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Douglas: Cameron
Was 'Trying to
Kill Himself'

May 3, 2010 8:51 AM CDT

Douglas: Cameron Was 'Trying to Kill Himself'

I'm a much better parent now, Michael says

(Newser) - In his first interview since son Cameron was sentenced to five years in prison, Michael Douglas calls the sentence “adequate” and takes responsibility for his “absentee” role in Cameron’s childhood. “Look, my son was a drug dealer and he’s been trying to kill himself for...

Housewife Drank While Preggo

champagne during labor

Apr 5, 2010 8:20 AM CDT

Housewife Drank While Preggo

New parenting book is unorthodox, to say the least

(Newser) - Alex McCord has written a parenting book as only a Real Housewife of New York could: It involves tales of sipping champagne while in labor. “Throughout my pregnancy, I gave into every craving I felt,” writes McCord in Little Kids Big City. “When I wanted to have...

10 Couples Who
Should Never
Procreate

Mar 30, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

10 Couples Who Should Never Procreate

Some, like Speidi and Paris Hilton, are just so obvious

(Newser) - Some celebrities should probably never be allowed around a child—let alone allowed to have one of their own. “That means you, Heidi and Spencer,” writes Jen Genova on Babble . The 9 other power couples who should really, really not add to their family units:

No matter how

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Katie Holmes
Prepping for
Baby No. 2

scientology alert

Mar 1, 2010 8:39 AM CST

Katie Holmes Prepping for Baby No. 2

Tom Cruise wants another, and she's doing a lot of 'auditing'

(Newser) - Suri Cruise may soon be getting a present even better than her $30,000 toy car or $850 handbag : a little brother or sister. Katie Holmes has been spending more time than usual at the Hollywood Scientology Center—more than four hours last week—leading some to believe she’s...

Child Services
Investigates Sheen

BUT RATINGS ARE UP! WOOHOO?

Dec 30, 2009 7:26 AM CST

Child Services Investigates Sheen

Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller to be monitored by social workers

(Newser) - For those wondering when the Department of Children and Family Services was going to step into the Charlie Sheen mess: It has. Following their Christmas blow-up, the LA branch is investigating Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller, and their 9-month-old twins could be taken from them temporarily. “When Charlie and...

Worst
Parents
of 2009

ROLE MODELS

Dec 23, 2009 9:11 AM CST

Worst Parents of 2009

Not surprisingly, Nadya Suleman and the Gosselins make the list

(Newser) - 2009 will always be the year we first met Octomom, Jon and Kate’s divorce played out in the tabloids, and David Hasselhoff ruined Thanksgiving. And those aren’t the only bad parents of the year—the New York Daily News remembers the worst:

Richard and Mayumi Heene: Convinced the

...

Tom, Katie Ready for Baby No. 2

BLESSED EVENTS

Dec 2, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Tom, Katie Ready for Baby No. 2

And Katie's 'her own person again'

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before another rumored Katie-Tom contract bubbled to the surface. This one, according to OK! , is a deal that will get Katie Holmes baby No. 2—and a cool $75 million, if the mag's splashy headlines are to be believed. “She no longer...

Mel Gibson's a Dad for 8th Time

Nov 1, 2009 3:01 PM CST

Mel Gibson's a Dad for 8th Time

Actor, fiancée have a new daughter

(Newser) - Mel Gibson became a father for the eighth time on Friday, when fiancée Oksana Grigorieva had a baby girl. The child is the second for Grigorieva, who has a son with actor Timothy Dalton. The mother of Gibson's other children is his wife of 29 years, Robyn, who filed...

Gretzky, Montana Sons Hobnob on High School Team

Oct 14, 2009 5:40 AM CDT

Gretzky, Montana Sons Hobnob on High School Team

Sporting legends cheer on their offspring at California's Oaks Christian

(Newser) - California's Oaks Christian is ranked the fifth best high school team in the country but the sporting icons in the stands often get more attention than the players. The '49ers superstar Joe Montana and NHL legend Wayne Gretzky regularly turn up to watch their sons, quarterback Nick Montana and his...

It's Official:
Klum Had
Baby Girl

Oct 13, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

It's Official: Klum Had Baby Girl

Yes, the weekend rumors are true: Couple's fourth child, second daughter born

(Newser) - After days of did-she-or-didn’t-she, Heidi Klum’s rep finally confirms the supermodel gave birth to a baby girl on Friday. Lou Samuel joins Klum and Seal’s three other children Johan, Henry, and Leni, People reports. “From the moment she looked into both of our eyes, it was...

