Madonna lends paintings to museum in London

Madonna lends paintingsto museum in London
LONDON -- Madonna knows how to share -- the Material Girl lent two of her Frida Kahlo original paintings Thursday to an exhibit on the Mexican painter in London, reports the Spanish newswire Esmas.com. The exhibit runs from June to October at the Tate Modern Museum in London and is the largest exhibit on Kahlo, featuring about 90 pieces of her work as well as some of the artist's personal items. Madonna owns about 15 of Kahlo's pieces. Kahlo died at 47 in Mexico in 1954 and was married to painter Diego Rivera, though she also had an affair with Russian writer Leon Trotsky.
For Peete, pre-Oscar bashends in birth of a baby
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Actress Holly Robinson Peete, pregnant with her fourth child, was partying at a pre-Oscar bash when she went into labor. "One minute she's grooving, the next minute her water breaks," said Michael Lewittes, a producer for "Access Hollywood" who was covering Thursday's party. Her husband, Carolina Panthers quarterback Rodney Peete, was not at the party. The 40-year-old actress gave birth to a boy late last week and was doing "great," said her publicist, Patti Webster. The couple had not named the child, but were looking for a name starting with "R," she said. Their other children are 7-year-old fraternal twins Rodney Jr. and Ryan (a girl), and 2-year-old Robinson. Robinson Peete starred in the sitcoms "Like Family," "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" and "For Your Love," and played an undercover police officer in the TV series "21 Jump Street."
Loretta Lynn postponesbecause of back pain
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Back pain is keeping country legend Loretta Lynn off the stage. The 69-year-old singer postponed an Oklahoma City concert and a a show in Fort Worth, Texas, over the weekend because of pain from a back injury. Lynn is starting a rigorous tour after winning a Grammy for her comeback album "Van Lear Rose." The album, a collaborative effort with White Stripes singer Jack White, also earned the team a Grammy. Lynn now has three Grammys; her first came in 1971. A DCF Concerts spokesperson said Lynn's Oklahoma City concert will probably be rescheduled for June. Ticketholders will not get their money back and should hold onto their tickets, the spokesperson said.
Zeta-Jones stalking casebrings a no-contest plea
LOS ANGELES -- A woman pleaded no contest last week to stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. Dawnette Knight, 33, entered the plea to one felony count of stalking and three felony counts of making criminal threats. She could face up to five years in prison. Knight was accused of sending threatening and violent letters to acquaintances of the actress, including her agent and her husband, actor Michael Douglas. One letter said: "We are going to slice her up like meat on a bone and feed her to the dogs." Knight, who was arrested June 3 at her Beverly Hills home, allegedly apologized in another letter, claiming she had been in love with Douglas. Knight also was accused of making four threatening telephone calls to the actress. Knight's attorney, Richard P. Herman, could not immediately be reached to comment. He has the flu and left for home immediately after court, his office said. Zeta-Jones' publicist, Cece Yorke, also had no immediate comment. At Knight's preliminary hearing last year, Zeta-Jones testified that her security was increased dramatically after she learned of the letters.
Today's birthdays
Actor Robert Clary is 79. Singer Harry Belafonte is 78. Former U.S. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork is 78. Actor Robert Conrad is 70. Rock singer Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann) is 61. Former Sen. John Breaux, D-La., is 61. Rock singer Roger Daltrey is 61. Actor Dirk Benedict is 60. Actor Alan Thicke is 58. Actor-director Ron Howard is 51. Actress Catherine Bach is 51. Country singer Janis Gill (AKA Janis Oliver Cummins) (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 51. Actor Tim Daly is 49. Singer-musician Jon Carroll is 48. Rock musician Bill Leen is 43. Actor Russell Wong is 42. Actor John David Cullum is 39. Actor George Eads is 38. Actor Javier Bardem is 36. Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 31. Actor Jensen Ackles is 27. TV host Donovan Patton is 27. Rock musician Sean Woolstenhulme (Lifehouse) is 24. R & amp;B singer Sammie is 18.