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Kim Kardashian, husband to split

LOS ANGELES

The producers of Kim Kardashian’s reality TV show say the starlet will file for divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries after two months of marriage.

Kardashian wed Humphries on Aug. 20 in a star-studded wedding that was made into a TV special.

The divorce, if finalized, would be Kardashian’s second.

Jessica Simpson confirms pregnancy

NEW YORK

Jessica Simpson has confirmed the obvious — she’s having a baby.

The 31-year-old entertainer tweeted a photo of herself Monday dressed as a mummy for Halloween, holding her baby bump with the words, “It’s true. I am going to be mummy.”

It will be the first child for Simpson and her fianc Eric Johnson. The two announced their engagement last year.

Her pregnancy has been rumored for weeks, and recently, photos of Simpson — with a bulging bump — have appeared.

Pregnancy won’t slow Simpson down. She’s signed up to be a mentor on the upcoming NBC reality show “Fashion Star” alongside Nicole Richie.

‘Prairie Home’ effects man dies

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Tom Keith, a longtime sound-effects man who was the source of creaking doors, clucking chickens and more on “A Prairie Home Companion,” has died. He was 64.

Keith’s death was announced Monday by Jon McTaggart, chief executive of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media, which distributes “A Prairie Home Companion.” He died suddenly after collapsing at his home Sunday, and the cause wasn’t immediately known.

Keith had performed with “Prairie Home” host Garrison Keillor since 1976.

Pistol Annies to play at ACAs

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are adding their star power to The American Country Awards.

The country-music couple are among the first performers announced for the second annual fan-voted awards show. Lambert will perform with her group Pistol Annies on the Dec. 5 live broadcast on Fox from Las Vegas.

Hot new acts Thompson Square, The Band Perry and Eli Young Band also will perform, along with co-hosts Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth.

“American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina also are among the stars scheduled to appear on the show.

Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band are the lead nominees with eight apiece. Voting is open on the show’s website until Nov. 11, except artist of the year, which closes Dec. 2.

Iowa woman sues Hagar over book

WATERLOO, Iowa

An Iowa woman has filed a lawsuit against rock star Sammy Hagar over a passage in his autobiography claiming it violates a confidentiality agreement between them about a child she says he fathered in 1989.

In his book, Hagar denies he is the father and says he was extorted.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported the woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, met Hagar in the late 1980s. Court records show they had an agreement that required Hagar to support her during the pregnancy. The child died shortly after birth.

Hagar’s Iowa attorney, Richard Sapp, declined to comment.

His lawyers are asking for the lawsuit to be moved to federal court in Cedar Rapids because the parties live in different states. Hagar lives in California.

Vindicator wire services