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Week in Review: Jessica Alba & Tori Spelling Give Birth to Girls
Saturday June 14, 2008

Usmagazine.com looks back at the week in celebrity news:

- Former Bachelor Andrew Firestone will wed fiancee Ivana Bozilovic next month, the couple tells Us Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands now. "Sometimes you get hurt before you actually make it right," the heir to the Firestone tire fortune says. For Us' full interview with Firestone and Bozilovic — including his out-of-this-world proposal, why she was skeptical of falling for him, all of their dream wedding details and the text message Andrew refused to answer from Jen Schefft — check out the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren welcomed daughter Honor Marie Warren last weekend. "I'm ecstatic!" Alba's brother Josh told Usmagazine.com. See 18 photos of Alba's bump. Find out why Alba chose the name Honor.

- Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott welcomed their second child, Stella Doreen McDermott, via a planned C-section delivery Monday. She weighed 6 lbs, 8 ounces.

-Meet the Press host Tim Russert died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 58. Former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw called him a "beloved colleague” and said that, given the election, this was one of the most important years in his life. Russert, he added, had “worked to the point of exhaustion.”

-Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe finalized their divorce. According to court documents dated June 12, the two - who were seeking shared custody arrangement over children Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4 — "have settled all their remaining issues in these proceedings."

-R. Kelly was found not guilty on all counts at his child pornography trial. He faced 4 to 15 years years in prison.

- Pregnant Angelina Jolie raved about her sex life with Brad Pitt. "It just makes you a lot more creative. So you have fun, and as a woman you're just so round and full," the 33-year-old Wanted star told Entertainment Weekly. On carrying twins, she said, "Well, we weren't expecting twins! So it did shock us, and we jumped to six quickly. But we like a challenge." Click here to find out why Jolie will no longer be the face of St. John's.

- Courteney Cox gushed that her BFF Jennifer Aniston is in a good place. "Yeah, she is," Cox told Us when asked if Aniston is happy. Last weekend, Aniston introduced beau John Mayer to Cox and her husband David Arquette. Watch a video of their dinner date in L.A. here.

- Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer attended their first public event together. They "had their arms around each other. She was rubbing his back and whispering into his ear. They were touching each other non-stop all night," a witness told Us. Click here to see photos of all of Aniston's ex boyfriends.

- Paul Newman ducked a question about his reported bout with cancer by saying he is doing "nicely." Martha Stewart wrote on her blog, "He is still full of vim and vigor, he is still Cool Hand Luke to me, and of course, my Butch Cassidy!"

- Kate Hudson didn't deny a romance with Lance Armstrong during her appearance on The View. "I think somebody told me he was going to be on the show next week. You should ask him [if we're dating]," the Bride Wars star told Barbara Walters when pressed about her relationship.

- Angelina Jolie's drama Changeling and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You were both confirmed for an October 24 release.

- Dr. Drew Pinsky said he "meant no harm" to Tom Cruise when he told Playboy that the actor's interest in Scientology is "a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood - and maybe some abuse but mostly neglect," his rep told Us. Before Pinsky apologized, Cruise's attorney compared him to a Nazi propagandist.

- Justin Timberlake's BFF Trace Ayala doesn't expect the singer and Jessica Biel to wed anytime soon. Asked if he sees wedding bells in their future, he said, "I hope so. To be honest, I don't see them in the future, but I hope so. I really do." Check out other couples who have said they won't wed.

- Forbes released their list of the most powerful celebs. See where your favorite stars ranked.

- Spencer Pratt's sister Stephanie admitted there is tension between The Hills' Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge. "I don't think everything is OK," she told Us. "But I'm sure they will work it out — they have been best friends for so long." Conrad and Patridge went clubbing together Wednesday night. Check out Conrad's many BFFs.

- Lindsay Lohan was photographed hugging and laughing with Sam Ronson on the L.A. set of her new comedy Labor Pains, squashing rumors that their relationship is on the rocks. See what Lohan would look like pregnant.

- Pregnant newlywed Ashlee Simpson showed the first signs of a real bump. See more photos of pregnant celebrities.

- Dustin Hoffman described teenage Angelina Jolie as a "tall, thin, gawky-looking girl with a mouth full of braces." See 14 photos of Jolie through the years.

- Katherine Heigl dropped out of the race for this year's Emmy Awards, blaming the writers for Grey's Anatomy. "I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention," Heigl said.

- Patrick Swayze, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March, announced he is heading back to work on his new series The Beast.

- Coldplay singer Chris Martin said he had a hard time with girls until he was 21. "It was like, 'I need to be a rock star because this is no good: Being that kind of guy that everybody likes but no one wants to have sex with,'" Martin told Rolling Stone

- Mike Myers admitted he had a "man crush" on Justin Timberlake while shooting their new comedy The Love Guru. "What is amazing about [Justin's] speedo is that they have to do a lot of special effects to reduce the size," he joked. See photos of stars in their underwear here.

- Brooke Hogan confirmed her mom Linda Bollea, 48, is dating former classmate Charlie Hill, 19. "I'm totally freaked out. This is really weird... I personally don't like it at all, or condone." See other couples with big age gaps here.

- The Hills Brody Jenner will headline MTV's Bromance, in which "regular" guys from around the country compete to be his new BFF.

- Tila Tequila said her MTV show played a part in California recently dropping its ban on gay marriage. It is because of me — I definitely think [my show] has helped the movement," she told Us. "

- Kim Kardashian said she hopes to get engaged to beau Reggie Bush. "That's definitely where we are heading," the reality star told Usmagazine.com when asked about marriage.

- Mark Wahlberg announced he and longtime love Rhea Durham are expecting a boy. "My daughter was extremely disappointed when she found out that we were having a boy — she wanted a little sister," he told Us. Click here to see photos of shirtless dads.

- Lynne Spears' upcoming memoir Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World "will get into the dark period of Britney's life - from a mother's eyes," Curt Harding, a rep for Christian publishing company Thomas Nelson, told Us.

- Miley Cyrus posted an elaborate compilation video as part of the "biggest online dance battle in YouTube history." Watch the 10-minute clip featuring the Us Power Girl.

- Shia LaBeouf apologized for using an anti-gay slur in an old video that hit YouTube.

- Brokeback Mountain starring the late Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal will be turned into an opera.

- Pregnant American Gladiator co-host Laila Ali revealed to Us she is having a boy and said she plans on "doing a natural home birth with no medication."

- Timbaland and music exec Monique Idlett tied the knot in their sweats. See more celebrity wedding photos.