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Brad Pitt: More Kids on the Way

Brad Pitt says five isn't enough. At the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday, the actor told PEOPLE that he and girlfriend Angelina Jolie want another sibling for Maddox, 5, Zahara, 2, and 7-month-old Shiloh. "Always, of course," he said. "We'll let you know when we get there."

Pitt also said that the globe-trotting clan (who recently traveled to Panama) will add to their frequent-flier miles, temporarily relocating to New Orleans for the next several months to film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

"I do like it there," Pitt said. "It's one of our most unique cities and it certainly needs some help right now. I know it will do fine, and the people are just fantastic."

Pitt has visited New Orleans for the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, cosponsoring with Global Green USA a contest to find an eco-friendly plan for housing and community centers. He also has been working with organizations helping AIDS orphans.

The family's most recent stop has been the Caribbean, where Pitt and Babel costar Cate Blanchett were on location for Benjamin Button.

"We wrapped at 6 in the morning, got on a plane and got our crusty asses here," he told PEOPLE.

Jolie and the children stopped over in Los Angeles while Pitt headed to Palm Springs with Blanchett for the film festival's awards gala. The festival honored the Babel cast as well as Blanchett for career achievement and director Alejandro González Iñárritu. (The movie is also nominated for several Golden Globes, including a best supporting actor nod for Pitt.)

"For us, it's about the ensemble award," said Pitt. "Given the international nature of our cast, it's a really nice honor."

During the gala, Pitt joined the cast on stage and the 1,800 people in the audience in singing happy birthday to costar Rinko Kikuchi, who turned 26 on Saturday.

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Angelina Jolie: We Should Support Madonna

Despite her comments in a French magazine, Angelina Jolie wasn't trying to criticize Madonna for adopting a child from Malawi, she says.

"The article included many falsehoods," Jolie said in a statement on Monday. "I said many positive things that were omitted. I feel we must focus on the present and I encourage everyone to be supportive so that every child can adjust nicely to their new home."

In an interview in Gala magazine, Jolie, 31, said of Madonna and her efforts to adopt 1-year-old David Banda: "Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where (David) was born. It's a country where there is no real legal framework for adoption. Personally, I prefer to stay on the right side of the law. I would never take a child away from a place where adoption is illegal."

But Jolie, whose son Maddox, 5, and Zahara, who turned 2 on Monday, are from Cambodia and Ethiopia, respectively, has sympathy for the singer. "I have been horrified by the attacks she's been subjected to," she says. "All that should count is the happiness of her little David."

On Friday, Malawian child welfare official Adrina Mchiela said the government is satisfied with the way Madonna has been caring for David. "We have been monitoring her and so far we see a loving mother in Madonna and David is very fine," she told Reuters.

Human rights groups, however, have argued that Madonna, 48, used her wealth and celebrity to bypass Malawi's laws governing adoption by foreigners.

In her interview with Gala, Jolie also talks about her relationship with Brad Pitt. "Don't go repeating it whatever you do, but, yes I love him. I love him a lot," she says. "After I met him my life seemed more harmonious."

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Marilyn Manson Dating Evan Rachel Wood

Rocker Marilyn Manson is romantically involved with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, sources close to the situation tell PEOPLE.

The sources say his relationship with the Thirteen actress was a factor in the Dec. 29 divorce filing by Von Teese, 34, Manson's wife of one year.

"Dita is heartbroken, she didn't see this coming," says a source close to the burlesque dancer and MAC cosmetics model. "His partying contributed to the split as well."

Manson, 38, and Wood have been friends for some time. According to his official website, Manson first met Wood when he asked her to be in his upcoming horror film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.

In addition, she posed for a watercolor that he painted, and attended the opening of his new Hollywood art gallery, the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, last Halloween.

"It came as kind of a shock," Wood told Rolling Stone about being asked to pose. "I was beyond flattered."

Manson, who is currently in Paris, was unavailable for comment. A rep for Wood would not confirm the relationship. A spokeswoman for Von Teese did not return calls for comment.

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Marilyn Manson Dating Evan Rachel Wood

Rocker Marilyn Manson is romantically involved with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, sources close to the situation tell PEOPLE.

The sources say his relationship with the Thirteen actress was a factor in the Dec. 29 divorce filing by Dita Von Teese, 34, Manson's wife of one year.

"Dita is heartbroken, she didn't see this coming," says a source close to the burlesque dancer and MAC cosmetics model. "His partying contributed to the split as well."

Manson, 38, and Wood have been friends for some time. According to his official Web site, Manson first met Wood when he asked her to be in his upcoming horror film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.

