Thought we would join in the Thursday Thirteen fun this week - with a Diva Twist. Instead of 13 things directly about Me - I have thirteen celebrity facts I’ve run across this week and found to be interesting:

1. Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband, Bobby Brown. Like we didn’t see this coming… like … a decade ago? Crack is whack.. and so is Bobby, apparently.
2. And so.. unto us a child is born . . . and unfortunately for the world, it’s another Spederline. Yep - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline welcome their new baby boy into the world. And there was much rejoicing. yaay.
3. Speaking of Spederlines, today is Sean Preston’s birthday
4. Eminem is releasing a new album
5. Lindsey Lohan seems to enjoy flashing her cootchie to the public. She really enjoys it - - she’s done it Twice! NOT WORK SAFE - - or brain safe, for that matter - don’t say I didn’t warn you!
6. The death of Anna Nicole Smith’s son has been deemed unnatural.
7. But! Congrats to Anna Nicole on the birth of her new baby girl
8. Seems Hulk Hogan’s son made this mess out of his dad’s Lamborghini - - Don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be that kid when Hulk found out!
9. Sean Penn, has raised the ire of local canadian politicians after allowing his anti-Bush sentiments to get the better of him, and lighting up during a press conference.
10. J.K. Rowling challenges airport security when they try to make her check her handwritten manuscript of the latest Harry Potter book (either it was made entirely out of liquid or they just wanted to know if she killed off Harry or not).
11. The mother of a missing child committed suicide one day after giving an interview to CNN’s Nancy Grace. “Nancy Grace and the others, they just bashed her to the end,” Duckett’s grandfather Bill Eubank said Tuesday. “She wasn’t one anyone ever would have thought of to do something like this. She and that baby just loved each other, couldn’t get away from each other. She wouldn’t hurt a bug.”
12. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have FINALLY set a wedding date. You can all relax now.
13. Us Magazine reports: Celebrity Moms are not human

The coveted pictures have been released by People Magazine:

What a cutie face!
(I’m talkin’ about the kid, girls!)

Thought we would join in the Thursday Thirteen fun this week - with a Diva Twist. Instead of 13 things directly about Me - I have thirteen celebrity facts I’ve run across this week and found to be interesting:

1. Paris Hilton parks in spaces reserved for the handicapped. Either there is something we don’t know about Miss Hilton and her handicap, or she’s an ass. I put my vote in for ‘ass’.
2. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are denying wedding rumors. They’re planning on leaving Nambia in a few days… hmm, so Brad can start filming Oceans 13?
3. American Idol loser (why do we say runner-up? She’s not the winner.. therefore..?), Katharine McPhee, has signed a record deal with music mogul Clive Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited. (the label is managed by Simon).
4. How many of you could win the trivia question “Who was the Fifth Beatle?” Anyone? Well his name was Billy Preston and he died today at the age of 59. RIP. (of course, the fifth Beatle” has been used, accurately, to describe their bassist, Stuart Sutcliffe, who left the band in 1962, and died of a brain hemorrhage shortly thereafter. Similarly, their drummer Pete Best (replaced by Ringo Starr when the band got a record contract) is often cited as the “fifth Beatle.” - - so it’s all very confusing)
5. Questions arise about the new The Omen remake of why they are messing with the original? Good damned question!
6. Lawsuits are boiling over in regards to Shiloh Nouvel Joilie-Pitt’s (aka Brangelina spawn) mug shots (aka baby pictures) being published on several websites - - apparently Hello! Magazine (UK) and People Magazine (US) obtained exclusive rights to the pictures and are suing any website who publishes the pictures (aka scoops the aforementioned magazines).
7. Katie Holmes is set to cash in on her wedding to Tom Cruise. “Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes fans may be hearing wedding bells — or maybe the sound of a cash register. The couple reportedly have hammered out a prenuptial agreement that will give Holmes as much as $33 million and that will pave the way for the two to get hitched.

   The happy couple and their lawyers have come up with a contract that will give Holmes $3 million a year up to $33 million for each year that she is married to Cruise, as well as a palatial home in Montecito, California, according to Life & Style Weekly. If the marriage lasts longer than eleven years, the contract becomes void and California’s community property law kicks in — giving Holmes half of Cruise’s rather sizeable fortune.

   She’s getting rich hitched! (ummm… has anyone actually SEEN the baby yet??)

8. Much speculation about Britney Spear’s new man… er.. Manny, as they call him. He’s a nanny. He’s a body guard. He’s cute. He’s built. And.. he already has a girlfriend.. So, he’s not KFed’s replacement - - but we’re still hopefull that Britney will dump KFed and move on with her life - - because any life without KFed is a better life, indeed.
9. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are hoping for a press-free wedding. Yea. Right.
10. Almost a year ago, Olivia Newton-John’s boyfriend Patrick Kim McDermott vanished while on an overnight fishing trip, leaving Newton-John, his family and authorities in the dark as to what happened to him, but fearful that he may have fallen overboard to his death. Shortly after, investigations revealed he was having strained relations with his ex wife over outstanding child support payments. Speculation about his own faked death ensued. Drama. Drama. Drama. Now - four separate witnesses claim to have seen him in Mexico since his dissapearance last year. Is Patrick McDermott the new Elvis?
11. Seems American Idol’s Chris Daugherty will not be filling Fuel’s shortage - he’s declined the offer to be the frontman for popular band, Fuel. He must have other plans, eh?
12. Lindsay Lohan has turned into a proper Hollywood Diva now that she quit her new movie called Bill. Reason: The director of the movie is not well enough known.. First time directors are not good enough for the 19 year old upstart. Bitch.
13. Happy Birthday to: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 79, Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 73, Singer Nancy Sinatra is 66, Singer Boz Scaggs is 62, Singer Bonnie Tyler is 53, Actor-director Keenan Ivory Wayans is 48, Keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran is 44, Rapper Kanye West is 28.

How to get the government of an impoverished nation to bow to your every request? Become famous.. like really REALLY famous… then get pregnant.

Ok got that?

Alright.. next step. Enter said impoverished nation, announcing to the world that THIS is where you intend on birthing your baby - and THEN spend lots of money with the inferred promise of increased tourism and appeal because your HUGE star celebrity status will turn the worlds impression of the impoverished country on its collective heel.

Once you’ve done that - you can DICTATE! W00T!

You can secure the borders. You can secure the airspace. You can ban foreign reporters from even ENTERING the country! The leader of said impoverished country will BOW to your every whim because of the promise and potential that your, apparently incredibly powerful, star studded celebrity status and fame will bring into the country.

Make sure you make up for all that incredible self-importance by selling the first pictures of your newborn for $5.4Mil and donating the proceeds to charity.

Namibia: Government for hire.

Are we having fun yet?

Namibia ‘bowed to pressure’ from Pitt and Jolie over birth

The Republic of Namibia - the impoverished country of 1.8 million known for its wild remoteness - not only welcomed the movie stars, it handed over control of its international land borders and airspace to them.

As the world awaited the birth of the child at a luxury villa complex on the coast, Namibian authorities said they had bowed to pressure from Jolie and Pitt and granted them the right to ban foreign journalists from entering the country - a remarkable move for the Government of any sovereign state.

The stars told ministers they would quit the country unless allegedly intrusive journalists and paparazzi were brought to heel.

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But the exceptionally high-profile presence of Pitt and Jolie promises to be a massive boost to tourist income in the desperately poor country, where the average wage is $46 a week.

Three weeks ago, one South African and three French photographers were expelled from Namibia, a move attacked by human rights groups as a clear breach of the country’s civil liberties legislation.

Nonsense, said the Government. “This lady is expecting,” Prime Minister Nahas Angula said at the time. “You guys are harassing her. Why don’t you allow her some privacy? Harassment is not allowed in Namibia.”

Emphasis mine.

The much anticipated birth of the year! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a baby girl!! She FINALLY popped! We didn’t really think she was ever going to!

