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Blame bloat, not babies.

Eva Longoria Parker and Uma Thurman are insisting that, despite rampant speculation and unflattering photo ops to the contrary, the only buns in their respective ovens are of the carb-heavy variety...Though they may start thinking about scaling back after the latest round of reports.

Both actresses have been forced to deny rumors that they're pregnant, gossip which gained a life of its own after both typically svelte stars were pictured looking ever-so-slightly less svelte than usual.

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There'll be no more surprise set visits for Uma Thurman.

Jack Jordan, the 37-year-old former mental patient who last month was convicted of stalking and harassing the actress, has been sentenced to three years' probation for his court-disapproved methods of courting, getting his wish—though not the prosecution's—of avoiding time behind bars.

"I'm terrified of being incarcerated again," he told the court before his sentencing. "My greatest wish is that I had known sooner that I was putting fear into the heart [of Thurman]."

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She may be doing her best to dodge questions concerning one man in her life, but it looks like Uma Thurman will be forced to talk about another.

A Manhattan judge on Tuesday set a Mar. 11 trial start date to determine whether Thurman's most unabashed devotee can in fact be classified as a stalker, a trial in which the attorney for the former psychiatric patient said the actress would be called to testify.

On the defensive is 36-year-old Jack Jordan, who was arrested outside Thurman's Greenwich Village home last October on charges of misdemeanor stalking and harassment and who is accused of stalking the Kill Bill star over a period of two years.

Jordan's attorney, George Vomvolakis, not only said in court Tuesday that he would be prepared for trial next month but seemingly gave a preview into his defense.

"He was just a romantic, pursuing the woman he loves," Vomvolakis said of his client's unrelenting one-sided courtship of Thurman. "There was no attempt to harass, annoy, threaten, scare—none of that."

Among Jordan's more aggressive lovelorn overtures, which Vomvolakis apparently categorizes as nothing more than harmless wooing, is a letter, hand-delivered to the actress' home, in which the 36-year-old threatened to kill himself if he saw Thurman with another man.

Jordan first made unwanted contact with Thurman in November 2005, when he attempted to enter her trailer as she wason location filming in Manhattan. Jordan, who was enrolled in California's Mills College at the time of his arrest last year, said then that he had driven cross-country to see the star. After the initial incident, his family had him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward.

In August and September 2006 he sent a series of repeat and unreciprocated emails to both the actress and her family, and in August 2007 he allegedly appeared at the actress' home three to four times a week. It was during one of these stops that he delivered the suicide threat.

The letter initially resulted in an additional charge of felony coercion being lobbed against the man, though last month New York State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro dismissed the latter charge, agreeing with the defense that while Jordan's letter was an attempt to limit Thurman's personal freedom, it was not coercion.

"If you would like to kill yourself, it is not chargeable," Carro said.

In December, Jordan rejected a plea deal that would have seen him copping to the two remaining misdemeanor charges and avoiding jail by entering a mental health facility. Jordan instead has pleaded not guilty to all counts. He is currently free on $10,000 bail and living at his family's Massachusetts home. Per the terms of his release, he is prohibited from contacting Thurman or any members of her family.

The state of New York has decided that volunteering to die in exchange for Uma Thurman's devotion is not a chargeable offense.

A Manhattan judge on Wednesday dismissed a felony charge of attempted coercion against Jack Jordan, a former psychiatric patient who was arrested in October for allegedly stalking the Kill Bill star and making repeated attempts to contact her and her family.

Defense attorney George Vonvolakis argued that an email his 36-year-old client sent to Thurman, in which he threatened to kill himself if he saw her with another man, did not amount to coercion because the letter wasn't likely to have any effect on the actress.

Prosecutors maintained Jordan's message was a definite attempt to limit Thurman's freedom, but New York State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro agreed with the defense.

"If you would like to kill yourself, it is not chargeable," Carro said. If convicted, the felony charge could have landed Jordan in prison for up to four years.

