I feel like every day when I read news about Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry’s custody battle I change allegiances, although lately I’ve been firmly in the “team Nahla, her parents are whacked” camp. This latest story about Halle’s very serious death threats from a stalker has me feeling sorry for her and understanding why she would want to move overseas. (Until I read the counter argument, which is covered below.) Yesterday it looked like Halle was moving to France out of spite because she can’t legally strip Gabriel of visitation rights, but that might just be an added bonus for her. Not only is Halle’s stalker just out of jail, there’s also a crazy dude who wants to kill her (and Madonna) who just escaped from an insane asylum. It sounds like something out of a movie, but then so does most of Halle’s life. Here’s the story, from E!:

E! News has confirmed that the Oscar winner filed a request in family court to be able to move to France with her daughter Nahla because she fears for her life.

Two men, including one convicted of stalking Berry, are no longer locked up and the actress has no interest in finding out what their plans are now that they’re out.

But wait, how did her convicted stalker get out again?

Richard Franco pleaded guilty to stalking Berry and was sentenced to 386 days in jail, but was given credit for 193 days already served and then released Saturday after amassing 193 days’ worth of credits for work and good behavior.

He remains on five years’ probation and there’s a 10-year restraining order in place requiring him to stay away from Berry and her family.

“This person has invaded and trampled upon the most fundamental sense of security I have and I am extremely frightened of him and what he might do to me and those I love,” Berry stated in her criminal complaint against Franco.

Meanwhile, Berry’s camp has been informed that Robert Hoskins, a man who allegedly threatened to slit Berry’s throat—and who also allegedly threatened to slit Madonna’s throat and was shot by the Material Girl’s bodyguard in 1995—escaped from a mental institution last week.

[From E! Online]

Halle has been looking for a more secure mansion in Malibu, according to TMZ. Of course Radar has Gabriel Aubry’s deep thoughts on his custody battle, as per usual. They’re trying to call out Halle on her claims that she’s so scared and are saying that she’s using it as a convenient excuse. This rings true to me, but again I’m thinking that both sides are pushing back too hard and making it much worse than it needs to be.

Berry has formally petitioned to move to France with Nahla and her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, but she is going to have to go to battle with Aubry who has vowed to fight the move. Under current terms of their custody agreement, neither parent can move out of Los Angeles County without the other’s permission.

Aubry is absolutely stunned that Halle is attempting to whisk his daughter to a foreign country. “Gabriel feels that Halle is just being vengeful and vindictive by attempting to move Nahla to France,” an insider close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com.

“First of all, if Halle is concerned for her safety, why is she routinely seen around town without a bodyguard? Yes, she has had several stalkers over the years, but she has a top of the line security system at her house, and she can certainly afford to move to a safer location in Los Angeles in a gated community. Why would Halle want to take the father of her daughter out of her life and move to a foreign country? It just defies logic.”

[From Radar]

We haven’t heard any confirmation that Halle and Oliver are actually engaged, but this story suggests that’s the case. The “source” goes on to say:

“Halle will be getting married for the third time. Gabriel’s lawyers are going to argue that there is nothing to guarantee this marriage will last. What then? Nahla could be uprooted again, she isn’t luggage for heavens sake,” the source tells RadarOnline.com. “She needs her father in her life. Nahla and Gabriel are very, very close. He has always played a major role in Nahla’s life and the fact the Halle is attempting to sever that relationship disgusts him. He feels that Halle is disgruntled because she was unsuccessful in having restraining orders granted against him, and lost her attempts to have his custody of Nahla stripped. The timing of this is very, very suspect. Nahla would be very isolated in France, primarily because the lack of family and friends, and the language barrier.”

[From Radar Online]

I agree that Nahla should stay in LA where she speaks the language and goes to school. It does seem punitive of Halle to want to move overseas at this time, but the argument that she has two homicidal stalkers on the loose is a pretty powerful one.

I would be more on Gabriel’s side if he would just stop talking to the press. He probably doesn’t have any other recourse to all the stories Halle is putting out there, though. Poor Nahla, really.

