A former brother-in-law claims Janet Jackson has a secret teenage daughter.
Young DeBarge, whose brother James’ marriage to Jackson was annulled after a little more than a year in 1985, told New York radio station HOT 97 that Jackson has an 18-year-old daughter named Renee who lives with the pop singer’s sister Rebbie. Jackson’s spokeswoman refused to comment, the New York Post reported.
Janet’s brother Michael, meanwhile, has been summoned for jury duty in the same county where he was acquitted of child molestation charges four months ago.
Jackson’s lawyers have filed paperwork for a deferment because the pop star now lives in Bahrain. Santa Barbara County jury commissioner Gary Blair said Jackson likely will be excused from jury duty.
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Was People magazine scammed?
Photos for the magazine’s Oct. 31 cover reportedly showed Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston smooching. But the New York Daily News reported the woman in the photos was actually Aniston’s movie double from “The Break-Up.” The film, due out in February, stars the “Friends” actress and Vaughn.
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Photos of Britney Spears’ 1-month-old baby were posted on at least three websites, causing the pop star to threaten legal action. Pictures taken “during a private photo shoot” were stolen, the New York Daily News reported.
One website, TangibleBrit.com, said the photos were sent anonymously and, after dropping the images, posted an apology.
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Gwyneth Paltrow refused to confirm or deny rumors she was expecting her second child. Paltrow’s mother, actress Blythe Danner, let slip she was going to be a grandmother again at a media awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the London Evening Standard reported. Paltrow and her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, have a 17-month-old daughter, Apple.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, former “NYPD Blue” co-star Mark-Paul Gosselaar is joining the cast of ABC’s “Commander in Chief” as a slick media strategist in the drama starring Geena Davis as the president. Steven Bochco, producer of “NYPD Blue,” recently took over the reins at “Commander in Chief” from creator Rod Lurie.
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
Donation best wedding gift
No gifts, please, Christina Aguilera is telling those invited to her Christmas wedding to music exec Jordan Bratman.
The couple is encouraging guests to donate money to help victims of the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, ananova.com reports. “The best gift you can give us is a donation to any of the organizations helping the stricken citizens of New Orleans,” the couple told wedding guests.
Box office
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:
1. Doom, $15.4 million
2. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, $9.3 million
3. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, $8.7 million
4. The Fog, $7.3 million
5. North Country, $6.5 million
6. Elizabethtown, $5.7 million
7. Flightplan, $4.7 million
8. In Her Shoes, $3.9 million
9. A History of Violence, $2.7 million
10. Two for the Money, $2.4 million
