Minnie Driver shows off her son on MySpace
Categories: Life & Style, Celeb Parenting
There's a new trend among Hollywood parents -- no, not twins, silly! I'm talking about the decision not to sell photos of the new baby to a magazine or tabloid. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban said no thanks to some big offers, and Halle Berry passed as well. And now new mom Minne Driver has chosen to skip the big photo shoot, too.
But Driver isn't keeping her son Henry Story under wraps -- instead, Driver, 38, posted photos of her wee bundle of joy on her MySpace page. You know, like mom bloggers have been doing for years. According to Driver's rep, the actress "wasn't trying to make a statement with Henry's public debut - she simply wanted to share the photo with friends and fans."
I think that's really cool; it's a nice reminder that Driver is a mom, like the rest of us, even though she's a celebrity. Driver has been famously private about this pregnancy, refusing to identify baby Henry's father (she says that he will be involved but that they will not get married) so posting a photo on MySpace is a nice way to bridge wanting to show off her son with not wanting to make an issue of her private life.
But Driver isn't keeping her son Henry Story under wraps -- instead, Driver, 38, posted photos of her wee bundle of joy on her MySpace page. You know, like mom bloggers have been doing for years. According to Driver's rep, the actress "wasn't trying to make a statement with Henry's public debut - she simply wanted to share the photo with friends and fans."
I think that's really cool; it's a nice reminder that Driver is a mom, like the rest of us, even though she's a celebrity. Driver has been famously private about this pregnancy, refusing to identify baby Henry's father (she says that he will be involved but that they will not get married) so posting a photo on MySpace is a nice way to bridge wanting to show off her son with not wanting to make an issue of her private life.
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Jan Bay 10-08-2008 @ 12:03PM
I'm torn between appreciating the trend of celebrity mothers selling their baby pictures and using their movie star status to promote the layouts to raise money for worthy causes and feeling that those first few months or years are far too precious to sully with a price tag.
Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/
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Barbara 10-09-2008 @ 4:12AM
I adore Minnie Driver. I think she's a woman with as much class as she has talent and I applaud her 'normal' way of showing off her beautiful baby boy. I was disgusted by the 'selling' of photos of the new babies of others. I realize they were supposedly donating the money to worthy causes, but it was just plain tacky folks. Congratulations Minnie on your new baby, you're going to love being a mother. I am so sad The Riches won't be returning. I'm one of many signing the petition to have it back for a third season, just to wind up some of the many loose ends, but at least I guess you'll have a little more free time to spend with your baby. I was lucky enough to be a stay at home mother with three children. It was a blessing.
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