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Gael Garcia Bernal (actor, "Santiago" in Babel) is 29
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (actor, voice of "Alfred" on Batman animated series) is 89
Robert Guillaume (actor, Benson) is 80
Dick Clark (TV personality-producer) is 78
Ridley Scott (director, Gladiator) is 70
Luther Ingram (singer, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right") is 63
Mandy Patinkin (singer-actor, "Dr. Jeffrey" on Chicago Hope) is 55
Shuggie Otis (guitarist) is 54
Billy Idol (singer) is 52
John Ashton (guitarist, Psychedelic Furs) is 50
Colin Mochrie (comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is 50
Bo Jackson (actor, football and baseball player) is 45
Ben Stiller (actor-director) is 42
Sandra Oh (actress) is 37
Clay Aiken (singer) is 29
Elisha Cuthbert (actress, "Kim" on 24) is 25

Saturday, December 1st
Woody Allen (actor-director) is 72
Dianne Lennon (singer, Lennon Sisters) is 67
Eric Bloom (singer-guitarist, Blue Oyster Cult) is 63
John Densmore (ex-drummer, The Doors) is 63
Bette Midler (actress-singer) is 62
Gilbert O'Sullivan (singer, "Alone Again (Naturally)") is 61
Treat Williams (actor) is 56
Charlene Tilton (actress, "Lucy" on Dallas) is 48
Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics) is 45
Sarah Silverman (comedian) is 37
Costinha (soccer player) is 33
Brad Delson (guitarist, Linkin Park) is 29

Sunday, December 2nd
Britney Spears (singer) is 26
Cathy Lee Crosby (actress, "Wonder Woman") is 63
Dan Butler (actor, "Bulldog" on Frasier) is 53
Rick Savage (bassist, Def Leppard) is 47
Lucy Liu (actress) is 39
Rena Sofer (actress, "Vicki" on Just Shoot Me) is 39
Anthony "Treach" Criss (rapper, Naughty By Nature) is 37
Eduardo Iduņate (actor) is 35
Monica Seles (tennis player) is 34
Nelly Furtado (singer) is 29
Christina Vidal (actress, "Maddie" in Freaky Friday) is 27
Teairra Mari (singer) is 20

ON NOVEMBER 30th...
In 1959...In a report on the payola scandal, Billboard claimed that the fallout "will substantially damage the careers of at least 25 DJs." According to Alan Freed, his career had ended up "down the drain" as a result of his role in the pay-for-play racket.
In 1960...The Beatles performed at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg for the last time.
In 1963...In the U-K, The Beatles' "She Loves You" returned to the number-one spot, where it stayed for two weeks. The number one-album was With the Beatles, which went on to become the U-K's first million-selling album.
In 1965...It was declared to be Rolling Stones Day in Colorado, as the group played Denver.
In 1965...Bob Dylan released his single "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window."
In 1969...Simon & Garfunkel appeared in their first TV special. They showed footage of Bobby Kennedy's funeral and the Vietnam War.
In 1969...Sly & the Family Stone released their signature tune "Everyday People."
In 1969...The struggling magazine Rave received a helping hand from David Bowie, Dusty Springfield and the Graham Bond Organization, who all performed at the Save Rave '69 benefit in England.
In 1972...Wings released their single "Hi, Hi, Hi." However, the BBC banned the record because they declared the lyrics "unsuitable" for broadcast.
In 1976...Bob Dylan released his single "Rita May."
In 1979...Pink Floyd released the double album The Wall.
In 1980...Elvis Costello and Squeeze both performed at a benefit in Wales for Johnny Owen, the Welsh boxer who was killed after sustaining injuries in a match.
In 1988...LL Cool J performed at the first-ever rap concert held in Ivory Coast, Africa. The concert came to an abrupt halt after fighting broke out in the audience and the stage was stormed.
In 1994...Outside a New York recording studio, rapper Tupac Shakur was robbed and shot five times. He survived, but was killed in 1996 in Las Vegas.
In 1996...Novelty singer Tiny Tim died in Minneapolis. He was 63.
In 1998...An unusual request stopped a Jewel show for a few moments in New York. The singer asked if anybody had a pair of nail-clippers at a benefit for the Creative Coalition. Somebody in the audience did and a few minutes later, the show continued.
In 2003...The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York was renamed Joey Ramone Place, in honor of the late punk icon. Among the hundreds who attended were Tommy and Marky Ramone, and Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads.
In 2003...The Strokes kicked off the European leg of their Room on Fire tour in Belfast.
In 2004...A man who claimed he was Sheryl Crow's "spiritual twin" was acquitted of stalking charges. The ex-Navy diver said he was merely trying to "court" the singer when he appeared backstage at a 2003 concert.

