Jennifer Lopez

Halle Berry and Christina Aguilera seem proud of their pregnancies. As do the fathers of their babies-to-be, Gabriel Aubry and Jordan Bratman.

So we don't understand why Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are hiding the fact that the couple is about to join the ranks of new parents.

Just look at this picture of J. Lo in concert recently. Come on! That belly is baby bump central!

Come on, admit it, Jennifer Lopez.

You're knocked up like Nicole Richie.

You're expecting like Halle Berry.

You're with child like Christina Aguilera.

Fellow celebrities aren't ashamed to come clean about their pregnancies. So phrase it however you want, but isn't it about time you let us know you've got a bun in your much-publicized oven?

Otherwise, we're just gonna assume this is a beer gut...

Sure, Leah Remini hangs out with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or Xenu, or Tom Cruise, or whatever the heck Scientology freaks worship as their deity.

That doesn't mean she expects BFF Jennifer Lopez to do the same.

In a new interview in People magazine, Leah Remini, the King of Queens star, reveals that while she's definitely committed to Scientology, she isn't trying to convert her best friend - or anybody else, for that matter.

"I read that I was trying to get Jennifer Lopez to do Scientology because it helps with fertility. I don't know what that's about. That's bull - that we're sitting there at the Polo Lounge talking about fertility. I think Jennifer knows how to get pregnant," Remini said.

"She's a fabulous girl. I'm fabulous to hang out with. But it's like, "What could these two have in common? She must be trying to convert her!" 

Lopez, who some say is trying to get pregnant, has been the subject of many cult Scientology rumors for some time as a result, but she and her sexy husband, Marc Anthony, have so far stuck to their Catholic ways.

Remini was one of the first TomKat friends to go public with the news that Suri Cruise was indeed real, back when that was, you know, in doubt.

Here's hoping she and J. Lo remain pals, Spaghetti Monster or not.

Famke Janssen posed an an angel to help save animals a few months ago.

But not all animal-rights activists take such a peaceful view of murdering poor, defenseless creatures in cold blood.

As a result, Jennifer Lopez may soon be assassinated.

The singer, who has never exactly been close friends with PETA, is facing death threats, a source claims.

The nature of those threats? They're pretty straighforward, going as far as to say these creaturelovers will "to kill her in public, just like the slaughtered animals whose fur she wears."

Yikes. Sort of puts J. Lo's recent poor album sales in perspective, huh? Maybe the singer should turn to Scientology for protection now.

But, seriously, husband Marc Anthony isn't taking the matter lightly.

"He has hired two off-duty police officers, in addition to her usual security team, to watch over Lopez whenever she makes public appearances," says the pal.

While Lopez's spokesperson says the increased security isn't true, PETA had to speak out on the issue. Sounding completely sane and with all its priorities in order, the organization that counts Pamela Anderson as an ardent supporter stated:

"All violence is wrong. But J.Lo needs to stop the real violence she promotes and subsidizes rather than give herself extra protection she doesn't need."

And on that note, the company asked people to go look at Holly Madison nude. The giant boobs should distract anyone from killing animals.

We can't vouch for how excited Chris Sligh is that J-Lo will be appearing on American Idol in April.

But Jennifer Lopez herself is counting down the days until she takes the stage.

"I'm very excited," Lopez told TV's Extra in Las Vegas on Thursday. "I watched it [Wednesday] night. I have a couple favorites."

Lopez was one of the many A-list names Access Hollywood first hinted would appear on season 6 of Idol, which was later confirmed the FOX show. Gwen Stefani and Jon Bon Jovi are also on the lineup as guest mentors this season.

Lopez, who is expected to perform on April 11, reveals she'll sing "one of my Spanish songs. I think they're doing a Latin album theme night."

Is it too late to book Shakira, as well, in that case?

Until that date, Lopez - who was in Sin City with husband Marc Anthony - is busy promoting their joint film project El Cantante at the annual ShoWest convention. Could another family affair â€" kids â€" be next on the couple's agenda?

"You're going to hear from me first and it's going to be me in handcuffs, because (I'll run) down Sunset screaming like a madman," Anthony tells Extra. "It's something that's important to us and God will make it possible whenever He says."

Well, okay then. Of course, the pair could adopt its own Pak Thien Jolie and make it possible right now.

The big news on American Idol last night wasn't which contestants were leaving - but which stars were coming.

The full lineup of guest judges were announced and it's none too shabby.

We'll start with Jennifer Lopez, who is rumored to both perform and serve as a guest judge. There's no word on whether or not the show will convert to Scientology for the evening.

Next, Gwen Stefani will serve on the panel for a night. Will there be yodeling involved? Tune in and find out! We also hope she brings along Kingston. That kid is a cutie.

Other stars that will sit alongside Simon, Randy and Paula in the future include:

• Jon Bon Jovi
• Martina McBride
• Diana Ross

Finally, men everywhere can be content that Antonella Barba moved on last night. You'll have at least one more week to admire this singer's beauty.

Despite denials and protests, J.Lo is moving closer to Scientology.

Sources say that as recently as December, Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, were taking professional business meetings at Scientology's Celebrity Center in Hollywood.

Anthony is said to have taken the "purification" course, a hopped-up sauna that the Cult Church of Scientology says "cures" all ills.

