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Celebrity news
Supermodel Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband settled their latest skirmish over a divorce agreement yesterday and vowed to the judge that the pact would resolve all remaining issues. The couple have sparred over child custody and other issues since signing a divorce settlement in July 2008. That agreement followed several days of lurid testimony about Peter Cook’s affair with a teenager and revelations that he spent thousands of dollars downloading pornography. In the latest dispute, Cook complained that Brinkley had failed to deliver him their children’s passports in time for a school trip to Egypt last year and later suggested that the supermodel be subjected to anger management counseling. Brinkley filed a counterclaim against Cook, contending that interviews he gave to Geraldo Rivera and Barbara Walters violated the terms of their settlement. (AP)
Singer died of natural causes
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, whose body was found in a house on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, died of natural causes, according to autopsy results released yesterday. A postmortem showed Gately, 33, died as a result of a pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs. (AP)
Freeman aids Miss. candidate
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is using his celebrity status to help his friend run for Mississippi governor in 2011. Freeman has written a fund-raising letter and is cohosting a cocktail party in Los Angeles next week for Bill Luckett, an attorney seeking the Democratic nomination. (AP)
A girl for Klum, Seal
German-born model Heidi Klum has given birth to a daughter, Lou Sulola Samuel - her fourth child. Klum, who is married to Grammy-winning singer Seal, says on her website that the baby was born Friday. Klum already has two young sons with Seal, whom she married in 2005. (AP)
Jon must pay up
Reality star Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife, Kate. The divorcing stars of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8’’ appeared briefly in family court yesterday in the Philadelphia suburb of Norristown. Kate said her husband took $230,000 from a joint account. (AP)
Domingo honored
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo yesterday received the first ever $1 million Birgit Nilsson award at a formal ceremony in Stockholm. Domingo, who won the prize for his “unrivaled’’ contributions to the world of opera, accepted the award from King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Royal Swedish Opera. Nilsson, a Swedish soprano, chose Domingo as the inaugural winner of the prize nearly a decade ago, demanding that the name be kept secret until after her death. She died in 2005. (AP)
Jackson up for award
Michael Jackson could win artist of the year posthumously at the American Music Awards. The pop superstar, who died June 25, was among a diverse group of artists nominated yesterday for the top honor. Country star Taylor Swift, rapper Eminem, breakthrough rockers Kings of Leon, and flamboyant pop star Lady Gaga were the other nominees. Winners are determined by an online vote of fans and will be announced Nov. 22. (AP)
Underwood special
Carrie Underwood will host a two-hour variety special tentatively titled “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special,’’ to air Dec. 7 on Fox. Musical guests will include Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, and David Cook. (AP)
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