Julia saves the world!

SHOW business, always a kind of silly business when it comes to the product that's produced and the people who produce it, seems even sillier these days.

Imperious chief executives, temperamental actors, feuds, gossip, outrageous demands and all that money--at a time when the world

Well, consider the past week's accounts over word that actress Julia Roberts was pregnant.

From the London Daily Express: "She recently gushed: 'I just can't wait to hold a baby in my arms. I want to have kids. I want to have lots of them and I want to start being a mum now.'"

From Britain's The Sun newspaper: "A source close to Julia--in Italy filming 'Ocean's Twelve' with George Clooney--said 'She's happier than she has been in years.'"

From Britain's Daily Star: "Onlookers reported spotting an obvious bump when Julia and (husband Danny) Moder took a walk on an Italian beach. She also has given other hints in recent weeks, such as giving up cigarettes."

From the Adelaide Advertiser: "Roberts is said to be hoping the twins help mend fences with her husband's family. They are still upset at the way she lured him away from his wife Vera after she had a miscarriage."

From USA Today: "Tabloids have ... speculated that the marriage was on the rocks. Tuesday's baby announcement seems to suggest otherwise."

From the New York Post: "'We thought we couldn't be happier," Roberts told The Post exclusively. "Now we have these two bundles of joy to look forward to!"

From the Scottish Daily Record: "'I think children fall into the category of the will of heaven and I don't really have a timetable for that.'" (Does she have a writer who comes up with this stuff?)

From Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning America": "OK. We've got some major mommy news this morning. Julia Roberts is making headlines because the Oscar winner is pregnant with twins. And finally she can put the end to pesky reporter questions."

From CNBC: "Hollywood is absolutely abuzz this morning with the news that Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts is pregnant with twins. People magazine reported last night that the "Pretty Woman" star is due to give birth early next year. Us Weekly said Roberts has been pregnant for about nine weeks. And Star magazine, citing unidentified sources, says the twins will be a boy and a girl. Congratulations."