beauty and beauty: 2013

Rachel Nichols Is Getting Married

By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis

12/31/2013 at 06:25 PM EST

The new season of Continuum hasn't started yet, but fans still know what's in Rachel Nichols's future – a walk down the aisle!

The actress, who stars in the sci-fi television drama about time travel, announced her engagement on Instagram Monday, posting a sweet photo of herself and fiancé Michael Kershaw celebrating their happy news over cocktails.

"ENGAGEMENT DRINKS: Thanks for all the well-wishes!" the actress, 33, wrote.

The pair toured Manhattan on Tuesday, posting photos from Broadway and Grand Central Terminal. Not only do we get a view of the cuddly duo at the historic train station, but also (and perhaps, more importantly), a glimpse of her new diamond sparkler.

"There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station," she wrote.

Nichols was previously married to Star Trek producer Scott Stuber. The pair split in 2009 after seven months of marriage.

Britney Spears Gracefully Handles a Wardrobe Malfunction During Vegas Show

By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis

12/31/2013 at 06:00 PM EST

Now this is how to survive a wardrobe malfunction!

Britney Spears just keeps on dancing when her costume falls open, showing the audience her entire bare back and threatening to reveal much more during the second night of her residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. (Check out the video below.)

The pop star is quickly aided by two of her backup dancers, who struggle to get the glittery top back in working order as the singer performs her hit song "Circus."

Spears revealed some nerves before the opening of her show, "Piece of Me," in a behind-the-scenes E! documentary, I Am Britney Jean. She also confessed to being shy and admitted that she once felt "alienated from the public" after incessant media scrutiny forced her to hole up at home.

But the night before her Vegas debut, Spears's anxiety morphed into excitement, evident in a sexy Twitpic she posted of herself, along with the caption, "Can't believe the 1st show is almost here!!!"

New Year's Eve in Times Square: Watch It Live!

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd

12/31/2013 at 05:30 PM EST

Watching the ball drop on TV is so 2012. This year, there's an even better way to ring in the new year: online!

Join PEOPLE as it webcasts the Times Square festivities Tuesday night via Livestream starting at 6 p.m. ET – no fighting the crowds or frigid temperatures necessary.

You can expect plenty of star power on the webcast, including: Melissa Etheridge, who'll perform her new song, "Uprising of Love," and a rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine"; a special video message from the cast of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , including Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx; and appearances by Anderson Cooper, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the USO Show Troupe and more.

Plus, spy all the backstage drama via Vine, which will be live-Vining on Livestream throughout the evening.

Celebs and backstage antics aside, the webcast has not forgotten the real highlight of the evening: the Times Square ball drop. Watch the countdown live as you prep to smooch your loved ones at midnight. (That's the one thing this webcast can't do for you, although there's nothing stopping revelers from kissing the screen. We won't tell.)

Even Stevens's Christy Romano Is Married

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By Melody Chiu

12/31/2013 at 05:25 PM EST

Even Stevens's Christy Romano Is Married

Christy Romano and Brendan Rooney

Courtesy of Christy Romano

Christy Romano is a married woman!

The actress – best known for her childhood role as Ren Stevens on Disney Channel's Even Stevens – wed longtime love Brendan Rooney in Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, the couple confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.

The pair, who currently live in Los Angeles, exchanged vows at the Fairmont Banff Springs in front of 50 guests.

"I went there when I was performing The Sound of Music in Calgary with Marie Osmond," says Romano. "It was such a magical feeling that stayed with me, so I wanted to recapture that on my wedding day."

The bride, 30, stunned in a Lazaro gown while the groom, 29, looked dashing in a Hugo Boss tuxedo.

Romano's sister, Jennifer Bayles, served as the maid of honor while Rooney's brother, Ryan Umphrey, served as best man.

The new Mr. and Mrs. met while studying at Columbia University in February 2011, and Rooney – who's currently earning an MFA in screenwriting at the American Film Institute – popped the question nine months later in Italy.

"I was the assistant director on an on-campus documentary about veterans," says Romano, who just finished voicing the audiobook for the Mara Dyer trilogy. "Brendan was the president of the Military Veterans at Columbia and we met while we were interviewing him."

After the ceremony: a multicourse meal including tuna and avocado tartar, beef tenderloin and grilled prawns and a white chocolate wedding cake with raspberry filling.

