Saturday, October 17, 2009
Trials set for police chiefs in surrogate-mother case
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Trial dates have been set for two southeast Ohio police chiefs accused of snooping on a Hollywood couple’s surrogate mother.
Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter and Police Chief Chad Dojack from neighboring Bridgeport are accused in an alleged scheme to take things from the Martins Ferry home of the woman who recently carried twins girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
Carpenter’s trial was set Thursday for Nov. 16 in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Dojack’s trial was set for Jan. 12.
A special prosecutor said the chiefs, who are charged with several felonies, tried to sell items to celebrity photographers. Carpenter and Dojack have pleaded innocent.
Kelly Ripa, husband to return to ‘All My Children’
NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, will return to ABC’s “All My Children” for the daytime soap opera’s 40th anniversary. Brian Frons, president of ABC’s daytime unit, made the announcement Friday. “All My Children” will celebrate its anniversary Jan. 5.
Ripa and Consuelos’ episodes will air Jan. 4-5. It will be the first time either actor has appeared on “All My Children” since they left the show in 2002. She is now co-host of the morning talk show “Live With Regis and Kelly.”
Lohan gets another chance
LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan is getting another chance. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel granted a request by the 23-year-old actress to extend her three-year probation another year, but the district attorney warned jail time would be sought if Lohan stumbled again. Lohan was ordered to appear in court Friday after her substance-abuse-treatment program notified the court she was missing meetings.
Lohan was placed on probation in 2007 after she pleaded guilty to two counts of being under the influence of cocaine and no contest to two counts of drunken driving and one count of reckless driving. Lohan has now escaped further punishment three times after the program notified the court she violated rules. Prior instances were described as misunderstandings.
Today’s birthdays
Singer Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts is 67. Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is 67. Drummer Michael Hossack of The Doobie Brothers is 63. Actress Margot Kidder is 61. Actor George Wendt is 61. Country singer Alan Jackson is 51. Animator Mike Judge (“King of the Hill,” “Beavis and Butthead”) is 47. Comedian Norm Macdonald is 46. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley is 41. Rapper Eminem is 37.