Denise Richards's Baby Secret

Plus, get the gossip on Chad Michael Murray, P. Diddy and more

Originally posted Tuesday February 08, 2005 05:20 PM EST

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen Photo by: KATHY HUTCHINS / HUTCHINS Photo

It's a question so many parents-to-be face: To learn the baby's gender or not? Actress Denise Richards, who is four months pregnant with her second child, and husband Charlie Sheen faced just that dilemma recently. Richards and Sheen weren't sure if they wanted to know when she had an ultrasound, so they asked the doctor to write down the baby's sex and place it in a sealed envelope, she tells us. But when the pair got home, they decided they didn't want to know, and the temptation of having the answer within reach would be too great. In the end, the couple decided to shred the envelope and throw it away – outside – so they absolutely couldn't rifle through and find it in a moment of weakness.

Wedding Belles
We just couldn't get enough details about One Tree Hill stars Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush's upcoming nuptials – so we went back and asked them for more.
Chad Michael Murray: "We just did a cake tasting."
Sophia Bush: "We don't actually get to be at home and do these things, so we had to have the samples mailed to us. Cake in the mail – it was a little strange."
Chad: "I'm the kind of man who just wants to say, 'Baby, whatever you want, you can have.' But she wants me to be involved, and luckily she involved me at the right moment. She brought me to a tasting for the wedding. Oh, my God, I'm glad I didn't miss that. It was wonderful. The food was incredible."

Caught in the Act
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