J. Lo wins suit v. ex

Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs. A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in April in Lopez's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Noa, court papers filed this week indicated. The figure includes only $200,000 in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorneys' fees. Lopez's lawsuit claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private information about their relationship. (AP)

Lawyers for CNN and Nancy Grace have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the TV host of pushing the mother of a missing toddler to suicide through aggressive questioning. CNN and Grace say the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Melinda Duckett's family would "severely chill" journalists' coverage of missing-persons cases, according to federal court documents. Duckett, 21, was on Grace's show after her son Trenton went missing from her apartment. Grace grilled the woman, whom police later named as the prime suspect. Duckett shot and killed herself the day the taped interview was scheduled to broadcast. Trenton has not been found. (AP)

British pop singer Lily Allen has no idea why her US working visa was revoked, but she hopes she will be granted a new one for her planned September tour, her record company said yesterday. Allen was detained at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday and searched after she arrived from Australia. A report on the BBC website said Allen, 22, was detained by US authorities in connection with her arrest in June following an incident outside a London nightclub in March. She received a warning from police but was not charged with any crime. (REUTERS)

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, who gave birth to Eddie Murphy's daughter in April, married her boyfriend, Steven Belafonte, in June, according to Clark County marriage records. Murphy acknowledged his paternity of Brown's daughter, Angel, last week, one day after the 32-year-old singer took legal action to establish him as the parent. Belafonte is a movie producer whose credits include "Sisters" and "Thank You for Smoking." A marriage certificate filed with Clark County, which encompasses Las Vegas, lists the date of the couple's nuptials as June 6. An e-mail to Brown's publicist was not immediately returned. (AP)

Jack White and his wife, Karen Elson, are the parents of a baby boy. The couple's second child, named Henry Lee White, was born Tuesday, a publicist for the White Stripes frontman said yesterday. White and Elson have a 15-month-old daughter, Scarlett Teresa White. (AP)

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Nia Vardalos have sued one of the producers of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," alleging they are still owed profits from the 2002 sleeper hit. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and a full accounting of the profits. Vardalos, who wrote and starred in the film, and producers Hanks, Wilson, and Gary Goetzman claim Gold Circle Films owes them their percentage "share of net profits." (AP)

There's something to be said for consistency -- go to Farm Aid and you see John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Dave Matthews. For this year's inaugural show in New York, they'll be joined by Counting Crows, the Allman Brothers Band, Montgomery Gentry, and the Derek Trucks Band, among others, Farm Aid announced yesterday. The concert will be held Sept. 9 on Randalls Island, an island just east of Manhattan. (AP)