Table of contents for 23-May-16 in Us Weekly

1.My mom was so good at sports, my friends would ask if she could be on the team instead of me. 2. Growing up, I had 14 dogs. After the seventh, I just used numbers as their names. 3. I grew up in a very religious house. 4.When I was a kid, I ate so much food that my grandmother wouldn’t put it on the plate. I just ate what was left in the pot. 5. As a child, I wanted to be a policeman so I could arrest people who peed in the street. 6. Back then, I could only afford yard-sale books, so I read The Hardy Boys at the same time as Pride and Prejudice. 7. In my entire school career, I had only one opportunity to…

ALICIA & SWIZZ On the Same Track! Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are all talk. “People put a lot of pressure on relationships, but you just need great communication,” the producer, 37, tells Us. “We have a conversation like, ‘I want to tell you about a couple things on my mind.’ ‘No problem.’ Then we move forward.” The singer, 35, depends on her husband’s openness — even in the studio. “They work on all their music together,” says a source close to the parents of Egypt, 5, and Genesis, 16 months. “That’s romantic for them!” AVI&KRISTEN Their Escape to Paradise For nearly three months, KristenWiig has been quietly dating writer-actor Avi Rothman (his credits include the 2014 short Bunion and the YouTube series Ogden the Inappropriate Yoga Guy). “They have clicked and…

OUT NOW Drake Views For a guy who should feel on top of the world, Drake has a looong list of grievances. Twenty songs’ worth, to be exact. The ghosts of girlfriends past continue to haunt the Toronto MC on his somewhat satisfying yet unnec essarily lengthy seventh effort. It all starts with the somber “Keep the Family Close,” in which he bluntly tells an L.A. woman, “I hate people like you.” And on “Childs Play,” he recalls a heated spat with a girl at a Cheesecake Factory, yelling, “I can’t take you nowhere!” Drake’s self- pity party stretches on to include freeloaders — “All these handouts, man, it’s getting out of hand!” he barks through a stac cato beat on “9” — and competitors too. He’s better company during…

Janet Jackson is becoming a part of the Mommy Nation. A month after the five-time Grammy winner announced she was postponing her Unbreakable World Tour because she and husband WissamAl Mana were “planning our family,” multiple sources confirm she is expecting. “They did IVF,” a close Jackson insider claims of the singer, who turns 50 on May 16. “She went through a lot to get pregnant.” THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES The star’s journey to motherhood started when she wed Al Mana in 2012. Though the insider says that Jackson wasn’t desperate for children, “things changed when she met Wissam.” The billionaire business magnate, 41, “really wanted kids,” adds the friend, “and Janet was ready. I think she just found the right guy.” Now the Qatar-based duo are prepping for…

“Things start like ‘baby,’ then it goes to ‘bae’ and . . . to, like, ‘buh.’ . . . Soon I’m just going to go, ‘uh.’ On nicknames for husband Benji Madden, CAMERON DIAZ “Every time she goes out of town for more than 48 hours, I get rid of about 20 things. But luckily, her memory is so terrible, she has no idea.” On wife Kristen Bell’s hoarding tendencies, DAX SHEPARD “I’m like a UFC ref, just breaking up fights all over the house.” On raising Dominic, 2, and Gia, 5, with two dogs, MARIO LOPEZ “It] wasn’t life-changing, it was life-beginning.” On meeting wife Nicole Kidman, KEITH URBAN “I got the last laugh. And now my mic is well and truly on, finally.” On producers turning off her mic so other Spice Girls…

From Paris with love? Ten months after filing for divorce, Ben Affleck, 43, and Jennifer Garner, 44, were spotted sharing a cozy meal at the city’s trendy bistro Le Petit Marché May 6. But it was no couple’s getaway. Garner planned the trip for Violet, 10, Seraphina, 7, and Samuel, 4, and their dad joined during filming breaks. (He’s shooting The Justice League Part One in London.) “It’s the best situation for the kids, but Ben and Jen are not getting back together,” a source close to the family tells Us. “They’ve worked it out so they can both be hands-on parents.” Garner and the kids rode the Ferris wheel at Place de la Concorde and explored Luxembourg Gardens May 6 before meeting Affleck at Amorino ice cream parlor. “They…

GOOD KARMAL Food for thought: The handmade caramels Oprah Winfrey has called “the best” are wrapped in the wise words of Shakespeare, Eleanor Roosevelt and others. ($49 for 30, goodkarmal.com) CARRARA MARBLE iPHONE CASE Cover star! Kendall Jenner outfits her cell with this rocksolid design. The 1 millimeter–thick plastic protects 6 and 6s models. ($25, happyplugs.com) LIMITED EDITION ORGASM BLUSH Bigger is better: The cult fave worn by Adele and Rihanna doubled in size, not price! ($39 for 3 ounces, nars cosmetics.com) AKT SWEAT DREAM CLASS Pre–Met Gala, Karlie Kloss took the hourlong circuit- training and stretching session at the NYC studio every day for a week. ($37 per class, aktinmotion.com) DESIIGNER The 19-year-old Brooklyn rapper’s debut track, “ Panda,” may sound familiar — mentor Kanye West sampled it on…

Caitriona Balfe calls the contents of her Miu Miu satchel “unchic.” And TSA flight regulations are to blame. “Nowadays, everything has to go in Ziploc bags,” explains the star of Outlander (Starz, Saturdays, 9 p.m.), who travels between the U.S. and U.K. for filming. “I have so many bags of vitamin C pills!” The Irish star unloads her hoard. HAMBURGER HELPER “My executive producer bought me an In-N-Out Burger gift card with $20 on it. I’ve got, like, $9 left on it from the last time I was in L.A.” POWER IN THE PAGES “Even though I have my Kindle, I like to read real books. I just started Gloria Steinem’s My Life on the Road. She is amazing.” WORTH NOTING “I always have about six pens, so there’s some…

Baby Boom Jersey Shore alum Jenni “JWoww” Farley, 30, and husband Roger Mathews, 40, welcomed son Greyson Valor May 5. . . . Michael Phelps, 30, and fiancée Nicole Johnson, 30, had son Boomer May 5. . . . NFL player Antonio Cromartie, 32, and wife Terricka, 31, welcomed twins Jynx and J’adore May 8. The free agent has 10 other children. Vote of Confidence Broadway play Hamilton was nominated for 16 Tony awards, the most in history. Writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, 36, received three nods. The ceremony airs on CBS June 12 at 8 p.m. Bad Disguise Flight of the Navigator star Joey Cramer, 42, was charged with robbing a bank in British Columbia May 1. The actor, who allegedly wore a wig, was due in court May…

STOCK UP ON SUN ESSENTIALS HIT THE BEACH WITH (HAPPY) KIDS Travel Channel expert host Samantha Brown, 46, mom of twins Ellis and Elizabeth, 3, spots never-dull vacation locales. (Are you there yet?!) WEST BEACH AT INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, INDIANA This retreat at the tip of Lake Michigan offers Chicago skyline views, stroller-friendly trails and a free do-at-your-own-pace Junior Ranger program. Says Brown, “Kids complete about a dozen activities to earn a badge.” (Go to nsp.gov/indu for more details.) SANIBEL ISLAND, FLORIDA The site’s southern beach, frequented by Cindy Crawford, is “widely considered the place for seashells in the U.S., with shells of every size and shape,” says Brown. Pro tip: “Make sure to bring a bucket, net bag, scoop and beach shoes for tender feet.” NEW CASTLE BEACH…