Newsstand Friday: Ok! Magazine

JENNIFER ANISTON
She finally makes friends again with her ex!

Jennifer Aniston reached out to former husband Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie after the death of Angelina’s mom, Marcheline Bertrand. She sent the couple a note offering her condolences, a gesture that touched Brad and paved the way for the former lovers to reconnect. “Jen was deeply moved by the suffering Brad and Angelina were going through,” a friend of the actress tells OK!. “Having been through a medical crisis with her own father last summer, Jen was able to relate on a very personal level to the pain of losing a parent you love.” With her own life on the right track (there have been signs she may reconcile with ex-boyfriend Vince Vaughn) Jen seems okay with the notion of finally being friends again with Brad.

BRITNEY SPEARS
Are her wacky weekend antics another desperate cry for help?

Britney Spears set off alarms last weekend with a bizarre night on the town that included the 25-year-old single mother of two shaving off her hair and getting new tattoos. After her shaving escapade, Britney announced, “My mom is going to be so upset with me.” Friends and family, who wanted the singer to enter a rehab facility — which Britney did for a day — are now beside themselves, wondering if Britney has become a threat to herself. Only Britney’s mother understands what’s really going on and will do anything to get her baby back. “She feels helpless, the worst feeling in the world for any mother,” a source tells OK!...

JENNIFER HUDSON
The curvy star feels the pressure to lose weight.

Jennifer Hudson has never had a problem with her curves. Playing the "big" girl in Dreamgirls has brought her critical acclaim. But now the managers guiding her skyrocketing career are pressuring the former American Idol contestant to lose weight or see her career hit a dead end. "In the music business, no one in the top 10 is as large as she is," a music industry insider tells OK!. "She has tasted fame and is loving the attention, and is determined to stay in the spotlight for as long as possible. She'll do whatever it takes."

RYAN SEACREST
The busiest man in showbiz takes on another project.

Ryan Seacrest is a busy man. Along with hosting American Idol and reporting celebrity news for the E! network, the multitalented 32-year-old is producing Paradise City, a new reality show chronicling the lives of twentysomethings in Sin City who are determined to break into show business. It doesn't leave him a lot of time to relax. "I don't even calculate social time into Monday through Friday, ever!" he tells OK!. Ryan also gives the inside scoop on his awkward Golden Globes moment with Brad and Angelina.

PLUS: ANNA NICOLE’S SHOCKING PREGNANCY SECRET. JUSTIN AND CAMERON, TOGETHER AGAIN. VANESSA AND NICK’S WEDDING BLESSINGS. JENNIFER LOPEZ’S RED-CARPET GLAMOUR. TV’S HIGHEST SALARIES. OSCAR GLAM GUIDE. DREW BARRYMORE, STYLE ICON. OK!’S SUNDANCE DINNER PARTY.