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

Ok – this is a joke.. a JOKE I tell you!

And yet – it’s all over the place.. a demostration as to how HUNGRY the public is to get a glimpse of the baby, claimed to be had by Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

Check the video for yourself:

Trent, over at Pink is The New Blog is a disbeliever. Trent has not bought into the whole “Suri Cruise” concept and thinks it all a SHAM: “Actually, I wouldn’t have been surprised at all if they had shown “actual footage of Suri” because it’s been so long since the “baby” was “born” that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes could pretty much pass off any baby they may have procured on the sly as their own. I fully expect that we will see Suri Holmes-Cruise at some point (maybe very soon) but I don’t think I’ll ever believe she was borne naturally from the loins of TomKat”

The video was shown last night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

So, there you have it – - Suri Holmes-Cruise not on videotape. Sheesh.

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.

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. The votes are in, the songs are done…it’s all over but the coronation, tonight at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. So who’s the next American Idol? Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks belted out three songs each last night, and Simon Cowell, for one, thought it was anybody’s game going into the final song.
2. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn seem to be keeping their distance from one another lately. I dunno – is it me? I want to see Jen happy, and all – but I just wasn’t very thrilled about this pairing.
3. YIKES! Hair straighteners were made for a reason, Courtney!
4. All of Britney Spears Letters of Truth that were posted to her website at britneyspears.com have been removed (click the ‘Love B’ bubble) – - and replaced with a cryptic poem called Rememberance of Who I Am. Hmm.. vewwwwwy straaange. Should I read between the lines and predict that Kfed’s days are numbered?? One. Can. Only. Hope.
5. Speaking of weird Hollywood couples – - are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes about to call it quits??. So soon? And here we all thought that one would last forever, eh? reportedly got into a big fight — that ended with Holmes deciding to take baby Suri to Ohio to introduce the infant to family and friends.
6. Speculation continues over whether Tori Spelling is pregnant, or not?. Oh why not? Everyone else in Hollywood is doing it.
7. Here’s a sweet and cute picture of Brooke Sheilds with her baby girl, Grier.
8. In case you were wondering why Brad Pitt wasn’t at the Canne’s Film Festival (you WERE wondering, I know) – he skipped it because of the impending birth of the young Brangelina. Aww – - good dad.
9. Denise Richards is going for broke – - and won’t end up broke at all if she gets her way in going after Charlie Sheen’s pension. Wow!
10. Kentucky Fried Chicken offers tonight’s American Idol loser second place winner the first chance to sell out with a chance to be the first to write and star in their upcoming advertisement for its newest product KFC Famous Bowls
11. Nicole Richie and (ex)fiance DJ AM (Adam Golstein) annouce their semi-annual breakup. Yawn.
12. Nicolas Cage bought an island. A whole island – in the Bahamas. After selling his Malibu mansion for $10 Mil, Cage purchased the island for $3 Mil.
13. Celeb birthdays today: Musician Bob Dylan is 65, Actor Gary Burghoff (MASH) is 63, Singer Patty Labelle is 62, Actress Priscilla Presley is 61, Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 46

