Diana- ITA! I think the reason why a lot of pregnant celebs and their boyfriends/husbands/partners seem to choose to hide their pregnancies instead of offically denying is simple: If they did that, they would be out-and-out lying.

By choosing not to talk about it, or finding ways to clevely dodge all those “are you pregnant?” questions, they can keep their pregnancies private without actually having to lie about it.

That said, I just saw a photo of Jennifer Lopez in a very recent issue of people magazine, and there she looks pretty flat to me! Therefore, now I’m REALLY believing her rep and Mark’s publicist! I don’t know if I’m allowed to do this, but here’s a link to the afore-mentioned photo on People Magazine’s website:

http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20058598_11,00.html

Carol – ARE you serious? They have every right to want to keep a pregnancy private as anyone else! I know for me personally I didn’t want to run around telling every single person I was pregnant until I was out of the first trimester. There is so much that can happen and you don’t want to have to explain to a ton of people. As for celebrities I think I would want to wait as LONG as I possibly could because even though there isn’t as much chance stuff can still happen and can you imagine having to share such a personal thing with so many people? And it seems that she has had fertility problems so I would guess that for her that she is probably even more cautious.

What I don’t understand is people who think they are entitled to such private information.

If she isn’t pregnant, she wore an unflattering dress like that on purpose to garner some attention on herself for her new album. I think she is, and she should just say no comment instead of denying it, but that’s just my opinion.

I think she is pregnant. There are pictures out from an event that she attended just today, and her face is very puffy. She almost resembles Kelly Clarkson.

This couple probably won’t talk about it until they’re ready. Marc and Jennifer took almost a year to even acknowledge that they were married. I think that Jennifer has learned from past experience to keep her personal life just that…personal.

I think she totally IS! I was looking at some other pics from her this week and I definitely think she is expecting! Good for her!

I’m beginning to believe the rumors now! How wonderful if she is. Twins would be so cute.

Wouldn’t be the first time somebody lied in order to buy themselves time to be ready to announce whatever, be it a pregnancy or something else monumental. I think that’s what they’re doing. She’s just been looking different to not be and yes, she’s not one to let herself go. Besides the photos of her in the green dress, she’s been wearing a lot less body-baring/body-hugging outfits and more flowing tops/dresses…and her face is fuller. I’ll go so far as to say she’s already got a “glow” to her.

Again, if neither are hiding anything and her body is playing mind games with everyone, and she’s really and truly not pregnant, then I’m a multi-billionaire…

Carol, I don’t know if you were referring to Jennifer and Marc or just celebrity couples in general, but in this case, I think they have officially denied it (twice!). Many just don’t believe them! I certainly hope they are lying, I have to admit!

Some people (famous and nonfamous) don’t announce their pregnancy right away because of the concern of miscarriage. By the second trimester a person may feel more secure about their pregnancy going to term. It doesn’t have anything to do with fame.

I’ve never understood what the big deal is about celebrities covering up pregnancies, especially if they’re married. They act like it’s something to be ashamed of.

Either officially confirm it, OR officially deny it, then move on!