Ahh, the double-edged sword of trying on baubles: They may be pretty, but they may also send you to the hospital. One Brooklyn woman is now suing Chanel because a ring she tried on got stuck on her finger. more ›

Did The Social Network marketing team plant this story? Or was it's Mark Zuckerberg's PR team? Allegedly Facebook has done some good in the world. The social networking platform helped a Staten Island woman get her long forgotten Bishop Kearney High School class ring back after she lost it over thirty years ago in the ocean, while swimming off Fire Island during a family vacation. more ›

At least she said yes! Trey Turner thought he was going to be extremely romantic by proposing to his girlfriend, Kelsey Kramer, on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday night. But as he dropped to one knee to propose, the ring slipped out of his hands and fell between the slats! Kramer told CBS 2, "I heard something and I heard a clink, turned around and he was white as snow and in shock and I hadn’t even gotten to see it yet." This sounds familiar. more ›

We really can't tell who's the sane one in this lawsuit over a $100,000 diamond ring. In one corner, you have Larry Lipschutz, a real estate mogul who presented his girlfriend with the Princess-cut engagement ring weeks before an Orthodox Jewish wedding in 2006. In the other corner, you have Nadia Kiderman, a dentist who claims Lipschutz knew full well that she was still legally married to another man at the time of the ceremony. But Lipschutz allegedly didn't care, as long as she and her first husband had gotten a get—a traditional Jewish divorce document. According to the law, that was a problem. more ›

You may recall the story of the Staten Island woman who refuses to give back the $17,500 engagement ring after her relationship ended four months later. Colette DiPierro is being sued by 25-year-old Christopher Reinhold, who claims that DiPierro called off the wedding and kept the ring. But with a trial date looming, DiPierro has been defending herself in the court of public opinion, most recently with an appearance on the Wendy Williams Show: more ›

25-year-old Christopher Reinhold asked Colette DiPierro to marry him back in May 2009, and she said yes, accepting his $17,500 diamond engagement ring. But in September she broke off the engagement... and kept the ring. Now Reinhold is suing her for the return of the ring or its monetary value, plus $5,000 for fees and legal expenses. (This case is not to be confused with a lawsuit filed earlier this year by a man who allegedly cheated on his fiancée, who broke off the engagement and kept the $19K ring.) more ›

A Nassau County judge has overturned an unwritten law of bad breakups: If a bride-to-be finds out her fiancé cheated on her and the marriage is called off, she is definitely keeping (and selling) that ring, ideally blowing the windfall on a rebound getaway weekend in Cancun with all her friends. Danielle Cavalieri, a former flack for fancy PR firm Dan Klores, was supposed to marry her Long Island high-school sweetheart, IT systems engineer John Gunther, last October. But after the whole thing went sideways, Cavalieri held on to the $19,000, 2.2-carat white gold engagement ring. So Gunther took her to court, to the abiding delight of the NY Post. more ›

Aw, a Saturday Night Live director found and returned a 4-carat diamond to an audience member who dropped it in the studio. The NY Post reports that a Manhattan woman, Bree Candee, was celebrating her 36th birthday by attending a rehearsal last weekend, where she dropped her expensive ring. It was found by staging director Tom Popple, who told the couple, "I'm holding it in my hand as we speak." The couple had called from Nobu 57, where they went to dine afterwards—aw, rich people. The woman says, "It's one of my favorite things. I wake up in cold sweats dreaming that I'm going to lose my ring—and the funny thing is, I did." Hilarious! Maybe it'll make it into a sketch this weekend. more ›

A 65-year-old Mafia associate is accused of arranging to meet a man who was selling an engagement ring on Craiglist — then spraying the man in the face with mace. According to the Post, mobster Gerald DeGerolamo responded to an ad for a ring posted by victim David Cushman and agreed to meet on Dec. 26 in front of 125 Christopher Street. When Cushman pulled out the ring, the suspect grabbed it and sprayed him with the irritant. An onlooker alerted cops, who nabbed the DeGerolamo. more ›

Sure, State Senator Hiram Monserrate wants to marry his girlfriend Karla Giraldo (at least according to his lawyer)—but there is a snag: That pesky order of protection that prevents Monserrate from contacting Giraldo, since he slashed her face with a broken glass last December! Monserrate and Giraldo both said it was an accident—and Monserrate was acquitted of two felony charges related to the incident but found guilty of a misdemeanor—but the judge still needs to remove the order. more ›

Uh oh, what did Diddy do now. The rapper accidentally tossed one of his diamond rings into a crowd while performing for BET's 106 & Park show (filmed on 57th Street), and ended the performance with a frisking of audience members! The Post reports that attendees were treated "like common criminals" once the cameras cut — and they took their grievances to Twitter to kill time, one saying: "Ok diddy lost his ring... and now there frisking all the kids like this is Rikers lite." more ›

Have you seen this Emerald ring sculpture on top of 1 Sutton Place South? Curbed has some spy photos of the penthouse terrace, where it resides. While they were worried it was some marketing gimmickry, we did some internet sleuthing to find the story behind the rock. Designer Lisa Perry and her hedge-fund hubbie Richard live in the luxury apartment, and prior to her 50th birthday she "had only to look out the window for a clue to what [he] had in mind as a gift. [He] gave his wife a ring that is a miniature version of Jeff Koons’s green Diamond, which graces the terrace of their New York penthouse." Show offs. more ›

Sorry Michael Phelps, Lindsay Lohan's just not that into you...but she is into her girlfriend Samantha Ronson! The NY Post is reporting (albeit via The Sun) that following the matching tattoos, the PDA and the dinner with Dina, the two have gotten engaged! Maybe. The paper reports, "just days after DJ Samantha Ronson announced at a gig that Lindsay would be her wife by the end of year," Lohan was spotted with a sparkling ring on a very important finger. While the giant, heart-shaped ring seems a more like a novelty piece, Ronson did declare: "By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs. Ronson!" Could a Ronson-Lohan baby be far off? more ›

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The New York Rangers Sean Avery was released from the hospital yesterday, just in time to attend the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala tonight! He'll be there as a guest of Vogue, where he is set to begin an editorial internship this week. more ›

As if lighting up the Empire State Building wasn't enough, there's no harm in wearing a big fat engagement ring to up the publicity of your new album. more ›