ON DECEMBER 1ST...
In 1957...Three new rock acts were unveiled on The Ed Sullivan Show, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Sam Cooke and The Rays.
In 1961...Manager Brian Epstein discussed a deal with Decca representatives for his new band The Beatles.
In 1966...Jimi Hendrix signed a management deal with Yameta Company, a firm started by Who managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp.
In 1967...Ringo Starr flew to Rome to film Candy, an adaptation of the novel by Terry Southern.
In 1968...Big Brother performed with Janis Joplin for the last time in San Francisco.
In 1969...George Harrison and Ringo Starr turned up to London's Royal Albert Hall and watched Delaney & Bonnie perform with Eric Clapton.
In 1976...The Sex Pistols appeared on London's Today show, where host Bill Grundy prompted a profanity-ridden rant from the band members. The press was outraged over the Pistols' behavior and the band was banned from playing all but five of the venues they were scheduled to hit on a forthcoming tour.
In 1980...Talking Heads kicked off their U-K tour at London's Hammersmith Palais.
In 1982...Michael Jackson's Thriller was released.
In 1988...Steve Winwood became the proud father of daughter Elizabeth Dawn.
In 1993...Pink Floyd held a press conference to announce their 1994 world tour.
In 1994...Tupac Shakur was convicted of sexual assault. The rapper was recovering from gunshot wounds sustained a day earlier.
In 1996...Irving Gordon, who wrote Nat King Cole's signature tune "Unforgettable," died in L-A. He was 81.
In 1999...Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and punk legend Jello Biafra threw a curfew-violating concert in Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization summit.
In 2003...It was reported that American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini had been dropped from the RCA label after his self-titled album failed to grab the public's imagination.
In 2003...Ozzy Osbourne told the U-K tabloid Daily Mirror that as a boy he was molested by two older youths at school.
In 2003...California police discovered wireless microphones in the building where they interrogated Michael Jackson over child molestation charges. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department said they believed the media were trying to bug the investigation.
In 2004...U2's 11th album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb went into the charts at number one, and knocked Eminem's Encore off the top spot.
In 2005...Beethoven still rocks. A working manuscript copy of the deaf composer's "Grosse Fugue" sold at auction for 1.7-million dollars.
In 2006...Nas issued a statement after a man was shot 50 times by the NYPD outside a Queens nightclub. "This brutality bulls**t is played out with that slave s**t," he said. "It has to end now. The cops need to be charged the way gangsters are charged."

ON DECEMBER 2ND...
In 1964...Ringo Starr entered a London hospital and had his tonsils removed.
In 1970...Former Animal Eric Burdon launched his new initiative, Curb the Clap, by distributing bumper stickers. Burdon said he wanted to raise awareness of the "number one sickness in the record business today - VD" and raise money for the Los Angeles Free Clinic.
In 1971...Led Zeppelin released "Black Dog" as a single in the United States.
In 1973...The Who were arrested in Montreal after they trashed a hotel suite. They spent six hours in jail and then were ordered to pay a 21-hundred dollar fine. John Entwistle later wrote the song "Cell Block Number Seven" about the incident.
In 1973...Bob Dylan fans started mailing in ticket requests for his tour. Dylan sold 658-thousand seats through the mail. San Francisco witnessed traffic jams as fans rushed to send in their applications.
In 1978...Bob Dylan taught his band an early version of his song "Slow Train" at a soundcheck.
In 1979...Stevie Wonder performed his album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants with the National Afro-American Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
In 1986...Annie Lennox got carried away singing "Missionary Man" at a Eurythmics concert in Birmingham, England. She ripped her bra off before an audience of ten-thousand people.
In 1988...Geraldo Rivera welcomed Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Willie Nelson on his talk show to talk about sex on the road.
In 1997...A man died after he fell from the balcony of the Pontiac Silverdome during a Rolling Stones concert.
In 1998...Jimmy Buffett gave Mobile, Alabama a hand in recovering from Hurricane George. He performed a benefit concert, his first in his hometown in eight years.
In 1999...Sir Paul McCartney confirmed that he would play Liverpool's Cavern Club for the first time since The Beatles said farewell to the club in 1963.
In 2003...The reunited Simon & Garfunkel performed at Madison Square Garden; it was their first New York gig in 10 years.
In 2003...Switzerland investigated Marilyn Manson after the religious group Christians for Truth alleged his concert in Zurich had broken a law designed to protect the sanctity of Swiss religion.
In 2003...Alice Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, between those of Gene Autry and Hugh Hefner.
In 2003...Soul icon Ray Charles announced he was recovering from hip replacement surgery in Beverly Hills, California. "I feel terrific and am so thankful to the good Lord that all is going well for me," he said.
In 2003...Alicia Keys released her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys.
In 2004...Snoop Dogg topped the U-S singles chart for the first time in his career with "Drop It Like It's Hot," which featured Pharrell Williams.
In 2005...Irv and Chris Gotti were cleared of charges that they used their record label The Inc. to launder millions in drug proceeds.

