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December 14th, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor’s vast collection of diamonds and jewels went up for auction on Tuesday at Christie’s in New York, and fetched nearly $116 million.

In all there were 80 pieces were sold, including the highest-priced item, “La Peregrina, a Cartier-designed necklace with a 16th-century pearl that Richard Burton gave Taylor in 1969. It went for a whopping $11.8 million.

In addition to several pieces from Burton were jewels given to Taylor by her dear friend Michael Jackson.

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December 5th, 2011

Twitter has announced its top “Hot Topics” of 2011, and there a a few surprising entries.

Charlie Sheen was the top-trending actor for the year, and the late Elizabeth Taylor was #1 among actresses.

Thor led movies, while “Pretty Little Liars” was tops for TV and Rebecca Black was (amazingly) the biggest Twitter trend in music.

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October 28th, 2011

Sandra Bullock‘s agents know just what babies love.

Andy Warhol!

That’s why, at Thursday’s amFAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles, they bid $14,000 for the artist’s “Peaches” print as a gift for Bullock’s 1-year-old son, Louis Bardo.

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October 25th, 2011

Forbes has released its annual list of the 15 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, with Michael Jackson leading the pack for the second year in a row.

The King of Pop’s estate brought in an estimated $170 million over the past 12 months from sales of his music as well as his stake in Sony.

Check out the FULL list here!

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October 17th, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor‘s friends and family celebrated the late Hollywood legend’s life at a private memorial service on Sunday.

The actress and activist died at 79 last March.

Colin Farrell hosted the 75-minute event at the Steven J. Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. lot, which was attended by some of Taylor’s closest famous friends, including Elton John and Michael Caine.

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April 25th, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor reportedly left her cash-strapped ex-husband Larry Fortensky $825,000 in her will.

The generous actress, who passed away last month from congestive heart failure, maintained a friendship with her eighth and final husband after they divorced in 1996.

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April 14th, 2011

Kim Kardashian’s engagement ring and wedding plans are a “world exclusive” on the cover of Life & Style, which would be interesting… if Kardashian had either an engagement ring or wedding plans.

She does not.

But why should a little thing like reality get in Life & Style’s way?

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March 24th, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor was laid to rest this afternoon at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California.

The private Jewish service was attended by approximately 40 relatives and a few close friends.

The location is where her longtime friend, Michael Jackson, was entombed in September 2009.

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