Hugh Hefner Is Engaged – Hugh Hefner’s Christmas was extra, extra jolly this year: He’s engaged again! The Playboy founder, 84, is engaged to Crystal Harris, his 24-year-old girlfriend and Playmate. Hefner first Tweeted about it on Sunday. “When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. [usmagazine]

Julian Assange Forced Into $1.5M Book Deal – The founder of the WikiLeaks website has signed a deal for his autobiography that will earn him more than $1.5million.Julian Assange said the money would help his defence against allegations of sexual assault made by two women in Sweden. “I don’t want to write this book, but I have to,” he said. “I have already spent $307,408 for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep WikiLeaks afloat.” [theaustralian]

Hugh Jackman Gets MNailed Between The Legs By Shane Warne – Hollywood star Hugh Jackman went into bat against fellow Aussie Shane Warne – and got a lot more than he bargained for Down Under yesterday. The X-Men actor’s agonising over with the legendary spin-bowler was being filmed for the Ashes cricket TV coverage in Oz. Hugh, 42, had just admitted he once dreamed of playing for his national team when Shane bowled him straight in the groin. [thesun]

Anni Dewani Killed Execution Style – The bride killed while on honey-moon in South Africa was executed in cold blood, and had not been sexually assaulted, a leaked medical report suggests. A document written by a paramedic who attended the scene states that Anni Dewani was killed after sustaining wounds to her neck and back. This appears to contradict the alleged findings of an investigation by a ballistics expert apparently commissioned by the legal team representing her husband Shrien. [dailymail]

Bank Of America Buys Nasty Domain Names, As They Brace Themselves – It’s emerged that Bank of America is buying-up domain names that could be used to abuse its senior execs if (or possibly, when) WikiLeaks comes good with its promise to leak controversial internal data on the bank’s activities. According to some reports, Bank of America has created a “war room” to develop strategies to defeat any allegations or political or media back-wash that will probably develop if WikiLeaks publishes thousands of internal documents. [fastcompany]

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