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Monday, July 18


Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Welcome Daughter
The Trump empire has expanded again. Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Sunday in New York City. "This morning [Jared] and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world," Trump, 29, announced via Twitter. "We feel incredibly grateful and blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!"  Trump married Kushner, owner of the New York Observer, in October 2009.


Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Announce Split
After seven years of marriage, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have decided to call it quits.“We have decided to end our marriage,” the couple says in a joint statement: “This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters.” Sources say that trust issues have been a factor in the couple’s downfall. “It is a painful time for all involved,” the statement continues. “And we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time.” Lopez and Anthony married in June 2004 and have two children together, three year-old twins Max and Emme.
Harper Seven Beckham: The First Photos Harper Seven Beckham has made her debut! Parents Victoria and David Beckham took turns posting photos of each other with their 1-week-old daughter Sunday morning on their Twitter and Facebook accounts. "Daddy's little girl!" Victoria, 37, captioned a picture of David rubbing noses with their baby girl, while David, 36, snapped a shot of his wife and daughter snoozing, writing, "I took this picture of my two girls sleeping." Harper Seven arrived July 10 in Los Angeles and joins big brothers Brooklyn Joseph, 12, Romeo James, 8½, and Cruz David, 6½.



'Harry Potter' Box Office Record: $168.6 Million Opening Weekend, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Beats Batman 'The Dark Knight' 
The boy wizard has vanquished the dark knight with a record-setting magic act at the weekend box office. Warner Bros. estimates that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" took in $168.6 million domestically from Friday to Sunday. That beats the previous best opening weekend of $158.4 million, also held by Warner Bros. for 2008's Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight." The "Harry Potter" finale also set a record for best opening day domestically Friday with $92.1 million, nearly $20 million ahead of the previous high for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" two years ago. Paramount's third "Transformers" blockbuster, which had been No. 1 the previous two weekends, slipped to second-place with $21.3 million domestically. It remains the year's top domestic hit with $302.8 million.


Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey Are Married
Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey were married Friday evening in a tropical island ceremony in front of just 35 friends and family, their reps confirmed. "For us, this is just a stepping stone to do what we ultimately want and that’s to start a family together," Minnillo said. The pair, who became engaged in November, flew their wedding guests to the secret location as a surprise.


Odom in accident, but uninjured

Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom was "shaken up" after he was involved in a car accident in New York City.Odom, 31, was in the back seat of a car being driven through New York at the time of the accident on Thursday night, a rep for his wife, 27-year-old reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, said. The accident took place on Saturday. Odom's car struck a motorcyclist and a 15-year-old boy, with MediaTakeOut.com adding both were injured. Odom was "shaken up" after the crash but that by Friday he was back at work, tweeting that he was shooting a Nike commercial in New York.



Bengals' Benson is arrested

Running back Cedric Benson was released from jail following an arrest on an assault charge. Travis County sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade said Benson was arrested in downtown Austin on a misdemeanor count of assault with bodily injury with family violence. Benson attorney Sam Bassett said in a statement the arrest followed ''a conflict'' between Benson and a male former roommate. Wade said Benson posted a $10,000 bond and was released

Wife: 'I did not want them to arrest him'

The wife of Green Bay Packers cornerback Brandon Underwood said the charge of disorderly conduct against her husband has been blown out of proportion. Underwood, who was arrested following an altercation with his wife in which he allegedly ripped a Super Bowl necklace from her neck and dragged her out of his car, appeared in a Wisconsin courthouse Wednesday with his estranged wife by his side. "I told police I did not want them to arrest him," Brandie Underwood, 25, said upon leaving the courthouse. "He's never harmed me in any way, shape or form." "The last thing I wanted was for him to get in trouble," she said while fighting back tears. The 25-year-old defensive back allegedly ripped the necklace from his wife's neck while the two were still sitting inside the car in the driveway of their home. He then allegedly got out of the car, walked over to the passenger side and dragged the mother of his three children from the vehicle before driving off. Brandie Underwood then called police and her husband was arrested upon his return. Wisconsin state law requires officers to make an arrest in a domestic abuse report if reasonable grounds exist that the abuse occurred and if continued abuse is likely. Brandon Underwood, who was fined $379 earlier this year after pleading no contest to one count of prostitution-nonmarital sexual intercourse in connection with an incident last summer, refused to comment after he signed a $1,000 bond.



