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Mary Kay & Vili One Year Later

Ten years ago Vili Fualaau, then a sixth grader in suburban Seattle, and Mary Kay Letourneau, his 34-year-old teacher and a married mother of four, began an affair that produced two children and became a national scandal. This month, the couple will celebrate their one year anniversary.

Although Letourneau spent seven years in prison for second-degree rape of a child, she and Fualaau never stopped professing their love. Last May, nine months after her release, they were married at a Seattle-area winery.

In its new issue, PEOPLE offers an exclusive look at their life together after a year of marriage. "We do normal things," says Letourneau, 44, who shares a rented three-bedroom beachside house in Normandy Park, Wash., with Fualaau. Recently "we all went out to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, then over to Blockbuster to get a movie."

But there are challenges. Letourneau, who lost her teaching license, and Fualaau, who hopes to become a tattoo artist (they rely on the substantial six-figure fee they received for the TV rights to their wedding), are focused on getting full custody of their daughters Audrey, 8, and Alexis, 7.

For now Fualaau's mother, Soona, who raised the girls while Letourneau was in prison, has custody of them, but in June Letourneau and Fualaau hope a Seattle court will give them custody. "It'll be nice to take the girls to Disneyland and not have to ask the state or notify Vili's mom," says Letourneau.

Her four other kids, from her marriage to Steve Letourneau, are slowly re-entering her life. Last October Steve Jr., 21, told his mother he was moving to Seattle from Anchorage and asked if he could live with her. Mary Claire, 18, a freshman at the Art Institute of Seattle, stays over frequently, and Jacqueline, 12, and Nicholas, 14, also visit regularly.

Still, the situation is complicated for Fualaau. "I feel like I don't really have a place except that I'm their mother's husband," he says. His wife's children "had a mom and dad and then I came into the picture and they think, 'I hate that guy; if he hadn't come along this would never have happened.'"

Fualaau's relationship with Steve Jr., who is only one year younger, can be strained. "I feel a bit of competition, like, 'Who deserves Mom's attention more?' " he says. "I back down because she's his mom and I don't want him hating me. But I get so frustrated."

Another strain: Last December, a police officer stopped Fualaau in SeaTac, Wash., for speeding and reported smelling alcohol on his breath. This April a jury found him guilty; his lawyer is looking at options to keep him out of jail.

Despite the arrest, Fualaau's everyday life is, for the most part, ordinary. He and Letourneau devote most of their time to their kids, but every Saturday night is couples night. For their anniversary "Vili has a plan and he's keeping it secret," says Letourneau. Once in a while she envisions having another child. "One more would just be ideal," she says. "If we could have a boy, it would be Vili's dream."

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Patrick Kennedy Admits, 'I Need Help'

A day after crashing his car into a security barrier near the Capitol, Rep. Patrick Kennedy announced that he is entering rehab for addiction to prescription pain medication.

"I know I need help," the Rhode Island Democrat said in a brief statement he delivered at a press conference on Friday.

Kennedy, the son of Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, is heading to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for treatment. This is not his first time seeking help with addiction. Last Christmas, Kennedy returned to Washington, D.C., after a stay at the Mayo Clinic feeling focused and in good shape, he said. But, he added Friday: "As in every recovery, each day has its ups and downs."

Yesterday was definitely a low. Capitol police witnessed Kennedy's car accident and cited him for failure to keep a proper lane, unreasonable speed and failure to give full time and attention to the operation of a vehicle.

A police report said Kennedy's "eyes were red and watery, speech was slightly slurred, and upon exiting his vehicle, his balance was unsure."

Kennedy later issued a statement saying he'd taken a sleeping pill and another drug that can cause drowsiness and had told officers he was "headed to the Capitol to make a vote" at the time of the accident, which was about 2:47 a.m.

The officers who pulled Kennedy over were instructed by an official "above the rank of patrolman" to take him home and no sobriety tests were conducted at the scene, Louis P. Cannon, president of the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, told the Associated Press.

Of the incident, Kennedy said Friday: "I simply do not remember getting out of bed." He said he also did not remember being pulled over, adding, "That's not how I want to live my life."

Kennedy called his struggle with addiction a "chronic condition" and said he is "taking full responsibility" for his actions.

Asked if he planned to resign, he shook his head and said, "I need to stay in the fight."

Soon after the Friday press conference, Ted Kennedy issued a statement reading, in part: "I love Patrick very much and am very proud of him. All of us in the family admire his courage in speaking publicly about very personal issues and fully support his decision to seek treatment."

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Anna-Nicole Smith pregnant? None of your business

Former Playboy Playmate, reality TV star and U.S. Supreme Court litigant Anna-Nicole Smith may be pregnant, her attorney said on Thursday. Then again, she may not be.

"If Anna Nicole is pregnant she obviously doesn't want anybody to know yet," Howard K. Stern said in a written statement. "If she is not pregnant she's not denying the rumor because she thinks its funny how much of a stir it's causing."

"She'll leave it up to you to guess which one it is," Stern said. "But note to all media: Please stop sending reporters and camera crews to her house because that really does cross the line of being overly invasive."

Published reports surfaced this week that Smith, 38, -- who on Monday won a Supreme Court decision giving her another chance to collect millions of dollars left behind by her late Texas oil tycoon husband -- was pregnant by an unidentified man. Stern declined to elaborate beyond his cryptic statement.

The former Vicki Lynn Hogan from Mexia, Texas met J. Howard Marshall at a Houston strip club and was 26 when she married the wheelchair-bound, 89-year-old billionaire in 1994.

His death after 14 months of marriage triggered a legal battle over his estate between Smith, who gained fame as a Guess? model and Playboy Playmate of the Year, and his son E. Pierce Marshall.

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Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott Wed in Fiji

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott were married Sunday on a private tropical island in Fiji, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.

The non-denominational ceremony was attended only by the bride and groom, both barefoot and wearing white.

"We didn't want to wait another day to get married," Spelling tells PEOPLE.

Adds her new husband, "I've never had as much of a desire to get married and make a woman my wife as I've had with her. The feeling is overwhelming. We're soul mates."

Spelling, 32, and McDermott, 39, met last summer in Ottowa while filming the TV movie Mind Over Murder. At the time, she was wed to actor-writer Charlie Shanian, and McDermott was married to his wife of 12 years, Mary Jo Eustace.

"It just happened," a Spelling friend told PEOPLE about their romance. "No one meant any harm to anyone. You can't help who you fall in love with and who you're right with."

In September, Spelling announced her split from Shanian, and McDermott filed for divorce from Eustace. Spelling's divorce became final last month.

McDermott proposed to the So NoTORIous star on Christmas Eve in Toronto, Canada. His sister put out lights leading to a table for two surrounded by decorated Christmas trees. The couple rode up in a horse-drawn carriage, and McDermott presented Spelling with a diamond and sapphire ring.

"It was so magical. All the stars aligned. I have never been happier in my life," McDermott told PEOPLE at the time.

McDermott has since shown his love for Spelling with tattoos, including one on his wrist that reads "Truly, Madly, Deeply, Tori" and another on his shoulder: a portrait of her.

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