All together now… awwwwwww!

The young girls name is: Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt

Shiloh – which in one longstanding translation from the Bible has come to mean “the peaceful one” – was born in The Cottage Hospital in Swakopmund.

Jolie is expected to remain in the hospital for a couple days before returning to the couple’s sea-side Namibian retreat.

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It’s a boy!! Kingston James McGregor Rossdale was born by Caesarean section Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Stefani spokesman Dave Tomberlin. The baby weighed 7 1/2 pounds.

“Both mother and child are doing well,” Tomberlin said in a statement.

It’s the first child for Stefani, 36, and Rossdale, 38, who were married in 2002. Rossdale, who fronted the rock band Bush, has a 16-year-old daughter with fashion designer Pearl Lowe.

Congratulations to the happy parents!

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I don’t know about you - - but I would be! Let’s see . . she gave birth 3-4 weeks ago under seriously strange circumstances. Well, at least the MEDIA portrayed it as all seriously strange: 1.) Complete silence at the birth, 2.) No pain killers, 3.) Katie couldn’t talk to the baby for 7 days after the birth, 4.) and then the strange rumor about Tom eating the placenta (totally unverified but as disgusting as it is unbelievable!).

Then, just 2 weeks after giving birth - she’s jetsetting around the country with hubby, Tom Cruise, for his M:I3 movie premiere. In addition to him being gone all the time on international premiers.

Couple all that with the whole hormone thing and it sounds like a Prozac moment to me!

Oh, except, Tom Cruise has totally bashed the use of anti-depressants for the treatment of post-partum depression, just ask Brooke Sheilds.

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Just what is a brand new Mom in Hollywood to do?

Thought we would join in the Thursday Thirteen fun this week - with a Diva Twist. Instead of 13 things directly about Me - I have thirteen celebrity facts I’ve run across this week and found to be interesting:

1. Britney Spears confirmed the horrible news that we were all expecting - she is indeed preggers with KFed’s second spawn. She confirmed the news on an appeareance on Late Night With David Letterman - and she’s looking just a little more than rough - view the apperance for yourself here. She says she will not quit her music career for motherhood, though.. There is still hope, though - there’s still rumors going around that she’s planning a surprise divorce from KFed - but we’re not holding our breath!
2. PETA is protesting in a really disturbing way
3. Tom and Katie go to Washington - still no baby in sight.
4. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, recovering from a head injury caused by a fall last month in Fiji, has not suffered brain damage, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday.
5. Our favorite Keifer Sutherland (Jack Bauer from 24) drops his drawers during some heavy partying with pal Christian Slater.
6. Apparently Katie Holmes isn’t the ONLY nut in the basket - Nicole Kidman says she still loves Tom Cruise
7. Which is the real Celine Dion? Can you tell which is wax and which is Botox?
8. It looks like Scarlett Johansson has been causing quite the headache for the bigwigs over at L’Oreal. Even though Johansson has a $5 Million deal with the cosmetics firm, she has refused to appear naked for their new campaign.
9. Looks like Jennifer Aniston is not going to get the ‘family man’ type out of Vince Vaughn
10. Angelina “Don’t-Hate-Me-Because-I’m-Beautiful” Jolie is named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Person of The Year
11. Is Star Jones really out on “The View” ? Guess they really had to make room for Rosie
12. Colombian-American singer Soraya, who won a Latin Grammy for best female album in 2004 and worked to educate Hispanic women about breast cancer, died Wednesday after battling the disease. She was 37. RIP Soraya.
13. Celebs celebrating birthdays today: Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn is 47, Actress Natasha Richardson is 43, Actor Jonathan Jackson (Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Tuck Everlasting) is 24, Actor Coby Bell (Third Watch) is 31, Country singer Tim Raybon of the Raybon Brothers is 43.

Thought we would join in the Thursday Thirteen fun this week - with a Diva Twist. Instead of 13 things directly about Me - I have thirteen celebrity facts I’ve run across this week and found to be interesting:

1. In the world of irony, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcome the arrival of Suri, the TomKat kitten on the VERY same day that Brooke Sheilds announces arrival of her newborn daughter, Grier. Wasn’t it Tom and Brooke who had words previously about the pros and cons of anti-depressant medications? Let’s see who wins the post-partum depression battle!
2. Britney is all set to sue the makers of the high chair that injured Baby Sean earlier last week. “The chair’s back broke,” a “family insider” explained to the mag. “She’s going to see if there was a fault in the chair.”. K-Fed must be using up her bank account QUICK - - nothing promises a quick buck like a good lawsuit!
3. Is Whitney Houston really gonna kick the crack habit this time? - - What kind of good reality TV is a sober Whitney gonna make? Maybe she’ll go back to singing again - - that is, if she hasn’t fried her vocal chords with all that smack!
4. British Newspaper, The Sun, apologized to Terri Hatcher after publishing that she was doing the nasty in a trailer with guys parked outside her home. In December, Terri Hatcher accepted an undisclosed amount from another tabloid, The Daily Sport, for making the same claims. So, basically - Hatcher is getting paid for not getting laid. I want that job!
5. The latest BUMP watch is on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - they’ve moved to Nambia, South Africa to have the Brangelina spawn and are considering a Nambian name for the child so little Maddox and Zahara don’t feel weird for having such funky names, themselves. In other Brangelina news - - a judge in California has granted a name change for the children from Jolie to Jolie-Pitt. Brad has officially adopted them - - but hasn’t married their mother yet.
6. Luke Perry is asking for a little restraint…against a woman the actor says is harassing him and his two children, that is. Poor guy
7. Kevin Federline criticizes Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson saying he doesn’t believe in divorce. Shit, if I were married to Britney’s bank account - I wouldn’t believe in divorce either - - I’d be TOTALLY against it!
8. Colin Farrell settled his sex tape fiasco with his ex-girlfriend. Last year, Farrell accused Narain of trying to distribute the tape through an intermediary. He sought general and compensatory damages and demanded that all copies of the tape be returned to him. I’m sure we’ll be seeing it on the internet any day now (ala’ Paris)
9. Cher apologized for not thanking her director EIGHTEEN years ago when she won an Oscar for Best Actress in Moonstruck. She thanked her hairdresser instead, which angered many. Personally, I don’t remember it - - but 18 years later?? Talk about poor timing, Cher!
10. Heather Locklear (who looks outrageously sexy for her age!) is dating David Spade. You know.. I’ve read a lot of commentary on this relationship where no one can see it, imagine it or believe it - -but on some strange level.. I can see it. I wish them the best
11. The famous and infamous heiress is launching a line of cell phone games, with the first expected to be a puzzle game released worldwide this summer. Oh. Gee. I just can’t wait. Can you?
12. Michael Jackson will be releasing a new album soon. Oh. Gee. I just can’t wait. Can you? (it justified repeating for this one)
13. Celebrity Birthdays on this Thursday Thirteen day: Actor Ryan O’Neal is 65, Actress Jessica Lange is 57, Actor Crispin Glover is 42, Actress Carmen Electra is 34, Actor Joey Lawrence is 30, Actor Clint Howard is 47, Country singer Wade Hayes is 37.

People.com is reporting that TomKat has had their tomkitten and it’s a girl! “The child weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Both mother and daughter are doing well.”

I guess it’s Placenta Lasagne for everyone at the Cruise estate tonight!

UPDATE: Looks like the official name of the baby is Suri, which means “princess” in Hebrew and “red rose” in Persian.

More here

People Magazine confirms that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have added to their family. Their second child, a son named Moses Martin, was born this weekend! Baby Boy Martin joins big sis Apple, 23 months.

Gwyneth, Chris and Apple pictured here:

The birth is rumored to have gone very well with a very healthy baby boy, despite Gwyneth’s reported drinking during her pregnancy. Maybe us Americans really DO need to loosen up? Tsk Tsk.

Congrats to the happy family!