October 22, 2007

Cover Story

Mom to the Rescue

After Losing Custody of Her Children, Britney Spears Reunites with Her Mom, Lynne. Will It Make a Difference—Or Is Britney Still Out of Control?

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Carol Anne Gotbaum Was on Her Way to Rehab When She Died in Police Custody in An Airport. While Her Body May Have Been Laid to Rest, the Mysteries Have Not

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Nicole Richie Happy & Healthy

Putting Troubles Behind Her, She's Sober and Loving Her Pregnancy. Her Boyfriend and Friends Talk About Her Transformation

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She's a Top Model—and Autistic

Heather Kuzmich Has Asperger's Syndrome, but That Didn't Stop Her from Strutting into the Finals of America's Next Top Model

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Montel Williams' Wedding

The Talk Show Host Marries a Former Flight Attendant in a Seaside Ceremony in Bermuda

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The Truth at Last

After Years of Vehement Denials, Olympic Star Marion Jones Admits to Using Anabolic Steroids—And Faces Time in Prison

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Baby Steps

Dancing with the Stars Cohost Samantha Harris Shows Off Her Little Girl (Already Rocking a Tutu!). Says the First-Time Mom: "She's Just a Little Lovebug"

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He's Back! James Van Der Beek

The Dawson's Creek Star Talks About Married Life, Turning 30 and Where He's Been the Last Four Years

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Comeback Kid at Heart

Kicking Back with His Wife and Daughter at Their Florida Fun House, Former Boy-Band Phenom and Recent Dancing Star Joey Fatone Gets Candid About the Ups and Downs of Marriage, Fatherhood and Fame

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Hanson Brother's Health Scare 'I Could Have Silently Died'

Isaac Hanson Talks About Surviving a Life-Threatening Blood Clot—and How His Family Is Helping Him Cope

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My Secret Battle with Bulimia

Cheryl 'Salt' James Reveals Why She Left Salt-N-Pepa, Music's Top-Selling Female Rap Group: to Fight An Eating Disorder and Depression. Now She's Healthy—and Back with Pepa on TV

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Adam Beach

SVU's Newest Detective Plays It Cool on the Job—and Knows How to Keep Things Hot at Home

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Twins Reunited

Raised by Different Parents 1,500 Miles Apart, Identical Twins Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein Had No Idea the Other Existed—Until They Were 35

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He Rebuilt 400 Homes in Mississippi

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Ice Ice Baby

Canadian Olympic Pairs Champions Jaime Salé and David Pelletier Welcome Their Little Skater Boy

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Fighting Depression

Suffering from Undiagnosed Mental Illness for Years, Joe Pantoliano Considered Suicide. Now the Actor Wants Others to Know They Don't Have to Go It Alone

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Claire Danes

She's Survived Teen Stardom and Tabloids—Now the Movie Star Is Braving Broadway

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The Power of One

Former Supermodel Helena Christensen Snaps Celebrities for One—Bono's Antipoverty Campaign

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Mel's Bracelets

Friends of Flight Attendant Mel Simmons Honor Her Memory by Selling the Trinkets She Liked to Give Away—and Raise More Than $2 Million for Breast Cancer Research

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A Chef's Nightmare

Celebrated Chef Grant Achatz Tries a New Therapy for Tongue Cancer to Save His Taste Buds—and His Life

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Dancing with the Stars Workout

So You Think You Can't Dance? Try It! Say DWTS Pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke, Who Demonstrate Ballroom's Best Toning and Slimming Moves

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Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

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Mom to the Rescue

After Losing Custody of Her Children, Britney Spears Reunites with Her Mom, Lynne. Will It Make a Difference—Or Is Britney Still Out of Control?

Table of Contents

Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

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

Adam Lambert's American Music Awards Preview