<![CDATA[Gawker: births]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: births]]> http://gawker.com/tag/births http://gawker.com/tag/births <![CDATA[Andy Rooney is a Great-Grandfather!]]> CBS' lovable curmudgeon Andy Rooney became a great-grandfather when his grandson, Fox News producer Justin Fishel, and his wife birthed twins recently. We look forward to hearing Andy bitch about all of this is a future 60 Minutes segment. [TVNewser]

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<![CDATA[The Chosen Two Cometh! World Gets on With Life Without Pregnant Brangelina]]> Congratulations this morning to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whose womb has reportedly yielded its blobby, twinsy bounty at last. We think. It's official, isn't it? The Chosen Two are here? After InTouch called it Saturday afternoon, Extra overrode it an hour later and the rest of the world simply hedged somewhere in between until Jolie's exhausted doctor fled the delivery room craving a stiff drink, we can finally, confidently move on to the postgame show. Select reactions, including an overjoyed grandfather, and a French bureaucrat with paperwork, after the jump:

—The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, went before the cameras Saturday evening with Knox Leon's birth certificate; officially carved from Jolie's belly at 6:27 p.m., he was one minute older than little sis Vivienne Marcheline.

—Jon Voight is excited, even if he apparently had to pass along his grandfatherly love through second-rate gossip conduit Pat O'Brien and has yet to be summoned to his daughter's bedside. But! "If I were called today, I'd be there," he added.

—And seriously, Jolie would have called, except she and Pitt were having too much fun in the delivery room. No, really, said Dr. Michael Sussman: "It was an epidural, so [Angelina] was awake and speaking and laughing. They were happy. ... Saturday was a great day for us all."

—First photos of the blobs could fetch up to $20 million. We don't want to talk about it.

—Can't stand to live in a world without a pregnant Brangelina? US Weekly has just the remedy: The official "Angelina's Bump Days" memorial slideshow. And yes, Mary Hart — it's real. Or was, anyway.

[Photo Credit: AFP]

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<![CDATA[It's a Girl, Not Yet a Woman, for Jamie Lynn Spears]]> Oh mah gawww y'all! Britney Spears is an aunt! Jamie Lynn Spears, sister to gumball-filled ex-singer Britney, has spurted out a baby! The 17-year-old GED-certified ex-Nickelodeon star welcomed daughter Maddie to the steamy, southrun world in McComb, Mississippi this morning. Britney and family were there, along with Jamie Lynn's fiancé and baby daddy, 19-year-old Casey Aldridge, a pipe layer (hahahaha! seriously that's his job! a pipe layer!) Spears' pal (and fellow member of the Tabloid Class of 2010) Miley Cyrus, said that she's "proud of her." So, another addition to this noble bloodline. We personally wish the happy new family all the best. We professionally wish them all the worst.

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<![CDATA[The Bronze Child Cometh! Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Welcome Baby Girl]]> Jessica Alba and Cash Warren apparently aren't playing along with the latest "hasty media retraction" trend in celebrity parenting, instead just blithely going along with reports that Alba gave birth this weekend to the couple's daughter Honor Marie Warren. As the actress was due in late May, however, we have no reason to doubt the Bronze Child is among us: "Alba's father was overheard saying, 'She's beautiful,' " US Weekly reported in a bulletproof dispatch from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. "Warren — in a T-shirt, jeans and baseball cap — was spotted carrying food into the maternity ward Sunday."

Alba, who has yet to offload the rights to Honor's first photos, nevertheless did Paramount a huge solid by keeping the openings of both her womb and her new film The Love Guru — opening everywhere June 20! — in the closest possible proximity. Expect our first sun-kissed, blobby look that week, followed by rough calculations of how Alba's imminent thousand-year Hindu curse impacts little Honor. Here's hoping Vishnu goes light on her.

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<![CDATA[We Implore Elvira To Do The Right Thing]]> · Nicole Richie and That Guy From Good Charlotte had a bouncing baby girl and, as celebrities are wont to do, gave her two middle names. The diet for both mother and daughter begins tomorrow!
· I drink your milshake (dot com)!
· American Psycho gets a cuddly makeover (via BWE).
· Ever find yourself wondering what Paris, Britney and Lindsay would do if they used their powers for good instead of evil? Vh1's exceptional "Celebrity Eye Candy" has the answers. Now if only they had a website!
· Now that it's almost the weekend and you'll finally have some time to kill, take some time to peruse Slate's Movie Club.
· Jessica Alba like WHOA!
· And Maila Nurmi, best known as Vampira, died today at the age of 86. All we know is that Elvira better show her face at her funeral.

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<![CDATA[Breaking: Britney Spears Gives Birth to Second Federletus]]> Go on, indulge yourself for a second: HOLY SHIT BRITNEY SPEARS POOPED OUT A BABY BOY!!!! Mother Nature has turned her back on the human race!