Three ex-TCU players, one a Colt, arrested

Three former Texas Christian University football players, including two with NFL ties, were arrested for public intoxication in Dallas early Sunday morning. Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Jerry Hughes, former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Stephen Hodge and ex-TCU defensive tackle Cory Grant were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and taken to the Dallas City Detention Center.



Jane Fonda: QVC axed my appearance over politics
Jane Fonda says she's been banished from QVC amid concerns about her political past. The network says it was a routine programming change. Fonda was set to appear on the home-shopping channel on Saturday to promote her new book on aging, "Prime Time." But the day before, she learned her segment had been cancelled. In a statement posted on her website, Fonda says QVC told her of receiving "a lot of calls" from viewers criticizing her opposition to the Vietnam War and threatening to boycott the show if she was allowed to appear. Fonda goes on to say she is "deeply disappointed that QVC caved to this kind of insane pressure" and declares, "I love my country." Paul Capelli, a spokesman for West Chester, Pa.-based QVC, confirmed Fonda's cancelled appearance, but specified no reason. "It's not unusual to have a schedule change with our shows and guests with little or no notice," he said in an e-mail. Fonda is not currently re-scheduled to appear, he said. Though she still defends her anti-war activism, Fonda has acknowledged that the photo incident was "a betrayal" of American forces. "That two-minute lapse of sanity will haunt me until the day I die," she wrote in her 2006 autobiography. The 73-year-old actress won Oscars for her films "Coming Home" and "Klute." Besides her books, she has also produced and starred in a number of bestselling exercise videos. "Prime Time" will be released next month.



TV NEWS

The midlife misadventures of Joe, Owen and Terry have come to an end.
TNT on Friday pulled the plug on Men of a Certain Age, which just aired its Season 2 finale on July 6.


Comedy Central has dubbed 2011 “The Year of the Fan,” plotting a yearlong celebration in honor of South Park‘s 15th season. The fun kicks off at San Diego Comic-Con (beginning Thursday, July 24) with a special 15,000-sq. foot fan experience, including a cafeteria that serves — wait for it — Cheesy Poofs! Lest you cannot make it to SDCC, know this: Cheesy Poofs will also be available in stores soon, courtesy of Kraft Foods.



Jayson Williams' estranged wife, Tanya Young Williams, has joined the cast of VH1's "Basketball Wives: L.A." Young Williams said she has shot three episodes of the reality series so far while navigating divorce proceedings. Former Nets star Williams is behind bars for assault in the death of a limo driver and is up for parole next month when the show premieres.


The fate of yet another actor facing the prospect of double duty this TV season has apparently been decided. B.D. Wong, who fills a major role on the NBC midseason drama Awake, announced on Twitter Sunday that Law & Order: SVU viewers likely have seen the last of forensic psychiatrist Dr. George Huang. “I actually do not return for Season 13,” Wong told one follower during his live tweeting of USA Network’s Sunday afternoon “What Would BD DO” SVU marathon. “I am jumping to Awake! It’s awesome!”


Tony Award winner Idina Menzel is in final negotiations to return to Fox’s musical dramedy Glee in the upcoming third season for a major arc that could span as many as 10 to 12 episodes. In what is described the most significant cast addition on the show next season, Menzel will reprise her role as Rachel Berry’s (Lea Michele) biological mother, Shelby Corcoran, which she originated in five episodes of Glee‘s first season.


Mike Vogel has boarded ABC’s Pan Am as the new pilot. The Miami Medical hottie will replace Generation Kill‘s Jonah Lotan, who played the newly promoted captain in the show’s pilot but was let go for creative reasons. Pan Am lifts off Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10/9c following the season premiere of Desperate Housewives.


Blue Bloods is tapping into the Great White Way for its Season 2 premiere, recruiting three-time Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara (South Pacific) to guest star in the fall opener as Lisa, a bestie of Erin’s (played by Bridget Moynahan).


Frequent Shark Tank guest Mark Cuban is set to join the ABC business-based reality series full-time. The Dallas Mavericks owner will appear in 10 of the third season’s 13 episodes, set to bow at midseason.

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