Top 10 Movies of 2013: From Enough Said to 12 Years a Slave

By Alynda Wheat, People Movie Critic

12/31/2013 at 05:20 PM EST

Before the clock runs out on 2013, PEOPLE's movie critic counts down her 10 favorite films of the year. Are your picks on the list?

10. Enough Said

Half of my favorite movies of the year had great roles for actresses over 40, starting right here with Nicole Holofcener's vulnerable, witty comedy about dating and single parenthood. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is deeply relatable as Eva, schlepping her massage table around Los Angeles, along with her mountain of insecurities. The late James Gandolfini is all things sweet and sexy as Albert, just as nervous as Eva, but a bit more game to take a chance. This is a rom-com for grown-ups who don't usually cotton to those sorts of things.

9. Philomena

This story of a devout Catholic woman forced to give up her son to nuns is one of the year's most beautifully realized. That starts with a dandy script, by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope (based on the book by Martin Sixsmith), that homes in on the relationship between journalist Sixsmith (Coogan) and Philomena Lee (Judi Dench). She's a paragon of grace and forgiveness. He's … more like us: cool to the working-class woman, then by turns engaged, outraged on her behalf, and utterly won over. That they also happen to be incredibly funny together attests to their wondrous chemistry.

8. Dallas Buyers Club

Here's another film that's far funnier than it has a right to be, while still delivering an emotional punch. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career as Ron Woodroof, a hard-living Texan swept up in the early fight against AIDS/HIV. Jared Leto is equally commanding as Ron's best friend and eventual business partner, Rayon, joining him in a fight-or-die mission to get safe drugs to patients. Bottom line: These two are easy bets for your Oscar pool.

7. Saving Mr. Banks

Granted, the real story of P.L. Travers is far sadder than this film lets on, but then again, the transformative magic of the Disney brand is one of the film's central points. (A little self-serving, perhaps, but I have too many Disney film lyrics stuck in my head to formulate a rebuttal.) Emma Thompson gets under the grating Travers's skin, revealing the incredible vulnerability of the woman who created Mary Poppins. As Walt Disney, Tom Hanks takes the very clever tack of mostly staying out of Thompson's way.

6. Nebraska

There's something deeply affecting about the black-and-white Nebraska, with its expansive views of a family portrait in miniature. An alcoholic father is in decline, taking a way of life with him. A son can only join along for the ride. It's all rather melancholy – so thank the good Lord that director Alexander Payne gives us plenty to laugh at. (Or is that with? Who cares?) Will Forte absolutely holds his own with Bruce Dern, as the son trying to care for his addled dad, but it's June Squibb who steals every scene she's in as a long-suffering wife with decades' worth of dirt to dish.

5. Gravity

Earth never looks so beautiful as when you're floating far above it – or can't get back to it. Alfonso Cuarón's space odyssey has to be one of the tensest films of the year, and a singular technical achievement. The artistry is seamless, creating a purely cinematic experience that, even with the sweetest setup, can't be replicated at home. It's so easy to get lost in Cuarón's space, in fact, that you can miss what a gutsy performance Sandra Bullock gives. Don't. (Even if you have to watch it at home.)

4. The Act of Killing

If there was a more discombobulating film this year, I missed it. The Act of Killing is two films in one, recounting the 1965 Indonesian genocide. One is a straightforward Q&A-style documentary, in which director Joshua Oppenheimer gets the perpetrators of mass murder to confess to their crimes on camera. The other is an American-inspired "gangster" film, in which the killers play themselves and their victims, in dizzying displays of sublimation and denial. The result is a haunting film that gnaws at the psyche, provided you can sit through it.

3. American Hustle

David O. Russell's ode to Abscam, sideboob and perms is barely contained madness, and that's its charm. There's isn't a slouch in the cast, from Amy Adams and Christian Bale as con-artist lovers, to Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as the people who would bring them down (specifically, the feds and the wife). Jeremy Renner may be the most affecting of all, as a politician who gets caught up in the corruption dragnet. I'd shed a tear for him, but honestly, I'm having too much fun.

2. Her

We know who we are – people obsessed with our phones, losing time watching videos of babies riding Roombas, in three-way relationships with our significant others and our tablets. But do we know where we're going? Director Spike Jonze takes a thought experiment to its emotional limit, exploring the ways in which we humans connect, and what's keeping us isolated. Joaquin Phoenix dials up the charm as Theodore, a man in love with his operating system, Samantha, while Scarlett Johansson is positively beguiling (yet grounded) as the voice on the other end of the phone. Now, if we only knew where that other end was.

