● Halle Berry's jeweler has broken news of her engagement to French actor Olivier Martinez, who proposed over the holidays with a diamond and emerald engagement ring. [People]

● Russell Simmons has thrown money into his fight with Lowe's, who pulled ads from TLC's new series All-American Muslim citing  "concerned" and "alienated" viewers, by buying out the show's remaining ad time next week. "The show is now sold out! keep your money @lowes and we will keep ours," he tweeted. [Huff Post]

● In a move only slightly more tasteful than the usual first-photo auction, Jessica Simpson has signed a $3 million deal with Weight Watchers to immediately lose any lingering baby-weight their way. [Page Six]

● Academy Award-winning producer many times over Brian Grazer, has stepped up to replace the disgraced Brett Ratner as producer of the 84th Academy Awards. And perhaps, having so recently worked together on Tower Heist, he will be able to lure back funny-man Eddie Murphy. [THR]
● Last night, the beloved Taylor Swift took home the Country Music Association's top award, Entertainer of the Year, for the second year running. [NYT]
● Justin Bieber's new Christmas album topped the Billboard charts this week, selling more than 200,000 copies still weeks before holiday season officially kicks off. [NYT]

● Doctors say that Adele's vocal chord surgery went just fine and that, although the rest of the year's tour dates remain canceled, she'll be back in singing form soon enough. [LAT]
● Doctor Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, and now faces up to four years in prison and the lose of his medical license. Does this mean MJ was murdered? [NYT]
● An on camera breast exam has proven that Courtney Stodden's boobs are indeed real. You know, just in case you were worried. [BuzzFeed]

● "I love dinner," said Jimmy Kimmel, expressing his excitement after being named host of this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner. [People] ● Just like the rest of us, Kris Humphries found out about his divorce on TMZ. Scooped! [DailyBeast] ● Jessica Simpson used her Halloween costume to confirm what we all already knew: "That's right, I'm going to be a mummy," she wrote on her website because, duh, she's pregnant! [JessicaSimpson]

● Jessica Simpson is, just like everyone thought, pregnant! She was just waiting until she had a magazine deal -- this one with OK! bringing in a reported $500,000, hopefully deposited directly into the nascent child's college fund -- confirmed before she would say so. [OK!] ● Lindsay Lohan was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs yesterday after the judge ripped on her acting career ("She is supposed to be an actress from what I hear."), admonished her to start doing her community service, and, ultimately, revoked her probation. Lindsay immediately posted the $100,000 bail, and is set to return to court November 2nd. If you must, the mugshot. [NYP] ● Carla Burni and French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed une peitite fille into the world yesterday evening. [People]

● Conrad Murray's trial kicked off to a grim start yesterday with a photo of Michael Jackson's dead body stretched out on a hospital gurney, an eerie recording of Jackson mumbling, "I want them to say, 'I've never seen nothing like this in my life,' 'he's the greatest entertainer of all time,'" and tears all around. [LAT] ● Apparently Kourtney Kardashian's beau, Scott Disick, doesn't do so bad for himself in the down-under department ("It's like an elephant's trunk!"), and Kim thinks he needs some new underwear ("This is freaking me out!"). [xoJane] ● Apparently Spencer Pratt owes so much money that his agents don't even bother answering his phone calls anymore. Did he buy too many crystals? Not enough crystals? [Huff Post]

Ever heard of Abbey Dawn? Me either. But Avril Lavigne is looking to change that. Launched in 2008 by the young pop star, Abbey Dawn is the streetwear line sold exclusively at Kohl’s, but due to dwindling sales figures, Lavigne is re-launching the line in a few months on her new e-shop. Surely taking cues from Jessica Simpson and Gwen Stefani, whose clothing and accessory lines now eclipse their singing careers (in terms of profits), Lavigne’s new collection will do double-duty as a marketing campaign for her new single, appropriately called out in the video on the teaser page of the online shop.

Animal prints continue to hold their place in fashion and will be a big 2011 trend as well. But, in my opinion, animal prints aren't always wearable. They can come off as being a little too much—sometimes on the verge of dated and cheesy. As with most prints, the key is to keep it simple. Stick to one print. Like in the wild, a zebra and cheetah do not mix well. So, if you love the look and want to get on the bandwagon/safari jeep, here are a few ways to tame the beast and keep it youthful while still wearing one of 2011's biggest trends.