Saturday, May 20, 2006
Britney stumbleswhile holding her baby
NEW YORK -- Britney Spears stumbled outside a Manhattan hotel, nearly dropping her 8-month-old son and further fueling the ever-growing media scrutiny of her parenting skills.
In photos splashed across the front page and inside the New York Post on Friday, the 24-year-old pop star is shown exiting The Ritz-Carlton hotel with Sean Preston in one hand and a glass in the other.
As her bodyguards walked Spears to her car, she stumbled -- her long pants apparently getting tangled in her open-toed shoes -- and bent low as Sean Preston's head flung backward, knocking off his orange hat.
Spears, though, was able to keep her balance and hold on to her son, with help from a bodyguard, who reacted quickly.
A call to Spears' publicist Friday seeking comment was not immediately returned.
The baby bobble was the latest public incident involving the safety of Spears' child. Earlier this week, she was photographed driving with Sean Preston in a car seat facing forward rather than facing backward, which some safety regulations say is best.
Spears, who recently announced that she's pregnant with her second child, was visited by a deputy sheriff at her home in Malibu, Calif., last month after Sean Preston slipped from his nanny's arms as she was lifting him from a high chair and something in the chair snapped.
In February, authorities visited Spears' home after photos showed the singer in a car with her son in her lap, instead of being strapped to a car seat in the back seat. She first blamed pursuits by the paparazzi, but later said it was a "mistake."
Capturing The Dog
HONOLULU -- The Dog has finally been collared.
Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of A & amp;E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," will marry his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith, in a sunset ceremony Saturday on the Big Island.
The wedding will be featured in an Aug. 14 episode of the show, about Chapman and his tattooed crew of fugitive finders, which is now in its third season.
"I've already been cuffed and shackled by Beth anyway," said Chapman, 53. "She's Italian and tough."
The self-proclaimed world's best bounty hunter and Smith have been together for 16 years; they have two children.
Besides his trademark mullet, Chapman plans to wear white jeans to match his white leather vest, boots and American Indian jewelry, representing his heritage.
"They could not get me into a tux," Chapman said. "They tried though."
Today's birthdays
Actor James McEachin is 76. Actor Anthony Zerbe is 70. Actor David Proval is 64. Singer Joe Cocker is 62. Singer-actress Cher is 60. Actor-comedian Dave Thomas is 57. Musician Warren Cann is 54. Actor Dean Butler is 50. Ron Reagan is 48. Rock musician Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's) is 48. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 47. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 46. Singer Nick Heyward is 45. TV personality Ted Allen is 41. Actress Mindy Cohn is 40. Rock musician Tom Gorman (Belly) is 40. Actor Timothy Olyphant is 38. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 34. Actor Matt Czuchry is 29. Actress Angela Goethals is 29. Rhythm-and-blues singer Naturi Naughton is 22.