'Sopranos' star takes spill on his scooter in N.Y.

'Sopranos' star takes spillon his scooter in N.Y.
NEW YORK -- "Sopranos" actor James Gandolfini took a tumble after his motor scooter collided with a taxi, but was said to be unhurt.
"James Gandolfini is fine, and his scooter is in the repair shop," HBO spokeswoman Angela Tarantino said .
Gandolfini, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano on the hit HBO series, was motoring along a street in lower Manhattan last week when the accident happened.
Gandolfini left the scene in another taxi and arranged for his crippled Italian scooter to be picked up to be fixed.
Richards, Locklearend their friendship
NEW YORK -- Denise Richards, who is seeking a divorce from Charlie Sheen, says she is no longer friends with Heather Locklear, in the next issue of People magazine.
Photos of Richards with Locklear's estranged husband, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, recently appeared in celebrity magazines. One photo showed Richards kissing Sambora.
"I wish Heather well," the 35-year-old actress is quoted in the magazine. "Unfortunately, our friendship had to dissolve and I'm sad about that. The last thing I would want to do is create a media frenzy like this, especially as I'm trying to get through a divorce."
Locklear, 44, filed for divorce from Sambora on Feb. 2, citing irreconcilable differences. The two have been separated since Dec. 26, according to the divorce filing.
Sambora, 46, is seeking joint custody of their 8-year-old daughter Ava.
Richards filed for divorce from Sheen in March 2005 after three years of marriage. The couple seemed to have reconciled after the birth of their second daughter, Lola, last year, but in January, they filed legal papers asking a private arbitrator to handle their divorce.
"This is all hard -- it's very painful," Richards says in People's May 15 issue. "The thing that's getting me through all of this is my daughters, just staying focused on them."
Last month, Sheen was ordered to stay at least 300 feet from his estranged wife and their daughters, 2-year-old Sam and 11-month-old Lola, except during supervised visits.
Richards alleged in court papers that Sheen pushed her, shoved her and threatened her and her parents. The papers also include transcriptions of phone messages Richards said Sheen left in April 2005.
Sheen, 40, denied the allegations.
White Stripes' leader,wife have a baby girl
NEW YORK -- It's a girl for White Stripes frontman Jack White and his wife, model Karen Elson.
The couple welcomed their first child, Scarlett, on Tuesday in Tennessee, where they recently bought a new home, White's representative Chloe Walsh said Thursday.
White married Elson in June 2005 in a ceremony in Brazil. White's ex-wife and White Stripes drummer Meg White was maid of honor.
White, 30, began dating Elson, 27, after he and actress Renee Zellweger ended their two-year relationship in 2004. The red-haired Elson appears in the White Stripes' video for the song "Blue Orchid."
The singer-guitarist recently formed the Raconteurs, a Detroit group including singer-songwriter Brendan Benson. The band will release their debut album May 16.
Today's birthdays
Singer Teresa Brewer is 75. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Pete Domenici, R-N.M., is 74. Singer Jimmy Ruffin is 67. Singer Johnny Maestro is 67. Actress Robin Strasser is 61. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff is 60. Rhythm-and-blues singer Thelma Houston is 60. Rock musician Bill Kreutzmann (The Dead) is 60. Rock musician Prairie Prince is 56. NBC newsman Tim Russert is 56. Actor Robert Hegyes is 55. Movie writer-director Amy Heckerling is 52. Actor Michael E. Knight is 47. Rock musician Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 45. Country musician Rick Schell is 43. Rock singer-musician Chris O'Connor (Primitive Radio Gods) is 41. Actress Traci Lords is 37. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 34. Actor Breckin Meyer is 32. Actor Taylor Abrahamse is 15.