Courtney Love Ready to Let Go of Kurt's Possessions

Courtney Love is ready to move on and auction of most of the belongings of husand Kurt Cobain more than 12 years after he committed suicide.

"I'm going to have a Christie's auction," Lovesays. "[My house] is like a mausoleum."

Love and Cobain wed in 1992 and had a daughter, Frances Bean, 14.

"My daughter doesn't need to inherit a giant Hefty bag full of flannel f---ing shirts," Love says. "A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to '[Smells Like] Teen Spirit' – that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f---ing sell."

Love says her friends are supportive of her decision. "Everyone's been positive and behind me on it," she says. "We'll make a lot of money and give a bunch of it to charity."

So far no date has been set for the auction, but when the date is announced there will be plenty of Generation X'ers lining up to get a piece of musical history.

Although she's had boyfriends since Cobain's death - including an engagment to actor Edward Norton, but Love has kept him a presence in her life. "I still wear his pajamas to bed," she says. "How am I ever going to go form another relationship in my lifetime wearing Kurt's pajamas?"

Source: People

Molly Shannon is Still a Superstar, but Its the Quiet Time She Enjoys

It's been years since Molly Shannon left Saturday Night Live and her signature character Mary Katherine Gallagher behind. Yet, the repressed schoolgirl character is the one that fans still remember.

She says, "Hand down. I get recognized the most for Superstar [Mary Katherine Gallagher]. One day I was with my daughter and son [Stella, 3, and Nolan, 2] really early, and we walked by a park where there was a transsexual prostitute who saw me. She yelled out, 'Superstar!' wit the arms up and everything. I just yelled back, 'That's so sweet!'"

Now with a new film out written just for her in "Year of the Dog" her talents take a dramatic turn, but Shannon admits that spending time with the kids is what really makes her happy. She says, "I like taking the kids on a walk while it's dark outside. It's like an adventure."

Source: People

Kim Raver and Brooke Shields Lipstick Jungle Paydates

24 star Kim Raver is a busy lady. She's back from the dead as Audrey Raines on 24, she starred on the short-lived series The Nine, and has been busy shooting the TV adapatation of the book Lipstick Jungle for NBC with Brooke Shields.

There's a definite plus-side to working with fellow mom Brooke Shields -- playdates for their children on set.

She says, "We're friends and we've never gotten to work together, so it was amazing. My son [Luke, 4] is a little older than her daughter Rowan, but they get along great, too. You know, I'm working with people that I love - Kiefer [Sutherland on 24], Brooke on the other. I'm grateful every day."

Source: People

Tobey Maguire Takes Pride in His Fatherly Efforts

Tobey Maguire wants to take an active role in parenting his daughter Ruby Sweetheart and takes pride in the little successes including changing her diapers.

Tobey said, "I cannot breastfeed so I like to change the diapers but a lot of times when I try, Jen gets aggravated with me. I'm fine with the taking off and the clean-up part, but putting it back on I feel like it's too tight and I like it to be loose - but you can't make it too loose. I take so long and I'm so careful, while Jen does it in a flash. But I love it. I want to participate in every way with my daughter."

The actor is trying to keep up-to-date on celebrity gossip so that he can fit in at Ruby's play group.

He said, "I'm not interested in gossip. Well, I say that, yet I'm up on most of the stuff because people talk about it all the time. It's like, 'Did you see what Britney Spears did? She shaved her head!' How do I know that? Why should I know that? I can't believe that this stuff makes the news!"

Are Vanity Fair and Allure Fighting Over Britney Spears?

Rumors are flying that Britney Spears has decided to give a tell-all interview in advance of her album release in Novoember. The album and interview are intended to help relaunch her music career which has suffered through her marriage and divorce with Kevin Federline, the birth of two children in two years, a wild phase of partying, a breakdown that climaxed with her shaving her head, a stint in rehab, and hopefully a comback to her once vibrant music career.

Two magazines are reportedly involved in a bidding war to win the rights to the tell-all interview - Allure and Vanity Fair.
A representative for Allure magazine said: "We would love to have Britney, but nothing is scheduled yet."

Whichever magazine wins the rights to the interview will have the exclusive story in their November issue just in time for the release of her new album.

Bruce Willis Returns to Die Hard with a New Maturity

Bruce Willis returns to one of the roles that made him an action movie icon, Die Hard's John McClane on June 27. Twelve years after the last installment, Willis says that he brings a higher degree of maturity to the role this time around.

The actor tells Vanity Fair: "A lot of the physical stuff that they had me doing was still, let's say, low-tech. I don't bounce as well off the concrete floors as I used to. … I'm glad I didn't wait a couple more years to do this."

