Ellen DeGeneres says adverts for children's clothing make her want to have a baby. Ellen, who married her female partner Portia di Rossi in a ceremony in August, is thinking about starting a family after seeing the "cute" models featured in clothing company GAP's new campaign.

She joked: "I see those adverts that have the babies in them for GAP and maybe it's cute that they have a little GAP knit sweater on their head, a little GAP outfit. But they advertise kids very well, those GAP ads. I don't even look at the clothes - I just go, 'That's a cute baby, I'll take that one.'"

Britney Spears treated her children to a shopping spree Wednesday. The "Womanizer" singer - who celebrated her 27th birthday with a circus-themed party on Tuesday - took Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two, to New York's famous FAO Schwartz toy store, where she splashed out hundreds of dollars on them.

An onlooker said: "Each of the boys had an employee to walk around with, and they each had a huge metal trolley cart to fill up. They picked out hundreds of dollars worth of Mack Trucks, cement mixers and RC cars."

Mark Ruffalo's brother Scott is in intensive care after being shot. Scott, 39, is said to be "clinging to life" in intensive care after being shot in the head in Beverley Hills, California, on Monday.

A spokesperson said Mark and the rest of the Ruffalo family were at Scott's bedside, adding: "The family are being very supportive of each other during this tragedy."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth announced 14 new government bills specifically designed to help people cope with the credit crunch in her annual speech Wednesday.

The queen, who wore a crown studded with nearly 3,000 diamonds and an ermine robe as she spoke from a gold throne in the House of Lords, detailed the ways the government are planning to cope with the global economic crisis.

Rihanna and Chris Brown are being sued for $1 million after their bodyguards allegedly attacked a photographer.

Paparazzo Luis Santana claims the pair's security assaulted him and broke his camera after he took pictures proving their much rumored relationship.

Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law has been officially charged with the murder of the actress' mother, brother and nephew.

William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer's sister Julia, was arrested for the October shootings on Monday. He was officially charged on Tuesday with the killings of Darnell Hudson Donerson, Jason Hudson and seven-year-old Julian King.

Jennifer Aniston "longs" to become a mother. The "Marley and Me" actress - who is currently dating musician John Mayer - is feeling broody and is keen to start a family as soon as possible.

She said: "I feel like becoming a mother is in my future and I'm on the verge of it in some ways - or it's something I long for."

Keanu Reeves splashed out $1,700 when he treated his friends to a feast of Indian food on Tuesday night. The "Speed" star - whose new movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still" will be released next week - took five of his closest pals to exclusive London restaurant Tamarind, where they racked up the enormous tab.

The group managed to eat 17 starters - including lamb, chicken, aloo tikka, salads and scallops - before continuing to the second course to enjoy a selection of spicy dishes such as lobster karikudi, murgh makhni, malai tikka and saag paneer.