BRAD PITT - PITT CONGRATULATES PALTROW

BRAD PITT has led a chorus of celebrities congratulating his former fiancee GWYNETH PALTROW on the birth of her daughter.

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE beauty Paltrow and her rocker husband CHRIS MARTIN welcomed APPLE BLYTHE ALISON MARTIN into the world on Friday (14MAY04) near their London home.

And the news was broken to Pitt by TV show ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT as he toured Japan promoting his new hit movie TROY.

He says, "That's fantastic. It's beautiful. That's great."

And WORKING GIRL star MELANIE GRIFFITH is highly impressed with Paltrow's unusual choice of name.

She coos, "Apple - that's sweet. Congratulations Gwyneth! That's beautiful."

CAMERON DIAZ, on the other hand, is certain the new bundle of joy has already earned her name through a facial feature alone.

She explains, "I"m sure with those beautiful cheeks that she bares by her mother that she'll live up to her name Apple."