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Marriage is coming after the baby carriage for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Kardashian’s publicist, Ina Treciokas, confirmed Tuesday that the couple are engaged. E! News first reported that West proposed to Kardashian on Monday - her 33rdbirthday - in front of family and friends at the AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Kardashian gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter North West, in June. A photo posted on Instagram shows a screen at the stadium that reads “PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE!!!” - in typical West font - above a black-clad orchestra. Another shows Kardashian showing off a diamond ring with a smiling West behind her. The Kardashian clan has a series of reality shows on E!, but the cable channel said Tuesday it did not have cameras at the stadium to capture the moment. Sister Khloe Kardashian seemed to celebrate on Twitter when she wrote: “Tears of JOY!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!” She also tweeted: “Wow!!!!! Am I dreaming??!?!” Kardashian was previously married to NBA player Kris Humphries. Their divorce was finalized in June after they were married for 72 days in 2011. Her first marriage was to music producer Damon Thomas in 2000.

Cee Lo Green pleaded innocent Monday to giving a woman Ecstasy at a Los Angeles restaurant during a 2012 dinner, and prosecutors declined to file a rape count against the singer because of insufficient evidence. Green, 38, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, appeared in court hours after prosecutors charged him with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance. He could face four years in prison if convicted. Green spoke only once during a brief arraignment hearing to acknowledge he understood the court’s scheduling of his case. He sat in a front row of the courtroom with his girlfriend while waiting for a bondsman to post his $30,000 bail. His case is due back in court on Nov. 20. Green was pleased that the rape charge was rejected and will address the Ecstasy count in court, his attorney Blair Berk wrote in a statement. She said any sexual contact between her client and the woman was consensual. “Mr. Green encouraged a full and complete investigation of those claims and he was confident once conducted he would be cleared of having any wrongful intent,” Berk wrote.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 10/23/2013

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