Winehouse wealth

Although she is fighting a possible arrest for an alleged headbutting, Amy Winehouse has one good bit of news - the respected Sunday Times (of London) Rich List has valued the "Rehab" singer as being worth $20 million. The annual list, published yesterday, charts the changing fortunes of Britain's wealthiest people in the worlds of business and entertainment. Although personal turmoil led to canceled tours for Winehouse this past year, album sales on the strength of her five Grammy wins have stayed strong for the 24-year-old. Winehouse, the daughter of a taxi driver, is estimated to be the 10th richest musician under 30 and is ahead of the other singers in the recent invasion of Brit Belles - Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield, and the recently widowed Corinne Bailey Rae - all of whom are valued at $12 million.

Two ABC series repeated as winners at the annual awards honoring good work in media presentations of gays and lesbians. "Brothers & Sisters" and "Ugly Betty" received awards for outstanding drama and comedy series during the 19th annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday night. Both shows, which feature openly gay or transsexual regular characters, received the same awards last year from GLAAD. Other winners included Bravo's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" for outstanding reality program, Janet Jackson for the Vanguard Award, and Rufus Wainwright for the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, in honor of the late casting director who fought homophobia in the entertainment industry. (AP)

A pair of new comedies aimed at distinctly different audiences took the top two spots at the weekend box office in North America, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's "Baby Mama" leading the charge. According to studio estimates issued yesterday, "Baby Mama" earned a better-than-expected $18.3 million, as young women flocked to the "Odd Couple"-style pregnancy hijinks. The stoner sequel "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" opened at No. 2 with $14.6 million, generating buzz among male youngsters. Last weekend's champion, the Jackie Chan-Jet Li martial-arts vehicle "The Forbidden Kingdom," fell to No. 3 with $11.2 million. The top 10 contained one other new release, the Hugh Jackman thriller "Deception," which opened at No. 10 with a disappointing $2.2 million. (Reuters)

Carmen Electra showed off her fiance and black diamond engagement ring, while the Hilton sisters frolicked with their beaus at an exclusive Coachella after-party. Paris Hilton and Benji Madden arrived just before midnight at an airport hangar transformed into a nightclub about 8 miles from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Thermal, Calif., on Saturday. While Nicky Hilton and David Katzenberg held court in a corner booth at the invite-only T-Mobile Tone Def After Party, Electra and Rob Peterson wandered with their hands firmly clasped together. (AP)

"I like places where when the door of the plane opens, you know you're not in Kansas anymore." - ‘‘Today’’ show host Matt Lauer, on his "Where in the World Is Matt Lauer?" segment.

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