BIRTH
The Killers' frontman, Brandon Flowers, and his wife, Tana, both 26,
welcomed their first child, a son, on July 14.
EXPECTING
Courtney Thorne-Smith (According to Jim), 39, and her husband, Roger
Fishman, will welcome their first child this winter.
MARRIED
Rebecca Romijn (Ugly Betty), 34, wed Jerry O'Connell (Crossing Jordan),
33, on July 14 in L.A. This is O'Connell's first marriage, Romijn's
second.
ENGAGED
Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, 41, will tie the knot with real
estate investor Brooke Mueller, 29, whom he met in April 2006.
AILING
Phyllis Diller, 90, twisted her back and suffered a minor fracture on
July 8 in L.A. According to her rep, Diller is ''in great spirits'' and
''doing okay.''... Singer Kelly Rowland, 26, was hospitalized after she
collapsed on stage from dehydration at a concert on July 15 in Lagos,
Nigeria. The former Destiny's Child member was reported to be in good
condition.... Comedian Dave Chappelle, 33, was hospitalized for
exhaustion on July 14. Chappelle's rep says he spent about 12 hours in
an unnamed hospital and is now doing fine.
DEPARTURE
After being demoted by ICM on July 13, former co-president Ed Limato,
71, is in talks to leave the talent agency after 19 years. As of press
time, an arbitration hearing is scheduled for Aug. 1. There, Limato is
expected to challenge a contract clause that forbids him from taking his
clients, including Mel Gibson and Denzel Washington, to another agency.
Limato could not be reached for comment.
COURTS
On July 17, Sting, 55, and his wife, Trudie Styler, 53, were ordered to
pay their former chef Jane Martin, 41, $51,000 in compensation after
Martin won a sexual-discrimination claim against them in May, according
to the Associated Press. Martin said she was unjustly fired after she
became pregnant. Sting and Styler are reportedly appealing the
ruling.... On July 12, action star Steven Seagal filed a lawsuit against
Loeb & Loeb in L.A., claiming the legal firm charged the actor an
''unconscionable'' fee when he testified in an extortion case in 2003.
Earlier this year, a panel ruled in favor of Loeb, prompting Seagal to
bring his case to Superior Court. ''We expect the same outcome as in the
arbitration,'' said a Loeb rep in a statement.... On July 15, rapper Remy
Ma (née Remy Smith), 27, was charged with attempted murder in the
shooting of acquaintance Makeda Barnes-Joseph, 23, in NYC. The two
reportedly had a dispute over money. The hip-hop star, who is also being
charged with assault, was released on $250,000 bail. A court date is set
for Aug. 14. Remy Ma's lawyer says, ''These are merely allegations.''
DEATHS
Cartoonist Robert ''Buck'' Brown, 71, creator of Playboy magazine's
''Granny'' character, of a stroke, July 2, in Chicago.... Romance author
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (The Flame and the Flower), 68, of cancer, July 6,
in Princeton, Minn. — Additonal reporting by Jeff Labrecque and Adam Markovitz
British Invasion of the Week
On July 12, soccer demigod David Beckham and wife Victoria officially
moved to L.A. with modest dreams: owning a home, making a wage (David
plays for local team Galaxy), and dominating the American press. The
arrival was preceded by a scorching cover spread in W magazine and
followed by NBC's July 16 special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America,
an amusing look at the once and future Spice Girl. Major! — Lindsay Soll
Don't Stop Believin'
The truth got out there on July 14, when erstwhile X-Files star David
Duchovny revealed that he and former castmate Gillian Anderson — along
with creator Chris Carter — are on board for a second movie version of the
hit Fox series, possibly to begin filming this fall. A source close to
the production says a script is expected ''within two weeks,'' but
couldn't confirm if the film would pick up where the series left off
when it ended in 2002 — with Mulder and Scully on the run from the
military — or if it would be a stand-alone feature like the first X-Files film, which earned a respectable $84 million at the box office in 1998.
