The only thing shocking about Howard Stern's wedding to longtime girlfriend Beth Ostrosky Friday night was how traditional it was. No midgets, no strippers, no flaming farts — just 180 guests, including Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters and Billy Joel, and a bride in a white chiffon dress.
 
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(by Sarah Muller)

Here come the brides...Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia De Rossi are getting hitched in a good, old-fashioned, legally recognized style.

Ellen announced the news while taping her show yesterday –- the same day California courts ruled against a ban on gay marriages. Studio audience members cheered and gave a standing ovation as Portia watched from the sidelines. (You might remember Portia from "Ally McBeal” and, more recently, “Nip/Tuck.”)

"I'm thrilled that the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on gay marriage," she told The Advocate magazine yesterday. "I can't wait to get married. We all deserve the same rights, and I believe that someday...not allowing gays to marry will seem as absurd as not allowing women to vote."

Mazel tov!

OK, brace yourselves — this post is a little touchy.

So when we asked Nick Cannon about his rumored involvement with La Diva Mariah, he got all nervous and giggly — kind of like we do when we're fibbing. And now the talk is all over the place: Are the two engaged? (UPDATE: Are they married?) She's certainly sporting a heavy piece of jewelry on her ring finger.

But wait! Whoa. Could Mimi be sporting a hand-me-down?

It certainly looks that way. Last weekend, Mariah was wearing a major rock to her premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. But that bling she was proudly displaying appears to be the SAME ring Nick gave to his former fiancee, Victoria's Secret Model Selita Ebanks. Ouch.

Mariah does not seem like the kind of girl that would accept a re-gift. Compare with the ring on Nick's ex's finger, after the jump. Read more...

Seems like those long-standing rumors about Kanye West and fiancee Alexis Phifer splitting up are true, according to "a source close to the couple" who spoke with Usmagazine.com.

The source told the site that "Kanye is possessed by the tour and everything going on and just couldn't keep it going. They are still friends and have broken up and gotten back together before, so it could work out."

A rep for West had no comment, said the site.

Sources close to West had previously told Us that he would tie the knot with Phifer to honor his late mother Donda’s wish that they make their relationship official.

Hey, did you know Americans are getting dumber by the minute? Well, they are.

So in order to keep us on that downward spiral -- and in honor of the news that Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have gotten engaged -- we here in the Newsroom have created a list of potential engagement gifts for the happy couple. What do you get for the people who already have everything? (Damn those adorable have-alls!) So here are some high-end treats for the high-end sweets:

· These "Groucho" glasses, which are doubly appropriate, considering that the dynamic duo need disguises to hide from the paparazzi...and some well-documented adventures in rhinoplasty.

· The "Photographs: Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990" book, if only for the image of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Infer from that what you will.

· Matching BAPE hoodies to show off their undying unity, and to blind any paparazzi who get to close. Funky and functional.

· A copy of "Toxic In-Laws: Loving Strategies for Protecting Your Marriage," for those times when Papa Joe wants to spend the night, plan the wedding, or take Pete out for dual hair frostings.

· Booze. Trust us.

If you think we're getting all "Grinch Who Stole Christmas" on ya, tell us what darling items you'd give the happy couple.

Those sneaky kids, going and tying the knot over the weekend in a cellphone-free ceremony at Jay’s Manhattan pad, catered by the Spotted Pig (we guess? whatever). So what do you give the couple that can buy and sell you a few hundred times over?

Guests Gwyneth totally hooked them up with a live-in raw-food guru, while hubby Chris Martin wrapped up something surprisingly cheap.

Kelly Rowland snagged B this rare musical find, and Shaheem Reid and his date Oprah ponied up for a lifetime of jacuzzi service, because all that Dom Perignon can create buildup in the jets.

Or we’re just flat-out lying.

What would you give the man who gave you 99 problems? And the bride who gave you all that jelly-shakin’? Seriously, this may be the time to give back...