Buzz Briefs: Britney Spears, Chris Cagle
Lawyer: Britney & K-Fed Work Out Christmas Plan For Kids
Kevin Federline and Britney Spears will each get face time with their kids over the holidays, Federline's lawyer tells Extra. "Kevin would like the children to be able to experience Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day with both himself, as well as their mom, and arrangements have been made for a schedule we believe will accommodate them," he said.
Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Spears' ex-husband in their child custody case, told the Associated Press Friday that he would ask for sanctions against the pop star for calling in sick to her court-ordered deposition.
Spears didn't show up to testify at Kaplan's office Wednesday as scheduled, and Kaplan said later that her lawyers told him she wasn't feeling well. Spears was photographed later that day driving with a friend.
"This can be done with her active participation or without it," said Kaplan, who said he would file papers asking the court to impose sanctions on Spears before Jan. 23, the next scheduled court date.
Chris Evert And Greg Norman Engaged
Chris Evert and Greg Norman are engaged, less than a year after divorces from longtime spouses. The couple got engaged Sunday night, said Tami Starr, director of Chris Evert Charities in Boca Raton, Fla.
"They're not sure of a wedding date yet," Starr said. "They're both extremely happy they've found each other."
Evert, who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, wore a large diamond on her ring finger at a news conference Friday to announce a new tennis center at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, which is hosting the South African Open. Norman is playing in the tournament.
Evert and former husband Andy Mill, a World Cup and Olympic skier from Colorado, divorced last December after 18 years of marriage. The 52-year-old tennis great previously was married to British tennis player John Lloyd.
In September, Norman reached a multimillion-dollar divorce settlement with his wife of 26 years, Laura Andrassy. The 52-year-old Australian won the British Open in 1986 and 1993.
Country Singer Cagle Cited For Assault
Tucson police cited country music singer Chris Cagle for misdemeanor assault after an incident at a nightclub sparked by an allegedly abusive concertgoer.
Cagle had just finished performing a charity benefit show at about 1 a.m. Thursday when a woman for whom he had previously signed several autographs became upset when he declined to sign another, police spokesman Sgt. Mark Robinson said.
The 38-year-old woman became belligerent and verbally abusive, and according to the police officer who investigated the incident, "called him every name in the book," Robinson said Friday.
A short time later, the 39-year-old singer punched the woman's boyfriend in the face, Robinson said.
"The bouncers were escorting her and her boyfriend out of the bar," Robinson said, when an additional incident occurred that the spokesman said he could not disclose.
At that point, Cagle punched the woman's boyfriend, Robinson said. There were several witnesses.
Cagle's Nashville, Tenn.-based publicist, Kat Atwood, issued a statement Friday saying that he "was involved in an altercation that took place between one of his crew members and a patron" after his performance. "The situation was resolved at the venue."
Atwood noted that both the singer and the alleged victim were cited.
Spice Girls Take On The Sky
The Spice Girls on Wednesday unveiled the new name of a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet: Spice One.
As part of a promotion for their reunion tour, the Spice Girls selected three names and let e-voters decide which one would grace the Boeing 747.
The losing names were Spice Girl and Girl Power.
Voter Diogo Yomane from Brazil won a contest and joined the Spice Girls at the ceremony at Los Angeles International Airport.
The Spice Girls got their start with Virgin's record label, which released their single "Wannabe" in 1996. They broke up in 2001 after selling more than 55 million records but reunited earlier this month for their first tour since 1999.
Eva Longoria And Tony Parker Deny His Romp With French Model
The San Antonio Spurs star and his wife, Eva Longoria, issued a statement Wednesday night defending their marriage against claims by a French model that she had an affair with Parker in September.
"I love my wife," Parker, 25, said in the statement from Longoria's spokeswoman, Liza Anderson. "She's the best thing in my life, and I have never been happier."
"Tony has been nothing short of the perfect husband," said the 32-year-old actress, who stars on ABC's "Desperate Housewives."
Alexandra Paressant made the allegations in an interview with celebrity gossip Web site X17.
Anderson said in a separate statement Wednesday the claims were "completely, 100 percent false and untrue. All high-profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships."
Parker and Longoria were married in a civil ceremony July 6 in Paris. The next day, a priest married them in a church across from the Louvre Museum, followed by an exclusive bash at a storied French chateau.
Clooney And Cheadle Receive Darfur Award
The actors were presented with a bronze statue by Italian sculptor Oliviero Rainaldi for "their efforts in favor of pacifying the tormented region of Darfur and for helping save lives," organizers said.
"We're part of a tiny group of people fighting for peace," Clooney, 46, said in a speech during a ceremony marking the opening of a yearly meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates organized at Rome's city hall by a foundation headed by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Besides Gorbachev and other Nobel winners, the Dalai Lama also took part in the ceremony on the Capitoline Hill.
Clooney, who has raised money and campaigned for increased international attention for Darfur, called on the international community to increase efforts and support peace talks.
More than 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been uprooted since ethnic African rebels in Darfur took up arms against the Arab-dominated Sudanese government in 2003. Sudan's regime is accused of retaliating by unleashing a militia of Arab nomads known as the "janjaweed," an allegation Khartoum denies.
Clooney and Cheadle co-founded a humanitarian organization called Not on Our Watch together with other stars including Brad Pitt and Matt Damon to focus global attention on the plight of Darfur's people. They have raised more than $9.3 million for humanitarian efforts in the region.
Madonna To Be Inducted Into Rock Hall Of Fame
Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five.
A panel of 600 industry figures selected the five acts to be inducted at the annual ceremony, to be held March 10 in New York. To be eligible, artists must have issued a first single or album at least 25 years before nomination.
Madonna Louise Ciccone signed with Sire Records in 1982 and became one of MTV's first stars two years later with "Like A Virgin." She has constantly altered her image ever since, showing staying power that few '80s stars could muster.
Indiana native Mellencamp became a voice of America's heartland with hits like "Pink Houses"; and Cohen's "Suzanne" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag" made him a folk rock icon in the late 1960s.
The Ventures defined instrumental guitar rock in the '60s with surfer anthems like "Walk Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O," and The Dave Clark Five were one of the most successful British invasion bands with "Glad All Over."