ALICIA KEYS GOING INTERNATIONAL FOR UPCOMING TOUR. With her third studio album, As I Am set to drop on November 13th, Alicia Keys is packing up her show and going international. The R&B diva has tour plans mapped out for early next year which will have her hitting major arenas across the globe. "Tour plans are popping, we are starting in February. Of course we'll be doing all kind of promotion across the country, so we'll be everywhere. We going to do very small bus shows and really just make it really special for all the people that supported me for so long. And then we're going to start the major arena tour in February. We're going to start in Europe and then we'll come back to America." Alicia's current single "No One" will remain the number one song on next week's Billboard chart.

50 CENT GETS WITH LINDSAY LOHAN. 50 Cent has teamed with a wide variety of artists, from Justin Timberlake to Robin Thicke to Dr. Dre, just to name a few. But according to Life & Style Weekly, actress Lindsay Lohan is looking to collaborate with Fifty for her up coming album. Lohan's father, Michael, told the publication that the pair has been, "Talking about working together."

AGUILERA SHOWS SOME PREGNANT SKIN. Christina Aguilera sheds some clothing and shows some pregnant skin on the cover of the January edition of Marie Claire. Excerpts from her cover story were released earlier this week and the singer reveals she learned she was pregnant during her Back to Basics tour. She said, "We (husband Jordan Bratman) were planning on starting to try after the tour. And so, I had gone off the Pill to prepare my body, because I didn't know how much time it would take. You've heard it takes some time - except with Power Egg and Super Sperm here." Christina also disclosed that she was tight lipped about her pregnancy because she didn't want to make her audience uncomfortable watching a performer with a baby on board. The January issue of Marie Claire hits newsstands on December 11th.

NEW MUSIC FROM RIHANNA & NE-YO. If you haven't heard enough music from Rihanna and Ne-Yo this year, then you'll be happy to know that some of their unreleased tracks will soon be hitting stores. According to MTV News, the CD is called Def Jam Sessions Vol. 1 and it is being labeled as the "ultimate bonus track collection" that features leftover cuts from the artists' latest albums. The disc will include Rihanna's song's that are titled "Haunted" and "Cry," while Ne-Yo is releasing "That's What It Does" and "Spotlight." The album will also feature music from Fabolous, Method Man, Redman, Bobby Valentino and Nas. Def Jam Sessions Vol. 1 will hit stores December 18th.

FERGIE DISCUSSES PANTS-WETTING INCIDENT. Fergie has explained her infamous onstage pants-wetting episode during a concert a few years back: She didn't want to disappoint her fans by being late. In the latest issue of Allure, she says, "I just did not stop on the way to go to the bathroom. But yeah, I won't live that down. It won't happen again, though. Peeing is one of my rituals before going onstage." Fergie also tells the magazine that she's concerned about certain starlets' privacy when they're trying to kick a habit. She said, "The thing that appalls me is that when you get these stories from inside rehab. That's supposed to be your sanctuary." The singer, who fought a crystal meth addiction herself, says, "I know we live in a voyeuristic world right now, but how are you supposed to get better when people are constantly leaking stories about you when you're in rehab? It's not conducive to healing." The issue of Allure is on newsstands now.

