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• J-Lo's Twins: Toby and Tutu?

  Everyone knows Jennifer Lopez is a diva mama of the highest magnitude.  From a posh baby registry to a reputed $1.4 million birth, this woman thinks money can buy anything. So it's oddly fascinating to learn what she has reportedly named her twins...   Read More... Posted Feb 29 2008, 06:58 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: twins, celebrity babies, multiples, Jennifer Lopez, baby names contest

• (Grey's) Anatomy of a Baby Naming Trend

  What kind of embarrassing is it when you realize that you named your kid after a TV character? Because nobody does that on purpose, right? It’s TV. It’s fleeting. It’s getting canceled next season. Nobody actually says, “We’re naming her Olivia. We’re big fans of Law & Order SVU!” So all you parents of an Addison under the age of 2, tell me: where’d you come up with that name? ABC Thursdays, 9 p.m./8 central? That’s what I thought, you Grey’s Anatomy automatons! Well, prepare yourselves ... Read More... Posted Jan 07 2008, 06:04 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: baby names, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, celebriy, celebrity dads, trends, names, babycenter, celebrity mothers, celebrity fathers, name trends, naming the baby, celebrity baby names, celebrity worship, name consultant, naming, trendy names, naming trends, Grey's Anatomy

• 2007's Top Ten Influential Babies

  What, you never thought of babies as influential before? Name someone else who can keep you up all night and you hardly mind, wipe various bodily fluids on you and it doesn't cause you to blink or even, after a few months, change your shirt. See? Babies ARE influential. And celebrity babies, well, they influence the rest of us. We look at what they wear, what pricey gear they're strapped into, and as a result sometimes our chpices are influenced. Ooh!  Use the same stroller Shiloh has! Did Apple (I know, I know, old news) ride in a Baby Bjorn or a sling? See what I mean? So you'll likely be able to guess at least five out of this year's Top Ten:   Read More... Posted Dec 18 2007, 03:09 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity babies, suri cruise, jolie-pitt family, forbes magazine, sean preston spears, top ten influential babies, shiloh jolie-pitt

• How Many Godknows, Jupiters, and Hatreds Are in Your Kid’s Class?

  In this space, we’ve dealt with the Swedish baby named Metallica, as well as arguments in favor of forming an Office of Nameland Security to bring some order to the unchecked freedom parents have in choosing names and how to spell them. I think we’ve all just agreed to disagree and keep writing whatever we please on birth certificates: Apple, Pilot Inspektor, Suri, Pax. Anything less isn't even an option. Now comes this story on names that makes Metallica seem like the next most reasonable thing to calling your son Jack. How many Godknows, Lovemores, and Honours go to your kid’s preschool? Read More... Posted Oct 01 2007, 05:07 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: baby names, apple, celebrity babies, Africa, suri cruise, pax thien jolie, celeblrities

• 50 Craziest Baby Names, and a Few More Thrown in For Good Measure

  Is it just me, or does anyone else find the current trend of giving babies outrageous names totally awesome?  I never get tired of the subject of baby names anyway, but with the floodgates opening on food names (Apple, Honey), made-up names (Jermagesty), technology-inspired names (Rocket, Audio, Pilot), and place names (London, Paris, Brooklyn) there are almost too many choose from.  What is it about having a baby, the oldest tradition in the world, that makes people go nuts trying to find a way to set themselves apart from everyone else?  I just love that we've gone from having about 100 acceptable boy names to choose from, to naming our young men Kal-El.  It's nuts! The British Times Online recently compiled their own "50 Craziest Baby Names" list, and while they left out a few notables (Zowie Bowie, Peaches Honeyblossom, Little Pixie and Denim come to mind), they hit the nail right on the head with others (Princess Tiaamii leaves me utterly speechless).  With kids walking around with names like Poet and Ocean, though, it seems kind of silly to have kids named Willow and Liberty on the "Crazy" list.  Those sound down right vanilla these days. Posted Jul 28 2007, 09:34 AM by Alisyn with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, baby names, celebrity babies, times online, celebrity baby names