In addition, she posed for a watercolor that he painted, and attended the opening of his new Hollywood art gallery, the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, last Halloween.

"It came as kind of a shock," Wood told Rolling Stone about being asked to pose. "I was beyond flattered."

Manson, who is currently in Paris, was unavailable for comment. A rep for Wood would not confirm the relationship. A spokeswoman for Von Teese did not return calls for comment.

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Heather Locklear Confirms Taste in Men: 'Rock Stars'

Heather Locklear has not changed her taste in men.

Despite divorcing two musicians – Supernova drummer Tommy Lee and Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora – the actress has a soft spot for musicians.

"I still like rock stars," she said Thursday at the annual TV critics conference in Pasadena, Calif. "Any man is good for me (just) not married men."

But right now there is no special someone – musician or not – in her life, according to the star.

"I'm single," she confirmed, though she has been linked to comedian David Spade. Just last month the pair were spotted in Honolulu, where they took in the final show on U2's Vertigo world tour.

But Locklear, who was at the conference promoting her upcoming Lifetime movie Angels Fall, is not moping around. "I'm doing good," she said. "Today, I'm good."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal's Globes Babysitter: Mom

Maggie Gyllenhaal isn't exactly new to the movie biz, but she hasn't lost any enthusiasm – especially when it comes to being nominated for a Golden Globe.

"I know there are people who are cynical about these awards things but I'm actually thrilled to go," the actress, who is up for best actress in a drama for her role in Sherrybaby, tells the Associated Press. "I'm excited to pick a dress, I'm excited to get dressed up, get my hair done and go."

After all, the Globes equal a night out on the town for the new mom, who gave birth in October to daughter Ramona, with fiancé Peter Sarsgaard.

"My mom's gonna watch my daughter and I'm gonna go and I'm gonna do it right," says Gyllenhaal, 29. (Her mom is Hollywood screenwriter Naomi Foner.)

She's determined to make this Globes experience better than her last one four years ago when she was nominated for Secretary.

"I was really kind of a new, new, newbie at the time," she said of her last Globes. "I don't have a real strong memory of it 'cause I was just kind of so thrilled. ... It feels like such a different situation this time. It feels like I'm doing it for the first time."

As for what's next in her career, she recently costarred with Sarsgaard in a short called High Falls, which will debut at the Sundance Film Festival.

Working with her fiancé was "actually pretty horrible," says the actress. "He was playing a big jerk and it was hard for me to be around him when all day long he was really being a big jerk."

But that doesn't mean she doesn't want to work with him again. Next time, she has a Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracey kind of story in mind.

"I think it'd be cool to make, like, an old-school, '40s-style movie with him where we're both lawyers and we hate each other but really we love each other," she says.

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Justin & Cameron: The Final Days

Although Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz announced on Thursday that they had ended their romantic relationship, signs of the split had been evident for weeks, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue.

During Monday's kickoff of Timberlake's 36-date FutureSex/LoveShow tour, the singer said midway through the show, "Sometimes love isn't so easy," giving the crowd a clue in to his personal life.

Meanwhile, Diaz went solo to Tuesday's People's Choice Awards, where she won the trophy for favorite leading lady.

In their statement released Thursday, Diaz and Timberlake said: "We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship, and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another."

The pair were last seen out together Dec. 16 in New York City celebrating Timberlake's appearance on Saturday Night Live. The singer, 25, then flew home to Tennessee for the holidays while Diaz, 34, stayed in L.A. and then skied in Vail, Colo.

Diaz was also noticeably absent from the Jan. 3 premiere of Timberlake's movie Alpha Dog. Instead, he brought his mom as his date – and was spotted engaging in cozy conversation with Scarlett Johansson, who recently filmed a video for one of Timberlake's new songs, at a party afterwards.

"He called me around Christmas to say they had broken up," a pal of Timberlake's told PEOPLE. "They're not talking to each other because things are a little awkward."

A source close to the couple said part of the problem was: "I don't think she's so much into the scene like he is. He's really young and he likes to go out. (He) hasn't been into her for awhile."

During his New York City visit with Diaz in December, Timberlake was spotted partying with two blonde models. At Christmas, he spent time in Memphis with ex-girlfriend Veronica Finn. (Finn, a Florida-based real estate agent, says he's just "an old friend.")

But don't expect fireworks, says Timberlake's pal. "They were laid-back together, so it's not going to be an ugly breakup. This is just them realizing it was time to move on."