1. 12 Years a Slave

Forget for a moment that this film about the most perplexing time in our nation's history is "important," and just revel in the skill of the filmmaking. Director Steve McQueen plants one camera in the swamps of Louisiana to unspool a bewildering story, that of Solomon Northup (the peerless Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man kidnapped and sold into bondage. Every performance is award-worthy, from those of big guns like Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt exploring different takes on the biblical justification for slavery, to Sarah Paulson's vicious mistress and Adepero Oduye's weeping mother, torn from her children. The cinematography, editing and score blend to create a sensory experience you can't turn away from, even when what's onscreen is nearly unbearable. And the director? His vision is sure and crisp, though this is only his third feature film. That's all I need to put 12 Years a Slave at the top of my list. And yes, it's monumentally important.

3, 2, 1 ... I Do! Stars' New Year's Nuptials

WILL SMITH & JADA PINKETT

He sent her a truckload of flowers while courting her in the '90s, but Will's 1997 New Year's Eve wedding to Jada was even more over-the-top. About 100 guests gathered at the Cloisters mansion in Baltimore – taken to the venue by limo and checked in twice by security – to hear the couple read gushing love letters to one another before sealing it with a kiss.

PEOPLE Remembers American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Though the number of casualties among the U.S. military fighting in support of the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2013, there were still 133 servicemen and servicewomen who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States this year. Sons, daughters, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers – PEOPLE remembers the fallen.