Time has changed Willis as well, after 11 years of marriage the actor split and was divorced from actress Demi Moore in 2000. The couple has three daughters, Rumer, 18, Scout, 15, and Talullah, 13. Moore has since remarried to Ashton Kutcher in 2005. Willis was mature enough to be one of the guests at the wedding.

Willis considers the Moore-Kutchers as his "extended family."

"It's hard for people to understand," he says, "but we go on holidays together. We still raise our kids together. … Demi is the mother of my children and Ashton is the stepfather of my children. I'm thrilled that Ashton turned out to be such a great guy. I love Demi, and I know she loves me."

Willis has no serious girlfriends in his life and feels no need to talk about gossip about him anymore. The attention of tabloids has shifted from the mature Willis to younger stars. He says the magazines are "not writing about guys my age much anymore, unless I do something naughty. They're writing about the kids. That's what drives pop culture now. Anything goes, to the point when if it's O.K. for young pop stars or film stars to show photos of their naked vaginas in a magazine, then it's over, man. It's the (expletive) Fall of Rome."

Angelina Jolie and Mariance Pearle Sons Have Playdate

Angelina Jolie and Marianne Pearl, whom she portrays in the upcoming film "A Mighty Heart" became fast friends during the pre-production of the movie.

"Mariane (Pearl) and I are the two worst people to plan a playdate in the history of playdates," Angelina Jolie tells Glamour magazine. "She hates the phone as much as I do."

Jolie and Pearl, the wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, recently sat down together with editor in chief Cindi Leive for the interview, which appears in the June issue of Glamour.

The interview renewed the womens' friendship and sparked Pearl says to send Jolie a note suggesting a playdate to include Pearl's son Adam and Jolie's son Maddox.

Jolie says she was "really nervous, thinking, 'She's such an intelligent European woman — what are we going to do together?' So we went to this serious, European, existential play — it seemed like the right thing (and it was supposed to be OK for kids). But Adam and Mad got antsy, and finally halfway through, to each other's relief, we were both like, 'Do you want to get out of here?' "

Pearl says she met with Brad Pitt about making A Mighty Heart before the actor's relationship with Jolie started.

"I wasn't even sure I wanted to do a movie," Pearl tells Glamour. "But when I met Brad — well, out of all the studios, he was the only one who had actually read the book!"

Elisabeth and Tim Hasslebeck Expecting!

The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and her NFL quarterback husband Tim are expecting their second child.

Elisabeth announced that tshe is three-months pregnant on Monday's episode of The View. The baby is due in November.

"I will be so upset if I find out the gender," she said on the show. "I don't like to find out. It kind of gets me through the labour."

The couple already have daughter Grace, 2.

Larry Birkhead Sells Scoops to NBC for $1 Million

Larry Birkhead was reportedly paid $1 million dollars by NBC for the scoops he's been giving to the network during the paternity / custody case for his daughter Dannielynn according to Page Six.

The deal was apparently made between Birkhead and the network's parent company, NBC Universal, shortly after Anna Nicole Smith's funeral. As a result of the agreement, Birkhead has been providing exclusives to the Today Show and Access Hollywood as well as a special taped for the NBC owned Bravo TV network.

A representative for Bravo said: "NBC Universal has an exclusive contract with Larry Birkhead and we don't discuss the terms of our deals."

Heidi Klum and Leni Take a Beach Stroll

Heidi Klum and daughter Leni stroll on the beach in Malibu over the weekend.



Source: US Weekly

Jaime Pressly Doesn't Let Pregnancy Keep Her Out of the Clubs

Pregnant actress Jaime Pressly out at Parc nightclub over the weekend. Jaime is expecting son Dezi James on May 8th.

Celebrity Moms at the Annual Michael Douglas and Friends Golf Tournament

Heather Locklear and Catherine Zeta Jones at The Ninth Annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament.

Julia Roberts Out Shopping in LA

A very pregnant Julia Roberts goes grocery shopping in Los Angeles.

Angelina Jolie Debuts Film to NYC Public School Students

Forget the red carpet premieres, on Friday Angelina Jolie debuted her film "A Place In Time" to a group of NYC public school students. The global documentary that she helped direct travels to more than 25 countries to show the day-to-day lifestyle of people, places, and animals in each area as they happen in conjunction with each other.

"I am thrilled to screen this film along with the Tribeca Film Institute to the students of the New York City public school system, one of the most culturally diverse in the world," Jolie said. "Today's students will be our leaders tomorrow and they will inherit the many problems we face. We hope that in some small way this film can interest them in international issues and our increasingly interconnected world."

The National Education Association, which represents 3.2 million educators, is partnering with Angelina and creating a curriculum that promotes diversity.

Keisha Castle-Hughes Welcome Daughter

Whale Rider Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes and boyfriend, Bradley Hull, have welcomed daughter, Felicity-Amore.

She was born Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. and weighed 7 lb., 6 oz.

