Couple News

Yesterday was Wilmer Valderrama's birthday, and Demi Lovato took the opportunity to send him some public well wishes via Twitter. Nothing wrong with exes remaining friends, and given Demi's recent troubles, it's encouraging to see her having a healthy interaction with the man who seemed to have caused many of her emotional issues. There's only one problem - based on their exchange, it seems the effed up on-again, off-again relationship between this mismatched pair is still going strong.

Yes, Demi called "Willy" an "incredible man" and he referred to her as "my angel." Doesn't sound like a couple that recently called it quits to me. This is a far cry from Demi's tweets from a few weeks ago, in which she encouraged her female followers to seek independence and "never need a man."

With rumors that she's been in and out of rehab in recent months for emotional and addiction issues, I'd normally consider it good news that Demi has someone to lean on, but Wilmer has developed a reputation as the most predatory player in Hollywood, a man who's known for dating troubled teen starlets and dumping them before they hit the big 2-0. Given that Wilmer turned 32 yesterday, hopefully the dude has matured a bit and realized that his actions could contribute to turning Demi into the next Lindsay.

Elizabeth Smart, 24, is engaged! Elizabeth's father Ed Smart confirms the news to People magazine. Smart was kidnapped form her home in 2002 at age 14. Ed said "She told us at home last Saturday. I wasn't really surprised. They've been very happy together."

Elizabeth's dad said that his family is "just thrilled" and that they're "looking forward to her moving on to this next stage and leading a very happy life."

Unfortunately for us, Ed won't reveal his daughter's fiance identity. He only says that he is "a very nice man." But thanks to the Salt Lake Tribune, we know that Elizabeth's fiance is Matthew Gilmour.

Elizabeth and Matthew would like to get married this summer.

Congrats!!!!!!!!

Adele is usually pretty private about her personal life (except in song form) but the singer felt the need to speak out yesterday, after it was widely reported that her millionaire boyfriend, Simon Konecki, is still married to the mother of his five year-old daughter.

"This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon," Adele wrote on her website. "Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years." Whoa. Pretty defensive, considering no one was claiming Adele was a homewrecker. The story was simply that her new man was only separated from his wife and had never officially divorced her.

So Adele's story couldn't be more different than the one reported yesterday. Not only is Simon divorced, she claims, he has been for years. The truth will come out on this one eventually. There may be a difference between what he's been telling her and what actually happened, but the British tabloids aren't likely to just forget about this mini-scandal.

Halle Berry has tried her hand at marriage a couple of times in the past, with pretty horrific results, but it seems she's gonna give it another go, this time with fellow actor and boyfriend of one year Olivier Martinez.

Sources confirm that Martinez popped the question over the holidays and Halle said yes, despite having sworn off marriage after her previous two attempts with David Justice and Eric Benet.

Halle and Olivier met on the set of Dark Tide last year, just weeks after Halle's split with model Gabriel Aubry, with whom she is still involved in an ugly custody battle involving the couple's three year-old daughter, Nahla.

So, yeah, it's safe to say love has not been kind to Ms. Berry. Here's wishing her better luck this time around. Congrats!

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Drew Barrymore, 36, is set to get married for a third time. The fun loving actress is now engaged to her art consultant boyfriend, Will Kopelman. Drew and Will got engaged in Sun Valley, Idaho.

The couple has been linked romantically since February of last year. They were virtually inseparable for most of last year, spotted at sporting events and Broadway shows together. Well at least they should make some adorable babies together.

Congrats to the happy couple!

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Jennifer Lopez may have moved on from her marriage in record time by getting serious with boy toy Casper Smart, but she's not the only one anxious to get it in with someone new. Marc Anthony is showing his ex that two can play that game by going public with new girlfriend Shannon De Lima, and from the sound of it, in the battle of the new pieces, Marc definitely wins.

While J-Lo landed herself a broke-@ss back-up dancer with a rap sheet, Marc's new girl is a Venezuelan model with a thriving career of her own. He recently posted the above pic of the two of them on Facebook, and sent her a tweet that translates as, "To Shannon, my statue of liberty. Kisses baby!" Wow. Statue of Liberty. I'm not sure if he means she freed him from Jen or that she likes to carry his torch, but either way, it sounds like things are getting serious.

Marc's son Chase was even more explicit about the serious nature of the relationship, Tweeting: "To all my followers and all Twitter peeps, follow the best couple of 2012 and for many for years Marc Anthony and Shannon De Lima!" Sounds like someone is glad that dad is done with the J-Ho!

It was reported a couple a weeks ago that Leah Messer decided to make the classic Teen Mom bad decision by getting knocked up again. Now it seems there's even more reason to believe the rumor is true, but it's okay, because she's also getting married, y'all! (Cue hillbilly music)

The 19 year-old MTV "star" reportedly got engaged over the holidays to Jeremy Calvert, whom she began dating shortly after her split from baby daddy Corey Simms. An anonymous friend also confirms that Leah is pregnant with her third child. Sadly, the news is not surprising, as Leah has been gushing about her relationship with Calvert to anyone who will listen.

"We have a really good connection," she recently told Us Weekly. "It's different from Corey and my relationship, because we were kinda like forcing it... With Jeremy, you know when you're supposed to be with somebody."

Extra host Mario Lopez proposed to his longtime girlfriend and baby mama, Courtney Mazza. Mario and Courtney were in Ixtapa, Mexico over New Year's weekend when he popped the question.

Courtney and Mario have been dating since 2008 and are parents to their 2-year-old Gia.

Lopez said: "We took a walk alone as the sun was setting. I told Courtney that I wanted the mother of my children to have their last name. She was silent at first from shock, then she leaped for joy and did a little jete!"

Courtney said: "Besides our daughter's birth, this was the best moment of my life!"

Congrats.

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Chrissy stars on Vh1's Love & Hip Hop and pretty much each episode she whines about how much she wants to marry her longtime boyfriend and baby daddy, Jim Jones. Chrissy wanted to get married SO BAD that she actually proposed to Jim and put a ring on his friggin' figure last season.

Well, Jim wasn't taking their engagement seriously and Chrissy was gonna leave his a*s. She was hanging with her girls in Miami when Jim flew in, and proposed. He stood up while she sat down and he showed her the gorgeous ring that he bought her. His proposal wasn't romantic, but I'm happy that he finally put a ring on it! Jump in for the video.

Legendary singer Aretha Franklin has announced her engagement to "forever friend" William "Willie" Wilkerson. The two plan to marry on a yacht this summer.

The 69 year-old music icon and awesome hat enthusiast jokingly assured fans that she's "not pregnant" and is not rushing into a shotgun wedding with her longtime companion, Wilkerson. Franklin recently dropped 85 pounds after a health scare and is currently searching for a designer dress that will showcase her signature flair for fashion.

Congrats to Aretha and Willie! The couple is planning to make it official this June or July in Miami Beach, in what will no doubt be a star-studded affair.

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