Eugene Michael Aguon, 23

Ember Marie Alt, 21

Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23

Barrett Lyle Austin, 20

Jeffrey Christopher Baker, 29

George Allen Bannar Jr., 37

Thomas Allen Baysore Jr., 31

Randy L. Billings, 34

Aaron Roy Blanchard, 32

Steven Patrick Blass, 27

Peter C. Bohler, 29

Joshua James Bowden, 28

Jared William Brown, 20

William Dewitt Brown III, 44

Larry Dolan Bunn, 43

Nicholas Brian Burley, 22

Michael Christopher Cable, 26

Kevin Cardoza, 19

David James Chambers, 25

Eric Damon Christian, 39

Todd John Clark, 40

Hilda Ivelis Clayton, 22

Jeremiah Michael Collins Jr., 19

Sara Marie Knutson Cullen, 27

Brandon Lee Cyr, 28

Mitchell Kirk Daehling, 24

Jonathan Dale Davis, 34

Richard Andrew Dickson, 24

Christopher Re’Shawn Drake, 20

Derek Lee Edinger, 25

Robert Wayne Ellis, 21

Daniel Neil Fannin, 30

Dwayne Westfall Flores, 22

Omar W. Forde, 28

Corey Edwin Garver, 26

Jonathan Shelby Gibson, 32

William Joseph Gilbert, 24

Terry K.D. Gordon, 22

Keith Erin Grace Jr., 26

Christopher O’Bryan Grant, 20

James Floyd Grissom, 31

James Edison Groves III, 37

Patrick Christopher Hawkins, 25

Bryan James Henderson, 27

Octavio Herrera, 26

Robert Joseph Hess, 26

Jamar Avery Hicks, 22

Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20

Justin Rasard Johnson Sr., 25

Landon Le Jones, 35

Brandon James Landrum, 26

Randall Ray Lane, 43

Eric Timothy Lawson Sr., 30

Jaimie Elizabeth Leonard, 39

Todd James Lobraico Jr., 22

Angel Luis Lopez, 27

David I. Lyon, 28

Herman Mackey III, 30

Anthony Ranel Maddox, 22

Charles Patrick McClure, 21

Timothy Raymond McGill, 30

Errol Duran Aster Milliard, 18

William Robert Moody, 30

Jennifer Madai Moreno, 25

Sean William Mullen, 39

Thomas Paige Murach, 22

Liam Jules Nevins, 32

Stephen Michael New, 29

Rob Lee Nichols, 24

Reid Kijiro Nishizuka, 30

Caryn Elaine Nouv, 29

Michael Harold Ollis, 24

Cody James Patterson, 24

Andrew Michael Pedersen-Keel, 28

Joseph Michael Peters, 24

Francis Gene Phillips IV, 28

Robert Allan Pierce, 20

Christian Michael Pike, 31

Victoria Ann Pinckney, 27

Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24

David Tyler Proctor, 26

Patrick Howard Quinn, 26

Ray Anthony Ramirez, 20

Mariano Martin Raymundo, 21

Curtis Scott Reagan, 43

Job Matthew Reigoux, 30

Trenton Lockard Rhea, 33

Forrest Warren Robertson, 35

Wilbel Alexander Robles-Santa, 25

Joe Abraham Nunez Rodriguez, 29

Matthew R. Rodriguez, 19

Justin Richard Rogers, 25

Matthew Paul Ruffner, 34

Jonam Josue Russell, 25

Javier Sanchez Jr., 28

Trinidad Santiago Jr., 25

Delfin Montemayor Santos Jr., 24

Timothy George Santos Jr., 29

Rex Lloyd Schad, 26

Mark Henry Schoonhoven, 38

Marc Anthony Scialdo, 31

Zachary Lee Shannon, 21

Joshua B. Silverman, 35

Michael Harrison Simpson, 30

Justin Lee Sisson, 23

James L. Smith, 38

Stefan Marc Smith, 24

Marek Andrzej Soja, 30

David Michael Sonka, 23

Tracy Lane Stapley, 44

James Michael Steel, 29

Kyle Pascal Stoeckli, 21

Joshua Jacob Strickland, 23

Cody Dalton Suggs, 22

Jesse Lamar Thomas Jr., 31

Robert Edward Thomas Jr., 24

Jason Togi, 24

Cody James Towse, 21

Lyle Dervin Turnbull, 31

Benjamin Wayne Tuttle, 19

Daniel M. Vasselian, 27

Richard Lee Vazquez, 28

Alex Anthony Viola, 29

Mark Tyler Voss, 27

Tristan Mykal Wade, 23

Christopher Michael Ward, 24

Nickolas Shane Welch, 26

James Taylor Wickliffchacin, 22

Jesse L. Williams, 30

Aaron Xavier Wittman, 28

Jarett Michael Yoder, 26

Ricardo Deandrell Young, 34

Sonny Christopher Zimmerman, 25

Kate and Pippa Middleton Get an Early Start on Their New Year's Celebrations

By Philip Boucher

12/31/2013 at 03:40 PM EST

Kate and Pippa Middleton Get an Early Start on Their New Year's Celebrations

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Pippa Middleton

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There was no red carpet or flashing cameras as Kate Middleton joined her sister, Pippa, at a laid-back party on Monday afternoon.

The siblings kicked off their New Year festivities early at the celebration at a friend's place in Bucklebury.

"Kate looked incredible," a fellow reveler told PEOPLE. "She was very jolly and very happy."

The eyewitness says the new mom, 31, who gave birth to son George in July, "has really got her figure back. If anything she actually looks better now than before she had Prince George."

While George and his dad, Prince William, weren't spotted at the party, Kate clearly enjoyed herself.

"The thing that really strikes you is that she is just so normal and smiley," the partygoer said. "There are no lights on Kate here, so she can be totally relaxed and herself."

"I came away from the party thinking, 'She looks really happy.' Kate really is glowing and full of life."

The relaxed celebration was a contrast to the new family's recent Christmas festivities with the Queen and Prince Charles at Sandringham, where they were expected to dress formally for dinner and follow other royal traditions.

Last year the entire Middleton family – minus a pregnant Kate – toured the local pubs on their pushbikes before cycling across Berkshire's rolling hills for a festive tipple at home.

Let's hope George got a tricycle for Christmas!

Spend New Year's Eve at the World's Largest Applebee's for a Mere $375

By Alex Heigl

12/31/2013 at 03:30 PM EST

Picture the world's largest Applebee's. Is it magnificent? Do you see its three gleaming floors of Mudslides and Bourbon Street Steaks? Well, dream no longer.

It's real. And it's in Times Square. And spending New Year's Eve there will run you $375.

Zane Tankel, who runs all 38 Applebee's restaurants in the New York metro area, told the New York Post that the location's celebration for the night would include "a ton of food," prepared by "some fairly sophisticated culinary people." Oh, and there'll be a DJ and a dance floor, because again, this is the World's Largest Applebee's. "You wouldn't know you were at an Applebee's for that one night," Tankel added.

It should be noted that individuals wishing to attend New Year's Eve at the World's Largest Applebee's who are under 21 are admitted for a scant $250, a price break that puts it in the neighborhood of the TGI Friday's in Times Square: Their NYE party package is offered for $225.

