Mike Wallace, the legendary newsman who hosted 60 Minutes for nearly half a century and interviewed some of the most high-profile subjects of his day, has died. He was 93. One of broadcast television's fiercest, most aggressive interviewers, Wallace was one of the founding hosts of 60 Minutes, television's most popular newsmagazine show. Bob Scheiffer, host of CBS News's Face the Nation said Wallace died following a long illness Saturday night in New Haven, Connecticut, surrounded by family. Wallace underwent triple heart-bypass surgery in 2008, a procedure that doctors called "a great success." The CBS News family lost another veteran broadcaster in November when Andy Rooney died at age 92. qIn an essay for CBS, 60 Minutes colleague Morely Safer wrote that Wallace "took to heart the old reporter's pledge to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. He characterized himself as 'nosy and insistent.' " "So insistent, there were very few 20th century icons who didn't submit to a Mike Wallace interview. He lectured Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, on corruption. He lectured Yassir Arafat on violence," wrote Safer. "Mike's energy and nerve paced everyone at 60 Minutes. His was the defining spirit of the show," Diane Sawyer said of her former colleague in a statement. "He bounded through the halls with joy at the prospect of the new, the true, the unexpected." Wallace – who traveled alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., and also interviewed Malcolm X during his illustrious career – retired in 2006, but occasionally returned to the show to interview high-profile subjects like Mitt Romney, Jack Kevorkian and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He told reporters late in his life that if he could write his own epigraph, it would read, "Tough But Fair."


Heidi Klum Files for Divorce from Seal
Nearly three months after announcing their separation following almost seven years of marriage, Heidi Klum has made it official and filed for divorce from Seal. petition, which lists irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, was filed Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court.   Klum is seeking joint legal custody, but primary physical custody of their four children – Leni, 7½, Henry, 6½, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2 – with visitation rights for Seal. The model is also requesting to have her maiden name restored. She legally changed it to Seal's last name, Samuel, though professionally she continued to use Klum. "While we enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching, we have decided to separate," the couple previously said of their split. "We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart."
 After colliding with a police car early Friday morning, Amanda Bynes was arrested for driving under influence. According to the West Hollywood Sheriff's Department, at 3 a.m. on Friday, "a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy in a marked black and white radio car, was stopped at the intersection of ... Robertson Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard preparing to turn right onto Santa Monica Boulevard when a black BMW driven by actress Amanda Bynes attempted to pass the right of the radio car, colliding with the right rear quarter panel of the radio car." "There was minor paint transfer damage to both vehicles," the police statement continues. "Amanda Bynes was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence and booked at West Hollywood Sheriff's Station."


Jason Trawick to Share Legal Control Over Britney Spears
Britney Spears's father is taking an extra step in bonding with his future son-in-law. Jamie Spears is asking a court to add Jason Trawick as a co-conservator over his pop star daughter. Trawick will only have shared legal control over Spears's general well being – not her finances, according to the source. In general, a conservator can make decisions over a person's food, clothing and medical care. But Spears has plenty of personal freedom and the conservatorship is a formality. This is a very unusual situation, because generally you don't see conservatees get married," says Jeffrey S. Cohen, an L.A. probate attorney not involved with the case. "This could be a sign that the couple's wedding is around the corner." Adds Cohen: "This is probably a compromise between Britney, her father and Trawick to get the marriage off on the right foot. Obviously, her future husband needs to have a say in her well being." Jamie Spears has held legal control over his daughter and her multimillion-dollar fortune since Feb. 2008 after the singer suffered a psychological breakdown.
 Thomas Kinkade, the popular painter, has died. He was 54. Said to be one of America's most collected living artists, Kinkade was known for his distinctively sentimental, often religiously-themed landscapes. Though heavily criticized in the art world for his style – which bordered on kitsch – Kinkade produced a body of work that was estimated to fetch an average of $100 million in sales each year. The self-described "painter of light" – who likened himself to Walt Disney and his hero, Norman Rockwell, in his desire to make people happy – died Friday at home in Los Gatos, Calif., outside San Francisco, of what appeared to be natural causes.

 'The Hunger Games' three-peats with $33.5 mil
Two new competitors, two more cannons fired. The Hunger Games managed to overcome the debuts of both American Reunion and Titanic 3D, winning its third weekend in a row with $33.5 million. American Reunion debuted in second place with $21.5 million. That’d be a commendable opening for most R-rated comedies, but it’s a bit of a disappointment for the fourth entry in the American Pie franchise. The past three American movies opened to an average of $32.4 million. The 3-D re-release of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic sailed to $17.4 million. That’s a smaller debut than the three most recent 3-D reissues: The Lion King 3D ($30.2 million), Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D ($22.5 million), and Beauty and the Beast 3D ($17.8 million).
1. The Hunger Games — $33.5 mil
2. American Reunion — $21.5 mil
3. Titanic 3D — $17.4 mil
4. Wrath of the Titans — $15.0 mil
5. Mirror Mirror — $11.0 mil
 Jennifer Lopez, 42 celebrated her dancer beau Casper Smart's 25th birthday on Friday with an intimate dinner party – and quite a big surprise. Jennifer had planned a fun day to celebrate Casper's birthday, And the day began with a four-wheeled birthday present: a customized white Dodge Ram truck. Lopez also Tweeted: "@BEAUcasperSMART 'Beau has a birthday we're so glad we hope it[']s the happiest Birthday Beau ever has!' #singingtweet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAR!!!"

 

Smash Mouth star granted restraining order from wife, files for divorce

Smash Mouth bass player Paul Delisle and his wife Mary have filed restraining orders against each other as part of a legal spat following domestic abuse allegations. The "All Star" hitmaker, who co-founded the band in 1994, has been accused of beating his wife but, according to legal papers he has filed he's the victim. Mary obtained her restraining order in December after claiming her then-estranged husband had threatened to beat her. She claimed DeLisle had "slapped me in the head and back, thrown objects at me, locked me in a closet, locked me out of the house, broken down doors to get to me, pinned me on the ground and sat on my chest, dragged me out of bed by my ankles." And now the rocker has obtained his own restraining order, stating Mary "grabbed my hair and struck me with several blows, she kicked me and tried to break my fingers... in an attempt to render me unable to play music, which is what I do for a living." He also claims she threatened him with a knife. DeLisle has also filed for divorce and is requesting sole legal and physical custody of the couple's two-year-old daughter.