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	<title>Entertainment Spotlight &#124; BET.com &#187; Halle Berry</title>
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		<title>Berry Baby #2</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/09/02/berry-baby-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Runteldat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby News]]></category>
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Good news for Halllllllleeeeeee Berrrrrrrry (Halle Berry, Halle Berry): She’s pregnant again.
Well according to her friend she is. The friend (who might get clipped for running his or her mouth) confirmed to Life &#38; Style magazine that the actress is pregnant with her second child.
Berry has openly discussed her difficulties conceiving her first child, Nahla, [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good news for <a href="http://www.bet.com/music/videos/artist/hurricane_chris/41658" target="_blank">Halllllllleeeeeee Berrrrrrrry</a> (<strong>Halle</strong><strong> Berry</strong>, <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/halle-talks-black-men/" target="_blank">Halle</a><a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/halle-talks-black-men/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/halle-talks-black-men/" target="_blank">Berry</a>): She’s pregnant again.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well according to her friend she is. The friend (who might get clipped for running his or her mouth) confirmed to <em>Life &amp; Style</em> magazine that the actress is pregnant with her second child.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Berry has openly discussed her difficulties conceiving her first child, Nahla, and urges to have another baby before it’s too late.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The friend said, “She&#8217;s just ecstatic to be pregnant again. She wasn&#8217;t sure if she&#8217;d have another baby, so she&#8217;s very happy!&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The runteldat Berry buddy added: &#8220;Halle is overjoyed. The first time, she struggled so much to get pregnant and eventually conceived through in vitro fertilization. This time, the baby was conceived through artificial insemination.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">According to this person the 43-year-old movie star is three months pregnant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2009/09/halle-berry.html">Source</a></p>
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		<title>Lady Obama Debuts a New Do!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/07/22/lady-obama-debuts-a-new-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dior Noir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Scene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amber Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ciara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Richard]]></category>
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The world can&#8217;t get enough of First Lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s  style and she&#8217;s really serving it to the people! Last night at a country music celebration at the White House East Room Lady O  created quite a buzz when she showed off a new shorter  hairstyle.
In actuality the do was just an illusion and [...]]]></description>
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<p>The world can&#8217;t get enough of First Lady <strong>Michelle Obama&#8217;s </strong> style and she&#8217;s really serving it to the people! Last night at a country music celebration at the White House East Room Lady O  created quite a buzz when she showed off a new shorter  hairstyle.</p>
<p>In actuality the do was just an illusion and the First Lady hasn&#8217;t chopped her locks just yet: &#8220;<em>It’s an updo. Not haircut</em>,&#8221; the First Lady&#8217;s press secretary, Semonti Mustaphi, told InStyle.com. Either way I&#8217;m feeling this new sleek look; think she looks great!</p>
<p>Cropped hair is really having a moment!  Once upon a time <strong>Halle Berry</strong> was one of the few mainstream celebrities to sport short, but over the past few years several other celebrities have done away with long tresses too. Seems like more and more people are getting scissor happy as of late:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4495" title="ciara-hair-3" src="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/07/ciara-hair-3-265x300.jpg" alt="ciara-hair-3" width="265" height="300" /><br />
Last week <strong>Ciara</strong> posted pictures of herself in a new pixie.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4497" title="mtbfinale3-213x320" src="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/07/mtbfinale3-213x320-199x300.jpg" alt="mtbfinale3-213x320" width="199" height="300" /><br />
Former Danity Kane member <strong>Dawn Richard</strong> has been rocking a similar short do for a few months now.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4496" title="rihanna-11" src="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/07/rihanna-11-202x300.jpg" alt="rihanna-11" width="202" height="300" /><br />
<strong>Rihanna</strong> was recently spotted keeping her trendsetting short hair ahead of he pack by completely shaving off the sides and back.</p>
<p>I’m not even mad at these new lengths! In the sea of weaves in the entertainment industry, bobs and pixies are a striking, stand-out style (I’ll even give it to <strong>Amber Rose</strong> for killing the game with her fade!).</p>
<p><strong>What do you think about the short hair trend? Do you think Lady Obama&#8217;s new hairstyle is something she should consider making permanent? </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20278123_20292189_20649006,00.html">SOURCE</a><strong><br />
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		<title>The Foxx and Berry Kiss</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/06/18/getting-it-in-on-stage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Runteldat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Scene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabrielle Aubrey]]></category>
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There’s been alot of fuss over Jamie Foxx and Halle Berry publicly groping each other for sport at The Guys Choice Awards &#8211; view the clip above.