And in an interview Friday with Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM morning show in L.A., Timberlake said, "I'm great. I'm on tour and its awesome." When asked if being distracted by work was helpful, the singer responded: "Yeah, it's great."

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Britney Spears's $40,000 Night in Vegas

Britney Spears and Isaac Cohen have taken their hookup to new heights: a Fantasy Tower suite at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Sources tell PEOPLE the couple stayed in the tower's $40,000-a-night, two-story Hugh Hefner Sky Villa on Saturday, where a Jacuzzi pool, a glass elevator, an 8-ft. rotating bed and a full bar are among the amenities.

"They seem very happy together," says a source who spotted the two, who started dating in the past month. Hotel officials had no comment.

The trip was Spears's first appearance in Las Vegas since hosting a much-talked-about party at Pure nightclub on New Year's Eve – where, her rep told PEOPLE,she fell asleep.

It was a different scene Saturday night. Spears and model-actor Cohen, both 25, danced and smoked cigarettes at 8½, a gay club off the Strip before leaving after about an hour.

This is the second weekend in a row that the couple have been spotted together. On Jan. 6 they hung out on a powerboat off Marina del Rey, outside L.A., and the next night met up at the W Hotel's Whiskey Blue bar in Westwood.

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Zach Braff Says He Has 'Mild Depression'

While Zach Braff launched his career on the slapstick sitcom Scrubs, the actor says in real life, he resembles the depressed character he played in Garden State.

"I think I suffer from some mild depression," he tells Parade magazine in an interview to be published on Sunday. "So to have millions of people go, 'I watched your movie and related' was the ultimate affirmation that I'm not a freak."

Braff, 31, who wrote and directed Garden State, says that he stands out in Hollywood – and he doesn't mind. "I don't have any famous friends other than the guys I work with on Scrubs, he says. "I don't care about image and all that nonsense. I'm in sweat pants every day. I don't play the game at all."

But some aspects of Braff's Hollywood life do garner public attention – especially his relationships. The actor recently dated singer Mandy Moore, who is now in the early stages of dating Adam "DJ A.M." Goldstein.

"We were together for a while, and that is the only true thing that has ever been written about my romantic life," he jokes to Parade.

Nevertheless, Braff says he wants to start a family. So what does he look for in a woman? "(Someone) who is funny and energetic and passionate about what she does," he says.

Nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy series for Scrubs, Braff says he has yet to decide whether or not the beloved series will continue, but does feel "optimistic that there will be a seventh season."

In the meantime, he is readying another film, Fast Track, with Amanda Peet, a romantic comedy due out in March about a family man who is saddled with a bad job.

"At my age, those are the things you are always talking about," Braff says, explaining that the comedy has real-life implications. "If I'm going to have kids, how will that change things? I like to think that all of the introspection leads to something really funny."

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Sienna Miller and Josh Hartnett Get Cozy

New couple alert? Sienna Miller and Josh Hartnett certainly seemed cozy at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont on Tuesday night.

Miller, 25, and Hartnett, 28, sat side-by-side on a couch in the hotel restaurant's living room area, laughing and chatting for about an hour before they were joined by a female friend of Miller's.

But they kept things intimate – at one point, Miller stood in front of a seated Hartnett, who held on to her thigh with his hand. The pair eventually headed out, cocktails in hand, to the hotel's poolside bungalow area.

So are the single actors (she split with Jude Law in November; he most recently dated his Black Dahlia costar Scarlett Johansson) an item? "They're friends, just friends," Miller's rep tells PEOPLE. "They were just hanging out."

Seconds a rep for Hartnett: "There is nothing to comment on."

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Lindsay's Mom: 'Everything Is Under Control'

A day after Lindsay Lohan revealed that she'd checked into rehab, her mother tells PEOPLE that the actress is "absolutely fine."

"This is a wonderful, giant step she's taking and it's all good," Dina Lohan said Thursday. "Hollywood's a really, really busy scary place and everything is under control."

Dina says she's proud that her 20-year-old daughter is mature enough to take care of herself and "not worry about what anyone's going to say about her."

On Wednesday, Lindsay said in a statement that she had made the decision to enter rehab in order "to take care of my personal health."

The statement continues: "I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time."

As for how Lindsay is doing: "Everything's great and she's just getting a grip on her life," says Dina. "When I was 20 I don't know that I would be that strong to do that, so it's all good."

In terms of the facility where Lindsay is being treated, her mother says, "It's an outpatient program where, of course, (she'll be) in for the first week or two."

After that Lindsay plans to get back to work on her film, I Know Who Killed Me, which has temporarily suspended filming.

