‘Glee’s’ Matthew Morrison puts a ring on it: He’s engaged!

Matthew Morrison -- a.k.a. hunky Mr. Schue on “Glee” -- has presented an engagement ring to his girlfriend of about two years, model Renee Puente. The engagement was announced Thursday night by none other than Elton John, assisted by partner David Furnish, from the stage at the White Tie and Tiara Ball in London, E! reports. Then Chris Martin of Coldplay joined John to serenade the couple with “This is Your Song.” [E Online]

“I’m going to marry my best friend,” the truly gleeful Morrison tweeted Friday morning. [People]

The wedding gown the teenage Elizabeth Taylor wore to marry her first husband, Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, in 1950 has sold at auction for almost $187,000 -- more than double what was expected. [Vanity Fair]

Wondering where David Beckham has been since he announced his retirement from soccer? He turned up front row at Louis Vuitton’s Paris men’s runway show on Thursday. [WWD]

The small plane that went missing in January carrying Vittorio Missoni, three friends and two crew members has been found in deep water off the coast of Venezuela. [Los Angeles Times]

Amy Adams, Naya Rivera and Camilla Belle were among those who showed up to fete the opening of Carolina Herrera’s new store in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. [WWD]

Pippa Middleton has a tip for watching Wimbledon tennis matches or other lengthy sporting events that may involve imbibing while watching: wear sunglasses so no one can tell if you start to nod off, as she says she sometimes does when sipping a few Pimms. [Spectator]

The Obama administration said Thursday it plans to suspend trade benefits to Bangladesh in reaction to poor conditions in factories and industrial accidents that have killed or injured workers. [WWD]

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