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Keira Knightley, rocker engaged

LONDON

Keira Knightley, the glamorous star of “Pirates of the Caribbean” is engaged to be married, her publicist said Friday.

Publicist Sara Keene confirmed that Knightly is to marry her boyfriend, James Righton, keyboard player for rock group Klaxons.

She said the couple were not releasing any details of the proposal and did not have any comment on wedding plans.

The couple have been dating since early last year. Previously Knightley, 27, had dated actor Rupert Friend for several years.

Knightley first won acclaim for her role as a soccer-playing teenager in “Bend It Like Beckham.” She went on to star in the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies and was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”

Janet Jackson shows off curves

CAP D’ANTIBES, France

Janet Jackson may have joined the ranks of diet-plan celebrity spokeswomen Jennifer Hudson and Mariah Carey, but she insists there’s absolutely no competition among the slimmed-down singers.

The 46-year-old became a spokesperson for NutriSystem in December and credits the diet company for helping her lose weight, though she’s keeping quiet about the exact number of pounds she’s lost.

“You know, I think it’s great that all the girls, or as many as possible, can stand up and try to help as many people as possible. That’s really what it’s about. It’s not about competing with each other, not for me,” said Jackson in a plunging neckline Pucci gown at amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS gala Thursday in Cap D’Antibes, France.

Associated Press