Anybody in the mood for a little good gossip? We’ve rounded up the latest celebrity news, minus the mean stuff, which means you can enjoy a generous helping of gossip completely guilt-free. Enjoy!

Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough are still dating and going strong. He recently surprised her at an Orange County Fair concert in July. And after her summer tour, she will film the movie Footloose near Ryan’s hometown of Atlanta. (Source: People magazine, August 16, 2010 issue)

When Chelsea Clinton got married recently, observers said her dad, former President Bill Clinton, managed to hold it together while he walked her down the aisle. He lifted her veil and whispered a few last words before giving her away. But when he danced with his daughter to the famous Sinatra song The Way You Look Tonight, that’s “when he lost it,” said a wedding guest. The Clintons said that while they have led interesting lives, the most important thing they’ve done is raising Chelsea. (Source: People magazine, August 16, 2010 issue)

Singer Katy Perry, whose song California Gurls has been a huge hit this summer, will be the voice of Smurfette in the 2011 movie “The Smurfs.” Perry is engaged to British actor-comedian Russell Brand. (Source: People magazine, August 30, 2010 issue)

Sandra Bullock’s adoption of son Louis was finalized on August 13th in a juvenile court in New Orleans. Always behaving with class, Bullock was quoted as saying “I support Jesse in his move to Austin. We have both moved on with our lives and only want the best for each other. Anything else that is said on my behalf is inaccurate.” (Source: People magazine, August 30, 2010 issue)

Speaking of great parents, it sounds like Mark Wahlberg is quite a dad. When asked if he is the kind of dad (to four kids who range in ages from 7 months to 7 years old) he replied “I’m trying to be the best dad I can. I’m probably softer than I should be, but I’m pushing myself to be harder. What I do every day is pray for the strength to be a good servant, father and husband. I ask for the ability to raise my kids, to teach and protect them, and to be disciplined and firm and loving and nurturing. It can be a fine line, so I ask God for the strength to not lose my patience with my children.” (Source: People magazine, August 16, 2010 issue)

Lots of the teen stars we grew up with in the 90’s have now become parents. Here are a few of the celebs who have recently welcomed babies into their lives or are currently expecting: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Joey Fatone (N’Sync), Tiffani Thiessen (Saved by the Bell), James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek), Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell), Joey Lawrence (Blossom) and Danica McKellar (from The Wonder Years). (Source: People magazine, August 30, 2010 issue)

Drew Carey, host of The Price is Right, lost 80 pounds by exercising and cutting bread and soda out of his diet. The weight loss has helped him be healthy enough to stop taking diabetes medication, and now he wants to start running 10-kilometer races soon. “I was barely getting into a size 44 at The Gap,” he said. “Now I wear a 33. I like being skinny.” (Source: People magazine, August 16, 2010 issue)

Emma Thompson is back as the mystical kid-wrangler Nanny McPhee. The new movie received three out of four stars in People magazine. In a personal profile, Thompson said her favorite time of day is cooking meals with her family. Her husband gave her The Onion Lover’s Cookbook, and she made every recipe. (Source: People magazine, August 16, 2010 issue)

When asked how she gets ready for the Emmy Awards show, funny lady Tina Fey said “It’s a process: a lot of dress trying on. I’m wearing a bathing suit this year. And a headdress. And I’m not waxing.” (Source: People magazine, August 30, 2010 issue)

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Patrick Dempsey, a.k.a. McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy, will be playing a tough guy in the upcoming film Transformers 3.  Shia LeBeouf is the lead actor in the film, which will be the third and final movie in the series. It’s release date is scheduled for July of 2011. (Source: People magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

How can you not love Julia Roberts? Even her print interviews are engaging. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, she talked about taking her family with her around the world while filming the movie Eat Pray Love. When asked what location was her family’s favorite spot, she said “Well, my kids could really make a party in a cardboard box. It’s not hard to please people under four feet tall. They have a great spirit of adventure. …We called it (the movie filming) the World Pool Tour. Everywhere we went, it was so hot, we were just looking for a swimming pool. The fact that they never got sunburned and no one’s hair ever turned green was pretty much my maternal triumph of the summer.” (Source: Entertainment Weekly, August 6, 2010 edition)

