McCartney divorce

McCartney divorce

LONDON — A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce Monday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects, the divorce will be final in six weeks. Mills, 40, will emerge from the rancorous divorce with a settlement of $47.5 million.

Neither McCartney nor Mills was in court Monday, which might have been a good thing. At the end of a hearing in March, Mills stole the show by emptying a pitcher of water on the head of McCartney’s lawyer, Fiona Shackleton.

Mills will retain custody of the couple’s 4-year-old daughter, Beatrice. McCartney will retain the bulk of his fortune, estimated by the court at $880 million.

Terrell Owens on sitcom

IRVING, Texas — Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor.

T.O. will make his sitcom acting debut on the MyNetworkTV show “Under One Roof” (8 p.m.) as the long-lost brother of the show’s star, Flavor Flav. It might also be a first step toward a second career. “If I’m going to really consider doing acting after football, this a great start to let me get my feet wet,” Owens said.

Dennis Farina charged

LOS ANGELES — Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage. When the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint, the 64-year-old actor said he had forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage, police said.

Farina was booked for investigation of carrying a concealed weapon, said Sgt. Dennis Beacham. Bail was set at $25,000 before police discovered the weapon was not registered. Charges were upgraded to a felony, and he is being held in lieu of $35,000 bail.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Bea Arthur is 86. Actor Harvey Keitel is 69. Actor Franklyn Ajaye is 59. Singer Stevie Wonder is 58. Comedian Stephen Colbert “The Colbert Report”) is 44. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 29.