THE LAST GOODNIGHT LASTED A LONG TIME. The Last Goodnight have been rocking together for a long time, unlike some bands the guys know of. Kurtis John, Anton Yurack and Ely Rise told us about it. "(Anton) It took awhile, you know? (Kurtis) Yeah, it was the farthest thing from an overnight success. (Anton) Exactly, I hear about bands, they are like together for a year and a half and they are touring all these crazy things. I can't even fathom that. (Ely) Yeah, they got signed on their first show."

KYLIE MINOGUE TO TOUR EUROPE. Rumors of Kylie Minogue's poor health preventing her from heading out on tour can be put to rest. According to Billboard.com, the singer will tour Europe behind her latest album, X, beginning in early May and running through late July. The trek will be called KYLIEX2008. This is Minogue's tenth record and it's already out in the U-K; no release date yet for the States, but it's expected early next year.

MORRISSEY SUING NME. The BBC is reporting that Morrissey will sue U-K music magazine NME because of an article that focused on his immigration views. The story quoted the former Smith man as allegedly saying, "Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. So the price is enormous... If you travel to Germany, it's still absolutely Germany. If you travel to Sweden, it still has a Swedish identity... But travel to England and you have no idea where you are." The statement was apparently in response to a query about if he'd ever live in England again. In a follow-up interview concerning those words, the singer added, "It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true at all." Morrissey's lawyers gave NME a chance to print a retraction, but the magazine did not, so the legal team will file suit for defamation.

VINCE NEIL'S TIPS FOR BRITNEY SPEARS. It's no secret that Britney Spears has been living a pretty wild life of late, and one person who can relate to some of her antics is Motley Crue's Vince Neil. Vince shared some advice that he hopes Britney heeds. "Stay home! It's like my god! That's all I can say is stay home, just stay home, that's it! You have assistants and stuff, send your assistant to Starbucks or Benand Jerry's, wherever, TacoBell." Neil just announced a bunch of solo dates he'll be playing, starting on December 9th in Sunrise, Florida and going through January 18th in St. Charles, Missouri.

FRANZ TURN TO MUSICALS. The members of Franz Ferdinand are considering writing a musical, according to frontman Alex Kapranos - either for film or stage. Kapranos says the project would have to wait till the group finishes recording its new album - which should be done by Christmas. The singer already has a pretty busy extra-curricular schedule - he's a columnist for London's Guardian newspaper and he's published a book about unusual food he's encountered on tour called Sound Bites.

KILLER CHRISTMAS SINGLE. The Killers have put together another charity single this year - a track called "Don't Shoot Me Santa." The song went up for digital downloading on Tuesday and all proceeds from it are being donated to Bono's RED Campaign to benefit aids victims in Africa. A video for the track is floating on the Web right now.

INCUBUS SAY HELP YOURSELF. The members of Incubus are raising money for their Make Yourself Foundation with an auction on eBay. Up for purchase are items ranging from Brandon Boyd's 2006 Mini-Cooper and a customized X-Box to a pool cue and a pair of sneakers. The band has already raised some 600-thousand dollars for the foundation over the course of this year.

OZZY AND SHARON TO HOST BRITISH AWARDS SHOW. The Brit Awards, England's version of the GRAMMYs, just got some new hosts... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Some people overseas think the move might be risky since, in the past, when a male and female have shared hosting duties, it hasn't always been that great. In 1989, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and English model Sam Fox ran the show in what many feel was the worst edition of the awards program ever, since the two forgot their lines. Hopefully, Sharon and Ozzy will fare better when they host the 2008 Brit Awards in February.

SANTANA TO PAY HOMAGE TO HIS INFLUENCES IN NEXT ALBUM. If you've ever wondered who inspires Carlos Santana, when you check out his next album, you'll find out. That's because the songs for the three-disc set, called The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, will reflect his musical influences. The musician told Billboard.com, "We still love (John) Coltrane and Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye so that music is gonna get in there. And Paco de Lucia... very Spanish." For the effort, Santana is paring down to a trio with keyboardist Chester "CT" Thompson and drummer Narada Michael Walden. He's excited to work with the two, explaining, "I have yet to do a trio band so this is my opportunity to do kind of like a Tony Williams trio thing. It's a trio with other colors; we're gonna bring other musicians in, singers and stuff like that." Carlos is shooting to have the record out next summer, but no date has been set yet.

