Pamela Anderson files for divorce from Kid Rock

Pamela Anderson filesfor divorce from Kid Rock
NEW YORK-- Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from Kid Rock after less than four months of marriage, the actress' publicist said Monday.
Anderson's representative said the former "Baywatch" star filed for divorce last week, but would not comment on the reason or any particulars of the divorce. The split was first reported by People magazine.
A publicist for Kid Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, didn't immediately return messages left by The Associated Press on Monday.
"Yes, it's true," Anderson wrote in a brief statement on her Web site. "Unfortunately impossible."
The relationship between Anderson, 39, and Ritchie, 35, has been a turbulent one since they became engaged in 2002. They broke up the following year, but later reunited and this summer embarked on a tour of wedding ceremonies.
Black leaders say putan end to the 'n-word'
LOS ANGELES -- Black leaders on Monday challenged the entertainment industry, including rappers, to stop use of the racial slur that Michael Richards uttered in his tirade.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and others said they will meet with TV networks, film companies and musicians to discuss the "n-word."
"We want to give our ancestors a present," Jackson said at a news conference. "Dignity over degradation."
Jackson also asked the public not to buy a DVD box set of the seventh season of the TV show "Seinfeld" that was released last week.
Richards, who played the wacky neighbor Kramer on "Seinfeld," triggered outrage with a Nov. 17 racial rant against two black men when he was heckled during a stand-up comedy routine at the Laugh Factory nightclub in West Hollywood. A patron recorded the outburst with a video camera phone.
NOTABLE DEATHS
Robert McFerrin Sr., 85
ST. LOUIS -- Robert McFerrin Sr., the first black man to sing solo at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the father of Grammy-winning conductor-vocalist Bobby McFerrin, has died. He was 85. In 1953, McFerrin won the Metropolitan Opera national auditions. His 1955 debut with the Metropolitan Opera as Amonasro in "Aida" made him the first black male member of the company.
Bebe Moore Campbell, 56
LOS ANGELES -- Bebe Moore Campbell, whose many best sellers such as "Brothers and Sisters" touched on America's ethnic and social divides, died Monday of complications due to brain cancer. She was 56. Her books, largely fiction and based on real-life stories, included the perspective of many ethnic groups.
Today's birthdays
Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 77. Former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., is 70. Singer Randy Newman is 63. "Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 57. Actor Judd Nelson is 47.Comedian Jon Stewart is 44. TV personality Anna Nicole Smith is 39. Rapper Chamillionaire is 27.
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