Halle Berry Babies

It's come to this for Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry: the former couple, who appeared to split so peacefully last year, will soon head to court to sort out a custody arrangement over daughter Nahla.

Indications of a sour relationship kicked off in late December, when Aubry asked a judge to legally declare him the two-year old's father.

About a week ago, meanwhile, sources revealed that the Canadian model was legitimately worried that Berry would deny him access to their child. The insider cited Halle's rage over Aubry's most recent flings as a basis for this concern.

Now, Berry has dropped out of the movie New Year's Eve, as she prepares for a long battle in court with her past lover. Says her rep:

"She has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter’s father, Gabriel Aubry, directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention."

It's unclear what options are on the table - shared custody? full custody? - but this rep makes it sound like Berry has little intention of letting Aubry get remotely close to Nahla.

"Halle has serious concerns for her daughter's well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her," he says.

Halle Berry is not pregnant again. Sorry about that.

The Oscar winner sat down with Jay Leno last night and denied, right off the bat, that she was expecting a second bundle of joy with Gabriel Aubry.

Leno greeted Berry at the start of the interview by saying how great she looked, both an understatement and a great segue for her rumor control.

According to Halle, the "exclusive" and "official" report from a celeb gossip magazine earlier this month was just untrue. Oh well. No harm done.

The star was just a bit full at the time. Naturally.

"Thank you for that, Jay, because that must mean all these pregnancy rumors can be put to bed," Berry said, jokingly. "I was getting a complex."

"I was like, I gotta stop with the burgers or something!" Judging by the dress she wore during the interview, she doesn't have to worry too much ...

Halle Berry on Jay Leno

Today is Christmas, but for many of the stars we know and love, the best present ever came earlier this year. We are talking, of course, about celebrity babies!

Here's a delightful photo sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Check out this poignant moment with Jessica Alba, Cash Warren and their daughter, Honor ...

Jessica and Cash are just two of the new parents of 2008, of course.

Jamie Lynn Spears became America's hottest unwed teen mom when she welcomed little Maddie Briann (below, left). Bristol Palin may compete for that title, but hasn't given birth quite yet - though Sarah Palin welcomed baby Trig in April!

Elsewhere, Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves pooled their remarkable genes and created Levi, while many big stars, such as Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Nicole Richie and Nicole Kidman, became first-time mothers.

Click to enlarge photos of the year's top celebrity babies - and parents!

Altogether now: AWWWWWW!

Here's the first public photo of Halle Berry and her daughter, Nahla.

The adorable little girl, whose name means "honey bee" in Arabic, was born March 16 to Berry and boyfriend Gabriel Aubrey. We'd like to send our best wishes to this lovely couple and adorable tyke.