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Ashlee Simpson Meets Her Boyfriend's Parents Post-Emmys
Originally posted 09/20/2011 06:00AM
• Christina Aguilera and boyfriend Matt Rutler had a ringside view as they watched Floyd Mayweather Jr. knock out Victor Ortiz at Las Vegas's MGM Grand. The couple sat near True Blood's Stephen Moyer and wife Anna Paquin, as well as Mark Wahlberg. Following the fight, Aguilera and Rutler headed to Tao Las Vegas for dinner and dancing.
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 09/20/2011 06:00AM
• Ashlee Simpson spent some quality time with Vincent Piazza after the Emmy Awards – and she met his parents! The singer-actress and her Boardwalk Empire actor beau held court at HBO's bash at the Plaza at Pacific Design Center, where they ate dinner together. When they weren't chatting with Piazza's parents, the two held hands and stole kisses throughout the night.
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Emmy Winners's Post-Awards Indulgence: Steak & Chocolate
Originally posted 09/19/2011 04:15PM
After winning his and hers Emmy awards, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen celebrated – and feasted – with their costars.
The Modern Family onscreen couple was joined by their fellow cast members at the Governors Ball held at the Los Angeles Convention Center after Sunday’s ceremony, where they were served a three-course dinner catered by Patina Restaurant Group.
On the menu: Windrose Farm’s heirloom tomatoes, rosemary and cherry wood grilled asparagus and fried gold potatoes to start, followed by a main course of filet mignon and gratin of macaroni.
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Alec Baldwin Explains Why He Skipped the Emmys
Originally posted 09/19/2011 07:30AM
It was a birthday party that kept Emmy nominee Alec Baldwin away from TV's biggest night, not the fact that his opening skit got cut, he says.
"I didn't skip the Emmys because of that," the 30 Rock star told reporters Sunday at singing legend Tony Bennett's 85th birthday gala in New York. "I skipped the Emmys because of this – because I wanted to be here."
Baldwin, 53, says he agreed to host the gala a year ago, long before the awards show was scheduled. "The Emmys have been in August for the last several years, but they moved to this date and I'd already committed to this."
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January Jones's Baby 'Had His Fingers Crossed' for Mad Men During Emmys
Originally posted 09/19/2011 07:00AM
January Jones's son Xander Dane isn't even a week old, but the newborn is already supportive of his Mad Men mommy.
"Her baby had his fingers crossed," the Emmy-winning TV show's creator Matthew Weiner told reporters backstage after accepting an award Sunday night. "She told me that."
The absence of Jones, 33 – who skipped out on the small screen's biggest night to stay home with her little one – definitely didn't go unnoticed by her castmates.
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Ty Burrell & Julie Bowen Bask in Emmy Love
Originally posted 09/18/2011 08:50PM
Now they have his and hers Emmys.
The Primetime Emmy Awards kept things modern Sunday night, awarding the first two trophies of the telecast, live from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, to Modern Family stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell for their outstanding supporting roles on the ABC comedy as husband and wife Claire and Phil Dunphy.
"I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy now," Bowen joked as she accepted her award.
Burrell paid homage to his late father in his acceptance speech – also with a sense of humor.
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Jane Lynch's Best Emmy Moments: How'd She Do?
Originally posted 09/18/2011 11:10PM
As Sue Sylvester, Jane Lynch spits out sass with the same ease costar Lea Michele hits high notes on Glee.
But even without her signature red tracksuit – or a gaggle of Gleeks by her side – the host and outstanding supporting actress nominee, 51, spared no prisoners with her snark at Sunday night's Primetime Emmy Awards live from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre.
But was her wit a hit? Check out her best moments, then tell us how Lynch fared as Emmy host:
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Charlie Sheen Pays Tribute to Two and a Half Men Cast at Emmys
Originally posted 09/18/2011 07:45PM
As if Ashton Kutcher needed another adoring fan.
"I'm already converted to the cult of Ashton," Jon Cryer, his Two and a Half Men costar, told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet at the Primetime Emmy Awards at Los Angeles's Nokia Theatre Sunday night. "You will be too."
Kutcher, 33, who will make his debut on the CBS sitcom Monday – a casting change-up following Charlie Sheen's infamous departure from the show – is "a great guy," Cryer says.
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Melissa McCarthy Wins Emmy's First 'Best Pageant Ever'
Originally posted 09/18/2011 09:15PM
Melissa McCarthy: Emmy winner ... and pageant queen!
When the Mike & Molly star, 41, accepted her first-ever Emmy for her outstanding lead actress on the CBS sitcom at Sunday's ceremony, presenters Sofia Vergara and Rob Lowe crowned the comedienne with a diamond tiara and gave her a bouquet of roses to go with her new hardware.
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Jane Lynch Gets Early Kudos from Emmy Nominees, Costars
Originally posted 09/17/2011 08:30PM
Jane Lynch already has practice winning an Emmy. But come Sunday night, she's going to face a new challenge: running the show.
Fellow costars and nominees say the Glee star and first-time Emmy host, who is also nominated for her role as Sue Sylvester, is definitely up for the gig.
"She's going to kill it," Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy, who is an Emmy nominee for her role on Mike & Molly, tells PEOPLE. "And I have a good seat to watch Jane just destroy it."
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