Bun in the Oven Alert: Jessica Simpson admits her pregnancy.

Publications: People, Us Weekly, OK!

Date: 14 Nov. 2011

Fresh trash on Thursdays!  Jessica Simpson and Kim Kardashian helped prove a point this week.  If you want publicity about something in your life, announce it on a Monday.  This gives the supermarket rags exactly enough lead time to get the story on the cover of the magazines that will be announced on their websites on Wednesday and available on newsstands on Thursday.  

 

People, Us Weekly and OK! have stories about the pregnancy which Jessica has finally confirmed after a month of rumors which this time turned out to be true.  Here are the headlines.

• People: Baby update! Jessica Simpson
• Us Weekly: Jessica Talks: "I can't wait to meet my baby!"
• OK!: Jess having twins

The website GossipCop says the twins part is not true.

Best wishes to all concerned.

On the rocks alert: Nicole walks out on Joel.

Publication: Star
Date: 3 Oct. 2011

Fresh trash on Thursdays! Last trash of the week... right now!

Star claims an exclusive story about Nicole Richie leaving Joel Madden, the couple who married last December. The website GossipCop.com says it's just a rumor.

Nicole has been nearly invisible on the covers of the gossip rags in 2011 and this is Joel Madden's first appearance this year. Nicole's co-star on a reality TV show called The Simple Life is also of next to no interest to the gossip mags so far in 2011.

This gives hope to those want to see the end of the plagues known as Teen Mom and all things Kardashian.