Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Debut First Photo of Bronx Mowgli!

Introducing Bronx Mowgli Wentz!

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz debuted the first photo of their 1-month-old son on his Web site on Christmas day.

"Happy Holidays to all of our friends! Love Pete, Ashlee and Bronx," the holiday e-card reads.

“We decided to share the best gift we could ever receive with you: Bronx Mowgli Wentz. We couldn’t be happier. And in the spirit of the holidays, we’d like to encourage you to give on your own," the couple writes. "Below is a list of worthwhile charities that need your support: TheIRC.com, RoomToGrow.org and RichieMaddenFoundation.com."
Wentz blogged earlier this month that "like every celeb couple, we were offered mounds and mounds of money by mags, from here to Guam, to pimp out the baby. We just don't want to go down that road with him.

"We are not placing judgment on those that do, as they often use the money in a very charitable way," he said. "However, we have made the decision to not sell Bronx's baby pictures right now."

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Michael Jackson Need Lung Transplant

Michael Jackson, the self-proclaimed King of Pop, needs a lung transplant because he's suffering from a rare respiratory condition, according to the author of a new Jackson biography.

Author Ian Halperin told In Touch magazine and Britain's Sunday Express newspaper that the reclusive performer may even be fighting for his life, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reported on its Web site.

Halperin said Jackson has been diagnosed with Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, an occasionally fatal genetic condition.

"He's had it for years, but it's gotten worse,'' Halperin told In Touch. "He needs a lung transplant but may be too weak to go through with it. He also has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, which his doctors have had a lot of trouble stopping. It's the bleeding that is the most problematic part. It could kill him,'' according to the Chronicle.

Jackson "can barely speak" and "the vision in his left eye is 95 percent gone," Halperin said.

Jackson's spokesman was unavailable for comment Sunday. But the singer's brother Jermaine didn't deny the reports, telling Fox News, "He's not doing so well right now. This isn't a good time," the Chronicle reported.

Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, treated Jackson at Lenox Hill in 1999.

"Alpha-1-anti-trypsin deficiency is a relatively rare genetic disorder that becomes apparent in young adulthood and early middle age, especially if smoking is added to the equation," Horovitz said in a hospital news release. "The liver can also be affected, causing cirrhosis. The disease produces an early-onset emphysema, just as one might see in an older smoker. Treatment for mild or moderate cases involves infusions of a specific medication. In advanced stages, a lung transplant may be necessary.

"Since this is a genetic disorder, other members of the Jackson family must be tested for this genetic variant," Horovitz added.

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Zac Efron Brings Holiday Cheer to L.A. Hospital

Christmas came early for patients at L.A.'s Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and their families when Zac Efron stopped by for a visit -- and helped give away $10,000 worth of toys on Friday.
Visiting with critically ill patients for approximately two hours, Efron partnered with Gifts.com to hand out toys including electronic keyboards, Tickle Me Elmo dolls, art sets, board games and High School Musical products."He really spent time bonding with each of the children and their families," a source at the event told Usmagazine.com. In between passing out gifts, Efron signed autographs and posed for photos with hospital staff.

"The kids were smitten and beaming from ear to ear," adds the source. "Some of the kids couldn't even speak, but they had the widest grins and would sit as close to him as possible.

"Zac was super gracious and could not have been more kind and truly happy to be there," reports the source.

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Katie Holmes Celebrates 30th Birthday on Stage -- With Cake From Tom

Katie Holmes celebrated her 30th birthday Thursday on the Broadway stage -- with a little help from the All My Sons audience and husband Tom Cruise.

Although Cruise was in Los Angeles at the Valkyrie premiere, he was still there in spirit.

He tells Usmagazine.com that he arranged that Holmes be presented with a specially-made birthday cake as the curtain fell.
"I set up whole thing," he told Us at the Valkyrie premiere. "The cast came out with a huge cake. The audience sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. It was really nice. You know, I plan it out. I think ahead."
He added that they also "celebrated" Wednesday night before he left for L.A.

"And I've had a lot of surprises for her throughout the day," he added.Next up for the Cruise clan: Christmas!

"We're just gonna chill," he told Us. "We haven't decided where we'll be yet."

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Backstreet Boy's 6-Year-Old Son Hospitalized

Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell announced on his Web site Thursday that his 6-year-old son, Baylee, has been hospitalized. "For those of you who do not know or have not heard, Baylee Littrell has been in the hospital for the past few days. He will be starting a treatment this afternoon and the Littrell family asks that all Backstreet Boys fans please remember him in prayer during this trying time. Every little prayer helps and every single prayer counts! Brian and Leighanne would also like to wish you all Happy Holidays and thank for your thoughts and prayers....More information will follow and we will definitely keep you all updated....." he wrote. Littrell, 33, and his wife Leighanne, 39, an actress, tied the knot in September 2000. The pair met on the set of the Backstreet Boy video for "As Long as You Love Me." Source