• Water-Breaking News: Julia Roberts Gives Birth

  Julia Roberts, owner of the world's broadest grin and creator of a bajillion somewhat-trashy-yet-spunky film heroines, gave birth this morning to a baby boy. The baby came in at 8 1/2 pounds and was born at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This is the third child for Julia and her husband Danny Moder, who also have two-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus. So what odd, old-fashioned, or otherwise celebrity-friendly name did the couple bestow upon the newest addition? Henry Daniel Moder. Which I guess will be an unusual name in Hollywood. So cuuuute. (I ain't throwing stones here- my kid has an old lady/plant name.) With toddler twins and a newborn, we wish Julia all the best and will gladly volunteer to hold off the paparazzi for her while she has her daily "I'm so overwhelmed" crying session. Congratulations to the whole Roberts-Moders clan! Posted Jun 18 2007, 03:45 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: newborns, Julia Roberts, celebrity babies, celebrity mommies

• Dannielyn Has a Crazy Daddy

  Talk about being born into the circus: the latest in the neverending saga of Dannielynn is that Larry Birkhead, the sperm contributor in her conception, has been called out for being "obsessive" by the lawyer who worked on his paternity suit pro bono. Debra Opri, Birkhead's former attorney, is still trying to collect legal fees for representing him in his quest to bring home the baby. She also responds to Birkhead's malpractice suit against her and "slanderous" statements to the media by claiming through her lawyers that "Birkhead was a very demanding and high maintenance client" who chastised her for not telling him when she went on a short weekend trip to Mexico. If Birkhead walked into my office, you know what my first thought would be? "This mo fo is gonna be very demanding and high maintenance." You can just tell. I mean, for god's sake, look at his hair. But it's funny, when I think of pro bono cases, I have this romantic notion of defending poor people wrongfully convicted and on death row, not greedy jerks eager to bring home a baby as a cash cow. So while I wouldn't mind seeing the creep part with some of his cash, I'm not exactly weeping with sympathy for Opri either. Seems like a case of the jackals trying to eat the vultures. As for Dannielynn, she may be one of a very few people who could write quite a tell-all memoir at six months old. Poor kid. Posted Jun 10 2007, 10:32 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity babies, larry birkhead, paternity, celebrity parenting, dannielynn hope smith, dannielynn

• Matt Damon and Kids "Roll Like J-Lo"

  Matt Damon admits to "rolling like J-Lo" when traveling with his relatively new family with wife Luciana, step-daughter Alexia, and 11 month old cutie pie Isabella, tutors, assistants, and assistants' offspring. Phew!!  At least Damon seems to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.  And could that little girl be any cuter?  I think not!!    Posted May 29 2007, 11:02 AM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with no comments Filed under: traveling with kids, celebrity babies, babbies, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lopez

• Metallica Dude and Gladiator Chick Have a Baby

  Soooo, what kind of breaking news is so urgent it can't possibly wait until the end of a long holiday weekend? That's right: Lars Ulrich and Connie Nielsen had a baby. Uh, last Monday. As you know, Lars is the drummer for Metallica, and Connie has been in films like Gladiator and Brothers, and shows like Law & Order: SVU. And here's a fun internet fact: both are Danish-born. The things you can learn with a simple Google search! They decided to name the baby boy Napster. Or Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen. One or the other, because I hear "Metallica" as a kid's name was just too popular. (Who wants to be known as "Metallica N." in class?) The littlest addition joins a family of boys: Nielsen's son, Sebastian, from a previous relationship, and Ulrich's two sons, Myles and Layne, from his marriage to Skylar Satenstein. Now back in the early '90s I had this speedfreak roommate who loved Metallica, and she played their self-titled album non-stop in her room at high volume twenty-four hours a day. I know all the lyrics to all the songs, and not on purpose. I understand that's not your fault, Lars, but if this little one isn't a such a good sleeper, I'm going to have to work hard to lather up some sympathy. Enter sandman, heh heh... Posted May 28 2007, 09:08 AM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: celebrity babies, metallica, celebrity mommies, celebrity fathers

• Napoleon Dynamite Dude Gives Birth!

