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Sara Gilbert's Engagement Touched Readers' Hearts This Week
Originally posted 04/13/2013 04:15PM
PEOPLE.com readers apparently love a happy story, like the one for The Talk co-host Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry: they're engaged, the actress announced this week.
On the saddest note, the country lost its first Girl Next Door of the TV generation, Annette Funicello.
Here are the stories that sparked the strongest reactions from readers this week – what made you happy, sad, laugh out loud, awestruck, even angry. Meanwhile, please don't forget to keep clicking on the emoticons at the bottom of every story to tell us what you think.
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Lindsay Lohan Calls Rehab a 'Blessing'
Originally posted 04/09/2013 07:25PM
Lindsay Lohan wouldn't say what troubles drove her to rehab or what kind of treatment she'll receive, but the actress insists she welcomes the experience, even if it is court-ordered.
"To be honest, I'm happiest when I'm working – the healthiest," she said Tuesday night on The Late Show with David Letterman. (Watch the full interview below.)
"I think this is an opportunity for me to focus on what I love in life. And I don't think it's a bad thing. I think it's a blessing."
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Ryan-Julianne Split Made You Sad, But Selena Gomez Got You to Laugh
Originally posted 03/23/2013 11:45AM
PEOPLE.com readers expressed distinct sadness over the breakup of Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough, while Selena Gomez sparked a healthy dose of schadenfreude by admitting she made former boyfriend Justin Bieber cry.
Here, then, are the stories that sparked the strongest reader reactions this week – what made you happy, sad, laugh out loud, awestruck, even angry. Also, please don't forget to keep clicking on the emoticons at the bottom of every story to tell us what you think.
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Jimmy Fallon to Replace Jay Leno on Tonight: Report
Originally posted 03/21/2013 07:15AM
Not only is NBC planning a new host for The Tonight Show, but a new home, too – though neither will be particularly unfamiliar to viewers of late night.
Despite his present high ratings, when the show's long-running host Jay Leno's contract expires in the fall of 2014, he will be succeeded by current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon, 38, reports Thursday's The New York Times.
Furthermore, according to the paper, once the shift takes place, the program will move back to New York – the original home to the show, starting in 1954, with Steve Allen, and then, Jack Paar, as host, until 1972, when Johnny Carson (who took over in 1962) moved the show west, where it has remained ever since.
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Selena Gomez: I Made Justin Bieber Cry
Originally posted 03/18/2013 07:00PM
Justin Bieber might get teary-eyed if he tunes in to late night TV on Monday.
His ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez, 20, cracked a joke on air about making the pop star cry.
"Last time you were here, you were with a Justin Bieber," David Letterman said to Gomez, who was a guest on Monday night's episode of the Late Show with David Letterman. "That's not going on now."
Said the starlet with a big smile, "No, I'm single. I'm so good."
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Hugh Jackman Dresses Like Abraham Lincoln – and Sings! – for David Letterman
Originally posted 02/21/2013 10:40AM
If Steven Spielberg's Lincoln ever heads to Broadway as a musical, it will have no trouble finding its leading man.
In a comical bit of Oscars mischief, Hugh Jackman showed up to The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday dressed as the 16th president and proceeded to sing the opening line of the Gettysburg Address – to prove that he, and not Daniel Day-Lewis, deserves the Oscar for Best Actor.
"The truth is, I wanted to sway a few last-minute Oscar voters. I'll be honest. I mean, really, can Daniel Day-Lewis do this?" Jackman said before breaking into song.
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Jimmy Kimmel: 'I Don't Believe Jay Leno Has Actual Feelings'
Originally posted 02/14/2013 10:15AM
And the late-night war of words continues!
Following the back and forth bashing between Jimmy Kimmel, 45, and Jay Leno, 62, in 2010, Kimmel is at it again, now telling Playboy in its March issue (on newsstands Friday), "I always feel bad if I hurt anybody's feelings, but I don’t believe Jay Leno has actual feelings, and he doesn't seem to be that worried about other people's feelings."
Kimmel, who three years ago called Leno a "tattle-tale" for talking about him to Oprah Winfrey, goes on to say, "Strangely, I don't even like talking about him anymore. The only time I think about him is when I'm asked."
NJ Gov. Chris Christie Pokes Fun of His Weight on Letterman
Originally posted 02/05/2013 08:10AM
On CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, Christie's weight is often a punchline – but during his first appearance on the show on Monday, the politician got the last laugh.
As he sat down for the segment, Christie, 50, recited his favorite Letterman jokes.
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Jimmy Kimmel Realizes Dream of Interviewing His Idol, David Letterman
Originally posted 11/01/2012 10:35AM
It was a late-night love fest in Brooklyn on Wednesday, as Jimmy Kimmel – broadcasting from New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy – realized a childhood dream of interviewing his hero, David Letterman, for the very first time.
"I'm more excited that he's here tonight than I'm able to explain," the ABC host, 44, said in introducing his CBS counterpart, whose career in late night stretches back to 1982.
Letterman, 65, who did two shows without an audience this week, returned the compliment, lauding Kimmel for being gracious despite their de facto rivalry.
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David Letterman May Have Spoiled The Dark Knight Rises
Originally posted 07/13/2012 12:25PM
David Letterman had better not set foot in Gotham City.
SPOILER ALERT: READ NO FURTHER if you plan to see The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy – or if you have friends or family who intend to see The Dark Knight Rises, or if you do not want so much as a hint about the end of The Dark Knight Rises!
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