I know, I know. If rumors are to be believed, Britney Spears has been pregnant for about a year and a half now. Every few months, somebody somewhere claims the beleaguered pop star is again with child and we usually just ignore it. But this time, the rumors are accompanied by photos that are hard to ignore. You go look at them and I'll wait here.

Britney hasn't denied the rumor, so we can't rule out the possibility that she truly is expecting. This wouldn't exactly be good news considering the fact that she's already lost custody of her two boys, has been deemed unfit to manage her own affairs and is smoking a cigarette in the photos.

Of course it is possible, even likely, that someone doctored those photos to make her belly look larger than it really is. But if that is the case, what's up with these photos? And these? Wait a minute! All these photos are credited to the same online celebrity gossip site. Coincidence? You decide.

Holy rugrats, Batman: apparently the rumors about Angelina Jolie having not one but TWO buns in the oven are correct. Are the celebs drinking from the same twin-producing water cooler these days?

While promoting their awesomely-titled movie, "Kung Fu Panda," costar Jack Black spilled the beans during a joint interview with Angelina, dropping the phrase, "when you have these [babies]."

Jolie was then asked by Today show's Natalie Morales if she is in fact having twins, and replied, "Yeah, yeah, we've confirmed that already. Well, Jack's just confirmed it actually."

At that point, everyone on earth rushed to find a good picture of Angelina Jolie's pregnant body, because twins? Really? Girlfriend still looks like she needs a STEAK.

The undoubtedly gorgeous specimens will be the 5th and 6th additions to the Jolie-Pitt clan, whose family currently includes Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, who turns 2 this month. With two more bio-kids on the way, this balances the brood between adoptive and biological offspring, if anyone's counting.

Jolie demurred when asked about the babies' gender, saying they would like to keep that information private. That is, if Jack doesn't end up spilling the beans on that one, too. Something tells us he has a pretty sweet baby gift -- make that gifts -- coming to make up for that slip of the tongue!

MSN is reporting, as they and many other media outlets before them have been since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had their first offspring, that the TomKat super couple is planning another baby. this will be at least the fifth time I've read such a thing, which in my mind is really nothing more than speculation.

Not so, says a source who revealed all to E News: "[Katie] said she's got "the itch." I don't think they mean poison ivy. Apparently Mrs. Cruise is longing for another infant in the house. The insider also said Katie felt Suri would make a good big sister. It is alleged that Katie was the one who wanted to hold off on having more children, not Tom--until now.

All eyes are once again on Katie's stomach--did she eat a sandwich? Is she having a fat day?? Is she--OMG, pregnant??? Not that those eyes ever left her stomach in the first place. Well, if they are in the planning phases of having a new baby, good luck, Cruises! Hopefully they'll be able to keep things under wraps until they're ready to share such news with the world...and the paparazzi!

Pic of Katie pre-TomKat by mricon.

Hannah Montana star and, I guess, new Hollywood bad girl Miley Cyrus has been offered a spread in adult magazine Playboy. She'll have to be eighteen before she can pose nude for the magazine.

After seeing her controversial photo spread in Vanity Fair magazine last month, Playboy head honcho (and all around creepy old guy) Hugh Heffner says he would "welcome" Miley to the pages of the magazine once she is of legal age. Heff also called on America to stop being so "schizophrenic" about sexuality.

Miley Cyrus has since been forced to issue an apology for the photos in the Vanity Fair spread, taken by famed photographer Annie Lebovitz. No word from Miley's flack about her consideration of the Playboy offer.

Photo from Vanity Fair spread offered by gregwilker.

First she married, now she wants to mommy? Mariah Carey, the woman who recently claimed the act of motherhood would violate her but who has now found the soulmate she's always been searching for wants babies.

According to reports, Mimi is planning for children in the months ahead with new husband Nick Cannon. According to the Daily News, the 39-year-old Grammy winner is moving forward with plans to bring some mini-Mimis into the world, wasting no time in listening to her biological clock.

Carey reveals that her marriage, which she claims was planned and not out of the blue, was all part of her mommy plan. Says Carey, "It's part of the whole purpose of getting married." She also goes on to say she wants her kids to have the best childhood and upbringing possible. I'm elated by all this just imagining hearing that voice in the halls of the maternity ward during Mimi's final stages of pushing! Or, better yet, will she be wearing stilettos???

Good luck, Mariah!

