Stars' Before & After Bods

Fergie: Before
"[Penelope Cruz and I] were eating our brains out," the pint-size newlywed told Allure magazine of her required weight-gain for the film Nine. "We ordered everything fried and full of fat and salty."

Fergie: After
"I don't have a perfect figure, but I'm working with what I've got," the Black Eyed Peas singer admitted to Shape magazine.

Jennifer Love Hewitt: Before
"It made me feel a little embarrassed, to be honest. It made me a little sad. It hurt my feelings," the Ghost Whisperer actress told Extra after unflattering bikini photos of the star were published last fall.

Jennifer Love Hewitt: After
Now, the actress -- who dates comic Jamie Kennedy -- is happy with her weight. "I am in a pretty good workout regimen that I like, so it inspired me to keep it up," Hewitt tells Us. "The energy level and the way I feel now is great."

Britney Spears: Before
The "Gimme More" singer and mom of two sons, Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, was once well-known for her diet of Red Bull, Cheetos and fast food.

Britney Spears: After
"When I get up in the morning and I work out, I have more energy throughout the day -- I just feel better about myself," the slimmed star -- currently on tour to promote her album Circus -- has said.

Eva Longoria Parker: Before
"I'm just fat!" the Desperate Housewives actress told Paris' Le Grand Journal after a minor weight-gain led to speculation that Longoria -- who married basketball player Tony Parker in 2007 -- might be pregnant.

Eva Longoria Parker: After
As the sexy star put the pregnancy rumors to rest, she finally addressed her weight gain with Allure. "I never went up a size!" she said. "I just got rounder. I'm still a size 0."

Cheryl Burke: Before
After fellow Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Louis van Amstel publicly criticized her fuller figure last fall, Burke felt the pressure to drop the pounds. "I was like, maybe I should just starve myself for four weeks just so people would shut up," Burke told Ellen Degeneres at the time.

Cheryl Burke: After
"At the end of the day, I really love to dance," Burke told TV Guide. "It makes me want to go out there and just shut everyone up."

Denise Richards: Before
"When my mom passed away, I gained 10 pounds, which has never happened except when I was pregnant," the E! reality star blogged earlier this month. "I didn't feel good, was very sad mourning my mom and wasn't motivated at all."

Denise Richards: After
After toning up thanks to a stint on Dancing With the Stars, the actress -- mom to daughters Sam, 5, and Lola, 4 -- continued exercising regularly. "Pilates was the only workout that made my belly flat again after having two kids," she told Shape. "I just love it."

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Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears Pay Tribute to the Late Michael Jackson

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake are paying tribute to the late Michael Jackson, who died Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at age 50.

Spears - who performed with Jackson at a 2001 party celebrating the 30th anniversary of his career - was planning on catching one of the King of Pop's comeback next concerts next month in London

"I was so excited to see his show in London. We were going to be on tour
in Europe at the same time and I was going to fly in to see him," she tells Usmagazine.com. "He has been an inspiration throughout my entire life and I'm devastated he's gone!"

Timberlake, who was so influenced by Jackson that he wore a fedora and glove and showed off Jackson-esque dance moves in his "Cry Me a River" video, also is mourning.

"I can't find the words right now to express how deeply saddened I am by Michael’s passing," he wrote on his Web site. "We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only Pop music but of all music."

Timberlake continued, "He has been an inspiration to multiple generations and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him on stage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones."

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Britney Spears may return to MTV Awards

After a less-than-stellar return to the stage at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has been working her tush off to get her career back on track. But what would be the best way to redeem herself? Blowing away the audience has she had done many times before (her strip tease to Oops…I did it Again and the Madonna Like a Virgin kiss performances are both infamous!) at the very same MTV award show. "Everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?" says Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music Group. When asked if he was kidding about getting Spears on board for the September 7 award show, Toffler said, "Sorta. Who knows?"

While perhaps reluctant to invite Spears back for a repeat of her disastrous turn last year, the fact of the matter is, Spears is still a major draw. Had anyone even heard of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" until Brit had a successful cameo? Exactly. "I'm not sure how we top Britney opening the show," says Toffler. "We are working on it every minute of every day." This year's VMAs will air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on September 7.

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