Jordan, who was enrolled as a master's candidate at Mills College in Oakland, California, at the time of his arrest, is still facing two misdemeanor counts of stalking and harassment. The University of Chicago graduate, class of 1994, has pleaded not guilty to both.

He rejected a plea deal last month that would have let him avoid jail altogether by copping to stalking and attempted coercion and entering a mental-health facility. Vonvolakis said at the time that Jordan would consider treatment if he could plead to misdemeanors instead of a felony, and he reiterated Wednesday that he hoped another deal could be reached.

"He has a bright future," the attorney told reporters outside the courthouse. "He wants to be a teacher. With a criminal record, he can't do that."

Carro scheduled a trial date of Feb. 5.

Vonvolakis said that, if the case goes to trial, Thurman will likely be called to testify. "My client has expressed a serious desire to go to trial," he said.

If Jordan cuts the deal his attorney has in mind, it would mark his second stay at a psychiatric hospital since taking a fancy to Thurman.

His family had him involuntarily committed after he attempted to get into the Oscar-nominated actress' trailer on the Manhattan set of a film in 2005. Jordan claims that he had driven cross-country to see her.

"We are meant to be together," he said in a statement to police following his arrest. "She is a wonderful person."

According to authorities, Jordan persisted in trying to contact the star after his release, sending her and her father numerous emails in 2006 and appearing outside her Greenwich Village home three to four times a week last August, in an attempt to either see her or deliver letters.

Jordan is currently free on $10,000 bail and reportedly living at his family's Massachusetts home. Per the terms of his release, he is prohibited from contacting Thurman or her family.

You don't have to be crazy to chase Uma Thurman, but if you want to avoid jail time, it could help.

A man accused of stalking the Kill Bill actress for the past two years rejected a plea deal Wednesday that would see him pleading guilty to charges of stalking and attempted coercion in exchange for entering a mental-health facility.

Jack Jordan, a 35-year-old graduate student, pleaded not guilty to the charges last month and is currently free on $10,000 bail. He was arrested on the charges outside Thurman's New York home in October.

Should he have accepted the deal offered by prosecutors, Jordan also would have seen his felony coercion conviction downgraded to a misdemeanor after 12 months in the mental health facility.

Defense lawyer George Vomvolakis says Jordan would consider a deal if he could cop to a misdemeanor count instead of a felony. Jordan would still do the time in an institution, Vomvolakis added.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Shortly after Jordan first made unwanted contact with Thurman on a film set in November 2005, when he attempted to enter the movie star's trailer, the man's family had him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital.

Upon his release, authorities contend he continued his attempts at contacting the Oscar nominee, sending both her and her family a series of emails in August and September 2006.

In August of this year, he allegedly appeared at the actress' New York home three to four times a week, twice demanding to see the actress and leaving her letters. In one such hand-delivered correspondence, Jordan threatened to kill himself if he saw Thurman with another man.

Jordan, currently living at his family's Massachusetts home and enrolled in Mills College in Oakland, California, is prohibited from contacting Thurman or her family.

While Jordan has rejected the district attorney's plea offer, he will now seemingly try his chances on a potentially much harsher punishment. If convicted of the coercion charge, he faces up to four years in prison.

Thurman, meanwhile, is staying well out of arm's reach of Jordan. She's due to cohost the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert with Tommy Lee Jones in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 11.

An apparently overzealous Uma Thurman fan has pleaded not guilty to stalking the actress for close to two years.

Jack Jordan, a 35-year-old former psychiatric patient, has been held on $10,000 bail since he was arrested outside Thurman's New York home in October.

Justice Lewis Bart Stone denied a request to reduce his bail Friday, after Assistant District Attorney Christopher Hill pointed out that Jordan had been "acting erratically for the past several years," and therefore wasn't a good bail risk.

