25 SCOOP
Nicole Kidman dodges pregnancy reports ... Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn divorce ... Britney Spears gets a new assistant ... Lindsay Lohan hits Italy
68 COVER
Seven people reveal how they took off a combined 1,300 lbs.—without surgery or Hollywood perks. Plus: What happens when a married couple loses 560 lbs., great diet recipes from TV chefs and our first PEOPLE weight-loss challenge
56 Isn't it romantic? Jessica Alba and the Black Eyed Peas' Fergie say yes to their longtime boyfriends' marriage proposals, while Hayden Panettiere gets cozy with her Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia
58 Without the fame or fortune of Jamie Lynn Spears, real teens talk about unplanned pregnancy
64 Sheriff's deputies arrest Mischa Barton—who played a party girl on The O.C.—for drunk driving
66 Kim Raver's 3-month-old son Leo joins the playroom crowd on her new show Lipstick Jungle
144 Janice Schacter opens up a world of culture to the hearing impaired
148 Chelsea Clinton stands by her mom as the presidential race tightens
152 Nancy Grace talks about giving birth to her twins and the dangerous complications she survived
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MAILBAG 10
PEOPLE.COM 12
STAR TRACKS 14
SCOOP 25
REVIEWS 35
INSIDER 55
PUZZLER 134
DOUBLE TAKE 136
STYLE WATCH 139
PASSAGES 146
CHATTER 154
ON THE COVER
Photographs by Troy Word. Hair: Cecilia Romero/Art House Management. Makeup: Sheri Terry/Art House Management. Stylist: Teresa Logan/Art House Management. Insets (from left): Courtesy Sharla Pincock; Courtesy Courtney Dawson. Right insets (from top): Newspix/Rex USA; Kevin Mazur/Wireimage
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