23 SCOOP
Carmen Electra sets the record straight ... Peter Cook tells Christie Brinkley he's sorry ... Kenny Chesney is keeping company with someone new ... Shiloh Jolie-Pitt immortalized—in wax
86 COVER
In an exclusive interview, 'NSync heartthrob Lance Bass reveals for the first time what he's known his whole life: He's gay
54 A doctor and two nurses are arrested and accused of killing four patients in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
60 Carnie Wilson, Tina Yothers and the rest of the cast of Celebrity Fit Club 4 gear up for a workout
62 For on-again, off-again couples like Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, love keeps them coming back for more
64 War in the Middle East disrupts the lives and dreams of two teens: Lebanon's Sana Mrad and Israel's Opher Hacohen
68 A reef shark in the Florida Keys attacks Olympic gold medal swimmer Gary Hall Jr. and bites his younger sister's arm
70 The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick dishes on police work, her Southern drawl and her "amazing" husband, Kevin Bacon
73 As he marks 25 years in the fashion biz, Project Runway judge Michael Kors reflects on his stunning style moments
77 Miami Vice's Colin Farrell explains how, after years of partying, he was able to get sober
80 Former Desperate Housewives gardener Jesse Metcalfe breaks hearts in his big-screen comedy John Tucker Must Die
82 American Floyd Landis overcame a bum hip—and differences with his Mennonite parents—to win the Tour de France
92 Actress Penélope Cruz shares the spotlight with her baby brother, Latin music singer Eduardo
97 After 16 years in a New York prison cell, Marty Tankleff gets another chance to prove that he did not kill his parents
108 At cowboy churches, you don't have to dress up to hear old-fashioned preaching—but watch out for the horses
110 Hollywood hard bodies Matthew McConaughey, Courteney Cox Arquette and Teri Hatcher feel the burn
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MAILBAG 8
PEOPLE.COM 10
STAR TRACKS 12
SCOOP 23
PICKS & PANS 33
INSIDER 53
PASSAGES 84
PUZZLER 94
STYLE WATCH 101
CHATTER 112
ON THE COVER Photograph by Jack Guy. Groomer: Charles Dujic/Cloutier. Stylist: Robyn Goldberg/Celestine. Inset by ©Bernhard Kühmstedt/Corbis Outline. Right Insets (from top): RJ Capak/WireImage; Matt Baron/BEImages
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