Eminem casts ballot for the first time

Eminem casts ballotfor the first time
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Rapper Eminem made his voice heard for the first time at the ballot box.
The 32-year-old voted by absentee ballot in Tuesday's presidential election and had a bodyguard drop it off, township clerk Dennis Tomlinson said.
"This guy [the bodyguard] was huge. I'd hate to run into him in a dark alley late at night," Tomlinson told The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens.
No word on who Eminem voted for. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he said it would be his first time voting. He was highly critical of President Bush but had not yet settled on Democrat John Kerry.
The rapper had been enlisted by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons to help encourage thousands of young fans to vote. His music even made it into the campaign: Democratic contender Dick Gephardt played "Lose Yourself" on the trail.
Spacey's singingsounds like Darin's
LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Spacey has been channeling an old hero -- Bobby Darin.
For his new film about Darin's life, "Beyond the Sea," Spacey did his own singing of Darin's greatest hits, including "Mack the Knife" and "Splish Splash."
"People that knew and worked with Bobby Darin didn't know the difference when they heard him sing," said co-star Kate Bosworth.
Spacey ran into trouble with a different kind of splish splash -- rainy Los Angeles streets. He was more than an hour late to Hollywood's Cinerama Dome for Thursday's premiere of the film, which opens nationwide Dec. 17.
Spacey later apologized to the theater audience and blamed rain and traffic for his tardiness.
"Californians don't know how to drive in the rain," he said.
Cosmetics companysues Jessica Simpson
LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Simpson has been sued by a California cosmetics company that claims it is still owed nearly $200,000 for products it supplied for the "Dessert" beauty line the singer endorses.
In a lawsuit filed Oct. 21, Cosmojet claims Simpson and Dessert Beauty Inc. failed to pay the full $1 million it was promised for products it made for the line. Cosmetic retailer Sephora was also named in the suit.
Simpson maintains she was simply a spokeswoman for Dessert and was not responsible for the company's accounting and billing procedures.
Randi Shinder, president of Dessert Beauty, acknowledged receiving almost $1 million in products made by Cosmojet, but said his company refused payment on a portion of the shipment because it did not "meet the company's high product standards and specifications."
A spokesperson for Simpson told the syndicated television show "Celebrity Justice" she planned to "take legal action against Cosmojet for involving her in this matter."
Calls left by The Associated Press for Simpson's publicist were not returned.
The beauty line offers edible fragrances and body creams.
It's a girl for Sorvinoand husband Backus
NEW YORK -- Actress Mira Sorvino has given birth to a baby girl.
Sorvino, 37, gave birth to her first child Wednesday at a Los Angeles hospital, People magazine reported Friday.
Sorvino and her husband, actor Chris Backus, 23, were resting at home, according to People. The couple has not released the baby's name, the magazine said.
Sorvino, who won a supporting-actress Oscar for Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite" in 1995, has appeared in films including "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and "Quiz Show." She is the daughter of actor Paul Sorvino.
She and Backus, who has appeared on NBC's "Will & amp; Grace," were married in June.
Today's birthdays
Evangelist Billy Graham is 86. Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland is 78. Singer Mary Travers is 67. Actor Barry Newman is 66. Singer Johnny Rivers is 62. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 61. Singer Nick Gilder is 53. Actor Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") is 47. Actor Christopher Daniel Barnes is 32. Actors Jason and Jeremy London are 32.