Suri Cruise's Wardrobe: $3.2M

Sep 30, 2009 10:34 AM CDT

Suri Cruise's Wardrobe: $3.2M

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes outfit kid with designer duds

(Newser) - Conspicuous celebrity consumption has reached new heights (or lows?): Three-year-old Suri Cruise reportedly has a designer wardrobe worth $3.2 million. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes “really splurge on” their daughter, sometimes commissioning top designers to make her custom outfits, a source tells the Sun. “Suri is very...

Grey's Stars in Baby Battle

Sep 24, 2009 10:40 AM CDT

Grey's Stars in Baby Battle

Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl engage in baby one-upping competition

(Newser) - Wondering why Ellen Pompeo didn’t announce the arrival of her daughter—who was born last Tuesday—until yesterday? Perhaps it’s because her Grey’s Anatomy co-star Katherine Heigl chose last Tuesday to make the adoption of her own daughter public. "It was very curious timing,” a...

Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts

Sep 18, 2009 6:53 AM CDT

Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts

Heigl, hubby, baby together, 'doing well'

(Newser) - Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley released the first photo of adopted daughter Naleigh, Us reports; the family is “together and doing well,” her rep says. The 10-month-old is named for Heigl’s mother, Nancy, and sister, Margaret Leigh, who was also adopted from Korea. “They are...

How Neil Came Out, Made It Big

GLOSSIES

Sep 14, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

How Neil Came Out, Made It Big

Openly gay Neil Patrick Harris thinks he and his partner would 'make great parents'

(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris has truly exploded this year. He's slotted to host and produce the Emmys, garnered rave reviews on Broadway, plays a womanizer on TV—and he does it all while openly gay, making his success story a sort of Hollywood first. He discusses painful memories of child stardom...

Macaulay Could Be
Blanket's Dad: Tab

Aug 31, 2009 8:11 AM CDT

Macaulay Could Be Blanket's Dad: Tab

Culkin formed bond with Michael Jackson; sources think he's mystery sperm donor

(Newser) - In what a source acknowledges “is probably the wackiest” Jackson progeny rumor yet, the latest possible bio-dad for Michael’s youngest, Blanket, is Macaulay Culkin, the Sun reports. “This isn’t just chitter-chatter, even Culkin suspects he’s Blanket’s father,” the source continues, adding that the...

Cruise Daughter
Gets $59K Makeover

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Aug 7, 2009 11:25 AM CDT

Cruise Daughter Gets $59K Makeover

Plus, Pamela Anderson was a nympho, and Lady GaGa is a hermaphrodite

(Newser) - Tom Cruise’s 16-year-old daughter felt a little insecure—so he shelled out $59,000 for a makeover, Australia’s News Network reports. Isabella “was complaining that boys never notice her,” a source tells the National Enquirer, adding that since the makeover, she’s “more confident and...

Pitt Won't Marry Until Gays Can

Aug 6, 2009 8:16 AM CDT

Pitt Won't Marry Until Gays Can

Stands by his decision despite 'flak' from religious right

(Newser) - Brad Pitt is standing firm in his decision not to marry “soul mate” Angelina Jolie until “it’s legal for everyone else,” he tells Parade. “I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I've had the...

Hef Ex Vows
to Be Strict,
Religious
Mom

Jul 6, 2009 11:54 AM CDT

Hef Ex Vows to Be Strict, Religious Mom

New hubby helped her find God

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson may have posed nude for Playboy a few times, but that won’t stop her from being a religious parent. “Our child will definitely be Christian,” the pregnant newlywed tells Fox News. New hubby Hank Baskett adds that they will be "very strict," and...

Michael as Parent:
Eccentric But Loving

Jul 2, 2009 10:13 AM CDT

Michael as Parent: Eccentric But Loving

Kids were veiled, surveilled, but seemed happy

(Newser) - Michael Jackson loved his children above all else, but what kind of a father was he? J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jackson’s friend for 40 years, explores the life of the Jackson kids in an ongoing Daily Mail series. The children were not allowed to look in mirrors for any length...

Malawi Court Allows
Madonna to Adopt Girl

Jun 12, 2009 6:38 AM CDT

Malawi Court Allows Madonna to Adopt Girl

Highest court grants permission to adopt

(Newser) - Malawi’s highest court ruled today that Madonna can adopt orphan Mercy James, the AP reports. The court, overturning a lower court’s rejection of the adoption bid, stated “every child has the right to love” and made the case that though the singer does not live in Malawi,...