Lauryn Hill has pioneered the Unsolicited Paternity Update, announcing to the world that
Rohan Marley, with whom she has five children, didn’t father her new baby boy. She decided not to share the identity of the boy’s father, but wanted to make it clear that Marley didn’t leave her while she was pregnant. [
AP]
Amy Winehouse‘s family plans to create a foundation in her name to help people struggling with addiction. [
RS]
- Michael Jackson‘s family released a statement saying they don’t endorse Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert, which is scheduled for October 8 in Wales. [RS]
- Halle Berry‘s alleged stalker has been charged with burglary, which carries a sentence of up to six years. [TMZ]
- The prop designer who created the Stormtrooper helmets has won a legal battle with George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. Apparently the helmets aren’t fully subject to copyright laws because they’re functional, not works of art, as anyone who’s used one to deflect a laser blast can tell you. [HR]
- Grey’s Anatomy actres Sarah Drew is pregnant. [People]
- Here’s some fodder for your Twilight fan fiction: Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, who live in California, are considering sharing a NYC apartment to stay in when they’re in town. [E!]
- Larry Flynt has offered to let Daniel Tosh run Hustler while he’s out of town for a few weeks, because when you’re a legendary porn mag owner nothing you do has to make sense. [TMZ]
- Glee cast members only learned that their characters will be staying on after they graduate from media reports. Jenna Ushkowitz says that according to the pilot, Kurt should be a junior next season and Finn should have graduated already. [E!]