COVER STORY: Angelina Jolie Talks About Life, Love and Family  —  In an exclusive interview in the new issue of PEOPLE, Angelina Jolie talks about her brood with Brad Pitt - and admits she's "the disciplinarian" of the family.  —  Jolie, 31, says that she and Pitt, 43 …

`Raymond' dad Peter Boyle dies in NYC  —  NEW YORK - Peter Boyle, the actor who transformed from an angry workingman in "Joe" to a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and finally the comically grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died.  He was 71.

TOM'S CHURCH TEMPTS J.LO, TOO  —  A LOT of people were scratching their heads when they saw Jennifer Lopez and Jim Carrey among the guests at Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes last month in Italy, wondering what the possible connection could be.  —  Some assumed it was the super-agency CAA …

Johnathan and Heather: Hot New Couple?  —  David Spade who?  Heather Locklear, 45, was recently spotted sharing an intimate dinner with Christina Applegate's ex-husband, actor Johnathan Schaech, 37 (That Thing You Do!), at Mastro's Steakhouse in Thousand Oaks, California.

Will K-Fed spill juicy secrets about Britney?  —  Plus: Jessica Simpson and John Mayer making beautiful music together?  —  Will Kevin Federline tell all about Britney Spears?  —  K-Fed is prepared to write a steamy, scandal-filled book about his estranged wife that could include shocking details …

ARE BRITNEY AND J.R. FOR REAL?  EVEN HIS FATHER DOESN'T KNOW!  —  As reported in the new issue of Star, Britney Spears' working relationship with top hip-hop producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, 31 — who's been working with Brit on her upcoming new album — appears to have turned into something a little more personal!

Us Exclusive: Richie's Vicodin Defense  —  Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively that Nicole Richie is telling friends that the reason she was on the painkiller Vicodin during her recent arrest was to treat menstruation cramps.  —  Richie, 25, was arrested early Monday morning for driving under …

Shakira, Garcia Marquez start foundation  —  PANAMA CITY, Panama - Shakira joined with fellow Colombian and Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Tuesday to launch a star-studded foundation to fight child poverty in Latin America.  —  Backed by the two Colombians and other luminaries …

Outrage Grows Over Rosie O'Donnell's Asian Joke  —  Members of the Asian-American community are expressing offense over remarks made by Rosie O'Donnell last week on The View.  —  Commenting on Dec. 5 about a visit to the ABC show by an inebriated Danny DeVito, O'Donnell said: "The fact is that it's news all over the world.

Naomi Campbell Says She's a 'Target'  —  Naomi Campbell, who has faced a series of charges that she attacked her employees, says people are simply gunning for her.  —  "I just feel like I am a target," the 36-year-old supermodel told Britain's Sky News.  "People have told me for months and years …

Brangelina kids: Call your agent!  —  Confidential memo to Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael V. Hayden  —  On Dec. 22, Universal Pictures will release "The Good Shepherd," a film in which Matt Damon plays counterintelligence section chief Edward Wilson and Angelina Jolie plays his wife, Clover.

Brit's New Dude is a Reject  —  Hooking up with Britney Spears doesn't get you as far as it used to.  —  Two nights after cameras spotted music producer "J.R." Rotem locking lips with the Britster at The Grove, her rumored rebound guy tried to use his newfound star power to get into Hollywood hotspot, Hyde.

JUST CALL JOEL  —  EVEN though Nicole Richie has only been dating Hilary Duff's ex, Joel Madden, for a few weeks, sources tell Page Six the two are moving ahead full speed.  Spies say Madden, who was rumored to have dumped Duff because she wouldn't sleep with him, was listed on Richie's book ing papers …

Barker pledges money for L.A. elephant  —  LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker will pledge $300,000 toward housing an elephant from the Los Angeles Zoo in an animal sanctuary.  —  The pledge would match donations in support of sending Ruby, a 45-year-old African elephant, to a sanctuary in San Andreas …

WHO FORGOT THEIR RING?  —  Frankly, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty are becoming a little bit like Sienna Miller and Jude Law.  —  And we find there's only so many on and offs we're willing to utter.  —  But we've noticed that recently, Kate Moss has been spotted without that engagement ring on a certain finger.

Out of the picture  —  Jennifer Holliday, who starred onstage in 'Dreamgirls,' feels swept aside as a film nears.  —  New York — JENNIFER HOLLIDAY stood on a small stage, pouring out a song of hope and battling the odds.  Her gut-wrenching voice tore from her throat with volcanic force …