For 40 minutes, blink-182 paints Habitat house

For 40 minutes, blink-182paints Habitat house
HARRISBURG -- The California punk-pop trio blink-182 helped paint a nearly completed Habitat for Humanity house Wednesday.
While drummer Travis Barker sat in a folding chair eating a burrito -- he's on crutches and wearing a cast after foot surgery -- guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus applied white paint to the home on 13th Street.
"I usually paint unicorns and leprechauns," DeLonge joked. "That's not needed here, but it's always an option."
The band's volunteer work was part of Raise The Roof, a partnership between Clear Channel Entertainment and Habitat for Humanity, which provides homes for people in need using volunteers. The band, which spent about 40 minutes at the Habitat site, played a show Wednesday night at the Star Pavilion in nearby Hershey.
"This program is awesome, really cool. We're stoked to be a part of it," Hoppus said.
'Sex and the City' starwill represent Gap clothes
NEW YORK -- Sarah Jessica Parker, who wore designer clothes on HBO's "Sex and the City" for six seasons, has agreed to represent the Gap in a marketing campaign that will debut in August.
"Gap has always been about individual style, and no one represents this philosophy better than Sarah Jessica Parker," Gary Muto, president of Gap, said Wednesday in a statement. "She looks as amazing in jeans as she does in couture."
It's the first time the Gap will be working with a celebrity on a broader scale than a one-time appearance in a print or TV ad campaign, the company said. As part of the new campaign, Parker also will be featured in a series of TV spots and print ads, both alone and with other artists.
Parker played columnist Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City," which ended this year.
Ekland and Theron appearfriendly at Cannes premiere
Looks like Britt Ekland has forgiven Charlize Theron, reports MSNBC.com.
The Swedish bombshell was furious that the Oscar-winning star of "Monster" was playing her in an HBO movie based on Peter Sellers' life -- she had even threatened to sue -- but the two appeared at the premiere of the film together at the Cannes Film Festival.
Meanwhile, Theron is ready to settle down and have a baby, reports IMDB.com.
The blond beauty, 28, said now that she has established herself as a serious actress after her performance in "Monster," she can concentrate on other aspects of her life.
Theron, who has been dating Irish actor Stuart Townsend for two years, told reporters at Cannes that she's looking forward to starting a family.
"The Oscar was like getting a sigh, a seal of approval," she said. "I'd like to devote myself to a little person at home right now. When I left South Africa, I never believed I would find this success. Now I have got it. I want something more lasting, more fulfilling. Stuart feels the same way."
British duchess doing adsfor abdominal toning belt
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. -- Sarah Ferguson, Britain's Duchess of York, is appearing in a new ad campaign for an abdominal toning belt.
The ads for the Flex abdominal belt began running this week. They'll continue throughout the year on about a dozen network and cable channels.
Ferguson also will make personal appearances.
"She is the most real and down to earth of the British royals," said Marshall Masko, vice president of marketing for Compex Technologies, based in suburban Minneapolis. "She's known as having overcome some obstacles -- her weight, her divorce."
Ferguson was married for 10 years to Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth. The couple divorced in 1996.
Masko said Ferguson's contract specifies that her pay not be revealed but added, "We spent a lot of money, frankly, to get her."
Today's birthdays
Actor Christopher Lee is 82. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 81. Actress Lee Meriwether is 69. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 68. Singer Siouxsie Sioux (The Creatures, Siouxsie and the Banshees) is 47. Rock musician Eddie Harsch (The Black Crowes) is 47. Actor Todd Bridges is 39. Rock musician Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains) is 38. Actor Dondre Whitfield is 35. Actor Paul Bettany is 33. Rock singer-musician Brian Desveaux (Nine Days) is 33. Rapper Andre 3000 (Outkast) is 30. Actor Ethan Dampf ("American Dreams") is 10.