Suri Cruise, daughter of actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes recently celebrated her 2nd birthday, officially becoming a Big Girl. However, recent photos of the cutie have the internet abuzz with the question: did this little child really get a hair color change?

Photos of the formerly raven-haired tyke leaving a Manhattan hotel with her similarly dark-haired parents make Suri's hair appear to have become three shades lighter practically overnight. Speculation on this phenomena ranges from being due to the angle of the lighting, bleaching in the sun, children's hair naturally fading as they grow, and to a chemical treatments.

If Suri's hair has been chemically treated: umm, why?! And also, could I have the name of that colorist? My kids' hair looks fine, it's their mama that could use some help!

There are many who believe that the marriage of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey was doomed the moment they let a camera crew into their home. During a time when most young couples are quietly and privately settling into their newly acquired domestic bliss, these two were starring in Newlyweds. The whole point of that show was to invade their privacy and it makes sense that the presence of cameras would create some strain on the relationship. In the end, the marriage failed and the couple sadly went their separate ways.

There is at least one person who doesn't see a connection between the failed marriage and the intrusion of the cameras: Jessica's dad, Joe Simpson. As Jessica's manager, Joe was the man responsible for making Newlyweds happen and sources say he's now seeing dollar signs when he looks at his younger daughter, Ashlee. Ashlee recently became engaged to Pete Wentz and rumor has it that she is with child. Kaching!

In my opinion, another reality show featuring a Simpson marriage sounds like a snooze-fest, but apparently Papa Joe thinks otherwise. "He knows that no one cared about Jessica before her reality show, and he's hoping a show for Ashlee will have the same effect," a source says.

By "same effect", I am sure he means popularity and ratings, not divorce. At any rate, a publicist for Ashlee and Pete says it isn't true and that the couple have no plans to star in a Newlyweds 2. But that same publicist says Ashlee isn't pregnant, so who knows.

Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie may think selling photos of your newborn bundle of joy is a great way to make some extra cash, but R&B singer Usher clearly does not. In fact, rumors that he tried and failed to find a buyer for his own son's pictures have him sounding pretty riled up. "In no way would I ever pimp out my child for money. I am livid that people talk about my child," he tells New York Post's Page Six.

He goes on to say, "What makes you a man more than being a father to your child? I recognize I gave anonymity away when I became an artist, but to have people try to paint a horrible picture of what's so beautiful - it's obvious someone is trying to stop something so beautiful."

Usher may have a problem with celebrities who make money off their babies, but that doesn't mean the proud papa doesn't want to show off little Usher V. Father and son are to be featured on the cover of the Father's Day issue of Essence magazine. Free of charge, of course.

Actually, it's my former neighborhood. Apparently--and please pardon me, as there may be just a teensy little bit of bile forming in the back of my throat (and it's NOT morning sickness)--the creator of Melrose Place are considering another such type show set in, gag, Park Slope. For those of you unfamiliar with the Slope, it's in Brooklyn, New York. The people who live there think it's the bomb--the epitome of making it in, well, at least Brooklyn if not New York.

People move from Manhattan to Brooklyn, specifically, to have their babies and clog the sidewalks with their OBNOXIOUS (note, I didn't use the word annoying--it's not annoying; it is, in fact, OBNOXIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!) double-wide strollers and brag to each other and anyone else endlessly about how wonderful they are from all their righteousness and do-gooding. None of which is mixed with an ounce of altruism.

And I used to be one of them. Well, sort of. I fled to Windsor Terrace (sort of like the older cousin of the Slope whose been around the block and knows better) long before I thought about babies--my own, anyway. See, you can't live in the Slope without at least one kid. They'll scorn you otherwise. Seriously. And regardless of cost, they must have the best of everything--you will be snubbed for a simple Maclaren umbrella style stroller like the one I have when you could have shelled out $800 for whatever Euro design is hot this week. I'm basically considered a bad parent by these people because I don't have one. But mine folds up. Easily. With one hand.

Despite what people are saying (myself included), Jennifer Lopez's rep says the star is not about to make television stars out of her children.

The confusion is understandable. Last week TLC released press materials describing the planned 'docuseries' featuring Lopez as one that will "deliver a slice of [Lopez's] life that audiences have never seen before, as she takes on her career and launches a new fragrance while trying to juggle her new responsibilities as a first-time mom."

