Murphy, new bride split

Actor Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds are splitting up two weeks after they got married, according to People. The magazine reported on its website yesterday that the couple began fighting immediately after their wedding on a private island off Bora Bora. "After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forgo having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further," the couple told People in a joint statement.

A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal yesterday, saying the movie "American Gangster" falsely portrayed them as villains in the story of a Harlem heroin trafficker. The suit claims that the movie defamed hundreds of DEA agents and New York City police officers by claiming that Frank Lucas's collaboration with prosecutors "led to the convictions of three-quarters of New York City's Drug Enforcement Agency." Lucas, played by Denzel Washington in the film, became a government informant after his conviction in 1975, and his tips led to the prosecutions of several fellow drug dealers. According to the lawsuit, no DEA agents or New York City police officers were ever convicted as a result of tips provided by Lucas. "This is absolutely off the wall," said Dominic Amorosa, a prosecutor in the federal case against Lucas in 1975 who now represents the DEA agents. "I don't know what these people were thinking, but they are going to pay for it." (AP)

The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, when actress Diane Keaton used the F-word. Last year's court decision that threw out the FCC's policy on "fleeting references" complicates any action the commission might want to take against the stations or the network, said FCC chairman Kevin Martin. On "Good Morning America" to promote her film "Mad Money," Keaton told host Diane Sawyer that she admired her beauty, saying that if she had lips like Sawyer's she wouldn't have had to work on her "[expletive] personality" and would be married by now. Keaton made an apology, and Sawyer warned that her mother was going to wash out her mouth with soap. (Hollywood Reporter)

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said yesterday. Turner, 76, was found dead on Dec. 12 at his home in San Marcos near San Diego. He had a history of cocaine addiction stretching back more than 30 years. The medical examiner said an autopsy showed that a long history of cardiovascular disease and emphysema contributed to Turner's death. (Reuters)

Matthew McConaughey is going to be a dad. The actor and his girlfriend, Brazilian model Camila Alves, are expecting a baby. McConaughey made the announcement on his website. "Got some blessed news . . . a celebration of life and bounty . . . a newborn concieved [sic] . . . yes, my girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together," McConaughey wrote. (AP)

"He's a reality check for me, and I'm a fabulosity check for him." - Model-author-entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons, talking about her beau, actor Djimon Hounsou, in Harper's Bazaar