"Then she'll pick up the film again and start working and have someone with her and all is good," says Dina. "As a parent I couldn't be more pleased and proud."

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Dharma & Greg's Jenna Elfman Expecting a Baby

Former Dharma & Greg star Jenna Elfman is pregnant with her first child.

Elfman and her husband, actor Bodhi Elfman, are "elated about the impending birth," her publicist, Jenni Weinman, said in a statement Friday, the Associated Press reports.

"Jenna looks and feels amazing. She is certain to be one hot mama!" Weinman said.

Elfman, 35, played Dharma Finklestein Montgomery on the 1997-2002 ABC comedy and recently starred in the CBS sitcom Courting Alex.

She and Bodhi, 37, have been married for 16 years.

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Alec Baldwin: I'm Thinking About Online Dating

Alec Baldwin can't seem to find the right woman – and soon he may turn to the Internet for help.

In a tongue-in-cheek interview in the February issue of Glamour, Baldwin says he's thought about dipping into the online-dating scene, and jokingly imagines the kind of responses he might get.

"I could post my picture and say, 'People tell me I look like Alec Baldwin.' They'll go, 'Oh, I hate him' or 'Who the hell is he?' "

Since his split from his wife of eight years, Kim Basinger, in 2002, Baldwin, 48, has been linked to various women, including actress Kristin Davis and lawyer Nicole Seidel.

But he says the single life isn't easy. "You meet people who are great, but they're not who you want to turn the lights out with," he says.

In fact, the 30 Rock costar says he wants to feel the kind of love he once had for Basinger, with whom he's now in an ugly custody battle over their 11-year-old daughter, Ireland.

"I would love to marry (again). I want to be in love again," Baldwin says. "I was in love when I was married, I'm not ashamed to say. I used to wake up in the morning and just look at (Kim) and say, 'What do you want for breakfast, baby? Special K with blueberries? Let me go get some.' "

If he does find the right woman, does he want to have more children?

"Yes," he replies. "The only time I'm truly happy is with my daughter. I can't think that this is my only shot at fatherhood."

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Justin Timberlake 'Courts' Alyssa Milano, Eva Longoria

Justin Timberlake proved he's got game early Saturday morning when he shot some after-hours hoops with Alyssa Milano and Eva Longoria.

After his Friday night concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Timberlake, 25, hit the Jet nightclub with his entourage, where he danced with Milano, 34, and chatted with Longoria, 31.

At 4:00 a.m. the whole crew headed to an after-after party at the Palms' Hardwood Suite in the hotel's new 347-room Fantasy Tower. The $25,000-a-night, 10,000-square suite features an indoor basketball court, complete with scoreboard and locker room.

(The previous weekend, Timberlake's ex, Britney Spears, stayed at the Fantasy Tower's $40,000-a-night, two-story Hugh Hefner Sky Villa with new beau Isaac Cohen.)

"Justin played basketball for quite a while with Eva and Alyssa," says a source. He and about 100 other revelers "stayed there for a couple hours."

Timberlake, who announced his split with Cameron Diaz earlier this month, dated Milano after his 2002 split with Spears: They were spotted clubbing in L.A. and playing golf together, though a friend of his told PEOPLE at the time, "Right now they are not boyfriend and girlfriend. They are just having a good time."

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Brad Pitt: 'Strippers Changed My Life'

On Brad Pitt's road to Hollywood, it helped to have strippers in the passenger seat.

Talking about one of his first jobs at Newsweek's annual Oscar roundtable Saturday in Hollywood, Pitt said, "My job was to drive them to bachelor parties and things. I'd pick them up, and at the gig I'd collect the money, play the bad Prince tapes and catch the girls' clothes. It was not a wholesome atmosphere, and it got very depressing."

But it was not without its perks: Just before quitting, Pitt made a critical show business contact.

"This girl – I'd never met her before – was in an acting class taught by a man named Roy London," a famous acting coach, he said, according to excerpts in this week's Newsweek. "I went and checked it out, and it really set me on the path to where I am now."

He added: "Strippers changed my life."

On a more serious note, the Babel star, 43, talked about how becoming a dad has put things in perspective.

"When I started, I had this idea that the films I did defined me, and that my life would be interesting based on the characters I'd chosen," he said. "I don't feel that way anymore. I'm a father now. There are other things that are important to me. I was chasing something that wasn't fulfilling."

He added: "I caught myself on the phone the other day – Leo (DiCaprio) has been playing some real strong men these last few years, and I found myself saying, 'I want to play more of a man.' I got off the phone and I thought, 'No. Live like a man, and the movies will follow.' "