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Reuters reports Diana Ross pleaded innocent Friday to charges she was driving under the influence after officers reportedly found the disoriented, 58-year-old singer asking for directions back to a local resort in front of a closed video store in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 30. The authorities were responding to a call they received about a motorist who was driving the wrong way through traffic. According to Reuters, the police report states she allegedly had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. Ross was then charged with three misdemeanors, including driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than 0.15, known as extreme DUI. She is schedule to appear in a Tucson court Jan. 31. The singer has canceled a February concert in Phoenix.
Celebs
Nicole Kidman gets a star! The Hollywood Walk of Fame is bestowing the honors to the 35-year-old actress today in a ceremony in front of the Kodak Theater. Director Stephen Daldry, who recently directed Kidman in The Hours, is expected to attend the ceremony.Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany have tied the knot. Connelly's publicist confirmed to People.com that the couple was married in a small, private ceremony in Scotland over the holidays. The two met on the set of the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind, in which Connelly's performance earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Australian actress Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, About A Boy) also said "I do," to Australian musician Dave Galafassi in Sydney, Australia. According to Sydney's Sun-Herald, the Buddhist ceremony took place over the weekend at Collette's country home, where roughly 100 guests attended.Jennifer Aniston made it to the stage at the People's Choice Awards to accept her award for favorite female TV performer--with help from a cane and her co-star Matthew Perry. According to her publicist, the actress broke a toe on her right foot after hitting it on a piece of furniture. Movies
Here we go! The ballots for the 75th Annual Academy Awards were mailed out last week to the more than 5,800 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The ballots must be returned by Jan. 29, with the nominations being announced Feb. 11. John Travolta will join Joaquin Phoenix in the Disney film Ladder 49. The drama centers on a veteran firefighter who, while trapped in a fire that could possibly kill him, looks back at his life, his career and his family.Tube
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? producer Michael Davies is developing a new youth-oriented variety show for the WB called Live From Tomorrow. The catch is the show will run without traditional 30-second commercials, but instead will have advertising messages interwoven within the show's content. Anything to keep people from using their TiVos.... Music
Rolling Stone.com reports Madonna will mark her 20th anniversary in the music industry (her first album came out in 1983) by releasing an as-yet-untitled new album in April. The first single will be "American Life."