Or you could spring for the Andaz 5th Avenue's package, which goes for $14,000, though it does include a two-night stay at the hotel, meals and spa treatments. So, you know, it's kind of a bargain.

But it's no World's Largest Applebee's.

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Jimmy Fallon's Daughter, Winnie, Is Ready for New Year's Eve

By K.C. Blumm

12/31/2013 at 02:45 PM EST

Jimmy Fallon's Daughter, Winnie, Is Ready for New Year's Eve

Winnie Rose Fallon; Jimmy Fallon (inset)

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Looks like somebody's all revved up to celebrate the start of 2014.

Jimmy Fallon's daughter, Winnie, has an expression on her face that says, "Bring on the festivities!"

The doting dad posted a pic of his 5-month-old on Instagram, captioning it, "I heard 2014 is gonna be more fun than 2013."

For Winnie, the new year will bring lots of firsts – solid food! Crawling! Walking! Talking!

And in addition to posting lots more cute pics, like this, and this, her dad will also be marking a milestone of his own in 2014 – he's taking over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno.

Missing Doctor Mystery: Do Her Romantic YouTube Videos Hold the Clue?

By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis

12/30/2013 at 07:15 PM EST

Teleka Patrick's family were unaware the young Michigan doctor may have been in a relationship – just one of the many questions surrounding her baffling disappearance nearly a month ago.

But now the discovery of romantic YouTube videos featuring Patrick apparently addressing an unseen lover may prove to be the best leads so far in unraveling the mystery.

The 30-year-old doctor in residency at Western Michigan University vanished the evening of Dec. 5 after she tried to rent a hotel room at the Radisson in Kalamazoo, which can be verified by the hotel's security footage.

Two hours later, state police found her car abandoned 100 miles away in Indiana, her wallet and credit cards still inside, ABC News reports.

The last person to see the resident in psychiatry was the hotel shuttle driver, who took Patrick to her car at the Borgess Hospital in downtown Kalamazoo, where she worked. The driver said Patrick appeared anxious.

"She seemed as if she was looking around as if someone could be following her," Carl Clatterbuck, a private investigator hired by Patrick's family, tells ABC News.

Investigators have found no evidence of foul play, but they also can't be certain if Patrick's actions on that night were voluntary, CNN reports.

Police used dogs to track Patrick's scent, but the trail went cold some 30 feet away from the ditch where her car rested on Interstate 94.

Investigators have turned to YouTube videos that were posted in early November and feature Patrick talking and singing to someone she calls "baby" and "love." Patrick's family told CNN they didn't know she had any recent romantic relationships.

"Hi, baby," she says in one of the videos. "I am just coming to you to say, 'Hi' and tell you about my day."

In another, Patrick prepares a meal for two of omelets and pancakes and says, "If you were here, this is what would be [on] your plate."

These videos, along with the Radisson hotel footage that has no audio and does not make clear the reason Patrick was unable to book a room, are the evidence investigators have to work with since their physical search has turned up empty.

"We looked everywhere," Sgt. Rick Strong of the Indiana State Police tells CNN.

The Patrick family issued a statement Dec. 14, expressing their grief and hope for Teleka to be found.

"[She is] the sweetest, kindest and most hopeful girl you could ever meet, who was never too shy to show every single last one of her teeth when she smiled. Never too shy to help someone in need and never too shy to laugh out loud at her own sarcastic corny jokes (she thought she was hilarious). And oh, do we need to see her smile again."

"The days since [Teleka's disappearance] have been the most brutal, maddening all-consuming thing we have ever faced," the statement says.

The family's statement also cites a social media campaign, #findTeleka, and a gofundme account which is helping to raise funds for the search effort.

Kathy Griffin Threatens to Ring in the New Year Topless with Anderson Cooper

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd

12/31/2013 at 01:55 PM EST

Kathy Griffin Threatens to Ring in the New Year Topless with Anderson Cooper

Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper (inset)

Courtesy of Anderson Cooper; Inset: Jason Kempin/Getty

Kathy Griffin has been needling Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve for years now, and it sounds like they'll be ringing in 2014 for CNN much the same way – with one potential difference.

"@kathygriffin just sent me this photo of her outfit for New Year's Eve. She's kidding, right? Please tell me she is," the journalist amusingly Tweeted Monday.

