A-Rod, wife OK divorce

It's over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez have reached a divorce settlement, according to their lawyers. The terms weren't disclosed, but a statement approved by both sides calls the split amicable and says concern centered on the best interests of their two young daughters. Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce in July, claiming that her husband was repeatedly unfaithful. There were rumors of a romance with Madonna, which the pop star and A-Rod denied. (AP)

Natalie Cole, who recently revealed she had hepatitis C, has been hospitalized as a result of side effects from her medication and a heavy promotional schedule, her representative said yesterday. The Grammy-winning singer has been in a New York City hospital since Sept. 12, and is expected to remain there for at least a few days, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor of the firm Rogers & Cowan. Cole announced in July that she was suffering from hepatitis C. O'Connor said Cole had been responding well to treatment, but blamed problems on the medicine and a busy publicity schedule promoting her new album, "Still Unforgettable." Cole is expected to be in the hospital for a few more days and then will return to her home in Los Angeles. (AP)

Oprah Winfrey announced yesterday she'd chosen David Wroblewski's "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" as her latest book club pick, calling the debut novel a classic and the "best novel I've read in a long, long, long time." Winfrey raved for several minutes about the novel, comparing it to the work of John Steinbeck and Harper Lee. (AP)

The NBC reporter who became known as the Scud Stud during the first Gulf War has settled a lawsuit against the makers of "Charlie Wilson's War" over footage used in the movie starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. Arthur Kent, whose reports on Iraq's Scud missile attacks on Saudi Arabia made him a celebrity, claimed in a lawsuit that Universal Studios violated his intellectual property rights by using segments without his consent. Terms of the settlement are confidential. (AP)

""Did you see it?...It was extraordinary."-- Tom Cruise, talking about the Broadway debut of his wife, Katie Holmes, in "All My Sons"