Good songwriters avoid clichés, and Mandy Moore's new fiancé is a pretty solid songwriter: Ryan Adams has popped the question, and didn't do it on Valentine's Day.
The 24-year-old singer/actress and Adams, 34, have dated off-and-on since March 2008, according to People. Further details on the engagement have not been released.
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The pilot and co-pilot killed in the Learjet crash that injured Travis Barker and DJ AM died from smoke inhalation and burns and two other passengers died from crash-related injuries, a coroner said Monday.The Lexington County coroner said the pilot, Sarah Lemmon, and co-pilot, James Bland, of the Learjet died from smoke inhalation and burns, while Barker's assistant, Chris Baker, and bodyguard, Charles Still, were killed by injuries from the impact, The Associated Press reports. Federal officials said on Sunday that the crew thought a tire blew and tried to abort the takeoff but couldn't stop the plane.Meanwhile, People is reporting that DJ AM's ex-girlfriend Mandy Moore has flown out to be at his bedside during his recovery. The singer-actress jetted out to visit AM in the Joseph Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga.Moore and AM began dating in early 2007, shortly after he ended his relationship with Nicole Richie. They split amicably after about two months. No word on how long Mo...
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Is Dancing with the Stars pro Julianne Hough dating Entourage's E, aka Kevin Connolly? "No, no, no," she tells People. They just "talk on the phone a lot." Oh, OK. They're girlfriends.... Tuesday on Today, Everyday Italian host Giada De Laurentiis revealed that she has a bun in the oven. She and hubby Todd Thompson are expecting a girl in April.... Nelson Aspen reports that Lost boy Dominic Monaghan was spied in the arms of a woman who was not girlfriend Evangeline Lilly at an L.A. cantina.... Could they be an odder couple? The New York Post recently caught Mandy Moore and Matthew Perry on a date. — Ben Katner
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Already playing catch-up on only the second day of the official TV season. Geez, how will we ever survive Wednesdays and Thursdays? (Pause here for a silent prayer to the powers that protect my DVRs.)Anyway, the biggest news on Monday was how Heroes would bounce back from a first-season finale that disappointed many (I was not among them, but then, my expectations for this uneven show haven’t always been all that high). I was mostly enthralled, once I got over yet another tedious Mohinder speech to kick off the season with more blah-blah about destiny and the plague that threatens to eradicate these evolutionary wonder-heroes as “the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance.” Seriously, they talk that way all the time on Heroes, and don’t I wish Mohinder would just put a sock in it.But then the story kicks in, and by the end, I’m even in awe of Mohinder, who’s in league with Noah Bennet (formerly HRG) to infiltrate The Company and bring them down. O...
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They grow up so fast. With her new folk-inspired CD Wild Hope (shop Amazon.com) and a slew of accomplished acting roles, singer-actress Mandy Moore has far and away eclipsed the sugary memory of "Candy," the pop confection that launched her career when she was 15. Tonight at 10:30 pm/ET, Moore, who is about to go on tour with Paula Cole, is profiled in Oxygen's I Am Mandy Moore, an hourlong documentary and concert that offers a candid look at the now-23-year-old's life. We asked her about that, Kelly Clarkson's recent travails and her torrid affair with Vincent Chase.
TV Guide: You're undergoing a total reinvention in your music career. Is that why you did this Oxygen special — to give your fans a taste of the direction you're headed in?
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