– “Spider-Man” star Tobey Maguire and his fiance, Jennifer Meyer, are expecting a baby late this year. Although various tabloids with an eye out for bumps reported the happy news a month ago, Meyer just recently confirmed the pregnancy to USA Today. “Let’s just say this is truly the best time of my life,” she said. Meyer, who designs jewelry, is the daughter of Universal head honcho Ron Meyer.
– Rivers Cuomo says that, for now, Weezer is done. Cuomo, the band’s frontman, told MTV that while he remains in touch with his bandmates, “we’ve never mentioned getting together.” “Really, for the moment, we are done. And I’m not certain we’ll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one.”
– Kevin Kline is in, Christopher Walken is out of the Shakespeare in the Park production of “Mother Courage and Her Children,” starring Meryl Streep. Walken, who was to have played the role of Cook, withdrew from the New York production because of scheduling conflicts, a spokeswoman for the Public Theater said Thursday.
– Britney Spears, who is pregnant with her second child, says she’s not ready to retire from performing. “I can’t wait to do that again,” Spears tells Harper’s Bazaar in its August issue. “But I really have to take my time and do it right and be safe. Actually … not that safe. When you perform, you have to be dangerous.” The pregnant pop princess also says she would “definitely” consider a musical collaboration with her husband, Kevin Federline. His debut hip-hop album, “Playing With Fire,” is expected to be released next month. “I’m so proud of Kevin,” Spears says. “He’s been working so hard on his own album.”
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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.