FORMER SKYNYRD DRUMMER ARRESTED AGAIN. It's been a pretty rough month for former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle. News broke just before Thanksgiving that he was arrested earlier this month for not registering as a sex offender. He was required to do so after pleading guilty in 1993 to charges of attempted capital sexual battery on a victim younger than 12 and being principal to lewd and lascivious behavior on a child younger than 16. He was sentenced to eight years of probation for the offenses and was registered as a sex offender, but no longer lives at the registered address. When authorities learned this, they picked him up a couple weeks ago. He was released on ten-thousand dollars bail, but, since he still hasn't registered a new address, he was arrested again on Tuesday. Now, according to the Florida Times-Union, Pyle is being held on 50-thousand dollars bond. Artimus played the drums with Skynyrd from 1975 until 1992.

NAS GETS DIDDY AND JD TO FINISH ALBUM. A few famous folks have stepped in to help Nas finish up his controversially titled album, Nigg**. The rapper told MTV News that Diddy and Jermaine Dupri are coming in to help him finish the album, to help "get the sh*t all the way right." Look for Nigg** in stores in February.

SNOOP HAS AN ALBUM AND A TV IN THE WORKS. Snoop Dogg's new single "Sensual Seduction" may sound a bit familiar. And the video may remind you of days gone by. And that is okay with Snoop. "That is like something I've always loved doing is like emulating the guys who I wanted to be like and Roger Troutman was one of those guys who influenced me as a kid, as well as Rick James, Prince. So with the video I wanted to add a little bit of all of those elements into it. And then by having that sound on the song it only compliments the video to show that we can actually do that and bring it back to life." Not only is Snoop readying his next album, Ego Trippin, he is currently filming a reality show. "It's called Snoop Dogg's Father Hood. It's coming on the E! channel, it premieres December 9th. It's a T.V. show based on me, my life, and my wife and my kids. Just showing how I balance Snoop Dogg and balance the life of being a father." So now you can enjoy Snoop on TV while you wait for his album to be released. Ego Trippin should be out mid March.

JAY-Z RHYMES. Jay-Z's been in the game for a long time. He gave us the back story on how he got to be the rapper we now know. "It's weird because I started out technically, like I use to write all the time. So I really just started out being technical and then I got real life experience. So my thing was to tell a story and still make it rhyme." Jay's latest rhymes are on his disc American Gangster which is in stores now.

METHOD MAN TESTS HIS ACTING SKILLS. Method Man has a few acting projects lined up for himself. According to AllHipHop.com, the rapper begins a series of acting cameos with an appearance on NBC's Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. That episode is scheduled to air Tuesday at 10 PM Eastern and Pacific. In addition to Law and Order: SVU, Method Man will appear on HBO's The Wire on January 4th and the film Meet The Spartans in February. The MC is also slated to be seen in the highly-anticipated independent feature The Wackness. That film also stars Ben Kingsley and Mary Kate Olsen and is tentatively slated to premiere at the annual Sundance Film Festival.

BIRDMAN EXPLAINS ARREST. One day after his arrest, Bryan "Baby" Williams, a.k.a. Birdman, spoke to MTV News to setting things straight. Cash Money Records founder said that when they were pulled over, he was asleep in the back, but nonetheless, they were arrested, but not for being in possession of a pound but it was actually much less. Additionally, it was revealed that guns were found on the RV, but Baby maintains they were all legit, saying that him and his security are licensed to carry weapons, all of which were returned to them. So, that's the reason no gun charges were brought up and they are "good" on that front. And as far as him being reported as married, that is not true. Baby said, "I'm not married. Never! Been! Married! Plus, that girl was 18! I don't get down like that! Plus, if I was married, why would I keep it a secret?" The rapper is currently on the road promoting the release of his new solo album, 5 Star G, which is due out December 11th. He's currently free on a 15 hundred dollar bond and is due back in court on March 18th.

STAR AND BUCWILD RETURN TO RADIO. XXL magazine reports after a year long hiatus, controversial shock jocks Star and Bucwild have inked a deal with the Mega Media Group and announced their return to New York radio with independent Top 40 station Pulse 87.7 The station will launch January 15th with Star, Bucwild and their returning co-hosts, White Trash Helene and Chris the Queer, holding down the station's morning drive.

