It was another crazy week in pop culture, Brandeis. A well-known television journalist revealed that she will seek treatment in rehab, two actresses announced their pregnancies in very different ways and a former boy-band star finally tied the knot.
Last Wednesday came with revelation that ABC's 20/20 co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas has checked in to rehab for alcohol abuse.

Vargas, 51, confirmed the news to People Magazine in a statement, saying that she "realized [she] was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol," adding that she "feel[s] fortunate to have recognized it for the problem it was becoming." In recent weeks, Vargas had been conspicuously absent from the news program, given her most recent appearance was earlier in October.

ABC also confirmed a New York Daily News report that claimed Vargas has been in a treatment facility for some weeks now. She reportedly has a few more weeks left in the program. Vargas has had roles in network news since the early '90's. Besides her prominent role as a co-anchor on 20/20, she has also filled in many times as an anchor on Good Morning America. She is married to singer Marc Cohn, with whom she has two children.

In other news, actress Drew Barrymore's rep confirmed to People Magazine that she is expecting a second child with her husband, art consultant Will Kopelman. The couple, who tied the knot back in June 2012, welcomed their first child, daughter Olive, last September. Barrymore, 38, had expressed her desire to have another child many times in past interviews. The rumors of Barrymore's second pregnancy began after her appearance at the Art & Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 2, during which her long floral dress barely concealed her baby bump.

This week, another celeb revealed that she's pregnant. Though she has neither publicly discussed nor officially confirmed it herself, there's basically no doubt that songstress Gwen Stefani is expecting her third child with husband Gavin Rossdale.

Sources close to the couple have confirmed the rumors to E! News. Many photographs of Stefani, 44, that have been snapped over the past few weeks pretty much speak for themselves. Stefani and Rossdale, 48, have been married since 2002. Their sons are Kingston, seven, and Zuma, five.

Lastly, let's bring back a name you most likely haven't heard in a while. On the heels of 'NSYNC's reunion this August at the MTV Video Music Awards, band member Chris Kirkpatrick, 42, married his fianc?(c)e Karly Skladany in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 2. The wedding became a piece of pop culture fodder this week more for its guest list than anything else. Another mini band reunion ensued-Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass were all in attendance.

Over two-hundred guests attended the nuptials at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel-but if the media coverage of the event is any indication, it was Justin Timberlake and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, who garnered the most attention. Talk about stealing the wedding day thunder.

Well, that's your pop culture fix for this week, Brandeis! It's "Bye Bye Bye" for now.
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