  Napoleon Dynamite gave birth! OK, OK, fine, the actor who played Napoleon Dynamite gave birth. Well, his wife did anyway. But it's not like she starred in only the, like, most killer movie ever. Though the date of Evan Jane Heder's birth was not revealed, the parents reported the kid is doing just fine and is already enrolled in a sweet cage fighting program -- when she's not busy chatting with chicks on the Internet. All day. So kudos to Jon Heder and wife, Kirsten, who will find out soon that, like chickens, babies have large talons. Posted May 23 2007, 09:55 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with no comments Filed under: Celebrities, babies, celebrity babies, celebrity dads, baby daddy, celebrity fathers

• Duggar Family Prepares to Welcome 17th Child

  Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have essentially made a career out of having kids (if you have somehow missed their Discovery Channel shows, try and catch one). Having said in the past that they'll continue having children as long as God continues to bless them with the ability to do so, they're now on the verge of adding their seventeenth child, a daughter who will be named Jennifer Danielle. That's right, seventeen kids, all with J-names, and they're JUST NOW getting around to "Jennifer". That may be the most amazing thing about this story, because the rest of it is pretty much just a family doing what's best for them. Read More... Posted May 11 2007, 08:01 AM by Patti with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: babies, Arkansas, celebrity babies, jim bob duggar, jennifer danielle duggar, michelle duggar, duggar family

• Happy Birthday Little Alien: Suri Cruise Turns One

  Has it really been an entire year since we had to hear about Katie Homes giving birth without drugs? Has it been nearly a year since there were rampant rumors that the baby on the magazine cover with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was a fake? (Well, not a fake baby, but not really the offspring of Tom and Katie.) It seems like it was just yesterday. Celebrities' babies grow up so fast. *sniffle* Looking at this picture [via People.com] from Suri's first birthday (but apparently someone else's birthday party) I think it is safe to say that she shares at least some genetic material with Tom Cruise. (That poor kid is going to be 4' 8" tops.) I'd like to take a moment to mention that in the People article they say Suri did have her own small birthday party that took place on April 18th at the Cruise compound. The Cruise compound? Creepy. Anyway,happy birthday, Suri. You are actually quite adorable, and it isn't you fault you parents are freak shows.  Posted Apr 25 2007, 09:41 AM by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, katie holmes, Tom Cruise, celebrity babies, suri cruise, Cruise compound

• Scary Spice Melanie Brown Names Her Baby After Eddie Murphy

  Suck it, Eddie Murphy! Even if you say you aren't the father of Mel B./Melanie Brown/Scary Spice's baby, she feels confident enough that you are to name her daughter after your sorry ass. The latest addition to the Scary Spice clan is Angel Iris Murphy Brown. (Murphy Brown, heh.) You know it! Brown has claimed all along that Murphy is the father of her baby, and Murphy has claimed all along that he isn't and wants a paternity test. We all know that the implication is that Brown slept with other dudes and therefore can't possibly know who her babydaddy is. But if girlfriend is confident enough to give her newborn Eddie's name (and put his name on the birth certificate), I think that speaks volumes. Eddie Murphy: shut your big ole mouth and take the paternity test. Then sack up and start being a father to the baby you know is yours.    Posted Apr 24 2007, 03:04 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, Celebrities, Scary Spice, Eddie Murphy, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, paternity, celebrity dads, melanie brown, Angel Iris Murphy Brown

• Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's Very First Legal Battle

  It's bound to happen sooner or later: a celebri-baby's very first lawsuit.  Awww.  I wonder if Red Envelope sells an engraveable gift for this special occassion.  What's all the fuss about? Seems Mama Angelina Jolie isn't too pleased that a French perfumer wants to release a scent called "Shiloh." The mother-daughter pair have filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to block Hors Lá Monde Corp., a jewelry-design and fragrance company owned by Symine Salimpour, from naming its latest perfume Shiloh. Hors Lá Monde applied for the trademark last June. I'm sorry, but what the eff? Since when are names patentable?  And I ask this question knowing absolutely nothing about patent law. I mean, shoot. I would be thrilled if someone created a perfume called "Stefania" as long as it didn't contain musk and spice notes with patchouli-vanilla undertones. What does Shiloh smell like? Humiliation and adultery? The perfume designer claims that the fragrance has been in the works for two years and that the name (as hard as it must be for Brad and Ange to believe) is completely unrelated to the Jolie-Pitt "love child." The designer, who is Israeli, claims the name Shiloh (Hebrew for "his gift") has special significance for her. Hey all you Charlie's, Anais's, and Enjoli's out there (you know there is one): follow this case closely. You could have some money coming your way.   Posted Apr 19 2007, 06:06 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, angelina jolie, lawsuit, celebrity babies, brad pitt, Brad and Angelina, shiloh jolie pitt

