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Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards

NEW YORK

Neil Patrick Harris will be back for his third turn hosting the Tony Awards.

Producers of the show announced Tuesday that the star of the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” and a stage veteran would be back at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre for the ceremony honoring Broadway’s best.

It will be broadcast on CBS on June 10.

Harris previously hosted the Tonys last year and in 2009 — the same year he hosted the Emmy Awards. As he did in 2011, Harris also will serve as a producer.

Ashley Judd named a Dem delegate

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Democratic leaders in Tennessee are sending actress Ashley Judd as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in September.

The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville reports that Judd is one of three delegates selected by party officials in Williamson County to serve in at-large positions at the convention. Judd has been outspoken on a variety of humanitarian and social-justice issues and has supported local Democratic candidates in the past.

Judd will join delegates from all 50 states at the convention to discuss the party’s platform and formally nominate President Barack Obama as the party’s candidate.

The convention will take place in Charlotte, N.C., during the first week of September.

‘Little House’ books to join literary canon

NEW YORK

Laura Ingalls Wilder, who already holds a special place in the hearts of millions of parents and children, soon will be added to the country’s official literary canon.

The Library of America announced Tuesday that it will issue two volumes this fall of Wilder’s “Little House” series, including “Little House on the Prairie” and “Little House in the Big Woods.” Wilder based the books on her family’s experiences as pioneers in the 19th century. She died in 1957 at age 90.

Founded in 1979, the Library of America specializes in clothbound editions of classic American literature, including such works as “Moby-Dick” and “Portnoy’s Complaint.”

Alec Baldwin goes ballistic for fianc e

NEW YORK

When it comes to his 28-year-old fianc e, Alec Baldwin is very protective.

He used Twitter to blast a New York newspaper for “crashing” yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas’ class.

He tweeted Monday: “Shame on the no-talent trash from the Daily News for invading the privacy of 75 people in a yoga class to take a picture of someone.”

Baldwin also posted the names of reporters at the class. He included a picture of one, and called her “nutty,” followed by a mild curse word.

The actor celebrated his 54th birthday Tuesday. He popped the question last weekend.

The Daily News had no immediate response to comment requests Tuesday.

Vindicator wire services