The photo shows Griffin naked from the waist up, her hands gleefully thrown up in the air. (Don't worry/get your hopes up: her back's to the camera in the photos, so there's not much to see.)

Griffin might have to fight off frostbite if she follows through on her plan: Times Square temperatures are predicted to hit the low 20s Tuesday night.

Even so, she can probably count on Anderson to keep her warm. Her envelope-pushing barbs consistently make the anchor blush, but in that you-know-he-loves-it kind of way.

The Voice Winner Tessanne Chin to Perform at the 125th Rose Parade

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By Mariah Haas

12/31/2013 at 12:45 PM EST

Tessanne Chin, who has never been to a parade of any kind, is certainly making her first one count.

The season five winner of The Voice will join fellow finalists Jacquie Lee and Will Champlin as featured performers at the 125th Rose Parade on New Year's Day.

"We found out the last two weeks of the competition that they requested that the top three [perform], and [I'm] excited," Chin, 28, tells PEOPLE. "I've never even been to a parade, much less a part of it, so I'm like a little kid!"

The trio will perform Chin's single "Tumbling Down" while standing on top of a Voice-themed floral float.

"It's all so surreal. I can tell you a secret – I didn't know what the Rose Parade was before, because I don't really live here [in Los Angeles]. I [knew] about the Macy's Day," the Jamaica native confesses.

"They told me [the float] was like 13 feet in the air, and I don't deal well with heights," she admits. But she is thrilled to be on the first reality-show float ever in the parade. "It's a huge honor, so we really want to represent it well," she says.

Asked how winning The Voice has changed her life, Chin says she keeps pinching herself.

"I know I've said it a thousand times, but there are literally moments where I go, 'Oh my God, this is happening,' and it takes my breath away," she says. "People notice me here now, which never used to be the case. … It's never been like that before where I have to plan when I go to the supermarket or certain things because it's just a bit much. It gets crowded real quick."

One person Chin hopes to see soon is her Voice coach, Adam Levine.

"The last time I saw Adam was at the wrap party, and he just hugged me and was like, 'Tess, if you ever need anything, you just call me. You reach out to me. We're here for you no matter what. Team Adam is not just Team Adam on the show. It's Team Adam for life,' " she says. "He's been very gracious, but he's also a very busy guy."

She adds: "I would love to be able to collaborate with him on this album that we're working on. To have the opportunity to sing with him again would be amazing."

The 125th Rose Parade will air on NBC from Pasadena, Calif., on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT.

Dwyane Wade: My Newborn Son Is a 'Blessing to the Bloodline'

By Tim Nudd

12/31/2013 at 12:20 PM EST

Dwyane Wade: My Newborn Son Is a 'Blessing to the Bloodline'

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

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Dwyane Wade has confirmed that he fathered a child while on a break from now-fiancée Gabrielle Union, and says his infant son is a "blessing."

"In our pain and our hurt, a blessing came out of it … a son that was born healthy," the Miami Heat star, 31, said at a press conference Monday. "So, I'm moving on."

Wade acknowledged that he and Union, 41, have been working through the issue together, but added that he was proud to have a third son.

"Me and my lady and my family have continued to move forward, and I think that's evident with the ring and the proposal that I gave her," he said. "This is something, obviously, private for my family that we will continue to deal with as a family, but we have a blessing to the bloodline, to the Wade bloodline."

The three-time NBA champion has two sons – Zaire, 11, and Zion, 6 – from his marriage to Siohvaughn Funches and also has custody of a nephew.

Of the new arrival, he said: "I've gotten a chance to see him. You know me. I'm involved in my kids' lives."

Kate Bosworth’s Wedding Dress Revealed: See Her 2 Gowns

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The actress tied the knot in August and ‘Martha Stewart Weddings’ magazine has the touching photos from her big day. Which frock did you like better? VOTE.

Kate Bosworth married director Michael Polish on Aug. 31 in an exquisite, mountain top ceremony. The 30-year-old looked stunning for her nuptials, where she showed off not one but two stunning dresses — and both were by designer Oscar de la Renta!

Kate Bosworth’s Wedding Dress & Reception Details:

Kate had two gowns created for her special day. She wore a strapless creation with a long train that featured a stunning, draping back for the mountain top ceremony before slipping into an embellished, short-sleeved ensemble that featured lace, crystals and pearls for the reception.

