April 11, 2005

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Signing Off

It's Really Over. Jennifer Aniston Quietly Files for Divorce While—How Weird Is This?—Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pretend to Set Up House

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Waiting for the End

As the Schindlers and Michael Schiavo Continued to Fight, the Pain of Impending Loss Was Felt on Both Sides

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You Are Invited to a: Birthday Bonanza

White Tie, Sing-Alongs, One $9,376 Cake: Four Stars Celebrate, with Guest Lists Ranging from 12 to 17,249 (Give or Take a Giant Gopher)

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Madonna Shocks? It's a Habit

The Singer and Her Guy Cause a Stir by Dressing as a Nun and the Pope for a Kabbalah Purim Party

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Jackson Trial: Taking a Hit

The Jackson Judge Issues Explosive Ruling. but Will It Change the Course of the Trial?

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Rosarion Dawson

Young Hollywood's Least Prudish Star Dials Up the Heat with a Sex-Y Beau and a Sin-Ful Role

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Johnnie Cochran: 1937-2005

He Made His Name as O.J.'s Lawyer—and as a Fierce Advocate for the Underdog

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It's a Girl!

Desperate Housewives' James Denton and Wife Erin O'Brien Welcome Daughter Malin to the Family

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Autism: Breaking the Silence

Once Unable to Speak, Jamie Burke Uses a Keyboard—and Perseverance—to Give Voice to His Dreams

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Could Cops Have Saved Her Kids?

Despite a Restraining Order, Jessica Gonzales's Ex Shot Their Three Daughters. Now She Has Taken Her Fight with the Police to the Supreme Court

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Britney & Kevin: Time Apart

The Couple Spends Easter Weekend Away from Each Other as She Sticks Close to Home and He Hangs Out in Vegas

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Life Without John

Amy Yasbeck, John Ritter's Widow, Talks About Raising Their Daughter Alone and the Lessons She Learned from Her Husband

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Mom to a Neighborhood

On the Dangerous Streets of South Central Los Angeles, Charmaney Bayton Creates a Home—and Hope—for Kids Fleeing Trouble

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Leaving Home

In a New Book, Author Martha Beck Accuses Her Father, a Mormon Scholar, of Sex Abuse

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House's: Hugh Laurie

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Bad Hair Days

True Confessions of Cuts and Perms Gone Wrong, from the Cast of Beauty Shop

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A Real-Life Jaws Moment

Tourist Mark Currie Comes Eye to Eye with a Great White—and Lives to Tell the Tale

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Nelly's Heartache

Despite the Public Campaign to Find Her a Bone Marrow Donor and Increase Donation Awareness, the Rapper's Sister Dies of Leukemia

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Two for the Road

Top NASCAR Drivers Kurt and Kyle Busch Conduct Their Sibling Rivalry at 150 Mph

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Rescue on Ice: One Woman's Fight to Save Seals

Activist Rebecca Aldworth Pleads with Fellow Newfoundlanders to Stop the Killing

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The Evolution of Farrah Fawcett

Nearly 30 Years After Charlie's Angels, She's Back with a New Reality Show, Chasing Farrah. Herewith, a Tour of Farrah's Eras

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Signing Off

It's Really Over. Jennifer Aniston Quietly Files for Divorce While—How Weird Is This?—Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pretend to Set Up House

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

Katy & Russell's Movie Date

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Project Runway's Irina Wins It All