Erotic Museum inducts Hefner, who donates pj's

Erotic Museum inductsHefner, who donates pj's
LOS ANGELES -- So when are pajamas worthy of a museum exhibit? When they belong to Hugh Hefner.
The Playboy lothario was honored as the first inductee into the Erotic Museum of Hollywood's hall of fame for being "one of the most democratizing forces in sexuality in the last century," according to the museum.
"Hugh Hefner's brand of preened perfection became the standard of beauty for a nation," the museum stated on its Web site.
Hefner said Wednesday he donated some artifacts to his exhibit, which was unveiled Tuesday in a ceremony hosted by comedian Bill Maher.
"They have a pair of my pajamas, slippers, a pipe and a bunny costume," Hefner told The Associated Press. "And a very handsome oil portrait that was apparently painted in Russia."
Hefner said the Erotic Museum takes a scholarly approach to the subject of erotica and sexuality.
"It's done in a very classy way, but of course because the subject is sex it will prompt titillation, but that says a great deal about us. And it supports the notion that a museum that takes sexuality seriously is a good idea."
Other upcoming inductees into the "erotic hall of fame" will include burlesque-trained actress Mae West, psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, birth-control advocate Margaret Sanger and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Protesters turn outat Hilton's book signing
LOS ANGELES -- Not everyone is amused by Paris Hilton's literary efforts. The hotel heiress/party girl was doing a book signing for her memoirs, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose," at Book Soup in West Hollywood when she was met with a group of protesters, reports MSNBC.com.
"There were about 50 people carrying placards that said things like 'Paris, your book is only good for hamster bedding,"' a source says. "E! the entertainment network started filming them, and they began chanting, 'Paris can't spell E!'"
Were they disgruntled unpublished authors? Was it a staged event? "Hard to say, but they seemed serious," says the source.
The protesters didn't dampen Hilton's fans' enthusiasm, however.
"When she came out of the bookstore, she had her dog, Tinkerbell, in her arms, and she was met with dozens and dozens of flashbulbs," the source says.
Carnie Wilson, husbandexpect their first child
LOS ANGELES -- Carnie Wilson, whose gastric bypass surgery five years ago was broadcast on the Internet, is expecting her first child.
Wilson, a member of the female trio Wilson Phillips, announced her pregnancy in an interview Wednesday on "Entertainment Tonight." She and her husband, musician Rob Bonfiglio, have been married for four years.
She didn't disclose the baby's due date.
"My husband thinks we're going to have a girl, and we've already named her -- Lola Brianna," said Wilson, the 36-year-old daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.
Members of Wilson Phillips are Wilson; her sister, Wendy Wilson; and Chynna Phillips, daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the '60s group The Mamas and the Papas.
Today's birthdays
Actress Janis Paige is 82. Actress Lauren Bacall is 80. Blues singer B.B. King is 79. Clergyman-author Robert H. Schuller is 78. Actor Peter Falk is 77. Actress Linda Miller is 62. Rhythm and blues singer Betty Kelly (Martha & amp; the Vandellas) is 60. Musician Kenny Jones (Small Faces; Faces; The Who) is 56. Actress Susan Ruttan is 56. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 55. Country singer David Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 54. Country singer-songwriter Phil Lee is 53. Rock musician Ron Blair (Tom Petty & amp; the Heartbreakers) is 52. Jazz musician Earl Klugh is 51. Singer Frank Reed (The Chi-Lites) is 50. TV personality Mark McEwen is 50. Actor Mickey Rourke is 48. Magician David Copperfield is 48. Country singer-songwriter Terry McBride is 46. Actress Jayne Brook is 42. Singer Richard Marx is 41. Comedian Molly Shannon is 40. Singer Marc Anthony is 35. Singer Musiq is 27. Actress Alexis Bledel is 23. Actress Madeline Zima is 19. Actress Kyla Pratt is 18.