• Mom-ebrities: Celebrities Famous for Being Moms

  Who are these tiyerd "celebrities" cluttering up the pages of tabloids and online sites just because they have kids they cart all over West L.A.? Yeah, I'm talking about you, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. I don't know what you've done lately, but every time I sit down to check my gossip feeds you and your kid are front and center. Why? Move over, Melissa Joan. Maybe I don't want to see your perky mug when I'm trying to find out who Lily Allen puked on last night. I'm also talking to you, Denise Richards. I've seen you and the kids at the zoo, the park, out shopping. Can't you stay home for five minutes so the paparazzi can move on to someone else more interesting effed up? Like Courtney Love? And Brooke Shields? You know what I'm about to say. Going for a walk? Having tea? Cut it out. At this point y'all are famous just for being mom-ebrities. Call your agents! I know there's a Danielle Steel screenplay somewhere that needs filming. Get back to work! Take your kids with you, but get back to work! Give us a break and stay out of Santa Monica for a week. Trust me, Fred Segal ain't going anywhere.   Posted Apr 17 2007, 02:31 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, Brooke Shields, moms, melissa joan hart, denise richards

• Salma Hayek Sounds Off on Motherhood, the Bible, and the Pressure to be Perfect That All Women Face

  Newly engaged and pregnant with her first child at age 40, outspoken actress Salma Hayek sounded off to Marie Claire magazine about the mounting pressures that all women today face - and how the Bible is partially responsible for it.  "Motherhood is for me, [but] it's not for everyone... " she said.  "Society thinks if you don't have children, you've failed as a woman, even if you are CEO of a company.  You've got to be beautiful, smart, skinny, tall, rich, successful at your job, married to the right guy – and have genius children. And by the way, you also have to be a nun!" Let's see... we have to have kids, raise them, keep your day job, stay skinny, make a lot of money, have a happy marriage, all while living by a strict moral code... just to be considered "good enough" as a woman?   Yep, that sounds about right.   Read More... Posted Apr 16 2007, 07:11 PM by Alisyn with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity babies, salma hayek, pressure to be perfect, the bible

• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Piss Off Warner Bros. Parents by Hogging the Daycare Facilities

  Apparently not everyone is as smitten with the world's most famous blended family as I am.  It seems that some of the employees at Warner Brothers Studio (where Brad Pitt is under contract) are a little ticked off that the Jolie-Pitt family is using—and some say abusing—the subsidized daycare center on the Warner Bros. lot in L.A. A source at the daycare center noted that the Jolie-Pitt kids snagged four of the coveted full-time slots, for which non-famous families are put on a long waiting list, though they are only there for a few hours a day—and that's only when they are in town.  Also annoying parents is the fact when Brad or Ange arrive to drop off or pick up, no one else is allowed in the room, and cell phones are banned. On the one hand, I can see how this would piss people off: the J-Ps are obviously getting special treatment at a facility that is designed to help working families.  But on the other hand, this is probably one of the only safe places they can take their kids to socialize. As the dependents of an employee, Mad, Pax, Z, & Shi have as much right to be there as anyone else.  What do you think? Are the J-Ps are being bullies, or just trying to juggle work and kids like everyone else?  Posted Apr 12 2007, 09:06 AM by Alisyn with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: angelina jolie, celebrity babies, brad pitt, celebrity parents, daycare

• "A Day in the Life of Posh" - Heartbreaking Video Footage of Victoria & Sons at Disneyland