Here’s Halle out alone and looking annoyed yesterday on 2-9-12. She’s also shown with Nahla and the Nanny on 2-2-12 and with Oliver on 1-29-12. Credit: Osvaldo/FameFlynet Pictures. Gabriel Aubry is shown with Nahla on 2-3-12. Credit: WENN.com

Back during Golden Globes weekend, Jessica Biel kept showing up at various events, looking either gorgeous or tragic, and always flying solo and without an engagement ring. The rumors/reports/confirmations were flying heavily in the weeks preceding the Globes that Justin Timberlake had proposed to Jessica while they were vacationing in Wyoming. We could endless speculate as to WHY he proposed (to get her to STFU?) or why Jessica said yes (because that’s all she’s got going?), but that’s neither here nor there. I truly believe Jessica and Justin are engaged – his grandma said so, and I believe in Us Weekly’s reporting because they have a history of dealings with Biel’s publicist. So why wasn’t Jessica wearing an engagement ring? Was it because she doesn’t have a lot going on, and she just wants to draw out the speculation for as long as she can? Or is it because Justin cheaped out on a tiny diamond? Survey says…

“Bling it on!” That’s what Jessica Biel told Justin Timberlake after turning up her nose at his skimpy diamond engagement ring, sources say. Biel – who hit the Globes red carpet solo, and with a ringless finger – has ordered Justin to splurge on a new sparkler, where has Justin enlisting his mom’s help!

“When Justin proposed to Jessica, she was disappointed with his choice of ring,” said a source. “Jessica isn’t a fancy girl, but she wanted something stunning – a bigger diamond that would impress her friends. Instead, Justin went more minimal, thinking she’d prefer something less flashy.”

But Biel believes Justin will be her partner for life, and wants a diamond that reflects their lasting love, the insider divulged.

“Jessica told Justin that although she was moved by his proposal, she wanted a ring with more bling,” maintained the source. “He was very understanding, and told her that she deserves to have what she wants. To placate her, Justin has not only enlisted his mom for help with her ring, but he’s going to propose all over again.”

“Justin will tide Jessica over with a ring – one that she’s happy with.”

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

Is it wrong that I see Justin’s frame of mind with the whole “minimal” thing? That is how Jessica puts herself out there, like she’s too busy hiking to care about jewelry. That being said, Jesus, Justin. You have millions of dollars! Buy her a nice, big ring if you really want her to STFU.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Here are some new photos of Drew Barrymore and her fiancé Will Kopelman exiting KOMI Restaurant in Washington, DC. They had just done a premiere of Drew’s latest film, Big Miracle, which is… that one about the whales, right? Not important. What I really want to talk about is how Drew looks now that she’s with Will, and how she seems to have changed. Her dress is Ports 1961, and it looks like something her mother would have worn in 1973, while attending a key party in Beverly Hills. On Drew, it’s a sobering look. But that’s how she’s been ever since she got with Will – she seems more serious, less bubbly, less giggly, more mature. I can’t decide whether or not I like the idea of Drew being all grown-up. I think my mixed feelings have more to do with the idea that this is just another phase for Drew, something that she will outgrow in another year. We’ll see.

Drew appeared on Good Morning America a few days ago, and she talked about her wedding plans, which aren’t much at this stage – Drew said she’s still in the “daydreaming” part of wedding planning. Blah – you can read more about it here. But here’s a story that I did find interesting – will Drew convert to Judaism for Will?

There is no doubt free-spirited actress Drew Barrymore is a convert to love with her recent engagement, but will the union result in her conversion to Judaism?

The “Big Miracle” star is so head-over-heels with her fiancé, art consultant Will Kopelman, that she’s considering converting to his Jewish faith, a source told In Touch.

The bubbly star, 36, would have some great moral support — good friend Adam Sandler has been helping her with the process of coverting, the source told the magazine.

“Those two absolutely adore each other, so it only made sense to Drew that he will be right by her side playing an important role at her wedding,” the source said of the two funny pals.

According to the insider, Barrymore told Kopelman’s family that she plans on raising their future children in the Jewish faith. The actress’ rep has denied talk about her potential conversion.

[From NYDN]

I didn’t realize Will was Jewish – and it would make sense for Drew to convert, especially if he’s practicing and he wants to raise their kids in the faith. I don’t believe Drew is very religious currently, so she might be wide-open for conversion. Mazel tov, Drew!

Oh, and here’s a close-up of Drew’s ring:

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame.

During the first week of January, Sienna Miller sort-of announced that she was knocked up by her boyfriend of less than a year, Tom Sturridge. When I say “sort of” I mean that her rep didn’t officially confirm or deny anything on the record, but that the rep totally gave the wink and the nudge to Us Weekly, and no one has denied it, so it’s true. Anyway, the initial announcement was just about Sienna’s pregnancy – sources said she and Tom were not planning on getting hitched, which… I thought was a smart move. Sienna is a notorious man-eater, and I suspect she gets bored rather quickly, baby or no baby. It’s always good to have an exit strategy, the faster the better.