Castle-Hughes, 17, and Hull, 20, have been dating for three years and live in New Zealand.

Source: People

Jennie Garth Makes a Coffee Stop

Jennie Garth makes a coffee stop with daughter Luca Bella, 9.

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett Marry

Television producer Mark Burnett and former Touched By An Angel star Roma Downey were married in a private ceremony in Malibu on Saturdya.

"It was wonderful to have shared our big day with our family – Roma, myself, our children and our parents," said Burnett. "It was so meaningful and so intimate."

The ceremoney was officiated by Touched by an Angel co-star Della Reese and took place on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the couple's Malibu home.

Burnett's sons, James, 13 and Cameron, 10, acted as best man and ring bearer, respectively. Downey's daughter, Reilly, 10, was a bridesmaid.

Source: People

Marcia Cross Out and About in Santa Monica

Marcia Cross and husband Tom Mahoney take daughters Eden and Savannah for a stroll in Santa Monica.

Kimberly Williams Takes a No-Fuss Approach to Beauty

Kimberly Williams just welcomed her first child, William Huckleberry, with husband Brad Paisley two months ago and admits that her beauty routine has certainly changed.

She admits, "I've lowered my standards since Will was born. We're not high-maintenance at all. We spend our time in sweats, and we're lucky if we shower!"

Her routine is just fine with Brad, he says: She is one of the rare people who is beautiful in every way. It is much more than being photogenic. She is very, very beautiful in ways that most people don't see."

Awwww.....

Source: People

Christian Slater Hits the Beach with Jaden and Eliana

Christian Slater hits the beach in Hawaii with son Jaden, 8, and daughter, Eliana.

Tina Fey is a Wash 'N Go Mom at Heart

Tina Fey may have made this years list of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful, but she admits that she is a wash 'n go mom at heart taking pride in how fast she can get out the door in the morning.

"If I'm not benefiting from hair and makeup, it takes 15 minutes. I'm in the mom habit [her daughter Alice is 19 months] of showering the night before and letting my hair dry naturally. Sometimes it's curly, and sometimes it's just Frankenstein - I'm out the door either way," she says.

On her show 30 Rock, her character is also relaxed and un-glam, but it takes a surprising amount of time to get that wa. She admits, "It takes about an hour just for hair and makeup. It's weird how much thought goes into a look that supposed to look like I didn't do very much."

Source: People

Jennifer Garner's Life is Blossoming

Jennifer Garner is one of the celebrities featured in this years People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Issue. The actress says her life finally feels "very full" with the addition of daughter Violet and husband Ben Affleck.

On Violet: ..."the most beautiful thing. Just that she exists and I get to hang out with her. I think that I can read her mind because I'm with her all the time. Then she'll do something off the wall and surprising. There's no one who is more fun."

On who Violet looks like: "Both of us. She's somewhere in between the two of us. Ben and I like more things in ourselves that we now see reflected in Violet. To see my dimples in her makes me like my dimples because I share them with her."

What beauty products she can't live without: "La Mer lip stuff. My lips take up about 45% of my face, so when they are chapped it's not great. This stuff is ridiculously expensive, but it does last a long time if your daughter doesn't throw it in the toilet, which happened to me last week."

What she hopes to pass on to Violet: "My mother's comfort in her own skin, which I think I got some of."

On aging: "I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better so you can't worry about it too much."

Source: People

Celebrity Moms Who Have Made a Difference in the World

Cookie Magazine has announced their first annual "Smart Cookie Awards" to honor 11 mothers who have made a difference in the world. A few of our favorite celebrity moms made the list:

Mariska Hargitay
Founder and president of the Joyful Heart Foundation
Mother of August, 10 months

Mariska was inspired to start her foundation by the unusual fan mail that she received while playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU. "It wasn't 'Oh, I love your show, you're so pretty,'" she says. "It was women disclosing things to me, saying, 'Can you help me?' These girls who were so lonley and had nowhere to go were writing to some woman on TV"

Mariska decided to turn her traditional fan website, Mariska.com, into a site to build self-esteem which provides resources for rape victims and women suffering from depression and addiction.

In 2002, Hargitay founded the Joyful Heart Foundation (JHF) to provide healing therapies for survivors of sexual assault. "We don't try to reinvent the wheel, because there are so many fantastic organizations out there already," she says.

In addition to being a busy actress and advocate, Hargitay is the mom to 10-month-old son, August, but says being a mom has refueled her instead of unraveling her. She says: "I think becomeing a parent reinvents you. I wanted to be a mother so badly, so no matter what's going on, when I see him, it's a wash. Nothing is in my heart more than he is -- he just wipes the slate clean."