Lopez may have invested big buck$ her soul in the IRS-sanctioned religion thanks to infertility issues and difficulties in the couple's marriage.

What's clear is that Lopez and Anthony's sudden friendship with chief celebrity Scientology freak leader Tom Cruise is no accident. Other than belonging to the expensive, pay-as-you-go religion, Cruise and the Lopez-Anthonys would have nothing in common.

We're also told Lopez and Anthony entered Scientology with help from Angelo Pagan, the husband of King of Queens actress Leah Remini. Both Pagan and Remini have taken dozens of pricey courses in L. Ron Hubbard's creation.

This would also account as well for Remini's sudden entry into the Cruise inner circle, as witnessed by her appearance at Cruise's wedding with Katie Holmes outside Rome.

Scary stuff. Add to this group newly arrived U.K. celebs David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, and you've got a certifiable, star-studded collection of freaks.

Not to mention huge breasts, in the case of the latter.

Lopez confided in at least one friend that she "would do anything" to help her marriage. Sadly, among the couple's problems has been infertility. At 36 and with a strong desire to become a mother, J.Lo is growing impatient.

Through three marriages (Anthony, Cris Judd and Ojani Noa) and two other long-term, public relationships (Diddy and Ben Affleck), no knocking up of Jennifer has taken place - and that's a list of prospective baby daddies almost as long as the one Anna Nicole Smith was juggling!

Okay, not that long.

Scientology is notable for recruiting stars at low points in their careers or personal lives, preying on uncertainty, instability or just plain fear by promising to fix life issues. Looks like they just snared a big fish.

Jennifer Lopez has jumped to the defense of TomKat's wedding â€" and religion.

"[The wedding] was a great celebration of their love," J. Lo told a Florida TV station. "It was good. It was beautiful."

The singer/actress raised eyebrows when at the star-studded nuptials in Italy â€" and started speculation that she's considering converting to Scientology, the religion embraced by Tom Cruise, as well as Lopez's friend, King of Queens star Leah Remini.

But Jennifer Lopez doesn't need the stars to show her the Scientology ropes: her father is a member, and she's irked that people ridicule the cult religion.

"I, myself, am Catholic," Lopez said. "My dad has been a Scientologist for 20 years. It's weird people want to paint it in a negative way."

Meanwhile, Victoria Beckham is telling pals she has no intention of joining Scientology, despite her close friendship with Cruise and Katie Holmes.

"There's no way I'd spend any money on that nonsense," she told a friend recently.

Says a friend of Posh's:

"It's laughable that there's even talk of her becoming a Scientologist. Just because people are friends doesn't mean they do everything they do. Scientology is an expensive religion; Victoria is too cheap to convert."

Not sure we buy the bit about it being pricey. This chick shops hard. But we definitely buy the bit about being nonsense - that's a given.

And even the $250M deal David Beckham signed with the L.A. Galaxy wouldn't be enough to ward off Xenu, the evil space emperor central to Scientology. Really.

Everywhere Jennifer Lopez goes, drama is sure to follow.

But even the woman who once comprised half of the original Bennifer could not see this one coming. During the auditions for her new Glow After Dark reality show Friday night, two representatives from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took the stage.

Covertly, they first pretended to audition before launching into a tirade against the fur-loving singer/actress and possible Scientology convert.

The event, which was held at Macy's in Downey, California, erupted into complete chaos as one of the animal rights activists busted out with a funny, rhyming chant that went, "J.Lo, fur ho!"

The other faux contestant railed against Lopez as well, stating:

"I think the most important thing about being a diva... is not only being sexy and being stylish, but is not wearing real f***ing fur!"

The shocked M.C. scooped up one of the infiltrators and strong-armed her off the stage. Lopez was not present during the outburst. Neither was Beyonce. Not that she would have had any reason to be. But that girl also loves her some fur.

Famke Janssen, who has been an outspoken advocate of animal rights despite her unabashed love for pork products, could not be reached by The Hollywood Gossip for comment.

In other animal rights news, PETA backer Pamela Anderson has fired off an angry letter to the U.S. Postal Service, which plans on immortalizing KFC founder Colonel Sanders on a stamp. Writes Pam:

"Honoring a man whose legacy involves breaking animals' bones and scalding animals to death in defeathering tanks is contrary to the values of most compassionate citizens."

Wow. One could say Pam went postal on those bitches. Eh?

Gwen Stefani and her husband Gavin Rossdale are going b-a-n-a-n-a-s for a new piece of real estate they just snagged. Sorry, that's gotta be in the running for worst introduction to a piece of celebrity news ever.

Reports say Kingston James McGregor Rossdale's parents paid almost $15.5 million for a hot Beverly Hills mansion formerly owned by other prominent celebrity couple, albeit one without a cute baby - Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.

Stefani and Rossdale, who welcomed Kingston into the world in May, plan to have more kids and raise a family in the luxury California property, which has four bedrooms, seven bathrooms and an infinity pool - whatever that is.

Lopez plans to convert to Scientology. God help her.

Stefani recently expressed her desire for more children, saying in an interview: "I pray that I can have another baby."

So do we. We like Gwen. And we love celebrity babies!