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Best of FameCrawler: Week of November 21st

Whit Honea — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

BREAKING NEWS: Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Welcome a Boy!

Angelina Jolie: Pax Still Saves His Food

Travis Barker's Plane Crash: Crash Recordings Released

Five Reasons Mariah Carey IS Pregnant With Nick Cannon's Baby

Ireland Basinger-Baldwin Turns 22

Balthazar Getty and Rosetta- Back Together

Minnie Driver Is Eating to Get Slim

Beatrice McCartney: Life Father, Like Daughter

Top Hollywood Tot: Miss Suri Cruise

Has Something Gone Wrong With Ashlee Simpson's Pregnancy?

Heather Mills Got Third Boob Job

What Real Estate Crisis? David Beckham's Trashed Childhood Home Selling for $1.5 Million

Minnie Driver Reveals Baby on MySpace

Jen Chaney — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:04:00 GMT

As reported yesterday in FameCrawler, Minnie Driver has revealed the first picture of her month-old son, Henry Story Driver. But she didn't do it by selling pictures to Vanity Fair or People magazine. Driver posted the picture on her MySpace page. That's right: "The Riches" star rolls Internet-style.

I have to say, I kind of respect this approach to the celebrity baby photo. She didn't make a fuss or start a bidding war. She just posted the photo and if people saw it, fine. If they didn't, no big deal.

To be fair, there isn't the same amount of pressure and attention on her as there is on Brangelina or TomKat. And I certainly respect famous folks who take that attention, as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have done, and turn it into a force for good by giving the money they receive for their pictures to charity.

I know that the public clamors to see those baby pictures and that no movie or rock star wants to be perceived as letting down his or her fans. More importantly, I realize that releasing a photo of a new addition is the best way to control the media's appetite and avoid being hounded by paparazzi every time Mom or Dad takes the little one for a stroll.

Still, sometimes I wish stars could protect those babies by keeping their faces out of the spotlight just a little longer. Children don't sign up to have an Oscar-winning mom or rock-star dad. Their privacy should be protected, and it's a shame that in today's TMZ-ified climate, it's next to impossible for most celebrities to do that.

Given that climate, I think Minnie Driver has handled the situation with an appropriately low profile and some class. So congrats to her. And incidentally, wow, what a beautiful little boy.

Minnie Driver's Son's Name Refreshingly Boring

Madeline Holler — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:01:00 GMT

One of the fun things about following celebrity pregnancies is the big name reveal after the birth. It's fun to see how superstars maintain the brand (Britney's sons with their NASCAR names, Gwen Stefani's an homage to reggae's greatest). We roll our eyes! We coo with delight! We cock our heads and say, "huh. Wouldn't have gone with that myself."

So the normal names -- the easy to say, easy to spell, easy to remember -- are sort of a let down. We gawkers want to feel something after following a celebrity baby bump for three trimesters. Or at least we'd like to know we aren't completely self-absorbed doinks like they are (Peanut, anyone?). Which is why Hollywood's newest baby's name isn't making such a splash.

Henry Story Driver, Minnie Driver's newborn son, is a real snooze. But know who totally approves? Bruce Lansky, self-annointed baby-name guru and author of 5-Star Baby Name Advisor. He gives Driver two thumbs up for her name selection.

He says, "unlike some celebrities, she was considering names her child could live with comfortably."

I spoke with Lansky about Hollywood baby names and have studied his baby name book. Sure, celebrities can go off the deep end (Peanut, anyone?), but Lansky's clearly an old-fashioned guy. He wants easy to spell, easy to remember, nothing to ridicule and famous examples that could be mentioned with pride.

Here are his thoughts on some of the newer famous babes:

Nicole Kidman's baby Sunday Rose? Besides the fact that Sunday was born on a Monday, Lansky says Sunday Rose sounds like the name of hired help.

He fears Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt will have to clarify she goes with the French pronunciation of [viv-YEN] rather than [VIV-i-an] (I sort of think the world has plenty of time to practice.).

The Jolie-Pitt commitment to include an "x" in each boy's name has been a big disappointment. "The Latin pronunciation of "Pax" is "pocks" ... and Knox? Fort Knox?" Too much of an invitation for jokes (Knocks-knocks?).

Honor, Jessica Alba's daughter, is too unusual and ties her to a career at the bench (how bad could that be?).

Photo: Reuters

Best of FameCrawler: Week of August 29th

Whit Honea — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Holy Crap! Is That an Engagement Ring on Jennifer Aniston's Finger?

Jessica Biel Pregnant!!?

Is Michelle Obama Pregnant?

Julia Roberts Goes To Hawaii

The Obama Text: Barack is My Booty Call

Zuma Zuma Zuma Zoom

Matthew McConaughey: Nanny Ain't Alright, Alright or Little Levi and the Longboard

Ashlee Cries At The Doctor's Office?

Is Dolly Parton Dead?

Minnie Driver - HUGE Bump TINY Bikini - Photos

Guess Which Celebrity Rebecca Romijn is Naming One of Her Twins After?

Best of FameCrawler: Week of April 18

Whit Honea — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 GMT

CONFIRMED: Ashlee Simpson is Pregnant

Nicolette Sheridan Pregnant At 70!

Rob Lowe's Former Nanny Speaks Out

David Beckham Really Likes Miller Lite and/or Ass

Minnie Driver's Baby Daddy: Revealed!

George Clooney Hates Kids. Yes, Yours Too.

Ashlee Simpson, Pregnant and Happy(?)

Jennifer Aniston Names Her Son?

Tom & Katie Split, Fighting For Suri

Ashlee Simpson's Baby Bump! Sort Of.

Best of FameCrawler: Week of March 28

Whit Honea — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Minnie Driver Needs a Huge Martini

The Best of FameCrawler: Pi-Day Edition

Whit Honea — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:27:00 GMT

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of November 21st

Minnie Driver Reveals Baby on MySpace

Minnie Driver's Son's Name Refreshingly Boring

Best of FameCrawler: Week of August 29th

Best of FameCrawler: Week of April 18

Best of FameCrawler: Week of March 28

Johnny Depp Has a Heart of Gold

More Hookers for Spitzer

Fergie Has A Bun In Her Oven

Jamie Lynn Spears And Casey Aldridge: ENGAGED

Michelle Williams' Family Squabble With Ledgers Over Heath's Will

'American Idol' Carly Smithson Pregnant?

Rapper Cavlar Killed

The Best of FameCrawler: Pi-Day Edition

Penelope Cruz Wants 20 Kids!

Minnie Driver Knocked Up By Criss Angel?

"Kristen" is Ashley Alexandra Dupre

Keri Russell Breastfeeding at Leisure

These Pictures of Liv Tyler In A Bikini Make Me Mad

Melissa Joan Hart Gives Birth to Baby No. 2

Diddy Wants To Help Drunk Celebs

Fans Trying To Save Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch