Nolte flees fire

Nick Nolte escaped a fire that burned a Malibu home to the ground yesterday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the actor cut his hand when he broke a window and fled the home. The Sheriff's Department said an electrical malfunction caused the fire, which caused an estimated $3.5 million in damage and left the home a total loss. (AP)

Alongside a photo spread that shows her in little more than a T-shirt, Halle Berry talks about being the sexiest woman alive, a title Esquire magazine gives her in its November issue. "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it," said Berry, who gave birth to her daughter, Nahla, in March. (AP)

"I want you to make a baby to something I wrote. I want you to clean your kitchen on Sunday to this, ride in your car, go to work."-- R&B singer Maxwell, talking about his new album