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• Political Nanny: No Gifts from Mom and Dad for the Obama Girls

  Santa still makes his rounds with presents for all. And Sasha and Malia get to have blow-out slumber birthday parties. But according to People magazine (here, via Politico), Barack and Michelle Obama don't give their girls Christmas or birthday presents. (Let the false Muslim rumors reignite!) The maybe-First Family is featured in this week's People in a 7-page spread, where Michelle tells the reporters that, as parents, they want to teach limits.  The article also includes the 7 Obama House Rules:   Read More... Posted Jul 25 2008, 12:58 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: barack obama, michelle obama, political nanny, malia obama, election 2008, Sasha Obama, people magazine, not gifts for the obama girls, obama house rules

• Celebrity Baby Naming Hits New Low

  Inspektor Pilot meet Peanut. He's the newest kid in Tinseltown with an unspeakably ridiculous name. Yes, Peanut is the newborn son of General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiancée, Ehiku. Mercifully, they have given the boy the middle name Kai, a celebration of babe's Hawaiian heritage and a perfectly fine back-up for when he gets sick of the double-takes every time he introduces himself.  But Peanut? Is he also heir to the Jiff fortune? Perhaps an ode to former President Carter and his humble roots? No.   Read More... Posted Jul 19 2008, 04:08 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: people magazine, ingo rademacher, ridiculous names of celebrity's kids, peanut kai rademacher, silly kid names

• Which Celebs Refuse To Pimp Out Their Kids?

  Since Brangelina's twins arrived, there's been a lot of passionate debate about the ethics of celebrities auctioning off baby pics to the highest bidder. Me, I thought that, since Brad and Angelina have promised to donate the $11 million they've allegedly scored from People Magazine to charity, everyone wins.  Until I  read a very rational article on this practice, which pointed out that celebs like the Jolie-Pitts have so much money they could easily afford to donate $11 mil to charity WITHOUT sacrificing their children's privacy.  As Bruce Weinstein, who writes on ethics for a syndicated column, points out, "If your own parents are literally selling you out, where can one feel safe?" Not all celebrities are raking in the big bucks for their baby pictures, however.  Which ones are taking the moral highground?   Read More... Posted Jul 17 2008, 01:29 PM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, salma hayek, Brangelina, sarah jessica parker, halle berry, david arquette, people magazine, matthew broderick, celebrity photo ops, selling baby pictures, courtney cox

• Clay Aiken ain't no fruit

  Far be it from me to imply that Clay Aiken is anything less than muy macho. But, you know, there have been those nasty rumors, which led to threats of a lawsuit from his devoted fan base, who are known as the Claymates. (Really. They call themselves Claymates, and one of them tried to sue Clay over rumors that he was homosexual. Don't you feel normal now?) So perhaps -- and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with this, you know -- Clay's recent actions are fueled by a desire to "butch it up, Mary" as the saying goes. First: he impregnates a woman. This is a clear sign of masculinity. I mean, try doing that if you're... Read More... Posted Jun 03 2008, 04:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: boy, news, Sex, pregnant, paparazzi, family, play, daddy, American Idol, baby daddy, gossip, anger, rumors, parent, TMZ, girl, son, Brett Singer, broadway, idol, clay aiken, spamalot, woman, david foster, it's a boy, people magazine, impregnanted, seacrest, friend, AOL, lady, claiken, male, jaymes foster, fameclaiken, artificially, having a son, spermalot, inseminated, musical, actor

• Breaking News: Clay Aiken might not be the father

  Could the whole "Clay Aiken can impregnate a woman without even touching her" news be a big fat stinkin' lie? The Calgary Herald is reporting that "several people close to" babymama Jaymes Foster are denying claims (clayms? Nope, not going there) that Aiken is the daddy. One Of The Signs Of The Apocalypse TMZ first reported that Aiken had artificially inseminated Foster, the sister of record producer David Foster, going on to say that, "Clay is a lot more than sperm -- we're told he will have an active role in raising the child." The story was picked up by roughly 12 million media outlets. BUT one of the so-called sources is denying... Read More... Posted Jun 03 2008, 09:30 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: boy, news, Sex, pregnant, paparazzi, family, play, daddy, American Idol, baby daddy, gossip, anger, rumors, parent, TMZ, girl, son, Brett Singer, broadway, idol, clay aiken, spamalot, woman, david foster, it's a boy, people magazine, impregnanted, seacrest, friend, AOL, lady, claiken, male, jaymes foster, fameclaiken, artificially, having a son, spermalot, inseminated, musical, actor, not the dad, b. j. cook, bj cook