Hollywood Baby Business

Just in time for the holidays Hollywood celebs are swaddling their greatest gifts… babies, babies, babies. Up first, former Sopranos star Drea de Matteo is a new mom. According to her rep, the actress gave birth to a baby girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose, Wednesday night. Alabama’s daddy is de Matteo’s musician boyfriend of six years, Shooter Jennings (the son of the late country legend Waylon Jennings). The new bundle of joy is the first child for the couple. In a few months, perhaps, baby Alabama can hook up for a playdate with Lou Diamond Phillips’ new daughter. Phillips and his … Continue reading

Baby Cruise Turns One

Where does the time go? Remember when many of us (okay, many media outlets) questioned whether or not Tom Cruise’s then fiancée Katie Holmes had indeed given birth to a child? In the weeks and months that followed the reported birth of baby Cruise, various reporters filed stories that raised doubts about Suri Cruise’s existence. That was followed by a round of Suri sightings, before finally, a picture surfaced of the cutie sporting a full head of dark locks. Hard to believe all that transpired a year ago. The doted offspring of Holmes and Cruise just celebrated her first birthday … Continue reading

Andre Agassi Takes A Swing At His Wife

Calm down. It’s not what you think. Unless you are thinking that one of the world’s greatest tennis players whacked his wife in the face with a tennis racket—by accident! Accidents do happen… but when you happen to make one in front of thousands of people, don’t be surprised to see it end up in newspapers the next day. It’s a lesson Andre Agassi learned Sunday after he inadvertently hit his tennis star wife Steffi Graf in the face with a racket. According to news reports, the incident happened while the couple was rallying gently with two children during a … Continue reading

Final Preps Underway For “Wedding Of The Century”

While the rest of us mere mortals gear up to watch “Super Mario” and “Ride, Emmitt, Ride” go toe-to-toe in the “Dancing with the Stars” finale. Super star couple Tom Cruise and fiancée Katie Holmes will be concentrating on more pressing matters this week-—the countdown to their “wedding of the century” (or so it is being dubbed by various media outlets). We know who the bride and groom will be wearing (Giorgio Armani) and we know that Cruise’s ex-wife, Nicole Kidman will not be attending the star-studded affair (although TV’s “Entertainment Tonight” reported that she had already sent the brunette … Continue reading

Odd Couples?

It was a battle heard around the world: Tom Cruise vs. Brooke Shields. For those of you who missed it–Cruise slammed Shields for using medication to treat her postpartum depression. Shields received a much overdue apology from Cruise this summer. Now, the media is making much ado about a reported friendship that has blossomed between Shields and Cruise’s fiancée, Katie Holmes. From PEOPLE magazine to the entertainment news program “Access Hollywood,” Tinseltown is buzzing about how lovely the two ladies are to each other. PEOPLE has even revealed that the two had a girl’s night in at Shields’ home where … Continue reading

10 Juicy News Items for the Week of August 7th

I love to scour the Internet and tabloids for entertainment news on a daily basis. It is part of my job, but it is more like my job grew out of my love for pop culture and entertainment. But, I realize some people cannot spend the time to look for the latest news items. So I have comprised what I think are the 10 juiciest news items of this week. Let me know if you think I left anything out! 10. Janet Jackson Nude on the Cover of VIBE Magazine I am really glad that Janet has lost so much … Continue reading

Suri Sightings

Stop the presses! Baby Cruise has been seen… and held by someone other than her parents (and nannies). It seems tongue-in-cheek, but for a while after her much awaited birth, little Suri Cruise, the love child of superstar Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes, was considered “untouchable.” Untouchable, unseen, and unavoidably the subject of the tabloids, which questioned whether Baby Cruise in fact existed. (See my blog: “Still No Sign of TomKat’s Baby Suri.”) Suri was born in Los Angeles on April 18, but as of today, she has yet to be seen in public. But, there may be hope … Continue reading

Celebrities and Their Stalkers

Okay, I will admit – I love seeing celebrities and I think most fans will admit to seeing their favorite stars out in public. Some go a little over the line, asking for autographs while the star is eating or obviously engaged in conversation with someone and taking photos without asking. Then there are those that go too far. Colin Farrell is trying to get a restraining order granted against an ex-lover, Dessarae Bradford. While he was on The Tonight Show promoting his new movie Miami Vice, she was in the audience and attempted to walk on stage. Filming was … Continue reading