Anne Heche is pregnant

December 6, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

NEW YORK — Anne Heche is having another baby. The father is her boyfriend and former “Men in Trees” co-star James Tupper. Heche has a 6-year-old son, Homer, from her marriage to cameraman Coleman Laffoon. The couple divorced in June after a protracted custody dispute.

The 39-year-old actress — who was romantically linked with Ellen DeGeneres for three years — played a relationship guru who relocated to Alaska in the ABC TV drama. Her film credits include “Wag the Dog,” “John Q” and “Donnie Brasco.”

Boy George convicted

LONDON — Boy George, the flamboyant former Culture Club front man, was convicted Friday of falsely imprisoning a male escort.

Norwegian escort Audun Carlsen had alleged he was handcuffed to a wall hook at the singer’s east London apartment April 28, 2007. Prosecutors said Carlsen was held by the singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, for less than an hour.

Carlsen, 29, said O’Dowd swung a metal chain at him when he got loose and fled the apartment after a naked photo shoot.

O’Dowd, who is 46, admitted he restrained Carlsen with handcuffs while trying to figure out if Carlsen had tampered with a computer. The singer said he believed Carlsen had previously removed photos of himself that were taken by the singer.

Jurors were shown photos of welts on Carlsen’s head and injuries to his arm, which the escort said had been inflicted by O’Dowd. The singer denied he was responsible.

The iconic ’80s singer was released on bail after the verdict. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 16.

Oprah has the power

LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey tops The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 list, an annual ranking of the most influential women in the entertainment industry.

The chairman of Harpo Inc. was selected “based on her dizzying array of Oprah-branded media and her immense cultural influence,” editor-in-chief Elizabeth Guider said in a statement Friday.

The Hollywood Reporter also ranks the industry’s highest-paid actresses each year. Angelina Jolie is No. 1, commanding more than $15 million a movie, followed by Julia Roberts and last year’s top earner, Reese Witherspoon.

Today’s birthdays

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck is 88. Actress JoBeth Williams is 60. Actor Tom Hulce is 55. Talk-show host Wil Shriner is 55. Comedian Steven Wright is 53. Guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 52. Actress Janine Turner (“Strong Medicine,” “Northern Exposure”) is 46. Keyboardist Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg of Ace of Base is 38.