  Ever wondered what it's like to be a celebrity parent?  Of course you have.  But it ain't all $800 diaper bags and free designer baby gear.  If you really want to enter into the realm of the uberfamous, check out this video footage of Victoria "Posh" Beckham and her two older sons Brooklyn, 7, and Romeo, 4, at Disneyland recently.  The wall of photographers yelling, shoving and popping flashbulbs in their faces doesn't seem to phase them too much - until Romeo (who has epilepsy, which can be triggered by flash photography) is almost hit on the head by a camera, at which point Victoria unloads on the press.  Honestly, after seeing this, my heart just broke for her as a mother, and for those boys, who will never know what it is like to live anonymously. [Via TMZ]  Posted Apr 04 2007, 11:33 AM by Alisyn with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: paparazzi, celebrity babies, Disneyland, victoria beckham, brooklyn beckham, romeo beckham

• Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown Welcomes Baby Girl

  Melanie Brown gave birth to a healthy baby girl early today in L.A. It is the second child for the former Spice Girl, who has an 8 year-old daughter, Phoenix Chi, from her marriage to British dancer Jimmy Gulzar. Controversy and rumors have surrounded Mel's pregnancy since she and former boyfriend Eddie Murphy - who she claims is her newborn's father - broke up earlier this spring.  Or rather, since he unceremoniously dumped her, in the middle of her pregnancy, live on Dutch television.  While Eddie claims no one knows for sure who the father is, Mel claims that it can only be Eddie. Only a paternity test, which is in the works, can tell for sure.  (Is it an ironic twist, or a strange coincidence that Baby Brown was born today - which happens to be Eddie Murphy's birthday??) Baby Brown has yet to be named - stay tuned for updates!  Congratulations to Mama and Baby.   Posted Apr 03 2007, 02:03 PM by Alisyn with | with no comments Filed under: Eddie Murphy, celebrity babies, melanie brown

• Mia Hamm, Nomar Garciaparra Welcome Twins

  Sports superstars Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra welcomed healthy twin girls in Los Angeles today. Mia Hamm played on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team for 18 years bringing home two World Cups and two Olympic Medals. Nomar Garciaparra is the Dodger's first baseman.  He previously played for the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Seox. Thanks to Saturday Night Live, I will forever hear his name in my head as "Nomaaaahhhhh!" Congrats, athletes!  Hooray girlies! [photo credit: Phillips/WireImage]   Posted Mar 28 2007, 05:01 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, twins, parents, celebrity babies, girls, mia hamm, nomar garciaparra

• Sandra Bernhard Blames Britney's Parents, Disney for Singer's Troubles

  Comedienne Sandra Bernhard tells it like it is and often has celebrities and celebrity culture in her sights. This time, she's speaking out about Britney Spears saying Brit-Brit's parents are to blame for her troubles. Bernhard claims that her parents pushed her into the spotlight and forced her to be famous, then hung her out to dry. Britney's increasingly erratic behavior in recent years is completely the fault of her parents, says Bernhard. Can I get an "Amen?!" It's about time someone called out her parents, especially her mother, Lynne Spears, who lives in a giant house in Kentwood, Louisiana built with Britney dollars. She should have been there years ago the moment her daughter started acting all crazy-like. Mother of the Year? Not. Bernhard puts a pretty fine point on it saying: Having an eight-year-old kid myself, and knowing the vulnerability of a child, and being thrown into that disgusting, slimy world of Disney. I mean, I can't imagine a more horrible thing to do to a child. However, if actor Shia LeBeouf has anything to say about it, working for Disney isn't all that bad. In fact, he credits working for Disney show "Even Stevens" with saving his life. So yeah, it's back on Britney's a-hole parents. Shame on their selfish @sses.   Posted Mar 27 2007, 07:03 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, Britney Spears, rehab, lynne spears, sandra bernhard

