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(NEWSER) - Mariah Carey is down a whopping 70 pounds since giving birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe six months ago, she told Rosie O’Donnell yesterday. After first shedding 40 pounds of "water weight", she went on Jenny Craig (which is now, apparently, known as just “Jenny”) to lose the remaining 30. Perhaps the oddest detail from People ’s story: Carey was lowered onto The Rosie Show stage atop a crescent moon. Us has a picture of Carey’s post-baby bod. More»

Not to mention former juicer Jose Canseco

(NEWSER) - Yes, it’s time again for Celebrity Apprentice, and some noteworthy “celebrities” are joining The Donald this time around. E! reports that competitors this season, which starts March 6, include: La Toya Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Gary Busey, Jose Canseco, Dancing With the Stars alum Marlee Matlin, large-lipped Lisa Rinna, former heartthrob David Cassidy, Survivor winner Richard Hatch, and … Meat Loaf?! If you absolutely must know all 16 contestants, click to watch Trump and Jimmy Fallon’s announcement. More»

After what has felt like decades of rumors, finally a confirmation

(NEWSER) - The rumors have been dogging Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon for two years , but now the pop star finally confirms: "Yes, we are pregnant, this is true!" she announced this morning on Today . "It's been a long journey, but it's been tough because I've been trying ... to hold onto a shred of privacy. And that was not easy," she says. Carey also disclosed for the first time that she suffered a miscarriage soon after the couple married. The baby (who may or may not be a boy ; she claims they don't know) is due in the spring. More»

Her rep confirms rampant rumors

(NEWSER) - Finally validating months of rumors , Penelope Cruz's rep confirms she is pregnant. Four and a half months pregnant, to be exact, Entertainment Tonight reports. Cruz and one-time co-star Javier Bardem, famously private about their relationship, married in July. For more on the celebrity couple, click here or here . More»

Could you survive on strawberries, lettuce, and edamame?

(NEWSER) - Snooki of the Jersey Shore is going on a cookie diet—which sounds downright yummy compared to some of the other crazy diets she and her fellow celebrities have tried. (In high school, Snooks would “suck on ice cubes for hours” instead of eating, a friend says.) The Frisky found 9 more similarly insane-sounding regimens:

• Mariah Carey: Her purple food diet involves eating grapes, plums, beetroots—and nothing but—for three days each week.
• Victoria Beckham: Insisted the Spice Girls subsist on strawberries, lettuce, and edamame; now, when she goes to lunch with Katie Holmes, they split a small salad—sans dressing.