NEWSMAKERS

June 5, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

NEWSMAKERS

Sheryl Crow adopts a second baby boy

NEW YORK

Sheryl Crow is the mother of another baby boy. The singer-songwriter announced Friday that she has adopted another son, Levi James, who was born April 30. The 47-year-old shared the news on her website, and her publicist confirmed the adoption. She wrote that “Wyatt has a new little brother!” referring to her 3-year-old son, who also is adopted.

Iranian artist missing 11 days

BERLIN

German police say a renowned exiled Iranian artist and filmmaker has been missing for 11 days and authorities are trying to determine his whereabouts. Berlin police spokesman Guido Busch said Friday they currently have no information on where Daryush Shokof is. He said that “as of now we don’t have any evidence that a crime took place.”

The 55-year-old Berlin resident was last seen May 24 in Cologne, where he planned to board a train to Paris. Kazem Moussavi, a friend of Shokof’s, said that Shokof was “a harsh critic of the Iranian government and constantly received threatening phone calls.” Last month, two new Shokof films critical of the Iranian government were shown in Berlin.

Lee DeWyze to sing anthem at NBA Finals

NEW YORK

Lee DeWyze is going from one championship to another. The “American Idol” winner has been tapped to sing the national anthem at Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Los Angeles, where the Lakers have a 1-0 lead on the Boston Celtics in the best-of-seven series.

Man guilty in heist of Dunst handbag

NEW YORK

A mechanic accused of helping steal Kirsten Dunst’s $2,000 designer purse from a Manhattan hotel suite has been convicted of burglary in the 2007 theft. Jurors heard from the “Spider-Man” star and fellow actor Simon Pegg during the trial. James Jimenez also was convicted Friday of trespassing at the SoHo Grand Hotel during the filming of the comedy “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.” The verdict ended a case that brought the actors to the witness stand — twice. Jimenez was retried after his initial jury deadlocked on burglary charges, while convicting him of another trespass charge.

Carradine’s widow files wrongful-death suit

LOS ANGELES

David Carradine’s widow filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against a French company handling the actor’s last film, claiming it failed to provide proper services to protect him. The lawsuit is against MK2 S.A., a French company responsible for the production of the movie “Stretch.”

The lawsuit claims the company promised to provide Carradine the best possible amenities and an assistant to help him navigate Bangkok but left him behind for dinner on the night before the actor was found dead. Carradine, 72, was found hanging naked last June in a suite at a luxury Bangkok hotel. The lawsuit does not offer any additional details about Carradine’s death. Thai authorities have never released the results of their investigation. Heather Mills’ nanny loses court case

LONDON

A judge on Friday rejected claims by a nanny that she was mistreated by Paul McCartney’s ex-wife, Heather Mills. Sara Trumble told an employment tribunal in southern England that she was hired to look after Mills and McCartney’s daughter Beatrice, now 6, but was relegated to domestic chores after returning from maternity leave in 2008. She also claimed that Mills forced her to work long hours without extra pay.

Tribunal judge Steven Vowles dismissed Trumble’s claims for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal, saying he “did not find the claimant to be a persuasive witness.” Mills had denied the claims, saying she had treated 26-year-old Trumble like a daughter. She said the relationship turned sour when she refused to give the nanny money to pay for breast enlargement surgery.