Times Square Gossip

Charles McGrath Talks With Charlize Theron And Jason Reitmam Charlize Theron Jason Reitman The TimesTalks Presented A Conversation With Charlize Theron And Jason Reitman at the Times Center in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

The Times Square Ball The dress rehearsal for the new Times Square New Year's Eve Philips Light Switch Ball in Times Square New York City worked great. With cold weather on the way, the Big Apple still expects close to a million party people at the crossroads of the world. We will walk out of our Times Square offices a few minutes before midnight. Hopefully we will be smashed ! Photo By: RD / Dziekan / Retna Digital

British singer Lily Allen is "thrilled" about the prospect of her impending motherhood.The Smile singer, 22, found out she was expecting The Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons’ child last month, and until now, had only revealed the news to close family members, including her actor father Keith. The story was broken in The London Sun on Wednesday morning, and a spokesman for the happy couple has now confirmed the news.The representative says, "They are obviously both thrilled by the news."As the pregnancy is at a very, very early stage, the couple ask that you respect their privacy, as the health of Lily and their child is their paramount concern." Allen has been dating Simons, 37, since September.

Enrique Iglesias is glad he's not a woman because he couldn't handle having periods.The 'Insomniac' singer insists men have it far easier than women because the fairer sex has to deal with menstrual cycles, pregnancy and childbirth. He said: "I think it must be harder to be female than male. Apart from having to deal with period pains, pregnancy and child birth, I think women are more emotional than men. It's not just that they find it easier to talk about emotions, I think they actually feel emotions more deeply."The 32-year-old singer, who has been in a relationship with former tennis player Anna Kournikova for the past five years, also revealed he gets on better with girls than men. He said: "I'm as comfortable with women as I am with men. Of my closest friends, three are men and two are women."I learned a lot about women from my mother and my nanny, but I don't think you really get to know what makes women tick until you have a romant...

Meg Ryan with daughter Daisy Meg Ryan was destined to adopt her daughter.The 45-year-old actress - who adopted a two-year-old girl, Daisy, from China last January - believes it was fate that brought the two together. She said in an interview with Redbook magazine: "I am convinced, completely and utterly convinced, that there was nothing random about the adoption. She is the daughter I should have."I never felt like I was on a rescue mission or anything like that. I just really wanted a baby. I was on a mission to connect with somebody, and Daisy and I got to meet each other in this way at this time. We are so compatible."Meg originally named her daughter Charlotte, but insists she had to change it because the moniker just didn't suit her. She explained: "I thought she was Charlotte, and she's just not."She's a Daisy. She's got the most open, beautiful, honest face you'll ever see."Meg also has a teenage son, Jack Henry, from her marria...

Times Square 42nd Street