Suffice it to say, I’m not much for many traditions, including the one that says your intended fiance should ask your dad for permission to marry you (I just got engaged and while I thought it was sweet my bf…err, fiance…talked to my parents about his intentions after the fact, I am glad the only person’s permission he sought was mine). Subhash Chander, 57, of Oak Forest, Illinois might disagree with me on that. He allegedly set fire to the apartment building where his pregnant daughter, her husband, and their young child lived (killing all three) because the husband (who he didn’t approve of because he came from a different caste) didn’t get his permission to marry his daughter before they wed. If it turns out that he’s guilty, I am going to scream in outrage. What do you all make of this story? We’re anxious to hear your thoughts in the comments. [CNN via Feministing]

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz hosted a New Years Eve bash together in Miami, made out at midnight, and then it looks like he might have proposed with a teeny-weeny ring. Aww! [PageSix.com]

Lindsay Lohan spent the weekend getting frisky with not one, not two, but three Italian men during her stay in Capri. Um, yeah, we’ve been to Italy and had a scandalous 30-minute affair with an Italian bellhop on a roof in Rome and totally cannot fault her. [Perez Hilton]

Kim Kardashian and footballer Reggie Bush are engaged. Hooray? [DListed]

Slimy paternity-denier Eddie Murphy married Tracey Edmonds over the weekend. Lest you feel sorry for her when he, like, denies he even knows her in six months, remember, she had plenty o’ warning. [Us Weekly]