Now the facts: The National Enquirer reports that the poptard gave birth by Cesarean; the baby was born at 2 AM today, just narrowly avoiding a cursed birthday (as if being her kid weren't curse enough). Sources report that Britney was pregnant with her third child as of 9 AM this morning.

Britney Gives Birth: It's a Boy! [National Enquirer]

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<![CDATA[Suri Cruise, the World's Most Unloved Child]]> Though it would seem that the world has finally come to terms with the fact that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes managed to orchestrate some sort of birth, there's still much confusion over the origins over their new daughter's name, Suri. Cruise's spokesperson has said that the name Suri has origins in ancient Hebrew as a variation on Sarah (hence the Kabbalah explanation), but its direct Hebrew meaning is less complicated:

"I really don't know what they were thinking when they chose this name. It's a term that denotes expulsion, like 'Get out of here'," said Gideon Goldenberg, a linguistics professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. "It's pretty blunt."

As if the cards weren't already stacked against her, even the poor girl's parents are on the side of popular opinion. Can you put a toddler on suicide watch?

Cruise Baby Name Puzzles Israelis [Reuters]

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<![CDATA[Suri Cruise, Explained...]]> It's a small city in upstate New York known for its cold winters and eponymous university.

And it's dad's hometown. Duh.

Earlier: Gawker's coverage of Tom Cruise.

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<![CDATA[How Did 'People' Break Suri Scoop? Bigger Binoculars.]]>
Frank Swertlow, an L.A. reporter for we-don't-stoop-to- invading-celebrities-lives People magazine, photographed the other day outside the Cruise compound. Sent in by a West Coast snitch who successfully persuaded us of its authenticity.

Full image after the jump.

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<![CDATA[Gossip Roundup: Britney Spears Looks to Legally Place Blame]]> spearsstatue.jpg&#8226; After her baby Sean was effectively dropped on his head, Britney Spears looks to sue the makers of the high chair the child had been in. If only she could sue the makers of retarded white trash, too. Then all her problems would be accounted for. [Scoop]
&#8226; Oh, yeah — Brooke Shields also had her baby yesterday. Just to spite Tom Cruise, Baby Grier (that's a girl's name, apparently) is already on antidepressants. [R&M (2nd item)]
&#8226; Spikey-haired producer Brian Grazer has filed for legal separation from his wife Gigi — but not divorce. Pussy too scared to take it all the way? [TMZ]
&#8226; An elevator at the Gansevoort hotel was overcrowded, causing a free-fall that stopped between the fourth and fifth floors and forced everyone to pry their way out. That's what happens when you have 18 drunken Eurotrashers in a confined space. [Page Six]
&#8226; Eminem is devasted after the death of his friend, D-12 rapper Proof. The death should be an uplifting occasion — now Proof has street cred in heaven. Meanwhile, his ex-wife has taken to emailing Star magazine. No wonder he's suicidal. [Gatecrasher]
&#8226; Angelina Jolie, lesbian sex, exotic dancers, heroin, death — just another day in 1995. [Page Six]

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<![CDATA[Catering for Any Occasion]]>
Spotted last night on the Upper West Side. We understand their sauteed placenta is delicious.

Earlier: Gawker's coverage of Tom Cruise.

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<![CDATA[On the Matter of Baby Suri]]> Just to clarify the reports ranging from Us Weekly to the Associated Press, all of which include the following information from Cruise spokesbot Arnold Robinson:

"Her name has its origins in Hebrew, meaning "princess," or in Persian, meaning "red rose," Robinson said in a statement.

We'd like to do the TomKat family a favor, as they're understandably too distracted to fact-check their own press releases: While Suri is indeed Persian, it is not a Hebrew name. It is, however, a Hindu name meaning "Lord Krishna." Hindu, Hebrew — simple mistake.

Also, props to Tom Cruise for cancelling his MI:3 promotional appearances, which just coincidentally were scheduled for next week. We know it was hard, but you made the right choice, Tom. Sometimes being a man and doing no press is the best press of all.

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Welcome New Baby [AP]

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<![CDATA[BREAKING: Tom and Katie's Publicist Gives Birth on Their Behalf]]> Mission Impossible, frighteningly accomplished: the TomKat has silently brought a new life into this world. According to a remarkably well-timed statement (placenta? What placenta?) from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the pair are in posession of a brand-new baby girl (point goes to People for breaking it first). The press release is thin on details like, say, when exactly the child was born, but the poor thing weighed in at 7 pounds and 7 ounces and is reportedly named Suri, which means "doomed" in Hebrew and "utterly fucked" in Persian.

We are, of course, incredibly happy to hear that the couple has finally cast the appropriate orphan to play the role of their child — and our congrats to Katie Holmes, who must be thrilled to return to Barneys sans the cumbersome prosthetic.

Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise Have Their Baby! [People]
Tom and Katie Welcome Baby Suri [TMZ]

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<![CDATA[Gwyneth Paltrow Gives Birth to Badly Named Boy]]> Another day, another unfortunately named celebrity baby, as actress Gwyneth Paltrow has given birth to her second child with Coldplay singer Chris Martin. While the newborn does not have an edible name like that of his big sister Apple, the couple has done their best to ensure their child a life full of misery — the baby has been named Moses Martin. You might think this is an homage to the Old Testament, but remember: these are celebrities, and famous people just don't think like that. We suspect the Moses choice has more to do with a popular song of the same name from Coldplay's Live 2003 album. If so, Babies Proof and Yellow can't be far behind.

It's a Boy for Gwyneth Paltrow [AP]

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<![CDATA[There's Only One Way to Cover a Story]]>

[Via the wits at the NY Daily News, NY Post, Calgary Sun, E! Online, and Ridiculopathy]

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<![CDATA[Gwyneth Paltrow Re-Seeded]]> It won't be long before it's time to fire up the old birthing jacuzzi: Reports have surfaced that Her Miramax Majesty and celebrated fertility goddess Gwyneth Paltrow is once again with child:

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her musician husband Chris Martin are expecting their second child, celebrity television program The Insider reported on Friday.


The show said Paltrow, who has a daughter with Martin, was at a screening of her movie, "Proof," in Los Angeles on Thursday when actor Lou Diamond Phillips introduced her to the audience as a "pregnant woman" and asked her how far along she was.

Paltrow replied: "Far enough along to feel very cumbersome," according to The Insider.

While the notoriously baby-publicity shy Paltrow put on a brave game face when put on the spot by Phillips, the ensuing confrontation at the valet stand was several degrees less civilized, with a livid Paltrow pinning the actor by his neck, and in a tooth-clenched whisper, threatening, "Yo, Diamond Phillips, howsabouts you keep your eyes on your own uterus and I'll keep my eyes on mine. Capeesh, LaBamba boy?" before a concerned Martin pried the two apart and ushered his fierce, arm swinging mama bear into their waiting limo.

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<![CDATA[Gwyneth Paltrow WombWatch: Water Birth Edition]]> Given that onetime hard-working actress Gwyneth Paltrow's baby-hampered theatrical output in 2005 was limited to Proof, one of the little movie darlings the Weinsteins quietly suffocated with a pillow before leaving Miramax for their own company, the only news coming out of Camp Paltrow involved either political musings or semi-veiled public threats of violence against those who might dare to shoot photography-retardant daughter Apple. Still, our appetite for Gwynnie-related news is undiminished, and so the desperate celebrity-obsessed press temporarily sates us by shoveling this tidbit about potential Paltrow birthing practices into our gaping maw:

Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly planning to give birth to her second baby underwater.


The pregnant star and Coldplay star husband Chris Martin are said to have splashed out on birthing pools for their homes in London and New York.

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth - who is due to give birth in May - is said to have planned an underwater delivery when having daughter, Apple, but changed her mind at the last minute.

A friend is quoted in Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "It's something Gwyneth really wanted to do for her first birth but she didn't feel confident enough.

"This time she's more than ready for an underwater birth - she's done loads of research. It will be very special and spiritual."

It took months of mental preparation and special training, but Paltrow is now supremely confident that even with one hand occupied by a life-affirming clench with her husband, she can still accurately fire a harpoon gun into an overzealous paparazzo's diving goggles with the other, ensuring that any interruption of the primal spirituality of the moment will be kept to a minimum.

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<![CDATA['Us Weekly' Develops Magical Powers]]> No wonder Us Weekly was first with news of the Bennifer Garfleck baby. Apparently the constant pressure for celeb scoops has forced Janice Min's staff to develop clairvoyance.

From the Us Weekly website:

From the AP story:
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(For those of you bad with time zones: That still leaves more than four and a half hours between when Us says it reported the birth and when AP says the birth actually happened.)

Us Weekly [Official site]
Garner, Affleck Have Baby Girl [AP via Yahoo]

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<![CDATA[Bennifer Garfleck Have Boring Baby]]> Yeah, we know, the Starbucks-endorsed Hollywood couple of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner had their baby girl yesterday. We just didn't care, really: a new life born into the pantheon of celebrity offspring? Bah. They had to induce labor — yawn!

Our personal malaise aside, we'd be remiss if we didn't briefly update you all on the most important aspect of this otherwise unexciting story: the baby's name is Violet. Which isn't quite as dowdy as Hazel, nor as weird as Apple, but still not, you know, completely normal. Could this signify a new happy medium in celebrity baby names?

Anyhow, mazel tov to all. And our sincere condolences to those celebrity weekly staffers charged with scoring the baby pics — no one can relax when Bonnie Fuller is hungry for the taste of baby flesh.

Exclusive: Jennifer Garner Gives Birth! [Us Weekly]
Affleck, Garner — and Baby [E! Online]

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<![CDATA[Announcement Of Stiller Baby Mocks Childless Aniston]]>
Wow, it's almost like the happy parents are rubbing it right in Jennifer Aniston's face. How insensitive. Don't they know this is Jen's day? Their baby was born almost a month ago.

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