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. Here is a funny as hell video of Paris Hilton’s friend, Brandon Davis, TOTALLY dissing Lindsey Lohan, and Paris is smirking and laughing right along with him. He says things like: Lindsay’s movie bombed because “she is a firecrotch”, saying that “she’s orange, she’s not black or white — she’s orange.” He goes on to say that “she tastes like [Brandon's] Turkish father’s asshole”. Hmm.. why does Brandon know what his father’s turkish asshole tastes like??? Oy!
2. Pictures of Katie Holme’s stretchmarks have been circulating around. She apparently let the paparazzi close enough to snap a picture of her stomach, rife with strech marks. The picture was taken at a baseball park when she was out and about with husband, Tom Cruise. Yet – - STILL no appearance of baby Suri. BUT! She has the stretchmarks to prove she was pregnant, just in case you were still wondering
3. Early reviews of The Da Vinci Code don’t sound very good. But, the reviews came out of Cannes – so it’s entirely possible if they hated it, I’ll probably LOVE it!
4. Janice Dickerson, the self-proclaimed “Worlds First SuperModel” (coughsputter) is counselling Britney Spears to DUMP KFED! Good advice, sister! She says, “I never found him hot at all. But she’s a hick anyway. She needs to get hot again. Stop clomping around in those Malibu flip-flops. … I would tar and feather her first of all, tell her to dump that [bleeping] hick husband of hers. She needs solid advice, and not from Hicksville“
5. Tori Spelling had a quickie shotgun wedding – some say she’s preggers. Et tu, Tori?
6. Pamela Anderson offers up orgasm tits tips - – just in case you needed ‘em.
7. Following on the heels of the RED American Express credit card, rock star Bono launched a new red mobile phone in the UK on Monday, sales of which are expected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fight AIDS in Africa
8. Here’s a few pics of Tori Spelling’s wedding ceremony to Dean McDermott. What do ya give ‘em? A year..more?
9. For the second year in a row, Desperate Housewives list of the most successful women in film, TV, music, sports and fashion. Jessica Alba is No. 2, followed by Lindsay Lohan, Angelina Jolie, Stacy Keibler (“Dancing With the Stars”), Scarlett Johansson, Cameron Diaz, Kate Bosworth, Keira Knightley and singer-actress Christina Milian.
10. Esquire Magazine reveals their sexiest woman of all time – in parts. Six of them. Who is it?
11. All the fuss about Denise Richards and Richie Sambora – - he came out last week and said he didn’t cheat on Heather Locklear with Denise while the two were together, and reports stated he dumped Denise in an effort to make this whole sordid mess go away. And yet, Denise Richards is joining Sambora on tour. Gee, just last week Sambora told his fans, “I am single and ready to party” . . . he doesn’t sound very on the market to me!
12. US Magazine reports that Britney Spears FINALLY gave KFED the ultimatum – - SHAPE UP OR GET OUT!! That’s one step closer to divorce.
13. Usually a meticulously stylish star, Jennifer Lopez spawned a fresh round of baby rumors when she showed up on the red carpet sporting gray roots (hair dye may be dangerous for women during their first trimester). But a source tells Us that the failure to cover up wasn’t because Gray.Lo is pregnant: “It was all down to scheduling a time to see her colorist.”
    “Jennifer has been gray for a long time,” adds another source. “This is nothing recent.” Click for the Grey.Lo picture

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.

[Source]

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.

Here, seen with crazy hubby Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes shows off her favorite fashion accessory – her nursing bra. She’s even left the nursing bra flap open, just to show us how functional and practical it is. I guess this continues the long line of pre-baby photos where the theme was:

“See?? See?? I AM PREGNANT! LOOK AT MY BUMP!”

Which has been replaced with:

“See?? See?? I HAD A BABY! LOOK AT MY NURSING BRA!”

Or, maybe it’s just as simple as Tom needing to grab a quick meal, since there are no more left-over placenta meals in the fridge?

Girlfriend is looking a little rough, eh?

It’s like watching a trainwreck, isn’t it?

It’s time to Buff-You-Up.

At least that’s what Katie’s hubby, Tom Cruise, decided when he signed her up to a company called Buff Brides to get her in shape in preparation for their wedding this year. Source

“Katie can and will do it… She has great motivation. She loves her fiance and was proud that Tom oversaw this programme. He told her he wanted her to be the most beautiful bride ever. She was in tears when he said that.”

She was IN TEARS. I would be too – - 2 weeks after giving birth and my hubby-to-be signs me up for BUFF BRIDES!

Seems those Scientologists ain’t learnin’ their congregation any sensitivity, eh?

Seriously, at least give it a month and wait for the placenta to marinate!

MI3 is expected to gross approxmiately $43 Million for its opening weekend – - much lower than it’s projected $63 Mil. MI2 grossed a heafty $57 Mil on it’s opening weekend . . so why the dissapointment with MI3?

Could it be the star? Is it all Tom Cruise’s fault? Was it his bizzare couch jumping antics? His strange relationship with Katie Holmes? His public bashing of Brooke Shields and her use of Prozac for post-partum depression? His televised heated argument with Matt Lauer? Is it all of the above… or does the movie just suck?

Register in the Diva Dish Celebrity Forum and take the poll: Is it Tom Cruise’s fault that MI3 isn’t doing great ticket sales?

Tom Cruise brought something special to the Mission:Impossible 3 premiere in Hollywood last night! That’s right – just two weeks after giving birth to their daughter, Suri – Katie Holmes made her first public appearance at the Hollywood premiere of Mission:Impossible 3.

If you as me – I think she looks a little drugged…and nice and slimmed down, two weeks after giving birth. I want her secret! Er.. not that I”m planning on giving birth anytime soon (read:EVER) – but, ya know.. just the slimming down part would be nice.