After beating breast cancer in 2009, Christina Applegate is pregnant with her first baby! She is engaged to musician Martyn Lenoble, 41. Congrats for the mom-to-be! (Source: People magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

Zac Efron says he always has a skateboard on the set of his acting gigs. “If I lose energy and get tired, I’ll go skate for 10 minutes. It gets my blood flowing and clears my head. I’ve skated since I was 5, and it’s one of my favorite things to do,” he said. When he needs a treat, he grabs a pack of Sour Patch Kids. “Every time I go to the movies, I get a box and devour it before the commercials are over. So I’m sitting there on a sugar high for the rest of the movie.” (Source: People magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

Newly married, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher honeymooned in Tahiti. An episode of Bachelorette was also filmed on the island. (Source: People Magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

Okay, brace yourself. If you’re a child of the 80s like we are, this news may make you feel really ancient. Remember the movie St. Elmo’s Fire? This summer it turned 25 years old! Here’s a little trivia about the movie. Mare Winningham, who was cast as the virgin named Wendy in the movie (the one who was in love with Rob Lowe) was actually pregnant while shooting the movie, and that’s why she wore all those baggy Laura Ashley dresses! The movie made $36 million, which is remarkable because, back then, movie tickets cost about $2. The director Joel Schumacher said he thinks the movie holds up after 25 years because “everyone has their gang and you think you’re going to be friends forever. You really do. And then life happens.” (Source: Entertainment Weekly, August 6, 2010 edition)

Mary J. Blige, 39, said she used to think beauty was all about the makeup. “…now I know that it’s an intneral thing. It is a job to learn to accept yourself, who’s inside that shell. That’s what makes me feel good. That’s what allows me to go outside without makeup,” she said. (Source: People magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

The Material Girl’s little girl is growing up! Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, is 13-years-old now and is teaming up with Mom to launch a clothing line called (can ya guess?) “Material Girl.” It’s a juniors’ collection for Macy’s and it launched August 3rd. Lourdes, who goes by the nickname Lola, also writes a blog where she shares her insights on clothing. One of her pieces of advice is “You can never have too much vintagy-thrifty looking stuff.” Mom Madonna says that she respects her daughter’s taste and rarely disagrees with her. Her father, Carlos Leon, said his daughter’s ambition “doesn’t stop,” adding that she may “rule the world one day, like her mom.”(Source: People magazine, August 9, 2010 edition)

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By Saturday night, Chelsea Clinton (who many of us watched grow up) will be a married woman! The wedding is reportedly taking place at the Astor Courts mansion in New York state. It’s a 13,000-square foot home built in 1904 for John Jacob Astor IV. The groom, Marc Mezvinsky, is 32 and is an investment banker. His parents are former politicians. Best wishes to the happy couple. (Source: People magazine, August 2, 2010 edition)

It’s not like Brad Pitt can ever really look bad, but is anybody else besides us really glad he shaved that beard recently? Want to know what Angelina thought about it? Here ya go: “I like it when he changes,” Angelina says. “I like that he’s an artist and tries different things. I like him always.” Enough said. (Source: People magazine, August 2, 2010 edition)

Attention Grey’s Anatomy fans! A new doctor is coming to Seattle Grace this fall. It’s actor James Tupper, who was nicknamed McTreemy when he starred on the show Men In Trees. He will play a trauma counselor brought in to help the staff recover from the season-ending bloodbath. So far, Tupper’s character is on board for three episodes, but we don’t know what will happen to him after that. Stay tuned! (Source: Entertainment Weekly, July 30, 2010)

Vince Vaughn, 40, and his wife Kyla Weber are expecting a baby and are excited to be first-time parents. The star of Wedding Crashers told People magazine that “It’s the first time that I really want to have kids.” (Source: People magazine, August 2, 2010 edition)

