Thursday, September 18, 2008

Jennifer Lopez: I Spend Every Free Moment with the Babies


Jennifer Lopez is famous for her multitasking career as a singer, actress, designer and dancer. But motherhood has taken her juggling act to a whole new level.

Until recently, Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, who welcomed twins Max and Emme in February, didn't have a nanny to help out with child care.

"I did it for a long time but we started using a nanny a few weeks ago," says Lopez, 39. "[Most days] I get up early with them. Then when the nanny comes, I can take a shower and give them their breakfast. She's there to help me get things done."

As for getting back to work, Lopez says she'll take it a day at a time. "It's gonna be a learning experience. How will I do both? I try to take breaks from work," she tells PEOPLE. "I'll do a little work with the choreographers and then come back. I try to spend every free moment with the babies."

The mornings are her favorite time with the twins. "When they see you and have that big smile on their face – I live for that," she says. "And when I put them to bed at night and they melt in your arms. I give them a bottle and wind it down. I say, 'It's time for beddy-bye.' I hold them and sing a little song. By the time you know it, they are asleep."

Adding to her bliss: Lopez is perfectly happy with her post-baby body. "The triathlon really helped get me in better shape, and snapped me back into my body," she says, referring to last weekend's Nautica Malibu Triathlon. "I don't weigh myself a lot. I still have 10 lbs., or so. [But] I don't have any problems with it. I never felt I had to get rid of it.">Source:http://www.people.com/

Asked how she stays so sane about her body image, she laughs: "We like to eat!" On a serious note, she adds, "I think you have to love yourself and indulge when you want to, as well as be happy and just have a healthy attitude towards it."

Besides, she notes, "Marc loves the way I look!"

Brad Pitt Gives $100,000 to Fight Gay Marriage Ban


The same week he and Angelina Jolie pledged $2 million to help fight tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, Brad Pitt has given $100,000 to stop a California ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage – the largest donation so far from a prominent individual in the entertainment industry, reports Variety.

"Because no one has the right to deny another their life even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," Pitt, who gave to the group Californians Against Eliminating Basic Rights, said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for the organization ProtectMarriage, which supports passage of Proposition 8, said of Pitt, "We certainly respect his right in the political process, but we don’t believe he is the most exemplary figure on the issue of marriage.">Source:http://www.people.com

Lindsay Lohan loves her some leggings


Maybe you've heard that Lindsay Lohan loves her some leggings. In fact, her affection for the style was so strong, the multitalented actress launched her own line of footless legwear back in July. Well, now Lohan has plans to dabble into the beauty realm — in the form of a natural self-tanning lotion.

According to WWD, Lohan, who's working under the label 6126 (Marilyn Monroe's birthday), intends to launch the lotion around Spring 2009. In conjunction with this new development, she'll also be offering a lower-priced line of leggings to make the style more available to the masses.

Although the name of the self-tanner has yet to be released, it will be odor free (yeah!) and contain natural ingredients (even better). Expect to see the product line the shelves of higher-end stores such as Nordstrom and Sephora. Of her latest endeavor, Lohan explained her thought process behind launching a tanning lotion. “Why not?” she said in an interview. “Girls use [self-tanners] all the time. And I do, and it makes sense.” >source:http://bellasugar.com