‘Seinfeld’ stars reunite on ‘Old Christine’

‘Seinfeld’ stars reunite
on ‘Old Christine’

NEW YORK — Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a TV date with Jason Alexander. The former “Seinfeld” co-stars will reunite in an episode of Louis-Dreyfus’ midseason comedy, “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” CBS said Wednesday. Alexander’s character — a lizard handler for children’s birthday parties — will go on a date with Christine, a divorced working mom. Louis-Dreyfus, 46, won an Emmy for “Old Christine” last year, and is nominated this year. She also won an Emmy for “Seinfeld.” Alexander, 47, received seven Emmy nominations for “Seinfeld,” which aired from 1990 to 1998.

Bobby Brown sues
in custody dispute

ORANGE, Calif. — Bobby Brown claims in a lawsuit that Whitney Houston has kept him from seeing their teenage daughter. “I have not seen or spoken to my daughter since early June and I have no prospect of speaking to her anytime soon due to Whitney’s actions,” Brown declared in Orange County Superior Court filings released last week. Brown has been trying to overturn a judge’s default judgment to nullify the couple’s marriage and grant Houston sole custody of 14-year-old Bobbi Kristina. During a court hearing in April, Houston testified that Brown was “unreliable” and that she didn’t need spousal or child support. Brown disputes her claim, saying he’s been involved in their daughter’s life and was her primary caretaker when the couple lived in Atlanta. When Houston moved to Orange County to undergo drug rehabilitation, Brown said he paid about $10,000 for his wife and daughter to stay at a posh hotel. “At the same time, I basically lived out of my car,” Brown said. In other court filings obtained by the syndicated entertainment TV show “Extra,” Houston disputes that she is keeping Brown and their daughter apart and says she “would like him to be involved” in Bobbi Kristina’s life. “Frankly, I needed to be divorced from him so that I could get my life back on track,” the singer said. Houston, 44, and Brown, 38, wed in 1992, when she was at the height of her fame as a Grammy-winning superstar known for hits such as “I Will Always Love You.”

Today’s birthdays

Broadcast journalist Daniel Schorr is 91. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson is 72. Actor Warren Berlinger is 70. Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 68. Actor Jack Thompson is 67. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 62. Singer Van Morrison is 62. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 59. Actor Richard Gere is 58. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 50. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s) is 50. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 48. Rhythm-and-blues musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 44. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 42. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 38. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 37. Rock musician Greg Richling (Wallflowers) is 37. Actor Zack Ward is 37. Actor Chris Tucker is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamara (Trina & Tamara) is 30.