So, Katie gives birth and is ready to go public just in time for the BIG Hollywood premiere – - how amazing is THAT? It’s almost like it was planned that way!

“It was everything that we wanted it to be and more,” Cruise said of the birth last week of Suri. “It was really very spiritual.” – Source

Everything they wanted it to be… don’t you wish you were a bug inside his head when what he really means is, “Katie kept her mouth shut like a good Scientologist should”

Tom confesses that he changes diapers and everything!

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

What do Tom Cruise and Hannibal The Cannibal have in common? Nope – it’s not the dashing good looks, or the fact that they’ve both done movies together.

Bet’cha didn’t know that Tom Cruise is a cannibal!?!

He’s revealed it in his latest interview – he’s planning on EATING the placenta after Katie gives birth to their new bouncing baby….errr…baby?

The Mirror reports the following – - read on, but have barf bag available:

“I’m gonna eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I’m gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there.”

HEY TOM! If Corn Meal is made from corn – - what is baby food made out of??? I bet Tom “The Cannibal” knows!

The Mirror suggests the following movie titles for Mr. “The Cannibal” Cruise:
TOM’S NEW MOVIES..

Mission Impassable
A Chew Good Men
Eyes Wide Gut
Top Gum
The Gore of the Worlds
Cord on the Fourth of July
Days of Chunder
Maternity Report
Interwomb with the Vampire

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It appears that eating the placent is considered normal in some cultures (apparently scientology is one of them) – but you can find recipes, if you’re so inclined, for: Placenta Lasagne, Placenta Spaghetti, Placenta Stew, Placenta Pizza and MORE! Just click right here. (WARNING: BARF ALERT!)

Update: apparently Cruise did an interview with Diane Sawyer and stated that these allegations are false. Still, I like the picture of him in the straight jacket.

Tom Cruise has taken the impending birth of his first child with fiancee Katie Holmes to a whole new level of weird – - just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder!

“We’ve been doing seminars with the family just to educate them,” the 43-year-old star of the upcoming “Mission: Impossible III” film tells GQ magazine in its May issue, on newsstands April 25.

“Running seminars so we can understand what Kate’s going through, and for Kate to understand it. Things like how to take care of a pregnant woman and get ready for the birth.

Source

We need a seminar just to understand this type of mental illness. This poor kid! That poor kid’s shrink will be included among Forbes 100 Richest People in no time.

What a freakin’ circus. I rather feel for Katie.

So much for mother/baby bonding for Katie – there will be NONE of that going on immediately following the birth. This is really beginning to sound veerrrryyy weird, as if it wasn’t weird already – now, Katie not only agreed to a completely silent birth – - the latest news out of the TomKat camp is that she has agreed that she will not even SPEAK to the baby for a full week following the birth.

Katie Holmes has been banned from speaking to her baby for a week after it is born, it has been reported.

The pregnant actress has agreed not to talk to her new arrival, believed to be a girl, for at least seven days after she has entered the world, in accordance with fiance Tom Cruise’s Scientology beliefs.

Katie, who is due to give birth any day, has already promised Tom she will deliver the child in complete silence, and she will also have very little contact afterwards.

A source told Britain’s Closer magazine: “Katie respects Tom’s dedication to Scientology. She is devoted to him and wants to bring up the child the Scientology way.”

L. Ron Hubbard – the founder of the strange sci-fi cult – writes in the religion’s creed, that all followers must live by, that new born babies must not hear their mother speak for a week so they will not associate their voice with the trauma of birth.

-Source

Now THAT is what I call birth control!

I just dunno. Different strokes for different folks – but if someone told me I couldn’t talk to my newborn infant for a week? They’d be shown the nearest cliff to take a flyin’ leap off of.

Check out those lady lumps:

Considering the enormity of that belly – - I feel sooooooooooooo sorry for Katie and her upcoming silent birth!.

Mom-to-be Katie Holmes is gearing up for the silent birth of her first child after Scientologists were spotted carrying signs into her home, reminding her to keep quiet during labor.

The actress, 26, is awaiting the arrival of her baby with fiance Tom Cruise any day now at their Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion.

Since she began dating Cruise last April, Holmes has abandoned her Catholic faith to become a Scientologist like Cruise.

Late Scientology creator L Ron Hubbard urged mothers to keep as quiet as possible during labor so they do not traumatize the child.

On Monday, huge placards saying, “Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable,” were carried into the couple’s home, to be displayed around the house to remind Holmes to deal with the extreme pain of childbirth quietly.

via Daily Dish