• Apparently Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron have all asked Victoria Beckham to design their Oscar gowns which means we only need two more actresses to dress for a complete Spice Girls tribute at the Academy Awards, you hear me Rooney Mara and Octavia Spencer? [Post]
• Federal appeals court rules California's Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional as a violation of civil rights, but proponents still have to to appeal that ruling before same-sex weddings can resume. [KABC]

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• It's Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil, the famous Pennsylvania groundhog that humans think can predict the behavior of seasons, apparently saw his shadow this morning which is supposed to mean the U.S. will have six more weeks of winter. [KTLA]
• Washington State Senate passes a bill to legalize same-sex marriage which the House and Governor Chris Gregoire are expected to approve and sign into law. [HuffPo]

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• The L.A. Clippers beat the L.A. Lakers 114-95 in last night's exhibition opener in which Mr. World Peace missed all eight of his shots. [KTLA]
• A new initiative by proponents of marriage equality attempts to get the issue of same-sex marriage in California back on the ballot, a measure that could extend the court battle over Prop 8 for several more years. [KABC]

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• Archbishop Timothy Dolan is depressed about gay marriage passing. [NYDN]
• The hacker who was sued by Sony for jailbreaking its PlayStation 3 has been hired by Facebook. [TechUnwrapped] More»

• You can now buy an iPhone from Apple without a two-year service contract allowing you to switch carriers—if you're willing to cough up the cash. [KABC]
• A federal judge rules to uphold Judge Vaughn Walker's prior ruling that CA's Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional despite Walker being gay. [KTLA]
• L.A. school board decides on menu overhaul of food served in schools, offering healthier options and nixing flavored milk, corndogs, and chicken nuggets. [LATimes]
• Crystal Harris, ex-fiance of Hugh Hefner, doubles down, calls off their wedding and drops her single "Club Queen" in the same day. Nice timing. [PE]
• Gary Busey got fired from a movie he was set to star in, and for which he'd already filmed half of his scenes, after production team complains about his bad behavior. [TMZ]

• Government shutdown looking even more likely as President Obama and GOP still don't have a budget worked out. [KTLA]
• An interesting wrinkle in the Prop 8 saga: Judge Vaughn Walker who struck down the CA gay marriage ban is a homosexual. It's a gay world, after all! [KABC]
• What?! Did Bravo is seriously cancel "The Real Housewives Of D.C" after one season? How will I go on?? [TMZ]
• Weather's supposed to get nasty this weekend. It was also supposed to thunderstorm last night but that never happened. Just saying... [LATimes]
• John Legend says Donald Trump is racist for questioning Barack Obama's nationality. What a weirdo. [PE]

• Beverly Hills plastic surgeon famous for Heidi Montag's work, Dr. Frank Ryan, dies in PCH car wreck [TMZ]
• Bankrupt "RHONJ" Teresa Giudice goes on $60k home decor shopping spree [Post]
• Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. donates $1 million to Republican Governor's Association [BWeek]
• Michael Douglas reveals throat cancer diagnosis and treatment plan [HP]
• CA same-sex marriages put on hold indefinitely by federal appeals court [KTLA]

Moments ago, federal judge Vaughn Walker, ruled to extend a temporary hold on gay marriages to give Prop 8 supporters time to appeal his ruling to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage.  More»