J-Lo engaged to actor Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez, 32, confirmed in an interview with Diane Sawyer that she and Ben Affleck, 30, are engaged.
Lopez did not give a date or place, but rumors are that they will be married soon after Jan. 26, the date Lopez’s divorce to her second husband, choreographer Cris Judd, is final.
Lopez and Affleck met while filming “Gigli” a year ago. This summer, right after Lopez’s separation from Judd, she and Affleck portrayed a married couple in Kevin Smith’s “Jersey Girl.”
“If you’re ever shooting a movie about two people falling in love, I can’t urge you strongly enough to cast a pair of people who are actually falling in love,” Smith said. “The chemistry between Ben and Jen is so palpable; you could almost bottle it and sell it as an aphrodisiac.”
This will be Affleck’s first marriage and Lopez’s third.
Jackson arrested for beating guard
“Dawson’s Creek” star Joshua Jackson was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a security guard while under the influence of alcohol at a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.
According to the police report, Jackson grabbed security guard Drew Grissom, 40, around the neck and hit him in the face. After being taken to jail, Jackson’s blood alcohol level was at .14, above the state’s limit of .08. He goes to court Dec. 4.
Fans of Emmy show may be forced to pay
HBO is negotiating a deal with the Academy of Television and Arts and Sciences (ATAS) in order to have the Emmy award show air on their network for the next five years.
If this happens, it will be the first time in the Emmy’s 54 years of existence that viewers would have to pay to watch it.
Networks are upset about this idea. “If they make this move, CBS will no longer particpate in the Emmys and will withdraw all support for ATAS,” CBS spokesman Chris Ender said.
With limited viewer access and networks threatening to withdraw, this deal could cause the award show to loose much of its normal audience. The deal will be decided this week.
Ex-Guns’n’Roses members to record
The remaining members of Guns’n’Roses, minus former lead singer Axl Rose, are scheduled to enter the studio to record a CD to release next year.
Slash, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, and Matt Sorum are currently auditioning singers to take the place of Rose, who took the original name with him in a contract signed by the band members.
King of pop faces a $21.2 million suit
Michael Jackson is being sued by concert promoter Marcel Avram for $21.2 million for allegedly backing out of two concerts in 2000 and leaving Avram with the bill.
Jackson allegedly made a deal with Avram to do two charity concerts and two for-profit concerts in 2000. Jackson did the two charity shows, but declined to do the other shows planned to have taken place in Sydney, Australia, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jackson’s publicist refused to comment on the case. Trial is set for Tuesday.
— Compiled from news sources
November 14, 2002