A few days after that, Life & Style’s sources claimed that Sienna was in fact engaged to Tom (he’s 26 to her 30). A source told the tabloid:

“They’re engaged and really happy. Her family is happy, as they absolutely adore Tom. He proposed to Sienna during their romantic trip to Paris after Christmas. He filled their hotel suite at the Ritz with flowers and presented her with a vintage Victorian ring. It was incredibly romantic — she was blown away.”

“She finally found the love of her life in Tom and couldn’t be happier. She trusts Tom and is herself with him. There’s no drama between them — they’re made for each other. She can’t wait to be a mother. The couple are over the moon with the news of the pregnancy.”

[Via Life & Style]

Sure, that’s how she feels NOW. Give it another six months, then we’ll see. Anyhoodle, Star Magazine’s sources are also claiming that Tom and Sienna are planning a wedding, and they have specifics! It shall be a flapper-themed affair! Girl, Kate Moss is gonna be PISSED.

Sienna Miller has a baby on the way with beau Tom Sturridge, 26, and now Star can reveal she’s planning their wedding too! But is she still pining for her ex Jude Law?

“She wants it to be a 1920s flapper-style wedding, with the guys in dapper suits and the girls in vintage dresses,” says an insider, who adds that the affair will likely be held at a country estate in the Cotswolds area of England in September.

“No expense will be spared. It will probably cost a minimum of $2 million.”

But Sienna’s friends are shocked that she intends to invite Jude to the festivities. “Sienna only fell for Tom after she and Jude split in early 2011 because he didn’t want more kids,” notes the insider. “Everyone’s worried that she’s still not over him.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

So, basically, Sienna just wants to redo Kate Moss’s wedding. Which makes sense, because Sienna often just jacks Kate’s style and calls it her own. Kate even invited Jude Law to her wedding, and he came! Would Jude go to Sienna’s? Probably. I bet they still talk. Hell, I bet they still bone on occasion. And God knows Jude can get a girl pregnant just by looking at her… hmm… conspiracy?!?!?!

Here’s the real question, though: will Sienna invite Balthazar Getty? Hahaha. Like Rosetta Getty wouldn’t shank Sienna as she walked down the aisle. Who else should get an invite? Sparkles, definitely. Kristen Stewart! And Rhys Ifans. Oh, this will be delightful.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

I’ve really grown to love Evan Rachel Wood over the past year. I think she’s right up there with Carey Mulligan and Mia Wasikowska for “the best 20-something actresses” currently. But my ERW love has limits, and this hairstyle is definitely pushing them. Evan was at the Critics Choice Awards, likely to help represent The Ides of March. Evan wore this Valentino gown which… fine, I’ll just say it. I LOVE IT. Please don’t disregard all of the bad things I’ve said about lace and crochet dresses before. Lace and crochet is almost always horrible, I swear!!!! But for some reason, I’m in love with this dress, and I adore it on Evan. I think it works because it’s mostly solid, and the “lace” part isn’t really lace, maybe? It’s, like, perforated fabric? Whatever. I love it. Go ahead and yell at me.

But, as I said, I’m not loving her hair. From certain angles, the little peaks looked like horns. And from other angles, it looked like her hair was still done up in old-timey ribbon curls. I hate to say this too – but she needs to go a shade darker. Just do a honey blonde, maybe? It would make her look so washed out. Still, the makeup is fabulous.

Would you like a closeup of the engagement ring Jamie Bell gave her? Here you go – the ring is really pretty and much larger than I was expecting. Rin Tin Tin money, wazzup?

Photos courtesy of Fame, WENN.

Radar, Star Magazine and Us Weekly are all claiming the same thing this morning – Halle Berry and her prisoner/boyfriend Olivier Martinez are engaged! Halle and Olivier have been photographed frequently over the past month, to the point where I was wondering if some big announcement was about to come out. My suspicion was about Halle’s custody battle with Gabriel Aubry, though – I thought there was another shoe to drop with that subject. Turns out, Halle just wanted us to know that she and Olivier are loved up and engaged.

Third time’s the charm for Halle Berry! The 45-year-old actress and Olivier Martinez are engaged, a source confirms to the new Us Weekly, on stands Friday.

