5 men face charges in Sotheby's theft

5 men face chargesin Sotheby's theft
LONDON -- Five men arrested on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Spice Girl Victoria Beckham were charged Monday with theft and conspiracy to rob Sotheby's auction house, police said.
Scotland Yard said inquiries were continuing into the reported plan to kidnap Victoria Beckham, known in the group as Posh Spice and the wife of England soccer captain David Beckham. They reportedly planned to seek a ransom of about $7.7 million.
A total of seven men and two women were arrested late Saturday and early Sunday after the News of the World informed police that its reporters had discovered the kidnap plot. One of the women arrested was released without being charged while two men and a woman were released on bail on unrelated charges.
Kosovo-born Azem Krifsha, 30; London-born Joseph Rivas, 24; and Rusu Sorin, 31, originally from Romania, were charged with theft of a jeweled turban worth $93,000 belonging to Sotheby's.
Two other Romanian men -- Adrian Razvan Pasareanu, 28, and Alin Turcu, 18 -- were charged with conspiracy to rob an employee of Sotheby's.
Rosie: All housewivesshould defend Martha
RADNOR, Pa. -- Rosie O'Donnell says that if she still had her talk show, she would use it as a forum to defend Martha Stewart.
"I'd be singing Martha Stewart a love song every day. I want every housewife in America to band together and refuse to let them tear down one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in our country's history," she says.
O'Donnell said her fans shouldn't worry about her because she gave up her show and magazine.
"I had to let go to remember why I started doing this," O'Donnell says in TV Guide. "The deification was pretty intense. You lose your perspective."
O'Donnell's next endeavor is producing the musical "Taboo" on Broadway. The show is about the life of Boy George.
Being a tough Bond girlwas tough, Berry says
RADNOR, Pa. -- Halle Berry said it was sometimes hard to keep up with Pierce Brosnan in the new James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
The recent Academy Award winner, who plays a character named Jinx, said one especially tough scene required the pair to run alongside a moving plane.
"The minute I took off running, I saw smoke coming out of Pierce's feet," said Berry. "My legs just couldn't go fast enough."
Berry also said she likes the way Bond women are changing.
"They are becoming stronger and more intellectual," Berry said in TV Guide.
De Palma to critics:Check notions at door
NEW YORK -- Director Brian De Palma wishes critics wouldn't go into his films with preconceived notions.
De Palma, responsible for such films as "Scarface," "The Untouchables," and "Carrie," said critics gave bad reviews to his films "Mission to Mars" and "Bonfire of the Vanities," because they weren't what critics expected.
"All I ask is that you look at the movie," De Palma told The New York Times for a story Sunday. "But c'est la vie. With criticism, you're basically being measured against the fashion of the day, and if you don't fit into what the line of clothes is that year, God help you."
De Palma's latest film is "Femme Fatale," featuring Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as a con artist and Antonio Banderas as a paparazzo with whom she forms an alliance.
Today's birthdays
Musician Myron Floren ("The Lawrence Welk Show") is 83. Singer-songwriter Ike Turner is 71. Actress Elke Sommer is 62. Singer Art Garfunkel is 61. Actor-playwright Sam Shepard is 59. Actor Robert Patrick is 44. Singer Bryan Adams is 43. Actress Tatum O'Neal is 39. Actress Andrea McArdle is 39. Rock singer Angelo Moore (Fishbone) is 37. Country singers Jennifer and Heather Kinley (The Kinleys) are 32. Actor Corin Nemec is 31. Rock musician Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) is 31. Country singer-musician Ryan Adams is 28.