• Britney Spears Leaves Rehab

  Britney Spears has checked out of the Promises rehab facility in Malibu, Calif., completing a 30-day stint that is shorter than most people stay in the facility. (Most stay 45 days.) She has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and people close to her say she is doing "fine." Kevin Federline will continue caring for their two sons Sean and Jayden until, according to K-Fed's lawyer, Britney shows she can live her life "consistent with the best interest of her children." Fair enough. Britney checked into rehab (for the third time) on February 21 after a bizarre period where she exchanged clothing with strippers, shaved her head bald, got several tattoos, and beat up a car with an umbrella.   [photo credit: Bauer-Griffin]   Posted Mar 21 2007, 06:01 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, Kevin Federline, Britney Spears, rehab, k-fed

• Britney Has a Rehab Boyfriend

  Word on the street is that Britney Spears has a new man, a recovering drunk that she met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. (Isn't dating someone in AA a big "no-no"?) The lucky dude, 33-year-old Jason Filyaw, is the lead guitarist for the rock band Riva. (I know. Who?) Britney apparently "adores" him and she's been blowing up his email and cell phone. She calls him "Mr. Secret Underground Guy" and he calls her "Sugar Kitten." It's been said they have plans to move in together after she gets out of rehab. She needs that like she needs a hole in her bald head. Hey, Sean P.! Jayden James! Come an' meet yer new daddy!    Posted Mar 15 2007, 09:02 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity moms, celebrity babies, Britney Spears, rehab

• Tori Spelling's A New Mom

  Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have welcomed a healthy baby boy into their family (finally - have they not been talking about this baby forever?): Liam Aaron McDermott was born in L.A. on Tuesday, and People reports that mom and baby are both healthy and happy.  This is the first baby for Tori, the second for Dean, who has another son, Jack, from his first marriage.  Baby Liam's impending arrival was the rumored catalyst for Tori's recent reconciliation with her long-estranged mom, Candy Spelling, which is kinda nice.  And I'm sure his precious little baby face (here's hoping he didn't inherit Dad's massive chin!) is already being groomed for it's first appearance on his parent's new reality TV show, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, in which his parents fart around in a funky little B&B way out in San Diego County.  For such a newbie, he's quite a busy little dude.  I'm not too sure about Dean (dude creeps me out), but I think Tori will make a sweet and caring mom.  Congratulations to the new family! Posted Mar 14 2007, 07:01 AM by Alisyn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity, celebrity babies, birth control, tori spelling, celebrity parents, dean mceermott

• Breaking "News:" Tori Spelling in Labor

  Perez Hilton is reporting that Tori Spelling is in labor and may actually have given birth by the time you read this.  Tori and her husband Dean McDermott are expecting a baby boy.  No word yet on where Tori is laboring, but how much you wanna bet it's at Cedar Sinai? Wonder if Candy's there? Posted Mar 13 2007, 03:30 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, pregnancy, celebrity babies, tori spelling, dean mcdermott

• Kate Moss: "My Daughter Is My Partner in Crime"

  Hard-partying model Kate Moss told British  that when her daughter Lila, now 4, was born, "I felt like, now I've got a partner in crime...I'm never going to have to be on my own again." True to fashion form, Kate describes her daughter as "a Mini-me" when it comes to couture.  "She comes in at bedtime and says, 'Mummy, do you think this is a good look?' and then she has a fashion crisis. I say, 'You will wear what I tell you,' but she says she's the adult of the bedroom. Now we lay the clothes out before she goes to bed but then she goes, 'Mum, I need options.'"  Perhaps now that Kate has her own clothing line (out May 1), she will. While her reputation as a coke-snorting groupie may not be traditionally motherly, Kate acknowledges that Lila's dad, publisher  Jefferson Hack, helps balance the little girl's life.  Jefferson is what Kate calls "a great dad – somehow that was Mother Nature's intervention."  Here's hoping that Mother Nature will have the time to intervene again, before Kate marries her current fiance, Britain's famously disgusting smack addict, Pete Dougherty.  Little Lila deserves better.  [via People] Posted Mar 12 2007, 06:45 PM by Alisyn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity, celebrity babies, celebrity parents, lila hack, kate moss

