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Sheen’s ex-wife arrested in Aspen

ASPEN, Colo.

Police in Aspen say Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, has been arrested in Aspen on suspicion of third-degree assault and cocaine possession with intent to distribute.

Authorities say officers arrested Mueller early Saturday at a nightclub after a woman reported being assaulted by her.

Mueller posted $11,000 bond and was released from custody. She’s scheduled in court Dec. 19. Aspen police spokeswoman Blair Weyer said additional details were not immediately available.

Her attorney, Yale Galanter, had no comment.

Sheen and Mueller divorced earlier this year, citing Christmas Day 2009 as the day of their breakup. Charlie Sheen was arrested in Aspen that day on suspicion of assaulting Mueller. He completed his probation in that case last November.

Mindy McCready’s young son in custody

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Authorities said late Friday they had located country singer Mindy McCready’s 5-year-old son in Arkansas and taken him into custody.

Florida Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Terri Durdaller said in an email Friday night that her agency was working with Arkansas state officials to bring the boy back to his legal guardian in Florida, his maternal grandmother. Officials say he’s safe and in good health.

Gayle Inge, Zander’s grandmother and McCready’s mother, was tearful when she talked about the news Friday night with The Associated Press.

“I’m real excited that he’s safe,” she said. “But I can’t explain what this is like. We feel for Mindy and we feel for Zander.”

Inge said Zander was taken into custody at McCready’s boyfriend’s lake home in Arkansas. Inge said that her son — McCready’s half brother — texted McCready, who responded with a text that said her mother would never see her again.

“I want to wrap my arms around her and tell her that I love her,” Inge said.

Friday night’s developments recap a days-long saga between McCready and her family.

Authorities say McCready took the boy during a recent visit at her father’s Florida home, and a judge there signed an order Thursday telling authorities to take the boy into custody and return him. It’s not yet clear whether the singer could face criminal charges.

Paisley to hang with Urban after surgery

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

No one has spoken to Keith Urban since his surgery last week to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.

That’s because the country star is on complete vocal rest for the next couple of weeks.

Friend Brad Paisley has checked in with Urban, and they have plans to hang out while Urban recovers.

“We’re big guitar junkies, and we wanted to get together and maybe go through some amplifiers and go through some gear,” said Paisley before the CMT Artists of the Year taping last week in Nashville. “I told him, ‘Let’s do that. You don’t have to talk. We’ll get together. We’ll play guitar, set up some amps, go through some tubes, try some stuff out and tweak.’ I’ll do all the talking, which I am very capable of. He can just nod and grunt and do whatever he’s allowed to do.”

Paisley said he can’t imagine what it’s like to not be able to talk for weeks. But he thinks Urban’s wife, actress Nicole Kidman, should take full advantage of the situation.

“I’m sure Nicole loves it. It’s got to be great for her,” he joked.

Associated Press