O.J. Simpson's attorney enters hospital for tests

O.J. Simpson's attorney enters hospital for tests
LOS ANGELES -- Johnnie Cochran Jr. was hospitalized Monday for additional tests and evaluation of a previously diagnosed neurological condition, a spokeswoman said.
The decision to admit the celebrity attorney to an undisclosed hospital was considered a precautionary move, according to a statement released Monday by publicist Pat Tobin.
In April, Cochran announced that he would temporarily curtail his work to receive treatment for the neurological condition. His family has requested that the nature of the condition, which is not life-threatening, remain private.
Cochran, 66, is best known for representing O.J. Simpson during his double-murder trial, and winning an acquittal.
Ferrell bares behind inshort film shown at gala
LOS ANGELES -- Will Ferrell was flashing back to his college days.
The star of "Elf" and "Anchorman" returned to his alma mater to show what he's made of himself -- and to show his bare backside like he did in his comedy "Old School."
Ferrell, a graduate of the University of Southern California, hosted the 75th anniversary gala for its School of Cinema-Television on Sunday, commemorating the first college in the country to offer courses in filmmaking.
The event opened with the screening of a short, silent project that was described as the school's first student film: It was black-and-white footage of Ferrell wearing the school's Trojan mascot headdress and running bare-bottomed around campus.
"It's amazing what they turn up in those archives," Ferrell deadpanned. "For those of you who don't know me, my name is Will Ferrell. I am a professional entertainer, actor and exhibitionist."
Although he was there addressing the school of cinema and television, the former "Saturday Night Live" regular cannot be counted among that department's graduates. "This is such a thrill for me because I'm also a graduate of USC, class of 1990, with a degree in sports information," Ferrell said, drawing laughs from the crowd before adding: "Which is ... true."
Paltrow spends as muchtime as possible with baby
LONDON -- Walking down the red carpet at the premiere for her new film, "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," Gwyneth Paltrow said her most rewarding role is at home. "I'm spending as much time as possible with Apple, carrying her around, singing to her, all kinds of things," the Oscar-winning actress said of her daughter with husband, Coldplay leader singer Chris Martin.
Paltrow left baby Apple, born in May, long enough to accompany co-star Jude Law to the premiere of the fantasy adventure film in London's Leicester Square on Monday.
The pair found themselves acting largely against blue screens with minimal props as they portrayed a reporter and her fighter pilot ex-boyfriend, who tackle a computer-generated robot invasion from outer space. "At first it was tricky and it was difficult to keep a straight face, then we got used to it," Law said. Added Paltrow: "It's a difficult technique but it was actually fun. You've just got to use your imagination."
Notable death
Dr. Katharina Dalton, a pioneering British gynecologist and endocrinologist who coined the term "premenstrual syndrome" and advocated treating both PMS and postpartum depression with natural progesterone, has died. She was 87. Dalton died Sept. 17 in Poole, England, of unspecified causes.
Dalton became involved in the treatment of PMS in 1948, when, as a pregnant 32-year-old medical student, she realized her monthly migraine headaches had disappeared.
Today's birthdays
Actor William Windom is 81. Actor Arnold Stang is 79. Blues singer Koko Taylor is 76. Actress Brigitte Bardot is 70. Singer Ben E. King is 66. Actor Joel Higgins is 61. Singer Helen Shapiro is 58. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 58. Movie writer-director-actor John Sayles is 54. Actress Sylvia Kristel is 52. Rock musician George Lynch is 50. Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 40. Country singer Matt King is 38. Actress Mira Sorvino is 37. TV personality Moon Zappa is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sean Levert (Levert) is 36. Actress-model Carre Otis is 36. Actress Naomi Watts is 36. Country singer Mandy Barnett is 29. Actress Hilary Duff is 17. Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak is 12.