Over the holidays, Martinez, 46, proposed with an emerald-and-diamond ring from Gurhan.

Berry, who has a 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, has been married twice before. (She dated model Aubry, 36, for nearly five years before splitting in April 2010.) She wed former baseball player David Justice in 1993 and divorced four years later. She then married R&B singer Eric Benet in 2001, only to separate in 2003 and finalize their divorce in 2005.

She first met French actor Martinez while working on the film Dark Tide; they stepped out as a couple in fall 2010. He previously dated Australian pop star Kylie Minogue for several years before splitting in 2007.

A source tells Us she “had given up on being married, but she trusts Olivier. He makes her feel safe. He’s a keeper!”

[From Us Weekly]

Radar’s report is pretty much the same, only they add the detail that Halle wants to have Olivier’s baby too. A source tells Star/Radar: “Halle is very serious about this marriage. She’s ready. Olivier has become her rock. Halle feels Olivier has made a connection and a commitment to her and her daughter. Halle would love to have more kids, but she knows it might be difficult because of her age and the fact that she’s diabetic. If they can’t conceive, they’d definitely consider adoption.”

Sure, it’s all happiness and glowing and planning a baby right now. But when they break up, Halle will let us know that Olivier was an abusive, racist monster. I’m just saying – Olivier should watch his ass, because Halle does not do breakups well.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame.

Just before Christmas, Radar claimed that English actor and professional vagina expert Jamie Bell was shopping for diamond engagement rings for his girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood. ERW and Jamie’s story is really cute, I think – they dated for a year back in 2005-06, and then Evan got caught up in Marilyn Manson (and maybe some other boys along the way). When she found herself single last Spring, Jamie dropped everything and flew to NYC to woo her all over again. So… they’ve only been together this go-around for about seven months, tops. But it’s love!!!! And Evan was just photographed wearing a diamond ring two nights ago – go here and here to see photos.

Jamie Bell is ready to make an honest woman out of Evan Rachel Wood!

The British actor, 25, recently proposed to the True Blood actress, a source confirms to Us Weekly. The Billy Elliot star was first spotted shopping for engagement rings in late December.

When contacted by Us, Wood’s rep had no comment.

Wood, 24, showed off her solitaire sparkler late Saturday night while leaving The Hotel Cafe with Bell in Hollywood. The couple, who got matching tattoos during their one-year courtship in 2006, got back together last summer.

The pair met in 2005 as costars in Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” music video. This is the second engagement for Wood, who called off wedding plans with Marilyn Manson in 2010.

Bell next appears opposite Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks and Anthony Mackie in Man on a Ledge, in theaters January 27.

[From Us Weekly]

As I said, I like this pairing. I think they’re in love, and I buy them as a couple. They’re in that interesting place where they’re not really “kids” but it doesn’t seem like they’re in an “adult” relationship either. That being said, I think Jamie has his feet planted firmly on the ground, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he was the one who wanted to lock it down. Some guys are just like that.

If they are engaged (I think they are), and if they do end up going through with it, it probably won’t last. But it will be fun. And they’ll be really cute together while it’s on.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

“Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul is about to go off the market, boo! The 32 year-old actor had a very romantic New Year’s in Paris, where he proposed to his girlfriend, 24 year-old activist Lauren Parsekian. Rumer Fix has the news, along with a cute photo of Aaron and Lauren posing in front of a hand-written sign that says “Bride and Groom.” They also have a photo of the engagement ring, a giant antique-looking cushion cut. It gorgeous, although I prefer emerald and princess cut rings. Still, there’s no way I would turn that beautiful ring down. Here’s more:

Paul, 32, just got engaged to his girlfriend Lauren Parsekian, 24, in Paris, according to RumorFix.com.

Showing off pictures of her flashy engagement ring to pals, along with a photo of the couple with a “bride + groom” sign Parsekian wrote, “Coming back home today with my fiancé!!! NYE proposal in Paris … Couldn’t be more perfect. I’m so happy and excited.”

Parsekian, who calls Paul “the most amazing man on the planet,” is the Co-CEO of Finding Kind Productions, a campaign that “brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl-against-girl crimes.”

Paul most notably dated the 90210 reboot’s Jessica Lowndes in 2010.

[From People]

Congratulations to Aaron and Lauren! It sounds like Lauren shared photos to friends and family on a social networking site and RumerFix got ahold of them.

