Halle Berry’s happiness is apparently everybody’s happiness, just as the sorrow over the death of Cory Monteith was shared in all quarters, it was seen in readers’ responses to PEOPLE.com stories this week.

On a lighter note, new mom Jessica Simpson’s baby daddy Eric Johnson showed off some swaddling finesse, to the amusement of all.

Here are the five stories that sparked the strongest reactions from readers this past week – the news that made you happy, sad, laugh out loud, awestruck, even angry.

via Halle Berry’s Wedding Photos, Cory Monteith Death: Reader Reactions : People.com.