Rapper Eve arrested

Rapper Eve arrested
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper-actress Eve was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after she crashed a Maserati in Hollywood early Thursday.
The crash occurred about 2:45 a.m. on Hollywood Boulevard, said police Officer Martha Garcia. Eve, whose full name is Eve Jeffers, submitted to testing to determine her blood alcohol level, but the results weren't immediately available, Garcia said.
Eve was booked on misdemeanor drunken driving and posted 30,000 bail. She is scheduled to return to court May 17.
Regis returns to 'Live'
NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin returned to his syndicated daytime talk show Thursday, about six weeks after having triple heart bypass surgery.
The "Live With Regis and Kelly" audience cheered as Philbin walked onto the set with co-host Kelly Ripa.
"What an occasion this has been," Philbin said. "Finally back after six weeks. ... And one day."
Philbin, 75, said he'd lost 8 pounds.
"It is a tough procedure" but the rewards are great, he said of the surgery.
Hugh Grant arrested
LONDON -- Hugh Grant has been arrested on allegations of throwing a container of baked beans at a photographer, London police said.
The Metropolitan Police don't identify suspects who haven't been charged, but said a 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault and released on bail. No charges have been filed, police said.
Photographer Ian Whittaker told the Daily Star tabloid that Grant had kicked him and shouted abuse before hurling the beans at him Tuesday morning.
The newspaper ran photos Wednesday showing the actor holding a plastic tub over his head.
Gere: A kissing bandit
NEW DELHI -- A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday for kissing at a public function, news reports said.
Judge Dinesh Gupta issued the warrants in the northwestern city of Jaipur after a citizen there filed a complaint charging that the public display of affection -- which he called an "an obscene act" -- offended local sensibilities, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Last week, Gupta subpoenaed television footage of the event.
Such cases against celebrities -- often filed by publicity seekers -- are common in conservative India. They add to a backlog of legal cases that has nearly crippled the country's judicial system.
Aussies say no to Snoop
SYDNEY, Australia -- Snoop Dogg has been refused entry into Australia because of his extensive criminal record, the immigration minister said Thursday, the second time this year the rapper has been barred from entering another country.
Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., was due to fly into Sydney this week to co-host the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Snoop Dogg's visa was canceled because he had failed to pass the country's strict character test, which takes criminal convictions into account.
Today's birthdays
Actor Jack Klugman is 85. Announcer Casey Kasem is 75. Actress Judy Carne is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cuba Gooding is 63. Rock singer Kate Pierson (The B-52's) is 59. Rhythm-and-blues singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is 58. Rock musician Ace Frehley is 56. Pop singer Sheena Easton is 48. Rock musician Rob Squires (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) is 42. Rock singer-musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) is 23.