With the demise of DOMA, Kristen Bell proposes to fiance Dax Shepard.
Photo: The Canadian Press
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The big Hollywood news today -- HUGE -- is the demise of the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA). This is big news for a host of reasons. In terms of Hollywood, it means Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can go ahead and get married, and so can new parents Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell. Both of these couples have been vocal about their refusal to get married until everyone can do so.
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Kristen was quick to take to Twitter to express her joy earlier today. Check it:
"You're damn right DOMA is unconstitutional!! #equalitymatters," she tweeted.
And THEN...
"@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove."
Squee! (Bygones.) Kristen proposed to Dax on the Twitter! They're already engaged, of course, and they have a newborn baby together. But now they have the all-clear to go ahead and tie the knot.
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Of course, I'll keep you posted on any wedding news!
Love! xo Haley-O
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Haley Overland is a writer/editor at Today's Parent. Our resident celebrity queen, she dishes out all the sweetest scoop on celebrity families at our Celebrity Candy blog. She has interviewed celeb moms like Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba and Jillian Michaels, and has shared her expertise on CTV’s ETalk. Haley also has an award-winning personal blog, CheatyMonkey.com, where she writes about everything from motherhood to yoga, her dog “Betty White” and what it's like to be Clive Owen's girlfriend. Haley has two kids, whom she fondly refers to online as “The Monkey” and “The Rascal.”