kiss! Jenny McCarthy re-enacts famous VJ Day smooch with one lucky man as she parties in Times Square
- A family affair: Mariah Carey keeps her loved ones close on first day of 2013 by bringing her husband and kids on stage Performance in Australia
- No one to kiss at midnight! Eva Mendes spends New Year's Eve without Ryan Gosling She goes hiking with her beloved dogs instead
- Jay Z invites Gwyneth Paltrow and children up on stage as he rings in the new year with Coldplay... and racks up a £250,000 bar tab
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- From bootylicious to baggy! Beyonce goes from a sexy plunging corset to unflattering leather trousers in new website snaps
- A kiss for his beloved! Gwen Stefani is showered with affection by husband Gavin Rossdale as they take Zuma to the park
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- That's a sheer risk! Hilary Duff braves the chill in see-through top while shopping for New Year's Eve outfit She's shed all of her baby weight
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- That's better! Lily Cole covers up in a sensible one-piece for paddleboarding lesson after nearly falling out of her bikini
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- From vamp to tramp! Lindsay Lohan stumbles back to her plush London hotel looking disheveled It was her pre-New Year's Eve celebration
- No pictures! Selma Blair jokingly rams a paparazzo with her shopping cart as she takes baby Arthur to the grocery store
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