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Lake in Tub Birth

Posted Apr 23rd 2007 11:20AM by TMZ Staff

Of all the movies premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival next week, only one features Ricki Lake giving birth in a bathtub. If you're into that kinda thing.

"The Business of Being Born" -- a documentary on which Lake served as executive producer -- explores birthing practices in this country. For her own personal enjoyment, Lake filmed the birth of her second child in 2001, and later decided to include the footage in the film. Now you can enjoy it too.

"I am naked at 195 pounds giving birth in my own bathtub," Lake recently told The Huffington Post. "It can't get any more intimate than that!" And it shouldn't.

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1. Gross...she needs to keep it to herself!!!

Posted at 12:06PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by reddickulous

2.


And I give a rats ass because.......................

Posted at 12:18PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by pookie

3. what celebrities do for attention! like they're the only ones that give birth -- why in the world would anyone want to film private, intimate family moments?! dah, could it be for more attention???

Posted at 12:35PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by celebrity vanity out of control

4. that's awesome, good for her. Birth is a celebration, not a medical procedure. Go Ricki!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!

Posted at 12:54PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Mz. K

5. I just threw up all over my desk and now I have to go home.

Posted at 12:56PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by pete

6. LMAO Pete!

Posted at 12:57PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by standing_on_the_sidelines

7. Well I guess that's one way of reinventing your career.

Posted at 1:00PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Meowch!!

8. birth is a beautiful thing it should be celebrated .

Posted at 8:37AM on Apr 24th 2007 by itsmemom

9. THAT'S FREAKING GROSS.....WHAT MAKES HER THIMK WE WANT TO HEAR OR SEE IT.

OINK! OINK! OINK..................

Posted at 1:37PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by GROSS

10. Yuck!!!

Posted at 2:20PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Jen

11. Go Ricki for giving your child a natural gentle entry into the world!!! Shame on you who think it is gross, how do you think YOU got here?

Posted at 10:51PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by MamaLove

12. "that's awesome, good for her. Birth is a celebration, not a medical procedure. Go Ricki!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!"

Yes, BUT its not someting the rest of the world needs to celebrate with her!!
EWWWWWW!!! EWWWWWWW EWWWWWW!!!!!

Posted at 3:59PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Tina

13. This is one show I will definitely miss. Who want to see her ? with everything imaginable coming out. Also, please spare me the miracle of birth routine.

Posted at 4:04PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by TBA

14. Birth is a miracle and anyone who has been involved with a birth would know this. All you haters don't knock it until you've experienced it. It is beautiful no matter what.

Posted at 5:54PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by boneswife

15. Unbelievable. What a bunch of uneducated freaks so many of you are. Birth is gross? You were there, trust me. It's part of life. Grow up, move on and don't watch or read if you aren't comfortable with it. But childish, pitiful comments? Rather small minded, no? Birth is a serious rite of passage that more PEOPLE (not just those doing the birthing) need to recognize as an important, non medical event. It deserves respect, it has value. Even those more medical births can be warm and welcoming. The prevailing attitude of most of the folks here is embarrassing and shameful and downright rude. One day, you, or your daughter, or sister or aunt or friend will deliver a baby and it will be so important and so significant. I sure hope that the childishness has passed by that point.

Posted at 7:24PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by KarenPS

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