Posh Goes to Great Lengths to Lose Baby Weight

From slimming down to packing on the pounds

(NEWSER) - We might not go quite so far as Radar , which claims these 10 celebs "dangerously" transformed their physiques for their films, but we will concur the changes were nothing short of dramatic:

• Anne Hathaway: That Catwoman suit is apparently quite unforgiving. She ate "kale and dust" to fit into it, then had to lose another 16 pounds in a matter of weeks for her role in Les Miserables.
• Natalie Portman: Health experts were concerned when she dropped a bunch of weight for Black Swan.

Jennifer Lopez buys Casper Smart a truck, and more

(NEWSER) - While your friends are all giving you $20 gift cards on your birthday, celebrities are giving each other $250,000 cars and entire vineyards. Celebuzz rounds up 18 of the most insane celebrity gifts ever given:

• Jennifer Lopez: J.Lo is the latest, this weekend giving her 25-year-old new boyfriend, backup dancer Casper Smart, a customized white Dodge Ram truck.
• Justin Bieber: He's snagged an electric car that costs more than $100,000 from his manager, a $200,000 Lamborghini Spyder from Diddy, and a Range Rover from Usher. And he can't really drive that well .
• Katy Perry: Bought then-hubby Russell Brand a trip to space for $200,000.

$100K on handbags ... and that's only 7 handbags

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Aniston ended up denying that she spends $8,000 per month on her health and beauty regimen, but she did spend $20,000 on lights for her mansion earlier this month. The Frisky rounds up 10 more insane celebrity shopping sprees:

• Kim Kardashian: In Paris, spent $100,000 on Hermes handbags. That's just seven bags, including one that cost $30,000.
• Victoria Beckham: In Milan, spent more than $1.5 million on bags, shoes, sunglasses, clothes, a Rolex for her hubby, and … five sofas.

Kardashians may face class action lawsuit over QuickTrim

(NEWSER) - Kim and Khloe Kardashian have been hawking diet product QuickTrim for a while now , but it may not actually work—or be safe. A law firm representing one unhappy QuickTrim user is reaching out to others, and is reportedly prepping a class action lawsuit against the Kardashians, the New York Post reports. The firm's website claims that QuickTrim's active ingredient is "a large dose of caffeine," which "the FDA has determined … is not safe or effective for weight loss." A physician also warned against QuickTrim in 2010, cautioning that it could actually lead to caffeine poisoning. More»

Will start $3M gig after having baby

(NEWSER) - Jessica Simpson hasn't had her baby yet, but she's already planning for how to get back to her pre-pregnancy size. And apparently, she'll be paid $3 million to do so. That's how much the deal she just signed with Weight Watchers is worth, sources tell the New York Post . One says that Simpson, who was courted by other programs as well, will start the gig after having her baby. Click for 14 more celebs who've been paid to lose weight . More»