Paul is an incredibly talented actor and I’d love to see him make the transition to the big screen. This has me wondering when “Breaking Bad” is finally coming back, as it seems like way too long since we’ve seen new episodes. I can’t find any details on when it will premiere, (last year it came out in July) but this fifth season will sadly be its last. I’d like to see Jesse kill Walter, as obnoxious as that sounds. Walter went over to the dark side and I bet Jesse is about to figure it out.

These photos are from October, credit: WENN.com. What a cute couple they are!

Leah and her ex’s wedding, April, 2011

This bothers me on so many levels, but I guess it’s better than this girl getting press for getting arrested, abandoning her babies, or putting the smack down on her ex. Teen Mom 2′s Leah Messer, whose twin girls with her ex husband just turned two last month, is currently pregnant again and engaged again. Leah married her babies’ father, Corey Simms, in late 2010 and filed for divorce less than six months later. Then she got a boob job and did some bikini photo ops about a month after filing. (I don’t know if the boob job was post-divorce, but that’s the impression I got. For what it’s worth she denies her boobs are fake.) Well now Leah confirms to US that she’s pregnant again at the ripe old age of 19, and that she’s engaged again. In July of last Leah was dating a guy named Dusty Haas, but now she’s pregnant by some other guy and is engaged to him.

A source tells Us Weekly that Teen Mom 2′s Leah Messer is engaged to Jeremy Calvert.

“Leah just got engaged over the holidays and is pregnant with another child,” the source says. “She is so excited!”

Messer, 19, was married to Corey Simms (who is the father of her 2-year-old twins) for just six months last year before filing for divorce in April.

The MTV reality star admitted to Us last month that she and Calvert “do talk about getting engaged.”

“We have a really good connection,” she gushed. “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 and you’re not.”

According to Heather Clouse’s blog TeenMomTalk.com, the couple spent Dec. 23 with the twins and had “Christmas Eve-Eve celebration at Grandma’s house full of yummy food and bedtime stories! When they woke up this morning, Santa had dropped off gifts a day early!”

So what did Aliannah and Aleeah get from Santa? “They got dolls, strollers, and just about anything else a 2 year old girl could possibly want,” the site said.

[From US Weekly]

So Leah has been dating this guy less than six months and she’s already knocked up and engaged again. She’s not the first star from the “16 and Pregnant” series to get pregnant again. Jordan Ward, 18, announced her second pregnancy in May and gave birth to a baby girl in November. In December, 2010, MTV aired a special chronicling then 19 year-old Markai Durham’s decision to terminate her second pregnant. You may think that these girls are getting pregnant to have some sort of storyline to continue the MTV gravy train. While that may be the case, statistics show that 25% of all teen mothers will have a second child within two years. Only a fraction of a tiny percentage of them will earn tabloid covers for it. No wonder Leah is pregnant again.

Leah and her ex’s reconciliation, February, 2011

A baby announcement by OK! that was incorrect at the time, May, 2011

Custody battle. Look at her ex’s doucheface. May, 2011

Breakup. April, 2011

Well, it happened. There were reports just before Christmas that Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake might have gotten engaged while they were spending their holiday together in Wyoming. There were rumors on Twitter, and all of that good stuff. Now Us Weekly confirms that Biel and Timberlake are definitely official. Sidenote: I wonder what kind of deal Biel’s publicist has with Us Weekly?

After a series of breakups and makeups, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have finally decided to get married!

Several insiders tell the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday) that the couple of four and a half years became engaged in late December.

Timberlake, a six-time Grammy winner, popped the question to Biel, 29, in the mountains of Jackson, Wyoming.

“Justin knows how much she loves snowboarding and the mountains, so it was the perfect place,” one insider explains.

After a brief three-month split in 2011, Biel made it clear that she wanted to spend her life with Timberlake, 30. “When they reunited, they had a conversation about taking the next step.”

Another Timberlake insider adds that he’s “never been happier” with the New Year’s Eve actress. “He knew it was the right time to propose.”

[From Us Weekly]

I don’t even know. I mean, congratulations to the happy couple. I would really, really love to know what the proposal was like. Did Biel demand a certain kind of proposal? Or did it just come out of a “Where are we now, what is the next step in our relationship” conversation? Did Justin have a ring ready? I’d also like to know how all of this works – Justin has cheated on Jessica before, and their relationship has always been on-again, off-again. Are they both settling? Why do they feel the need to make this disaster official? I still don’t understand. Meh.

Photos courtesy of WENN.