21 SCOOP
A new man for Paula Abdul ... George Clooney sells his Oscar swag ... Patrick Dempsey revs his engine ... A tattoo for Tori Spelling's fiancé ... Nicole Richie tries again with DJ AM
60 COVER
Nearly nine years after the death of Princess Diana, a British government probe is trying to sort out fact from speculation. A special PEOPLE report
54 With a new album and a busy new social life, Nick Lachey moves on with life after Jessica
58 Families from the FX reality show Black.White. reveal the conflicts and tensions of their race-swapping experiment
69 As Katie Holmes's due date nears, the actress and her fiancé Tom Cruise spend time with his kids
73 It's a Trump! The Donald and third wife Melania have their first child
74 To promote the sequel to Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone takes off on a European tour rated G for glam
76 Star Jones lands in the hospital due to complications from a breast lift
81 Some Ambien users say the drug made them gain weight and go berserk—while asleep
84 Though military training leaves scant free time, Prince William and Kate Middleton are closer than ever
86 Five years after his wife drowned their five children, Rusty Yates remarries
89 Gastric bypass surgery helps singer Etta James lose more than 200 lbs.
92 Saturday Night Live alum Chris Kattan puts his Mango days behind him
96 Surrogate mom April Petersen gives birth to a baby boy for a Belgian couple thousands of miles away
103 Did David Swain kill his wife, Shelley Tyre, while they were scuba diving on vacation? Or was it a terrible accident?
108 Lost big kahuna Jorge Garcia dishes on romance, onscreen and off
111 Actress Brooke Burns talks about her return to TV just five months after breaking her neck
116 Siblings Patrick and Josephine Droney throw fund-raisers to benefit kids—like themselves—who struggle with health problems
124 Evan Ross, son of superstar Diana, makes his big-screen debut in the movie ATL
127 Farewell to Jackie O designer Oleg Cassini
IN EVERY ISSUE
MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 9
STAR TRACKS 12
SCOOP 21
PICKS & PANS 31
INSIDER 53
PASSAGES 95
PUZZLER 114
STYLE WATCH 119
CHATTER 130
ON THE COVER Photograph by Cherruault/Sipa. Right insets (from top): Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Ginsburg/Spaly/Kristian/X 17; David Livingston/Getty
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