hFrench president linked with Italian supermodel

hFrench president linked
with Italian supermodel

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s new love interest is supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, reports said Monday after the two were photographed together at Disneyland Paris. The respected news weekly L’Express posted a photo of the duo on its Internet site, and at least two other magazines said they would run the images. The president’s office would not comment on their status. But the daily Le Figaro, seen as close to the conservative, newly divorced president, ran a front-page image of the Italian-French Bruni on Monday with the headline: “Carla Bruni: The President’s Girlfriend.” Christophe Barbier, the editor of L’Express, said he called Bruni, whom he described as a friend, before going public with the story. “She confirmed the relationship,” he said. Sarkozy, 52, and Bruni, who is in her late 30s, visited Disneyland on Saturday when the park was thronged with visitors, L’Express reported. Several photographers reportedly were on hand and openly snapped photos of the pair, who seemed at ease with the attention. Bruni won critical and public acclaim for her first folk album in 2003. She has been linked in the past to a number of famous men, including rocker Mick Jagger and mogul Donald Trump.

Pamela Anderson files
for divorce after 2 months

LOS ANGELES — It seems like only two months ago that Pamela Anderson was aglow with happiness over her quickie Las Vegas wedding to Rick Salomon. Actually, it was. But the 40-year-old ex-“Baywatch” beauty has filed for divorce from her 38-year-old husband after just two months of marriage. Anderson cited irreconcilable differences in papers filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The documents were first obtained by the celebrity Web site CelebTV.com. Anderson and Salomon wed Oct. 6 during a break between the 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows of “Hans Klok’s The Beauty of Magic” at Planet Hollywood resort, where Anderson was starring as a magician’s assistant. The couple separated less than 10 weeks later, on Dec. 13. Salomon is best known for making a sex videotape with Paris Hilton, his girlfriend at the time, and was previously married to actress Shannen Doherty. Anderson was previously married to singer Kid Rock and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.

Sci-fri writer’s wish:
extraterrestrial beings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke listed three wishes on his 90th birthday: for the world to embrace cleaner energy resources, for a lasting peace in his adopted home, Sri Lanka, and for evidence of extraterrestrial beings. “I have always believed that we are not alone in this universe,” he said in a speech to a small gathering of scientists, astronauts and government officials Sunday in Colombo where he lives. Humans are waiting until extraterrestrial beings “call us or give us a sign,” he said. “We have no way of guessing when this might happen. I hope sooner rather than later.” The British-born author, who moved to Sri Lanka in 1954, has written more than 100 sci-fi books, including “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Today’s birthdays

Rock singer-musician Keith Richards is 64. Movie producer-director Steven Spielberg is 61. Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 57. Actor Ray Liotta is 52. Actor Brad Pitt is 44. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 41. Singer Alejandro Sanz is 39. Country/rap singer Cowboy Troy is 37. Rapper DMX is 37. Tennis player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is 36. DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit) is 35. Actress Katie Holmes is 29. Singer Christina Aguilera is 27. Christian rock musician Dave Luetkenhoelter (Kutless) is 25.