“I was deeply in love with both dresses,” she gushed to Martha Stewart Weddings . The couple worked with the Martha Stewart team to make sure everything was ready to go for their big day — and you can see it all in the winter issue of the magazine! Guests enjoyed a fiesta the night before the wedding as the reception featured an ethereal wedding cake which featured roses. For the kickoff party, Kate stunned in a custom-made Proenza Schouler silk dress, while for the reception, she wore an embellished vintage Chloe dress and wore her blonde locks in a braid, (you can see this look above).

Kate Bosworth’s Wedding:

The reception room had a rustic vibe as it featured vines and votive candles — and the groom himself was moved by the decor, saying it “looked like a Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Instead of having guests sign a guest book, their friends and family signed a map of Montana. For favors, the guests left with whiskey and bitters wrapped inside paper that featured a rubber stamp of the couples’ new monogram.

While Kate looked stunning in both dresses, they both gave off such a different vibe — but which one do you like better? VOTE!

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Phil Robertson Tells Men to Marry Underage Girls in Newly Unearthed Video

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By Tim Nudd

12/31/2013 at 09:50 AM EST

Phil Robertson Tells Men to Marry Underage Girls in Newly Unearthed Video

Phil Robertson

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Phil Robertson has been reinstated by A&E after a brief suspension for making anti-gay remarks, but the Duck Dynasty patriarch is caught up in a new controversy thanks to a video in which he advises men to marry girls as young as 15.

The footage, which surfaced Monday on YouTube, is said to be from a 2009 Georgia Sportsmen's Ministry event. In it, Robertson offers what he calls "river rat counseling," and warns men not to marry girls who are out of their teens.

"Look, you wait 'til they get to be 20 years old, the only picking that's going to take place is your pocket," he says. "You got to marry these girls when they are about 15 or 16. They'll pick your ducks. You need to check with mom and dad about that, of course."

That last remark refers to the parental consent required in many states for a girl to marry before she is 18. (Some states forbid anyone underage to marry at all.)

Among Robertson's other dating advice: "Make sure that she can cook a meal" and "make sure she carries her Bible. That'll save you a lot of trouble down the road."

Robertson, 67, made similar remarks in his book Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander, published earlier this year. In that book, he revealed that he married his wife, Kay, when she was 15.

"Miss Kay was the perfect woman for me," he wrote. "I was sixteen and she was fifteen when we were married. Nowadays some people might frown on people getting married that young, but I knew that if you married a woman when she was fifteen, she would pluck your ducks. If you waited until she was twenty, she would only pick your pockets."

He added: "Now, that's a joke, and a lot of people seem to laugh at it, but there is a certain amount of truth in it."

Meanwhile, Phil's son Willie Robertson will speak about his father in a special appearance Tuesday night on Fox News Channel’s New Year special.

Willie and his wife, Korie, will be guests on Fox's All-American New Year's Eve , hosted by Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Bill Hemmer beginning at 9 p.m. ET, the Associated Press reports.

Britney Spears Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction During Vegas Show

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Oh no! Brit practically lost her dress during a sexy performance — but luckily she kept her cool and recovered like a pro. Phew!

Britney Spears almost showed off way more than she bargained for as a zipper on one of her sexy corset costumes ripped open — her “Pieces Of Me” show almost turned into a peep show! The 32-year-old was performing her hit, “Circus,” at the at The Axis theater in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on Dec. 28, (just the day after she kicked off her Vegas residency!), when the back of her sequin costume totally split open — so, what did she do?

Britney Spears’ Wardrobe Malfunction During Vegas Show — Dress Rips Open:

Brit is always such a professional on stage and the show must go on — and that it did! Despite the fact that her corset was barely hanging on by a thread, Brit continued to dance along and didn’t miss a beat — and her trusty dancers were there to zip her back into the costume! Phew! A fan captured the entire mishap and shared it on Instagram.

Britney Spears’ Vegas Show:

So far the pop queen’s residency seems to be a major hit, drawing out major crowds — and so many celeb fans! From Selena Gomez to Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, there were major fan girl moments in the VIP section during the opening on Dec. 27 — and we’re sure a lot more will flock to see Brit when they’re in town!

We’re amazed at the way Britney managed to avoid totally losing her dress in the moment and we’re also so impressed by the way she continued the show! What do you think of Britney’s malfunction? Is it totally mortifying or are you impressed with the way Brit recovered after the incident?

Katrina Mitzeliotis