Monday, April 27, 2009
Hayek, Pinault renew vows among stars in Venice
LOS ANGELES — Salma Hayek and her husband have tied the knot — again.
Hayek spokeswoman Jillian Fowkes said Sunday in Los Angeles that the Mexican-born actress and French magnate Francois-Henri Pinault renewed their wedding vows Saturday in a ceremony at Venice’s La Fenice opera house.
Hayek and Pinault originally were married in a small civil ceremony in Paris last Valentine’s Day.
This time, the couple made it a weekend-long celebration, starting with a cocktail party at Punta della Dogana, an art museum owned by the groom’s father, Francois Pinault.
Hudson gives Chicago homecoming concert
CHICAGO — Oscar and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson has given her first hometown concert since her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were murdered in Chicago last year.
Hudson sang Saturday night at a theater in Chicago’s McCormick Place. She dedicated the song “You Pulled Me Through” to relatives in the audience and brought four cousins on stage to sing with her.
The bodies of her mother and brother were found Oct. 24 at their home on Chicago’s South Side. The body of nephew Julian King was found days later on the city’s West Side. The estranged husband of Hudson’s sister, William Balfour, is charged in the murders.
Today’s birthdays
Actor Jack Klugman is 87. Actress Anouk Aimee is 77. Announcer Casey Kasem is 77. Actress Judy Carne is 70. Singer Sheena Easton is 50. Actor James LeGros (“Ally McBeal”) is 47. Bassist Rob Squires of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 44. Singer Mica Paris is 40. Singer-guitarist Travis Meeks of Days of the New is 30. Actress Ari Graynor (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) is 26. Singer-guitarist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy is 25. Actor William Moseley (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 22.