Madonna "devastated" about brother's book: Life and Style

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Here is a round-up of this week's U.S. celebrity magazines In Touch, Life and Style, People, US Weekly and OK! Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TOP STORY - TIM RUSSERT'S DEATH

- At a private funeral for journalist Tim Russert, his 22-year-old son Luke said: "My dad was my best friend." Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain sat next to each other as they mourned - US WEEKLY

- The son of television personality Tim Russert says: "He'll be remembered for being a kind soul." Russert's wife, journalist Maureen Orth, says: "I had no idea Tim meant so much to so many people he didn't even know" - PEOPLE

OTHER TOP STORIES

- A shocking new book claims Britney Spears tried to kill herself twice. "It really became an issue once Jayden was born and it became clear Britney's marriage to Kevin was crumbling," an insider says - LIFE AND STYLE

- Madonna is devastated after learning that her brother Christopher has penned a tell-all about the pop star, says an insider who said the two were virtually inseparable until Madonna started dating her future husband Guy Ritchie - LIFE AND STYLE

- Charlie Sheen has apologized for a 3-year-old voicemail that ex-wife Denise Richards made public. The voicemail included a curse-filled rant from Sheen to the actress - US WEEKLY

- Pete Wentz is set to make a guest appearance on Showtime's "Californication" in September -- playing himself. Actor David Duchovny's character Hank, a troubled novelist, sees the musician at a pool party - OK!