Cynthia Nixon
Supporter of the Alliance for Quality Education
Mother of Samantha, 10, and Charles, 4

"In 2001, on the first day of my daughter's kindergarten, I arrived to find that massive budget cuts had taken place over the summer, so the public school I was taking my daughter to was very different from the one I had toured earlier that year. An assistant principal, the music teacher, and the art teacher had been let go; some of the kids were in trailers because there weren't enough classrooms. That day, I went to a protest that had been organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, and I liked what I saw. We fought the cuts and were able to repeal most of them, which made a huge difference for my child's school. Now we go up to the state capital to lobby and have face-to-face meetings with politicians. When I work with the alliance, I know I'm doing something for my children and the 1.1 million other schoolkids in New York City."



Sharon Stone
Campaign chairman for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Mother of Roan, 6, Laird, 2, and Quinn, 1

"Being a good parent and a good activist are similar—both are about listening and making sensible choices. Sometimes I have to decide between attending a fund-raiser and tucking my kids in, but I know that if I go out and raise $4 million for AIDS research, it will make the world a safer place for my sons. AmfAR donates almost all of the money it raises to research programs. Many of the most potent life-extending drugs that exist for HIV and AIDS patients today were created because of grants given by our organization. At the first Cannes fund-raiser I participated in, we raised about $150,000; last year, it was almost $4.5 million. I will shamelessly be Patty the Party Hostess if it makes people understand how important it is to contribute."



Marcia Gay Harden
Supporter of the Red Cross and the YMCA
Mother of Eulala, 8, Hudson, 3, and Julitta, 3 (all pictured)

"After Hurricane Katrina, I flew to Houston on my own to go to the Astrodome, because I wanted to set up a reading center for the children. While I was there, I noticed two organizations that were incredible in their ability to help people quickly: the YMCA and the Red Cross. When I came back, I thought, I have to be a part of these two organizations that can 'get 'er done.' Working with the children at the YMCA, I am grateful to see how they take the opportunity given to them and turn it into artistic brilliance, political acumen, and worthy citizenship. Working hand in hand with the Red Cross, I see families lifted from their present tragedies and given hope for the future. I started working with charities before I had children, but now there's more resonance. Motherhood enhances my life, and I think that makes me better at whatever job I do. I know it's the biggest cliché in the world, but kids are the ones we have to help. They're the future."

Pick up the latest issue of Cooke Magazine to see the rest of the list!

David Duchovny and Kids Out in Malibu

David Duchovny with his daughter, Madelaine West, and son, Kyd Miller, out and about in Malibu.

Brooke Burke and David Charvet Take Daughter Heaven Rain Out in Santa Monica

Brooke Burke and David Charvet work out in Santa Monica. The couple brought daughter Heaven Rain along to watch from the back of the pickup!

Matt Lauer Leaves Family Behind for Annual Trip

As Matt Lauer sets of to begin his annual "Where in the World is Matt Lauer?" series for NBC's Today show, he leaves behind his wife and three kids - Jack, 5, Romy, 3, and Thijs, 5 months.

The one thing he wishes for the annual excursion is that he could bring his family along for the experiences. He says: "The first two years, my wife came with me. But not since we had kids. I miss that. How many couples can say they were at Mt. Everst?"

Jennifer Meyer Finds Inspiration in Her Daughter

US Weekly names new mom Jennifer Meyer the "Jeweler of the Year" in its new Hollywood Style issue.

She may have launched her jewelry line less than two years ago, but has quickly gained a celebrity following with Kate Hudson, Courteney Cox-Arquette, and Jennifer Aniston all wearing her pieces.

"I've always loved the art of jewelry design - my grandmother taught me how to make it when I was really young," she says.

When it comes to inspiration, she doesnt' have far to look to her 5-month-old daughter Ruby. She says: "She's beyond inspiring. I wear a Ruby everyday!"

Source: US Weekly

Julianne Moore Finds the Mom-Work Balance

Julianne Moore is a busy working mom with seven films in the works right now.

How does she find the balance between working and her family which includes husband Bart Freundlich, daughter Liv, 5, and son Caleb, 9?

"The same way everybody else does who has children and a job," she says. "You do the best you can! A lot of other things - like your social life - fall by the wayside."

The family relish the time they get to spend together, she says: "We take walks, and the kids ride their bikes and scooters."

Source: US Weekly

Martina McBride's Family Road-Trip

Martina McBride is getting ready to kick of the tour for her new album, Waking Up Laughing, and her family is coming with her!

Martina plans her tour around the family's schedule so that husband John and daughter, Delaney, 12, Emma, 9, and Ava, 22 months, can come with her.

"It's a big family vacation," she says. "We schedule our touring on the girls' school schedule.

"We've never been apart from the kid more than two days at a stretch."

Source: US Weekly

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Out with Baby Liam

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott take baby Liam for a trip to the grocery store.