I wonder what baby daddy Gabriel Aubrey thought of this when he heard about it?  I imagine it was something along the lines like, “I&#8217;ll live. It’s my kid, [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There’s been alot of fuss over <strong><a href="http://www.bet.com/music/videos/artist/foxx_jamie/41299" target="_blank">Jamie Foxx</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/why-did-they-get-married-usher-and-tameka-foster/" target="_blank">Halle</a></strong><strong><a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/why-did-they-get-married-usher-and-tameka-foster/" target="_blank"> Berry</a></strong> publicly groping each other for sport at The Guys Choice Awards &#8211; view the clip above.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wonder what baby daddy <strong>Gabriel Aubrey</strong> thought of this when he heard about it?  I imagine it was something along the lines like, “I&#8217;ll live. <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/halle-berrys-baby-at-last/" target="_blank">It’s my kid</a>, not Jamie’s.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of kids, I noticed a few women criticized Halle Berry for this, saying as a &#8220;mother&#8221; she should know better.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I didn&#8217;t know women had to pack away their sexiness when they become somebody&#8217;s mama. Lord be with <strong>Beyonce</strong> if she drops Jigga&#8217;s baby. Funny how no one criticized Jamie and he has been a daddy much longer than Halle has been a mom.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, she’s not any of their mothers so what’s it to them?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whatever the case, it seemed like a stunt to sucker people into watching yet another award show. Other than that, whose jock Halle grips and where Jamie places his tongue doesn’t really matter much to me.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Watch the clip and tell us what you think!</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, don&#8217;t forget Jamie Foxx is hosting this year&#8217;s BET Awards, which airs Sunday, June 28th 8/7c. <a href="http://www.bet.com/specials/betawards09/">Click here for all the details</a>!<strong><br />
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		<title>Newsflash: Halle Berry Is Still Fine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/03/24/newsflash-halle-berry-is-still-fine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Sightings]]></category>
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Contributor: Carrie Blackshaw
Here&#8217;s a no-brainer:  Halle Berry was recently crowned the Sexiest Black Woman by Access Hollywood’s TV One Access survey. Who&#8217;d she beat out? Tyra Banks, Alicia Keys, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Rihanna.
It&#8217;s hilarious that in an industry that isn&#8217;t exactly compassionate to older women, that the 42-year-old Berry just continues to look even [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Contributor:</strong> Carrie Blackshaw</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a no-brainer:  <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/angela-davis-halle-berry-or-beyonce/"><strong>Halle Berry</strong> was recently </a>crowned the <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/halle-berry-is-the-sexiest-woman-alive/">Sexiest Black Woman</a> by Access Hollywood’s TV One Access survey. Who&#8217;d she beat out? <strong>Tyra Banks</strong>, <strong>Alicia Keys</strong>, <strong>Jada Pinkett Smith</strong>, and <strong>Rihanna.</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s hilarious that in an industry that isn&#8217;t exactly compassionate to older women, that the 42-year-old Berry just continues to look even more incredible as she ages. And check her daughter out. <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/halle-berrys-baby-at-last/">No question little <strong>Nahla</strong></a>, whom turned one-year-old recently, will follow suit. And what did mom get her little angel for her birthday? We&#8217;re not exactly sure, but word is that she picked up a few gifts from Pottery Barn Kids in West Hollywood the other day.</p>
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		<title>A Sibling For Nahla?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/02/03/a-sibling-for-nahla/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
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Could there be a little brother or sister on the way for Halle Berry&#8217;s daughter Nahla Ariela?
