Big Babies Bounce into Hollywood

Looking back at Minnie Driver’s pre-delivery pictures she didn’t look as though she was particularly heavy. While pictures can be deceiving (and the actress is relatively tall), I was still surprised that she gave birth to a nearly 10-pound baby boy last week. According to Driver’s rep, the “Good Will Hunting” star became a first-time mom to son Henry Story Driver last Friday in Los Angeles. Baby Henry weighed in at a healthy 9 lbs., 12 oz. and mother and son are reportedly doing “splendid.” As for the identity of the child’s father, well, that remains a mystery. Thirty-eight-year-old Driver … Continue reading

Hollywood’s Baby Making Machines

Subtitle: “Dancing with the Stars” the Next Generation. Just seven months after they got hitched during a luxurious ceremony in the rose garden of the swanky Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, California, boxing champ Laila Ali and her former NFL star husband Curtis Conway are preparing to welcome a new baby. The happy couple shared the news in an interview with Essence magazine. (The full interview appears in the May issue, which hits the newsstands April 11th.) Ali, who went amazingly far on ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars,” says she has yet to find out if she is … Continue reading

Behind-the-Scenes Drama at “Dancing with the Stars”

Drama. Drama. Drama. From Marie collapsing to the Samantha Harris/Drew Lachey debate, “Dancing with the Stars” is not lacking for primetime drama. And forget about what’s taking place on the dance floor in front of millions, it appears the really juicy events are transpiring behind the scenes. In this corner… professional dancer (and Jane Seymour’s partner) often moody Tony Dovolani. And in this corner… persnickety judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Let’s get ready to rumble! According to show sources, Dovolani has come out swinging at Inaba. The pro dancer is still irate with Inaba’s call (the one she made weeks ago) … Continue reading