Jessica Simpson: Eric "Made Me Pause" TV Show to Propose

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Wednesday – November 24, 2010 – 5:01pm

Talk about must-see TV: When Eric Johnson asked Jessica Simpson to marry him, she was otherwise engaged...with a juicy episode of NBC's Parenthood.

"I was watching Parenthood at the time," Simpson, 30, said of Johnson's proposal during a SIRIUS XM radio interview for The Morning Mash Up.

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Her ex-NFLer beau, 31, "made me pause it," the singer explains. "I was like, 'It's a really good part in Parenthood…it's an emotional fight right now.'"

"[Eric's] like, 'I know, but I just got to show you something.'"

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Once he finally got her undivided attention, Johnson asked for her hand with a Neil Lane ruby-and-diamond sparkler worth an estimated $150,000. "I was shaking [and] short of breath!" Simpson said of his surprise proposal.

As previously reported, Johnson hid the ring in a shoe in her house and forewarned her parents and sister Ashlee-Simpson Wentz three weeks before popping the question.

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"It was definitely one of those moments where I’ve never felt that way before, ever," the star said in her Morning Mashup chat. "I can't believe all the Simpsons kept a secret."

The interview will air in its entirety on Thursday.

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Jessica and Eric Celebrate Their Engagement

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Friday – November 19, 2010 – 6:01pm

Less than a week after Us Weekly exclusively broke the news of their engagement, Jessica Simpson, 30, and Eric Johnson, 31, celebrated with friends and family at a party on Thursday night.

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About 40 to 50 people, including a few NFL players, gathered at the California home of Simpson's parents, Joe and Tina. Guests were served hamburger and veggie burger sliders, chicken skewers, mini pizzas, shrimp, and for dessert, mini cupcakes.

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"They were very happy," a friend of Jessica's tells UsMagazine.com. "It was the first time they had seen a lot of their friends since the engagement. She was excited to see her girlfriends."

The couple began dating in June, when Johnson was separated from his wife of five years, Keri. (His divorce was finalized October 7.) Simpson split from ex-husband Nick Lachey, 37, in 2005.

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Up next for the twosome is a trip to NYC, where Simpson is scheduled to perform during Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

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Jessica Alba: "I Don't Like Being the Center of Attention" in Movies

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Thursday – November 04, 2010 – 8:23pm

Jessica Alba has checked her ego at the door.

In the December issue of Elle magazine (on stands Nov. 17), the 29-year-old actress reveals she's perfectly content to fade into the background on film.

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"I'm shy. I don't like being the center of attention," Alba, who next stars in Little Fockers (in theaters Dec. 22), says. "But when I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care."

The actress -- who welcomed daughter Honor with husband Cash Warren in 2008 -- cites motherhood as the main reason for wanting to shift the focus away from herself onscreen.

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"The time I'm not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It's all about the directors," she tells Elle. "Now I prefer I'm not the lead. it's a totally different approach -- way better."

Perhaps Honor isn't the only reason she's gunning for less screen time; Alba admits she struggled with criticism she received early on in her career.

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"I know I haven't been swimming in the deep end with some of the movies I've done. I wasn't trying to. I knew what they were," she acknowledges. "I'd been so afraid of criticism ever since I was young. Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally, but now I have no problem with it. It's just a chance to try things a different way."

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Snag Sarah Jessica Parker's Comfy Style

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Monday – November 01, 2010 – 5:35pm

-- Sarah Jessica Parker first conquered stilettos and now she's mastered the art of dressing casual. Get the busy mom's style with a few key pieces like pointed-toe pumps, skinny cords, and a white scarf. [FabSugar]

-- Get a sneak peek of Olivia Palermo's campaign for Mango clothing line. The first shots of the winter catalog feature the fashionable socialite modeling alongside her boyfriend Johannes Huebl. "I love working with Johannes and the photographers love seeing the chemistry that exists between us," Palermo said. [StyleList]

-- Looks like Halloween is a family affair for the Hannigan-Denisofs! The How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan stepped out with her husband Alexis Denisof and one-year-old Satyana for Halloween. Hannigan dressed as Raggedy Ann, Denisof was a Toy Soldier, and little Satyana was a little monkey. [Celeb Baby Scoop]

-- Make your manicure last with tips from a celeb manicurist. Chanel nail expert Tom Bachik has worked with Victoria Beckham and Beyonce and shares his insider secret on how to file nails like a pro. The trick? File from the outside corner into the center. [Bella Sugar]

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