One day, says her dad, model Gabriel Aubry. He tells People magazine &#8220;she needs a sibling. I think it&#8217;s important. I&#8217;ve never known anybody who&#8217;s had a single child [and] I&#8217;ve always been around big families,&#8221; adds Aubry, who comes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/02/halle_berry.jpg" title="halle_berry.jpg"><img src="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/02/halle_berry.jpg" alt="halle_berry.jpg" /></a> </p>
<p>Could there be a little brother or sister on the way for Halle Berry&#8217;s daughter Nahla Ariela?</p>
<p>One day, says her dad, model Gabriel Aubry. He tells People magazine &#8220;she needs a sibling. I think it&#8217;s important. I&#8217;ve never known anybody who&#8217;s had a single child [and] I&#8217;ve always been around big families,&#8221; adds Aubry, who comes from a family of eight children. &#8220;I believe in big families.&#8221;</p>
<p>And what does Berry, 42, think of his plans to expand the family?</p>
<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s okay with it,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Absolutely.&#8221;<!-- jump --></p>
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		<title>Relaxation Before Inauguration</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2009/01/16/relaxation-before-inauguration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Oscar winner and Number One Stunner Halle Berry hung out in West Hollywood on Thursday at the Kinara Spa. The actress sported a gray t-shirt, white sweatpants and athletic shoes at the spa, before her expected trip to Washington D.C., where she&#8217;ll be present for the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/01/halle-berry-spa-treatment.jpg" title="halle-berry-spa-treatment.jpg"><img src="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/bet-blog/assets/2009/01/halle-berry-spa-treatment.jpg" alt="halle-berry-spa-treatment.jpg" /></a>Oscar winner and Number One Stunner Halle Berry hung out in West Hollywood on Thursday at the Kinara Spa. The actress sported a gray t-shirt, white sweatpants and athletic shoes at the spa, before her expected trip to Washington D.C., where she&#8217;ll be present for the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama.</p>
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		<title>Halle Berry Is The Sexiest Woman Alive</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2008/10/07/halle-berry-is-the-sexiest-woman-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvanderberg</dc:creator>
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Esquire magazine has named actress Halle Berry the sexiest woman alive in their November issue.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I&#8217;ll take it,&#8221; says Berry, who gave birth to her daughter, Nahla in March.
&#8220;Sexiness is a state of mind — a comfortable state [...]]]></description>
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<p>Esquire magazine has named actress Halle Berry the sexiest woman alive in their November issue.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I&#8217;ll take it,&#8221; says Berry, wh</em><em>o gave birth to her daughter, Nahla <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1223394989_2"></span>in March.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Sexiness is a state of mind — a comfortable state of being,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It&#8217;s about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.&#8221;</em><span id="more-1671"></span></p></blockquote>
<p align="left">Looking at this photo, I don&#8217;t think Halle has many unlovable moments.</p>
<p align="left">42 is the new 22, because she looks stunning at her age.</p>
<p align="left">I don&#8217;t think you will find too many folks who disagree with Halle&#8217;s new title.</p>
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		<title>Nahla Brings Out The Kid In Halle</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2008/09/22/nahla-brings-out-the-kid-in-halle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halle Berry, who can still fit on a slide, looks so carefree as she and daughter
Nahla enjoy a little Mommy and Me time at a park in Los Angeles. Mama Berry was
there too, as usual. I’m glad to see the grandmother around all of the time.