Today, we have her manager chiming in with clarification. "The recent show Jennifer Lopez plans to produce for TLC is not a reality show," says Simon Fields. "It's a show that will track the creation, production and eventual launch of a new fragrance. Jennifer will appear in a creative, entrepreneurial capacity and will absolutely not feature her children and family life."

I am glad that Lopez isn't going to be exploiting her children but am now wondering just who will watch this new show. Frankly, seeing Lopez working in a "creative, entrepreneurial capacity" sounds a little boring to me. Where's the drama in that?

The grocery store where I shop has a 'family friendly' checkout line. Instead of the usual racks of magazines and candy, this line has no magazines whatsoever. The candy is still there, but that's okay. I would rather explain to my seven-year-old why she can't have Snickers for dinner than why Britney's kids are crying for mommy. Or how Jamie Lynn Spears is unsure who her baby's daddy is. Or why Miley Cyrus is lounging half-naked on some guy.

The fifteen-year-old pop sensation has likely earned herself a spot on at least some of the tabloid magazine covers next week thanks to some rather revealing photos. The photos show someone who looks exactly like Miley giving the camera a peek-a-boo shot of her bright green bra and a come hither look as she poses intimately with an unnamed boy.

It is unclear where the photos came from or if it really is Cyrus in the photos (I think it is). But maybe it is time for daddy Billy Ray to stop being his daughter's friend and lay down some rules. Rule number one: remained fully dressed and covered when in the company of persons of the opposite sex. And no pictures!

Having finally reached a settlement in his rather long and nasty divorce, you would think the last thing Paul McCartney would want to do is hang out with ex-wife Heather Mills. But according to reports, Paul has invited her to join him on his upcoming world tour.

What in the world would possess him to do such a thing? You can bet it isn't Heather's sweet disposition and smiling face he's looking forward to. Rather, it is the opportunity to spend more time with daughter Bea that has him considering what some feel is a risky proposition.

"He realizes he has to do some kind of deal with Heather, and to keep disruption to a minimum he has come up with this idea," a source told the News of the World. "He feels that letting Heather fly to him where they are touring could be the best way."

Paul's friends are wary. "Many of those close to him are not sure this plan will work. Heather is so unpredictable that anything could happen."

Divorce, like marriage, requires compromise - especially when there are children involved. For the sake of Bea, I really hope these two can work it out. But based on what has gone on in the past, I am not holding out much hope.

The father of Minnie Driver's mystery baby has been revealed! According to Life and Style magazine, The Riches actress has been quietly dating musician Craig Zolezzi for about a year, and he is the father of her child.

Minnie's baby is due in August. She only recently came forward with the news that she was, indeed, pregnant, after much speculation from the Internet. She was mum on the baby's father, however.

She also doesn't know the sex of the baby but feels it is a girl and refers to the baby as such based on her feelings. I rather respect Minnie for making the decision to keep her pregnancy and her private life to herself. And, she's done a pretty good job against the tabloids finding out and leaking such information!

Good luck, and early congratulations to Minnie!

Pic of Minnie rocking out by Phil Guest.

According to In Touch Weekly magazine, Spiderman star Tobey Maguire and is wife Jennifer Mayer will soon be adding to their family. 17 months after giving birth to daughter Ruby, Mayer is said to be pregnant again and due in early October.

"Jennifer and Tobey are over the moon happy. Since they already have a daughter, they would love a little boy, but of course they would be just as thrilled with another daughter," an unnamed source reveals.

The source adds that having another child so soon after the first was always part of the couple's plan and that for Mayer, pregnancy is no big deal. "She had an easy pregnancy last time around, so this time it should also be a breeze."

But hold off on the congratulations and baby name speculation. A rep for the couple says not only is this not true, it is 100% not true. That's really not true.

Today's celebrity rumor wins points for the details. Thanks to an 'an insider', we know not only that Jennifer Aniston is preparing a nursery for her soon-to-be-adopted child, we also know when the child will arrive (December) and his name (Alexander). Pretty impressive insider information, I'd say.

The source says that the adoption is being handled through a Los Angeles-based agency and that Jen has spent $300,000 preparing the perfect nursery in her Beverly Hills mansion. The nursery includes a nanny's suite, a playroom and two children's bedrooms. The extra room is for the daughter she plans to adopt next. "She thinks having a boy first would be best, so he can look out for his sister", the insider said.

Maybe it is just the way she's been portrayed in the press, but to me Jennifer Aniston always looks sad. Maybe some children in her life would put a smile back on her face.