Hilton Contracts Baby Fever

'It's true. I am going to be a mummy,' she tweets

(NEWSER) - More from the Not Such Shocking News Dept : Jessica Simpson is pregnant. The 31-year-old performer today made a Halloween-theme announcement, tweeting a pic of herself dressed as a mummy and rubbing her tummy: "It's true. I am going to be a mummy," she wrote. Her first baby with fiance Eric Johnson apparently isn't impeding her schedule, either: She's agreed to mentor alongside Nicole Richie on the forthcoming NBC reality show, Fashion Star, the AP reports. Click to see a family portrait , and more photos of a clearly pregnant Simpson and her babydaddy . More»

Once BFFs, Richie now finds herself in a more mature place

(NEWSER) - One person who was not at Nicole Richie's nuptials this weekend: Paris Hilton. Richie agonized over whether to invite her ex-BFF to the wedding for months, friends tell PopEater , but after Hilton's cocaine arrest in Las Vegas, Richie decided to exclude her from the guest list. "Nicole is in a very different place in her life from when she was hanging out with Paris," says a source, but "Paris seems to be in exactly the same spot she was in five years ago. Still partying in Vegas and getting into trouble with the law." Click for more, including what Hilton did on Saturday instead . More»

With an elephant in attendance

(NEWSER) - For some, the real news is that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden weren't already married, but the longtime couple and co-parents of two tied the knot last night at dad Lionel Richie's LA estate, reports E! Online. But at least there was an elephant, notes People. And a tabloid bidding war over the first photos. Richie and Madden "wanted an Old Hollywood, glamorous feel to their wedding," according to a source. No word on how the elephant fits in with "Old Hollywood." More»

Kelly Preston joins the Hollywood older moms club

(NEWSER) - Kelly Preston is expecting a baby at 47 despite at least one doctor’s fear of medical complications . The Frisky rounds up 10 more hot, over-40 celebrity moms to give her some moral support:

• Susan Sarandon: Belongs on the list twice over, as she gave birth to son Jack at age 43 and Miles at 46.
• Brooke Shields: The former model looked great after having her second baby at 41.

Pamela Anderson not a fan of Kate Gosselin, and more

(NEWSER) - Everyone apparently hates Kate Gosselin, and that includes fellow Dancing With the Stars competitor Pamela Anderson. In their honor, the Frisky lists the 10 best reality show rivalries:

• Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: The rivalry that all others aspire to. After starting The Simple Life as besties, they had a tiff during Season 4 and had to film the rest of the season separately. Awkward!
• Ali Fedotowsky and Vienna Girardi: Not only did they both vie for Jake Pavelka on The Bachelor, they just plain fought with each other, too. Vienna got Jake—but Ali got her own season of The Bachelorette.