Better her than a nanny.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Halle Berry, who can still fit on a slide, looks so carefree as she and daughter<br />
Nahla enjoy a little Mommy and Me time at a park in Los Angeles. Mama Berry was<br />
there too, as usual. I’m glad to see the grandmother around all of the time.<br />
Better her than a nanny.</p>
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		<title>Obama Picky About His Celeb Supporters</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2008/09/17/obama-picky-about-his-celeb-supporters/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2008/09/17/obama-picky-about-his-celeb-supporters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
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                                            Barack Obama must love seeing his mug on T-shirts stretched across the chests of<br />
                                            beauties like Halle Berry and Beyonce. But just because you&#8217;re a big-time<br />
                                            celebrity doesn&#8217;t mean the presidential hopeful wants you stumping for him.<br />
                                            Who did his camp tell thanks, but no thanks?</p>
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                                            Bill Zwecker of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.suntimes.com"><em>Chicago Sun-Times</em></a><br />
                                            reports that the Obama turned down Lindsay Lohan, who I normally wouldn&#8217;t<br />
                                            write about on this blog were it not for this news.</p>
<p>
                                            <em>Apparently, LiLo was interested in becoming very involved in the Democratic ticket&#8217;s<br />
                                                bid for the White House &#8212; even offering to host a series of events appealing<br />
                                                to younger voters.</em></p>
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                                            <em>However, a top source in the Barack Obama team tells me the actress &#8221;is not<br />
                                                exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be a positive for us.&#8221;</em></p>
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                                            <em>Given Lohan&#8217;s past problems, plus ongoing brushes with controversy, I&#8217;ve<br />
                                                learned the campaign quietly told the actress &#8221;thanks, but no thanks,&#8221;<br />
                                                but in far more diplomatic terms.</em></p>
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                                            <em>Lohan has been invited to attend several of the big Hollywood bashes this week &#8212;<br />
                                                and also pay big bucks for the privilege of rubbing shoulders with the likes of<br />
                                                Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and other high-profile Hollywood<br />
                                                boosters of the Obama campaign.</em></p>
<p>
                                            Hollywood turned out in droves and raised $9 million for the senator at two Beverly<br />
                                            Hills fundraisers last night. Chris Rock was one of the stars at the $28,500-per-plate<br />
                                            dinner at the landmark Greystone Mansion. But don&#8217;t look for any footage of<br />
                                            Barack mingling with celebrities. Television cameras were banned from the events<br />
                                            since opponent John McCain never misses an opportunity to play up Barack&#8217;s<br />
                                            celebrity status. Hater!</p>
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		<title>Halle Finally Shows Off Nahla &#8211; And A Ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Blackshaw</dc:creator>
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                                            After months of hiding her daughter Nahla Ariela from the public&#8217;s prying<br />
                                            eyes, Halle Berry finally displayed her five-month-old bundle of joy at the Los<br />
                                            Angeles Zoo on Saturday. Halle&#8217;s mother Judith also enjoyed the outing. The<br />
                                            baby wasn&#8217;t the only thing on show. Check out Halle&#8217;s ring.<span id="more-1381"></span></p>
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                                            But don&#8217;t read too much into the jewel. Halle&#8217;s been wearing a ring<br />
                                            on her wedding finger on and off for sometime now. It was reported back in January<br />
                                            that her baby daddy Gabriel Aubry gave her a $10,000 Cartier pave diamond eternity<br />
                                            platinum ring to celebrate the upcoming birth of Nahla, who arrived March 31.</p>
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                                            &#8220;Gabriel gave Halle the ring to symbolize their commitment,&#8221; an insider<br />
                                            told <a target="_blank" href="http://www.intouchweekly.com">In Touch Weekly</a><br />
                                            at the time.
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                                            And then in May the ring popped up again but with a different story in <a target="_blank"<br />
                                                href="http://www.people.com"><em>People</em></a>.</p>
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                                            <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not an engagement ring,&#8221; a source close to the Oscar winner<br />
                                                tells PEOPLE. As for reports suggesting that the ring, designed by Amrapali, was<br />
                                                a gift from boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, &#8220;Halle just saw it and thought it was<br />
                                                beautiful so she bought it for herself.&#8221;</em></p>
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                                            Whether it&#8217;s the same ring and whether it&#8217;s a gift or a purchase by<br />
                                            Halle herself, chances are the beauty won&#8217;t be exchanging wedding vows any<br />
                                            time soon.
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