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PIPPA MIDDLETON: Friends of Pippa Middleton say the British socialite is not dating longtime friend George Percy as media reports claimed last week.

Middleton, 28, became a celebrity after her sister Kate married England's Prince William last April.

Percy, 27, is the future duke of Northumberland.

The pair have known each other since both were students at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Although some British tabloids said last week they started dating this month, two of their friends and a source close to Percy's family are shooting down the romance reports.

"They have always just been friends," a source told Us Weekly. "I don't know how this particular rumor got so out of control! ... Both of them say they are friends and I've not heard or seen anything to suggest otherwise."

"I couldn't imagine them together," a second insider said. "Their friendship is more like brother and sister."

"I wouldn't follow this gossip!" a source close to the Percy family told the magazine.

JESSICA LANGE: "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy says actress Jessica Lange will return for the FX show's second season.

Lange won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her work on the haunted-house drama.

Murphy previously said Season 2 will feature a new cast and setting, with the possibility of a few familiar faces from Season 1 coming back.

Interviewer Andy Cohen asked Murphy on TV's "Watch What Happens Live" Monday night whether Lange will make an appearance on the show next season, to which Murphy replied "yes."

E! News said it is unclear whether the actress will reprise her role of Constance Langdon, who was left to raise her demonic grandson in the Season 1 finale, or a different character.

ZSA ZSA GABOR: Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he threw the Hungarian-born former actress a party in their Beverly Hills home to mark her 95th birthday.

TMZ said guests sang "Happy Birthday!" and enjoyed German food, champagne and chocolate cake at an event Frederic Prinz von Anhalt described as, "A celebration of my wife's life."

The celebrity news Web site said the ailing Hollywood star was resting in another room for most of the bash, however.

Gabor and von Anhalt have been married since 1986.

Gabor, whose film credits include "Touch of Evil" and "Moulin Rouge," has been hospitalized with numerous health issues, including blood clots, since she broke her hip 2010. Most of the actress' right leg was amputated in January 2011 because of gangrene.

CHRIS BROWN: Chris Brown is to perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, CBS said Tuesday.

Brown has skipped the Grammys ceremonies for the last few years. He was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna during a heated argument the day of the 2009 prize presentation. Both he and Rihanna were scheduled to perform at the show, but they backed out at the last minute.

Brown pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and community service and was ordered to attend anger-management classes.

Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood also are to perform together at Sunday's ceremony at the Staples Center.

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt are to perform a tribute to Etta James, as well, while LL Cool J is to serve as host of the event.

Added as presenters are Marc Anthony, Lady Antebellum and Ryan Seacrest, CBS said.