Remember actress Sela Ward from the shows Sisters and Once and Again? We love her work! She will now be starring on CSI: NY this fall. Ward says she is happy to be joining a show that is already established. “There are advantages to that. My kids are older, and I’ve really missed working. In this situation, I can still be a mom and have a life. I’ve never done a procedural like this,” she said. “It will be fun.” (Source: Entertainment Weekly, July 30, 2010 edition)

Actress Tiffani Thiessen (formerly of 90210 and now on the show White Collar) recently endured a C-section after going through 30 HOURS of labor! But now that her daughter, Harper Renn Smith, is at home, things have settled down. Thiessen is married to actor Brady Smith, who hand-painted white birds on the walls of his daughter’s nursery. Sounds like the new parents are doing fine.  “This is a kind of love that you never really knew about, ” Tiffani said. “You haven’t known this person for very long, but you love them so much.” (Source: People magazine, August 2, 2010 edition)

If you love, love, love potato chips, you’re in good company. Rocker and fellow mom Sheryl Crow said her favorite snack food is Lay’s potato chips. “I have such low blood pressure I’m a salt fiend. I want the plain old greasy Lay’s potato chip.” (Source: People magazine, August 2, 2010 edition)

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It’s time for another scoop of Good Gossip! If you’re new to nwaMotherlode, this gossip column is a little different than most. We scour the celebrity news magazines and compile all the “good gossip” we can find — the stuff that isn’t about negative rumors meant to hurt people. Don’t feel the least bit guilty about reading this post because our gossip is really “good.”

Actress Megan Fox married Brian Austin Green in a quiet ceremony on a beach in Hawaii on June 24th. The only attendant was Green’s 8-year-old son, Kassius, who was in charge of rings. They texted the good news to their parents later that evening. The couple had been dating for six years and engaged for four years. The bride didn’t worry about the 16-foot train of her gown getting dirty. She let it go and ran through the sand to the altar. (Source: People magazine, July 19, 2010)

Rapper Snoop Dogg’s daughter Cori was diagnosed with lupus in 2005 at age 6. After years of intensive medical treatments, Cori is now doing well on medications. “She’s on the honor roll, playing volleyball and softball, living life. She has all this joy. In the beginning, lupus was winning. But now Cori is,” Snoop said. The rapper and his wife said that they had been considering divorce but pulled closer together to endure the crisis. “That’s what it boiled down to. Cori’s lupus showed us we need to be together forever,” Snoop said. (Source: People magazine, July 19, 2010)

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, the real-life couple depicted in the movie The Blind Side (starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw), recently gave an interview to People magazine about their new book titled “In a Heartbeat.” Leigh Anne said that their family lives by an informal notion they call the “Popcorn Theory,” which goes like this: “You can’t help everyone. But you can try to help the hot ones who pop right up in front of your face.” (Source: People magazine, July 12, 2010)

Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw will star in a new movie called Country Strong, coming out this December. Paltrow plays an alcoholic singer plucked out of rehab by her manager husband for a comeback tour. (Source: People magazine, July 19, 2010)

Cate Edwards, the daughter of Elizabeth and John Edwards, described her mother recently for an article in People magazine. She said her mother taught her “how to know when a friend needs a hug…never giving up on your passions or purpose no matter what obstacles — like grief or disease — get in your way… Or how to continue to live life on your own terms when it somehow becomes savaged by people you never invited into it. In short, she taught me the meaning of ‘grace’.” (Source: People magazine, July 19, 2010)

Joey Fatone, the former ‘N Sync star, and his wife Kelly welcomed a second daughter into the family in January. At 20 weeks of pregnancy, Joey’s wife was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that causes chronic fatigue and was put on total bed rest. Joey took care of their 9-year-old daughter Briahna as well as his wife, saying it was tough on all of them. After a healthy delivery and total recovery for Kelly, the couple say they are done having babies. “I’m outnumbered — I’m surrounded by girls,” Joey said. “But I wouldn’t have it any other way.” (Source: People magazine, July 12, 2010)

Steve Carell said his nickname in high school was Pepe. “I grew a really bad mustache. For some reason, somebody on the lacrosse team thought I looked like Pepe Le Pew. I dabbled with facial hair for many years,” he said. (Source: People magazine, July 12, 2010)