Judge will make decision on OT claims in lawsuit

Judge will make decisionon OT claims in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES -- A judge has agreed to decide whether overtime claims should be part of a lawsuit that alleges actor Tom Sizemore harassed and sexually battered his former personal assistant.
Superior Court Judge Gregory Alarcon said Thursday he'll rule later on whether Paulina Briones can claim that Sizemore failed to pay her overtime. Sizemore's side argues the job was exempt from laws governing overtime and the claim should be dropped from the lawsuit.
The lawsuit's major claim is that the co-star of "Black Hawk Down" and "Saving Private Ryan" repeatedly propositioned Briones for sex and that he once tried to force her to perform a sex act.
Sizemore, 42, was convicted in August of six misdemeanor counts of harassing, annoying and physically abusing his former girlfriend, ex-Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. He was given a six-month jail term but the sentence was stayed while he completed a live-in program at a drug treatment center.
Report: '24' star to wedTimberlake's assistant
Fans of "24" whose heart rates elevate significantly when Elisha Cuthbert brightens a scene might not like this rumor: Britain's The Sun tabloid reports that the 21-year-old beauty is getting married.
The "Girl Next Door" star is said to have accepted a proposal from boyfriend Trace Ayala, a personal assistant to pop star Justin Timberlake. In April, the tabloids went crazy when the 21-year-old actress -- who rocketed to fame playing Jack Bauer's daughter Kim on Fox's thrill-a-minute hit TV series -- was spotted sneaking into Timberlake's hotel in Dublin. Was the "Cry Me a River" singer creepin' behind Cameron Diaz's back?
No, Cuthbert angrily insisted -- she was actually paying Ayala a visit.
"Those rumors about Justin and I put me in an awkward position," she said, "as I was actually seeing his best mate Trace Ayala and have been for the past year." No wedding date has been reported.
Still missing dog, Lewismulls seeing a pet psychic
NEW YORK -- Juliette Lewis has movie stardom and a burgeoning career as a rock musician, but what she really wants is to find out what happened to her little dog, Chowie.
Lewis' Chihuahua died seven years ago, the victim of coyotes that snatched him from the back yard. The "Cape Fear" star is considering seeing a pet psychic for more information -- and peace of mind.
"As crazy as that is," she tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, "I want to go to her [the pet psychic] and say, 'Where is my Chowie? Is he reincarnated? And how can I find him?"'
The 30-year-old is performing at the Warped Tour with her band, The Licks, starting June 25. But she says she's not like other actresses (including Gina Gershon and Minnie Driver) who've sought out music careers.
"First of all, you have to ask yourself what kind of actress I am. I'm not some blushing ingenue who has an immaculate image, who has caretakers and stylists and all that stuff," Lewis says.
Today's birthdays
Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) is 87. Opera singer Robert Merrill is 85. Actor Dennis Weaver is 80. Actor John Drew Barrymore is 72. Actor Bruce Dern is 68. Country singer Freddy Fender is 67. Musician Roger Ball is 60. Jazz musician Anthony Braxton is 59. Singer Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon) is 59. Rock musician Danny Brown (The Fixx) is 53. Actor Parker Stevenson is 52. Actor Keith David is 48. Actress Julie Gholson is 46. Actor Eddie Velez is 46. Singer-musician El DeBarge is 43. Tennis player Andrea Jaeger is 39. Actor Scott Wolf is 36. Actor Noah Wyle is 33. Rock musician Stefan Lessard (The Dave Matthews Band) is 30. Comedian Horatio Sanz is 30. Actress Angelina Jolie is 29.