ENGAGED
Rock Star: Supernova's Brooke Burke, 34, and beau David Charvet(Baywatch), 34, are engaged and expecting a baby.... John C. McGinley(Scrubs), 47, has proposed to girlfriend Nicole Kessler, 34.
EXPECTING
Hip-hop mogul Sean ''P. Diddy'' Combs, 36, and longtime love Kim Porter,
35, will welcome a second child this winter.
BIRTH
20/20 coanchor Elizabeth Vargas, 43, gave birth to her second son with
Grammy-winning spouse Marc Cohn, 47, Aug. 16 in NYC.
AILING
Actor Jared Leto (Alexander), 34, has been diagnosed with gout, a form
of arthritis. Doctors say his affliction resulted from dramatic weight
loss after gaining 65 pounds to play John Lennon's assassin in the
upcoming film Chapter 27. Leto continues to tour with his band, 30
Seconds to Mars.
CANCELED
After 10 seasons on the air (nine of them with MacGyver's Richard Dean
Anderson), Stargate SG-1 will be grounded by the Sci Fi Channel. But
that still makes it America's longest-running sci-fi series, so in your
face, Trekkies.
COURTS
On Aug. 17, Mel Gibson, 50, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor charge
of DUI, stemming from the infamous July 28 incident in Malibu. He was
sentenced to probation and one year in an alcoholism-rehab program....
Rapper Busta Rhymes, 34, was, well, busted Aug. 18 in NYC for allegedly
attacking a man he claims spat on his car. Says his lawyer, who contends
he should not have been charged: ''This is a payback from the NYPD.''...
Antidote International Films has sued debunked novelist JT Leroy's
publisher (Bloomsbury) and manager (Judi Farkas), and the woman who used
the Leroy nom de plume (Laura Albert) on Aug. 11 in NYC. The company,
which planned to adapt Leroy's novel Sarah, is suing for an unspecified
amount, claiming fraud. Farkas and Albert could not be reached for
comment.... Aw, say it ain't so. Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense),
18, was charged with DUI and marijuana possession Aug. 17 in L.A., a
month after he crashed his car and suffered a broken rib. An arraignment
is scheduled for Sept. 19; Osment could face up to six months in prison.
His rep did not return calls.
TAXED
Attention, Oscar presenters: The golden days of blingy gift baskets are
over. The Motion Picture Academy will cease the popular practice and has
reached an undisclosed agreement with the IRS, which wanted taxes for
handouts going back 30 years. Unpaid levies for the last three years
alone are estimated to total $20 million.
DEATHS
Country singer Johnny Duncan, 67, who had a string of '70s hits with
songs like ''She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime,'' of a heart
attack, Aug. 14, in Fort Worth, Tex.... Duke Jordan, 84, a jazz pianist
renowned for his work with Charlie Parker, of unspecified causes, Aug.
8, in Copenhagen.
