Madonna "devastated" about brother's book: Life and Style
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Here is a round-up of this week's U.S. celebrity magazines In Touch, Life and Style, People, US Weekly and OK! Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TOP STORY - TIM RUSSERT'S DEATH
- At a private funeral for journalist Tim Russert, his 22-year-old son Luke said: "My dad was my best friend." Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain sat next to each other as they mourned - US WEEKLY
- The son of television personality Tim Russert says: "He'll be remembered for being a kind soul." Russert's wife, journalist Maureen Orth, says: "I had no idea Tim meant so much to so many people he didn't even know" - PEOPLE
OTHER TOP STORIES
- A shocking new book claims Britney Spears tried to kill herself twice. "It really became an issue once Jayden was born and it became clear Britney's marriage to Kevin was crumbling," an insider says - LIFE AND STYLE
- Madonna is devastated after learning that her brother Christopher has penned a tell-all about the pop star, says an insider who said the two were virtually inseparable until Madonna started dating her future husband Guy Ritchie - LIFE AND STYLE
- Charlie Sheen has apologized for a 3-year-old voicemail that ex-wife Denise Richards made public. The voicemail included a curse-filled rant from Sheen to the actress - US WEEKLY
- Pete Wentz is set to make a guest appearance on Showtime's "Californication" in September -- playing himself. Actor David Duchovny's character Hank, a troubled novelist, sees the musician at a pool party - OK!
- Angelina Jolie has admitted that she's worried that family stress will drive away her partner Brad Pitt. "You have less time together, you're always busy, you're often tired in the evenings. So it's something that you either learn to adapt to or you're going to be in trouble as a couple," she said - IN TOUCH
MARRIAGES, BABIES, DIVORCE
- Country singer Sara Evans has married sports-radio host Jay Barker. At the reception, 145 guests munched on fried chicken and mac and cheese - PEOPLE
- The divorce between actor Ryan Phillippe and Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is official. The couple announced their separation in 2006 after seven years of marriage - IN TOUCH
- Jamie Lynn Spears had a baby daughter weighing 7 lbs 11 oz. "Both mom and baby are healthy and happy," a rep for the 17-year-old actress said. "They are surrounded by their close relatives, including Jamie Lynn's older sister Britney, mother Lynne, father Jamie and brother Bryan" - OK!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
- "If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself, you know what I mean?" - musician Chris Martin on his relationship with his wife, Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who dated the actor years earlier.
(Reporting by Mark Porter)
