21 SCOOP
Jessica Simpson heads south of the border...
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline get their own TV show...
Brad Pitt buys a house...
Lisa Marie Presley sounds off about her family and a new CD

54 COVER
Pope John Paul II
The world mourns the death—and celebrates the life—of the 84-year-old Pontiff who touched millions

67 Richards v. Sheen
A battle over their daughter and unborn baby is brewing between Denise and Charlie

69 Health
ABC anchor Peter Jennings confronts lung cancer

70 Body
Soprano Deborah Voigt drops 120 lbs. after gastric surgery

72 On Trial
Another accuser describes how Michael Jackson allegedly abused him

75 Update
Mark Hacking gets set for his murder trial

79 Book Bonus
In a candid new memoir, Jane Fonda recalls her childhood and passionate marriages

89 Terri Schiavo
Even as she died, there was no peace between her husband and her parents

92 Tribute
Poultry tycoon Frank Perdue, whose face launched a billion-dollar business, dies

95 Rob Morrow
The Numb3rs star finds fatherhood is No. 1

99 Trouble
Joan Kennedy takes a fall and rekindles concern about her fight with alcoholism

102 Spotlight
For singer Frankie J, music is his "Obsession"

106 Desperate Housewives
A disastrous photo shoot reveals an offscreen feud

108 Charles & Camilla
A guide to the (delayed) royal wedding

115 Where Are They Now?
Thirty years after fleeing Amityville, George Lutz now faces legal horror

IN EVERY ISSUE

MAILBAG 8
PE0PLE.COM 10
STAR TRACKS 12
SCOOP 21
PICKS & PANS 31
INSIDER 53
PASSAGES 105
PUZZLER 138
STYLE WATCH 141
CHATTER 156

118 Introducing
Miranda Lambert lights up the country charts

121 Tube
SNL's Amy Poehler yucks it up with husband Will Arnett (Arrested Development)

125 Pages
Former GE head Jack Welch pens Winning with new bride Suzy

129 Style
Stars love the shoes and bags of husband-and-wife design team Rickard Shah

133 Crime
In the past year, 30 U.S. citizens have gone missing in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

137 Song
American Idol meanie Simon Cowell brings pop to the opera with II Divo

148 Bethany Hamilton
The shark-attack survivor surfaces at the perfume counter with two new fragrances for teens

151 Smile
The needy and the notable turn to New York City dentists Marc Lowenberg and Gregg Lituchy

154 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards
It's slime time for Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and others