October 06, 2008

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Clay Aiken No More Secrets

Inspired by the Newborn Son He Wants to Raise with Love and Honesty, the Singer Acknowledges What Has Long Been Rumored: He's Gay

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From a Radiant Christina to a Triumphant Tina to Those Merry Mad Men, Emmy's Brightest Stars Salute the Small Screen in a Huge Way

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DJ Am & Travis Barker Lucky to Be Alive

Surviving a Plane Crash, the DJ and the Drummer Are Recovering from Severe Burns—and Mourning the Friends They Lost

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Shawn Hornbeck: 'It Was Terrifying'

He Was Held Captive by a Kidnapper for Years. Now, 20 Months After His Rescue, He Opens Up About His Ordeal

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The O'Neal Family Hollywood Tragedy

A Father-Son Drug Arrest Caps the Acting Family's Painful History of Addiction, Strife and Scandal. What Happened to Ryan O'Neal and His Children?

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Daniel Radcliffe Grows Up

Shedding His Harry Potter Alter Ego—and All His Clothes—the 19-Year-Old Actor Takes on a Raw New Role on Broadway

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The People Weight-Loss Challenge!

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A Chance to Play for Disabled Children

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Justice or Mad Vengeance?

In 1966 Bill Barnes Went to Prison for Shooting a Cop. Now the D.A. Is Using the Victim's Recent Death to Charge Barnes with Homicide

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Lil' Romeo Goes to College

The USC Frosh Learns the Pains of Laundry and Roommates—and the Secret to Studying Hard

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Their TV Makeovers!

For the New Show Kath & Kim, Selma Blair Gains Weight and Molly Shannon Dons a Thong

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A Second Chance at Love

An Adopted Daughter Reunites Her Birth Parents

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Double Talk: Richard Gere & Diane Lane

Reuniting in Nights in Rodanthe, the Friends of 24 Years Talk About Chemistry, Family and Getting the Giggles During Love Scenes

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Stars' Silly Faces: Whose Is Best?

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Clay Aiken No More Secrets

Inspired by the Newborn Son He Wants to Raise with Love and Honesty, the Singer Acknowledges What Has Long Been Rumored: He's Gay

Table of Contents

Stars' Silly Faces: Whose Is Best?

Pam: Malibu's Most Flaunted

Kellan's Hot Shot

Brad's Tokyo Drift

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

Usher Has a Sing-A-Long

Mya Proves She's a Dancing Queen