February 2010 - Nicole Richie acknowledged on American talk show host David Letterman's talk show in February 2010 that she and longtime boyfriend Joel Madden had become engaged to be married. At this time, Ms Richie was wearing the engagement ring photographed to the left. The ring is over 4 carats in size and was created by celebrity jeweler Neil Lane.

October 2009 - For much of the year 2009, celebrity couple rumours swirled around the world that Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were becoming more and more involved with each other as a romantic couple. They denied all the whispers -- even, of course, those which described passionate fights and dramatic