AGAINST ME HELP LITTLE GIRL. Against Me! is asking fans to help them out with a cause important to their heart. According to their Web site, the band is seeking donations for The Harvest of Hope Foundation, which will help raise money for a life-saving bone marrow transplant for six-year-old Diana Olalde.

SERJ KEEPS IT SIMPLE. How did Serj Tankian record his new solo album Elect the Dead? He says it was quite simple. "Well it's really a simple concept, I have a studio right next to my house. And when I work I generally work alone when I'm writing a song, or when I'm adding different instrumentation arranging the song. And that's exactly what I did with this record."

FEIST ON FRIENDS. Before Feist was a solo artist she was part of the music collective, Broken Social Scene. Feist says that sense of collaboration has stayed with her. "Some of the best times I've spent with friends have been when you're focusing on something outside of each of yourselves on some greater project. Whether it be helping your friend paint or making videos. And that doesn't mean every moment is high five-ing and hanging out with your feet kicked up, it's hard work. So your friendships become that much more potent." Feist's latest album, The Reminder, is out now.

FLYING HIGH WITH FLYLEAF. How do Flyleaf feel about their success? Bassist Pat Seals is eternally grateful. "Everything we've been given is like exponentially great. For the record to be doing as well as it has and be able to keep going on the road when other bands are having to go back and start a second cycle is a gift." Flyleaf say they'll release the follow-up to their debut album next year.

SLAIN FORMER RAMONES MANAGER'S ASSISTANT PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Natavia Lowery, the former personal assistant of ex-Ramones co-manager Linda Stein, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to Stein's murder. Stein was found beaten to death in her posh New York apartment on October 30th, and Lowery initially denied knowing anything about the slaying, blaming a masked man. However, later, in a signed statement, she confessed to bludgeoning Stein after she blew marijuana smoke in her face and made derogatory remarks about black people. In the statement, Lowery, who is black, reveals she took Stein's cane and hit her with it. The Associated Press reports Lowery's attorney says the police coerced a false confession from the assistant, who was interrogated for over 12 hours. However, according to authorities, Lowery was seen on security tapes leaving Stein's apartment shortly after the assault.

JULIA ROBERTS HUNTS A PHOTOG. Julia Roberts flagged down a photog earlier this week after getting upset when he apparently was photographing her children at school. Footage of the onset of the incident is up at TMZ.com. You can see and hear the actress honk at the paparazzo and approach his car before asking him to shut off his camera.

LINDSAY LOHAN GETS READY FOR HER COURT CLOSE-UP. Lindsay Lohan is preparing for her new on-camera role. This time, Lohan will be playing herself, as she gives civil testimony in a lawsuit over a car crash she was involved in. According to CBS News, Lindsay's lawyers were trying to prevent her deposition from being taped saying that the defendant could sell it for profit. Lindsay will be testifying about the claims that she smashed into someone's car while under the influence of alcohol.

OWEN WILSON COURTING THE BIONIC WOMAN? According to SocialiteLife.com, Owen Wilson has, of late, been seen around town with Michelle Ryan, the British actress who plays the "Bionic Woman" in NBC's drama of the same name. Apparently, the pair has been seen eating together at Nobu - an L-A restaurant - and boogie boarding in Malibu.

JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT IS ENGAGED. Jennifer Love Hewitt is engaged to her boyfriend, Scottish actor Ross McCall. According to the Associated Press, Hewitt, star of the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer, agreed to the nuptials last week. No details have been released on the couple's wedding plans, though.

NIKKI SIXX AND DONNA D'ERRICO REACH DIVORCE SETTLEMENT. Nikki Sixx reached a settlement this with his ex-wife, Baywatch star Donna D'Errico, and he's pretty happy about it. According to L-A's KNBC, the details of the deal are private, but both sides agreed to waive spousal support. As he left court, the Motley Crue bassist noted, "I think it's a beautiful day," and when asked for his opinion on the settlement, he only stated, "I had a nice Thanksgiving. I ate too much." Meanwhile, D'Errico, who at one point during the proceedings, collapsed in a courthouse restroom, said, "I'm glad to have it over." The former couple has a daughter, Frankie-Jean, but details on custody were not released.