The Barkers are officially reunited

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - You’d think that when a woman throws a divorce party to celebrate the end of her marriage, the breakup is pretty final. But Shanna Moakler, who feted her freedom from Blink-182 rocker Travis Barker back in November, is now partying by his side again.

At her early birthday bash in Miami on Friday, the reality star proudly confirmed to People magazine buzz that the once-estranged couple is back together, saying, “Yes, I’m madly in love with my husband.”

But the mom of two squashed another recent rumor surrounding the Barkers: “While I hope one day to have more children with Travis, I am not pregnant.”

At the party, Shanna, who turns 32 on March 28, kissed her hubby over birthday cake to the crowd’s applause. “They were really affectionate with each other all night long,” a witness told People. “They really looked loving and happy.”

Think they can make it work this time?

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Halle Won’t Marry

(Getty Images) Halle Berry doesn't need a "piece of paper" to have a great long-term relationship.

One star who says she doesn’t believe marriage can work is Halle Berry. The twice-divorced beauty swears she’ll never take another walk to the altar.

“I will never, never get married again,” Halle vows to InStyle.

But that doesn’t mean she’s not committed to her long-term relationship with model-actor Gabriel Aubry.

“Actually it’s just that now I’ve come to a place where I think two people can share their lives without the ring, without the piece of paper,” muses the Oscar winner.

Before meeting Gabriel, Halle says, “I was feeling like, well, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to be in a relationship, it’s just that I thought it would be OK to be on my own. But he was disarmingly sweet and caring and different.”

The “Perfect Stranger” star says of her courtship with Gabriel, “I had to work at this a little. It wasn’t a slam-dunk; it wasn’t the guy just showering affection on me. It made it more interesting.”

Note to single men: Playing hard to get works.

Hudson: No ‘Diva’

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Jennifer Hudson: "I'm no diva."

Has stardom gone to Jennifer Hudson’s head?

The “Dreamgirls” star has caught flak for supposed diva behavior since her Academy Award win — like dismissing “American Idol,” the show that supplied her breakthrough, as a “stepping stone.”

But in a new AOL interview, Jennifer blasts back at the backlash.

“I’m still the same girl!” she insists. “What you see is what you get, and the stuff they are putting out there about me is not true and it hurts.”

As for her infamous “stepping stone” remark, the singer-actress insists she “didn’t mean it in a bad way!” She says the term is appropriate “because had it not been for [‘Idol’], no one would have known of a Jennifer Hudson to call to audition for ‘Dreamgirls’!”

Jennifer complains, “It’s like everything I say referring to the show gets twisted around and makes me look like I’m being arrogant and a ‘diva.’”

Welcome to Hollywood, honey.

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Paris’ New Man

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Josh Henderson of "desperate Housewives" can't keep his eyes off of Paris Hilton.

It must be Wednesday: Paris Hilton has a new guy. The social-butterfly heiress, who seems to have split for good with on-off beau Stavros Niarchos, was sighted on St. Patrick’s Day with “Desperate Housewives” actor Josh Henderson.

The two hung at Hollywood hot spot Area before heading back to Paris’ pad for a spontaneous house party with buds including Nicole Richie, reports Star.

“They couldn’t take their eyes off of each other,” a source told the tabloid’s Web site. “Paris looked completely smitten with Josh. She just kept smiling and laughing at everything he said, like she was under his spell. They actually make a really good-looking couple.”

Place your bets now: How long will Hilterson last?

Kitty Raymond is an entertainment writer who has a celebrity astrology blog at www.celebastroblogy.com.

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