'N Sync will get together for charity

'N Sync will gettogether for charity
NEW YORK -- 'N Sync haven't completely gone "Bye, Bye, Bye."
The boy-band pop group will perform together for the first time since the 2003 Grammy Awards as part of a benefit for their charity, the Challenge for the Children Foundation.
The event will be held July 23-25 in Miami. The five 'N Sync members, including Justin Timberlake, will sing the national anthem before a charity basketball game.
Celebrities expected to attend include actress Shannon Elizabeth, Jamie-Lynn DiScala of "The Sopranos" and rapper Jermaine Dupri.
Challenge for the Children Foundation was created by 'N Sync in 1999 to raise money for children's programs and charities throughout the country.
A warm receptionfor Bloom in Kentucky
VERSAILLES, Ky. -- Some central Kentucky residents got a taste of Hollywood when director Cameron Crowe filmed scenes in Versailles for his latest movie, "Elizabethtown."
But Crowe didn't attract as much attention as Orlando Bloom, the movie's male lead.
Girls lined up on Main Street Thursday to shout, "We love you, Orlando!" to the 27-year-old actor, who was behind the wheel of a gray Mercury sedan that went up and down the street for multiple takes.
Bloom's films include "The Lord of the Rings" movies and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
"Wow, this is unbelievable!" said 9-year-old Emily Frangedakis, who joined her sister, Eleni, 11, in serenading Bloom.
Val Kilmer to leadas Moses in musical
NEW YORK -- Let my people go, says Val Kilmer.
Kilmer will star as Moses in a stage musical production of "The Ten Commandments," producer BCBGMaxAzria Entertainment announced Thursday.
He'll lead a cast of 50 in a pop musical production of the 3,300-year-old story of Moses leading the Hebrews in exodus of Egypt.
The musical will run in a limited engagement at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., with preview performances beginning Sept. 18. Opening night is Sept. 27.
Kilmer, 44, voiced the character of Moses in the 1998 animated film "The Prince of Egypt." His movies also include "Top Gun," "The Doors" and "Batman Forever."
Tony Randall's estate
NEW YORK -- According to Newsday, Tony Randall, who died May 17 at age 84, has left an estate worth more than $1 million, most of which will go to wife Heather and their two kids, Julia, 7, and Jefferson, 6.
Randall also left about $50,000 each to two arts groups -- the Actors' Fund and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Olsen twin extends stay
SALT LAKE CITY -- Mary-Kate Olsen has extended her rehab stay for an undisclosed eating disorder from the originally planned four weeks to six weeks, E!Online reports.
Rumors are she's in an exclusive treatment center in Utah for anorexia and substance abuse. Her rep says there's no drug problem.
Today's birthdays
TV personality Art Linkletter is 92. Comedian Phyllis Diller is 87. The former president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, is 84. Jazz singer Jimmy Scott is 79. Actor Donald Sutherland is 69. Actress-singer Diahann Carroll is 69. Rock singer Spencer Davis is 62. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler (Black Sabbath) is 55. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 53. Actor David Hasselhoff is 52. Singer Phoebe Snow is 52. Television producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") is 44. Actress Nancy Giles is 44. Actress Bitty Schram ("Monk") is 36.