• "Live To Tell": Madonna's Former Nanny Writes A Book

  Who's the Material Girl, now?  (Sorry.  I had to!) Melissa Dumas claims to have been the nanny for Madonna's two oldest children, Lola and Rocco, from 2005-2006, and she's looking to cash in on her experience with a tell-all book titled "Live To Tell: My Life As Madonna's Nanny," scheduled for release later this year.  Reports say that the book paints a portrait of Madonna as an "overly strict mother," who forbids even the slightest noises from being made while she's sleeping (not even running water), forces household members to adhere to a strict dietary regimen - macrobiotic, I'm guessing - and enforces a total media ban within the home(s): no television, newspapers or magazines allowed - ever. So far, it sounds pretty accurate; Madonna has mentioned the media ban herself, and has admitted to being "the disciplinarian" in the family.  I  wonder what Guy Ritchie thinks of his wife running their house like some kind of deranged Capitan Von Trapp in a cone bra - where does he fit into all of this?  And if she hated the famously strict Catholic home she grew up in (she has spoken openly about how much she loathed it), why would Madonna choose to raise her own children in a similar fashion?  For god's sake, does "Papa Don't Preach" mean nothing?!? Posted Mar 11 2007, 08:29 AM by Alisyn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity, discipline, Madonna, celebrity babies, celebrity parents, strict parents

• Johnny Depp's Daughter Seriously Ill in London

  Lily-Rose Melody Depp, 7, has been hospitalized in the U.K., where she is being treated for an undisclosed "serious illness."  Little Lily-Rose has been in the hospital for over a week, with her family - dad, mom Vanessa Paradis and little brother Jack,5 -  by her bedside. The family has been living in London while Johnny films Tim Burton's movie version of Sweeney Todd (Burton + Depp + the Demon Barber of Fleet Street? Sign me up!). For the sake of privacy, the details of the little girl's condition are being kept quiet (though some reports claim Lily-Rose may be suffering from blood poisoning, after stepping on a nail).  The family issued a statement through Johnny's rep today: "We are happy to report that [our] daughter is doing much better... the family greatly appreciates the continued support and respect of [our] privacy." Here's wishing the little cutie a speedy, and full, recovery. Posted Mar 09 2007, 09:22 AM by Alisyn with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: celebrity, celebrity babies, celebrity parents, johnny depp, lily-rose depp

• Tori Spelling is a Mommy Blogger

  Tori Spelling is eight-and-half-months pregnant with her first child (a boy), and she did what any parent nowadays would do: she started a blog. Tori and her husband Dean McDermott's official blog has been up for a couple of weeks now, and she's blogging about everything from her new reality show, Tori and Dean: Inn Love, to lamaze. My favorite story, though, is her "shit story." (Everyone has one.)  One of the workmen on her new B&B took a dump that clogged her toilet. What's a Tori to do?  Why roll up her sleeves and plunge that sucker, that's what.  Here she is in her own words: This was a two ton turd that seemed invincible. It coiled in ways I've never seen a snake do before...this was ungodly. Yet, when I set my mind to a task I go full steam ahead. So, I rolled up my sleeves, grabbed my plunger, and dove in. I plunged my little heart out when suddenly a miracle happened...the toilet flushed! I was left repulsed and exhausted with a sore forearm yet somehow I felt PROUD! I mean, lets face it, growing up I never had to plunge a toilet...It just goes to show you: When life hands you CRAP, you plunge away! I'd say she's ready to be a mother.  Posted Mar 02 2007, 08:31 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with no comments Filed under: Celebrities, pregnancy, celebrity babies, tori spelling, dean mcdermott

• John Travolta Wants More Kids...Cuz The Aliens Said So

  According to Celebrity Babies, John Travolta, 53, and his wife Kelly Preston, 44, will try for more children beginning this summer. Why?  Because it's what the alien clam people want. Travolta credits his children with keeping his marriage together saying that it's because of the kids that he and Preston try so hard to make them happy. Travolta and Preston and well-known Scientologists, and perhaps this latest mandate to help build L. Ron Hubbard's army was disclosed to them aboard Freewinds, a.k.a. the Scientology "Love Boat" reserved only for Operating Thetan VIII's (also known as "celebrities.") The couple have two children together, Jett, age 14, and Ella Bleu, 6. Posted Feb 26 2007, 09:32 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Celebrities, celebrity babies, scientology, celebrity parents, john travolta, kelly preston