pregnancies (12 posts)

Angelina Jolie's talking babies, but only, it seems, because everybody else is.

Following yesterday's confirmation by the actress that she is in fact having twins—Kung Fu Panda costar Jack Black inadvertently broke the news while the two were being interviewed by the Today show's Natalie Morales—comes word that another costar, Dustin Hoffman, has revealed her due date.

During Thursday's morning show on NBC, Morales told Today's Matt Lauer that in a separate interview with Hoffman, the actor said Jolie is due Aug. 19.

The twins will be the fifth and sixth children for Jolie and Brad Pitt. Their brood already consists of Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh, who is almost 2.

In the meantime, we'll just sit back and wait for someone other than Jolie to spill the beans on what sex the babies will be.

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Typically, getting personal details out of a celebrity's publicist is like pulling teeth. Apparently, that's not so with Beyoncé's rep, who's even offered to act as the media's own ob-gyn.

As sources have been saying Jay-Z's wifey has "gained a lot of pregnancy weight," a rep for the singer tells the New York Post, "I don't know if she's pregnant. Let me perform an ultrasound and get back to you."

Now, that's the kind of cooperative spirit we appreciate around here.

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For someone not always (OK, never) seen as a serious thespian, Jessica Alba certainly has the "lady doth protest too much" routine down pat.

The 27-year-old mama-to-be attempts to set the record straight on her career priorities in the new issue of Allure: Commerce over art every time, unless there's a bikini involved.

When asked why she hasn't appeared in more independent, art-house fare, the expectant star gives a refreshingly candid answer, if not one that'll likely keep Sundance at bay for quite some time.

"To me, box office is the most important thing," she says. "If the movie makes money, then I'm fine."

You gotta give the girl some credit for honesty.

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Six-months pregnant Minnie Driver is dropping hints about the father of her unborn child—but we're still at a loss as to who it might be. Gee, wonder why.

During an interview Thursday with The Independent over in the U.K., where she's promoting her sophomore album, Seastories, Minnie gave such vague clues as: he's English, he's "sort of in the same business," and he's not, despite the rumors, San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi.

Well, that narrows it down.

So who do you all think it is? Let us know by leaving your guesses in the comments section below...

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All it took for a family reunion was an unexpected family addition.

Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears met up in their hometown of Kentwood, La., over the weekend, the first face-to-face for the sibs since last October. The nonpregnant sister was one of nearly two dozen female friends who convened at Serenity, the estate owned by the pop star but inhabited by her sister and mother, Lynne, to herald the delivery of her niece-to-be.

And, per usual, OK! magazine was on hand to document the to-do, which was organized and hosted by mama Lynne.

"It was wonderful to be able to spend time with her and just be girls again," the 17-year-old expectant mother said of her sisterly reunion. "We painted our nails and did stupid stuff, and we had our private time too. To be able to be in the privacy of our own home and just be sisters again was wonderful."

"She just ran up," she said of the Britster's greeting. "She obviously couldn't pick me up. We gave each other a big hug. It was a really good feeling."

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Lisa Marie Presley's lawsuit has left the building.

Elvis' offspring succeeded in wrangling an apology out of Britain's Daily Mail over an article published earlier this year in which the tab blamed the rock progeny's ballooning physique on eating habits inherited from daddy.

"On March 4, we published a photograph of Lisa Marie Presley while she was dining with friends," the Mail wrote in a mea culpa Friday. "We suggested she might have an unhealthy appetite similar to her late father. We now accept that the suggestion is untrue and apologize to Ms. Presley for any distress caused."

The article, and accompanying unflattering pictures, led to Presley's reluctant disclosure of her expectancy two days later, in which she also also slammed the newspaper's "vicious" and "personal attack." Her attorneys wasted no time reacting, either, filing a libel suit against the Mail less than a week after the article was published.

The 40-year-old Presley, meanwhile, will be back to fighting condition this fall, when she and hubby Michael Lockwood will welcome their first child together.

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A high-profile engagement, endless speculation about major uterine developments and plenty of face time on TV and magazines couldn't put Ashlee Simpson over the top.

As it were, Jessica's baby sister managed just a bittersweet No. 4 debut for Bittersweet World, failing to extend her run of chart-topping albums and looking up at Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis and even the New Zealand novelty act Flight of the Conchords.

Carey and Lewis pulled a Groundhog Day in the top spots. Despite a 61 percent sales drop, Carey's E=MC2 remained No. 1, selling another 182,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, per Nielsen SoundScan, while Lewis' Spirit held down the No. 2 spot, selling 96,000. Conchords, meanwhile, held off Simpson for the week's top debut.

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We never would have pegged Amy Poehler as one to go Method, but there it is.

Fresh off the No. 1 box-office berth of her film Baby Mama comes word that the Saturday Night Live jokester is expecting her first child with equally funny hubby Will Arnett.

The duo's rep, Lewis Kay, tells E! News that the child is due sometime in late fall.

An exact date has yet to be announced, and it's unclear if the pregnancy will prevent Poehler from being back in time for the traditionally late-starting season of SNL.

Poehler, 36, and Arnett, 37, tied the knot in 2003.

Despite the newly maternal-minded star having endured a series of biological clock-related queries while hyping the Tina Fey-penned comedy (as well for her new Nickelodeon kid-friendly 'toon, The Mighty B!), Poehler managed to refrain from revealing the duck-in-the-oven news until now.

She was less tight-lipped about disclosing what a banner mother she would be should little ones be in her future, however.

"I'm great with kids," she told the New York Daily News earlier this month. "I think I'm still a big giant kid. I understand them and usually we're the same size. I think I understand the way they look up at the world. I get it."

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Everybody knows Jessica Alba is in a family way. After all, she had a Hollywood baby shower two weeks ago with famous pals like Rashida Jones, Jamie King and Kim Kardashian. But Jess held a second baby shower this weekend to celebrate her family values—not just celebrities.

“The first one was thrown by her friends, but her mom wanted to throw something more intimate for the family,” a source tells E! exclusively. “She is from Pomona, so this is for her family in 909.”

Guests were encouraged to bring their “favorite childhood book to start Jessica and Cash’s baby library.” And the progrowth policy didn't stop there.

The shower invitations were printed on composted paper filled with wildflower seeds, so guests can plant their cards in the ground and “participate in the celebration of life.”

Bloomin' cool!

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Tori Spelling is teaching 1-year-old Liam to be bilingual: He’ll speak English and Gutter.

The preggers mama says she freely drops F-bombs around her son because—get this—she’s so damn cute when she curses.

"I'm kind of a little girl potty mouth because I say it with such vulnerability. I don't have to censor myself in front of my son, it's not that bad."

Says Liam, “F--k right, mama! Now turn on the Street. That  Elmo is one red-ass, crazy motherf--ker!”