According to the criminal complaint against Jordan, he first made unwanted contact with Thurman in November 2005, when he tried to enter her trailer on a Manhattan film set.

Following the incident, Jordan's family had him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. However, upon his release, he continued to reach out to Thurman, sending the Pulp Fiction star and her family numerous emails over August and September 2006.

Last August, he allegedly showed up at the actress' home three or four times a week, demanding to see her and leaving letters behind on at least two occasions. Authorities said he also threatened to harm himself if he spotted Thurman in the company of another man.

"I feel afraid that if I see you out again with another man, I will want to kill myself, maybe even after we meet," Jordan reportedly wrote in one of his unwelcome missives.

If convicted of the attempted coercion charge against him, he could face up to four years in prison.

Jordan was ordered to return to court Dec. 5 for a possible disposition of the case. In the meantime, he is prohibited by a court order from contacting Thurman.

Jordan's attorney George Vomvolakis said his client was getting a raw deal due to Thurman's celebrity.

"If the complainant weren't Ms. Thurman, this would have been a misdemeanor stalking case," Vomvolakis said Friday.

He also denied reports that Jordan was homeless, claiming he had family and a residence in Massachusetts, and that he was currently a graduate student at Mills College in Oakland.

Thurman, whose last big-screen showing was My Super Ex-Girlfriend, recently finished shooting the romantic comedy The Accidental Husband, due out in March.

She is slated to cohost the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert with Tommy Lee Jones in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 11.

As evidenced by her samurai-sword-wielding turn in Kill Bill, Uma Thurman doesn't seem like the type of person you'd want to harass.

But regardless of her kung fu prowess, a California man has been accused of stalking the Oscar-nominated actress for the past two years, during which time he's said to have repeatedly threatened to harm himself.

Jack Jordan, a 35-year-old former psychiatric patient, was indicted by a New York grand jury Thursday after being charged last week with attempted coercion, aggravated harassment and stalking. The indictment hasn't officially been filed yet, so it's unclear whether the same charges still apply.

Jordan was arrested Friday outside Thurman's Greenwich Village home, allegedly not the first time he got a little too close for comfort to the divorced mother of two.

Bail has been set at $10,000, and Criminal Court Judge Evelyn Laporte issued an order of protection for Thurman and her family in case Jordan is released.

His attorney ordered a suicide watch, medical treatment and administrative segregation for him while he's in custody.

The felony complaint filed by Detective Edward Yzaguirre states that Jordan popped into Thurman's life on Nov. 8, 2005, when, claiming to be a friend of hers, he tried to get into her trailer on a Manhattan movie set.

A security guard ordered him to leave, but not before Jordan tried to give crew members a sheaf of letters and drawings he had made for the Pulp Fiction star, including a cartoon depicting Thurman digging a grave for him and another of him walking on the sharp edge of a razor blade.

The following day, Jordan's family had him involuntarily committed to a hospital for mental health treatment, according to the complaint.

After his release, Jordan sent numerous emails to Thurman and other members of her family during August and September of 2006, Yzaguirre wrote. Then, in August, Jordan started showing up once or twice a day, three or four times a week, at her NYC residence. He would fruitlessly ask to see her and on at least two occasions he left her letters.

Per the complaint, one of the letters contained this sentiment: "I feel afraid that if I see you out again with another man, I will want to kill myself, maybe even after we meet."

Other alarming behavior listed in court documents includes sleeping in his car while parked on Thurman's street, and writing to her that he has "been in love with [her] for many years" and feels as if they "are fated to be together."

A source told Access Hollywood that Jordan first made a connection with the family by emailing questions about Buddhism to Thurman's father, a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at Columbia University.

Robert Thurman stopped replying when Jordan started asking questions about his daughter.

Thurman, whose last big-screen showing was My Super Ex-Girlfriend, recently finished shooting the romantic comedy The Accidental Husband, due out in March, and the feature adaptation of playwright David Hare's My Zinc Bed.