NYC Housewife LuAnn de Lesseps gets engaged

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps’ new boyfriend is now her fiance. The Real Housewives of New York City star is engaged to Smart Source president and CEO Tom D’Agostino Jr., 49, People reports. The groom-to-be was planning to pop the question on Valentine’s Day while the couple was vacationing in Vail, Colorado, but couldn’t wait, an insider told the magazine. It must be love: Once she’s married, de Lesseps will lose her countess title.

HENDRIX HOUSE

Jimi Hendrix’s former London apartment opens to the public Wednesday. It captures a fertile period in the late 1960s when Hendrix was forging an international musical reputation and immersing himself in British culture. The bedroom where the rocker spent most of his time has been carefully restored. Persian rugs layer the floor, Hendrix’s favorite Victorian shawl hangs above the bed and an acoustic guitar lies nearby.

END OF AN ERA

Bad news for some: CBS announced during a Super Bowl ad that one of the network’s most critically acclaimed shows, The Good Wife starring Julianna Margulies, will be ending. The finale is set for May 8.

MOVING ON

Don’t cry for Andrew Garfield. By the looks of it, the Spider-Man star has a new lady friend in his web. Photographers caught the actor, who dated Emma Stone for four years, canoodling over dinner in London with a mystery brunette, reports The Daily Mail.

PLEA ENTERED

Don McLean’s attorney says the Maine-based singer has entered a not-guilty plea to a domestic violence charge in writing and will not appear in court later this month. Police arrested the American Pie singer on the misdemeanor count on Jan. 18. After the arrest, McLean’s wife filed a handwritten request for protection. The couple later announced that they had “agreed to move forward” and the protection order was dismissed.

This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 6:27 PM with the headline "NYC Housewife LuAnn de Lesseps gets engaged."