It’s very hard to top Michael Jackson, but Lisa Marie Presley seems to think she’s done it.
Elvis‘ daughter, who married Jackson in May 1994 (and divorced him 20 months later), will marry again — this time to rock singer John Oszajea, her spokesman, Paul Bloch, said Tuesday. The happy couple met in May and became engaged just before Christmas.
The story goes that Oszajea, 25, first went to Presley’s mother, Priscilla Presley, to ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage. After receiving her blessing, Oszajea formally proposed to Presley, 32.
For those of you keeping track, this will be Lisa’s third go with a musician — first husband Danny Keough, then the Gloved One, now Oszajea (due to release his first album this year).
All this rocker influence is finally rubbing off on her: Lisa Marie’s currently recording her first album, as well.
QUICK TAKES: Jim Carrey, who won the best comedy-musical actor Golden Globe for “Man on the Moon“, apparently left out a lot of people in his acceptance speech, so he made up for it with an ad in today’s Hollywood Reporter. This time, he made sure to thank Andy Kaufman, the late comedian he portrayed, as well as the comic’s family. Better late than never …
…Christian Slater will wed girlfriend Ryan Haddon on Feb. 12, USA Today reports. The two have a 9-month-old son, Jaden Christopher …
… Ralph Fiennes is angry over the rating slapped on his latest film, “The End of the Affair,” by British censors. London’s Daily Express quotes Fiennes as expressing concern that the rating (the U.K. equivalent of the NC-17) will scare off older audiences concerned by the (relative) threat of the sex scenes. “It is absurd. … I don’t think the sex in the film is sadistic, abusive or violent. I cannot understand the decision,” Fiennes says …
… Supermodel Naomi Campbell will no longer be strutting her stuff on the catwalk, specifically the ones in New York and London. The 29-year-old British beauty finds her schedule “very stressful” and says she would like to cut back. But rest assured: Campbell says she hasn’t decided what to do about the Milan catwalk. We wait with baited breath …
AILING: “Ally McBeal” star Lisa Nicole Carson, who plays Ally’s feisty roommate Renée Radick, is recovering at home after a two-week hospital stay for treatment of an undisclosed medical condition, reps for the hit Fox show say. Carson, 30, was discharged earlier this week, but at the request of the actress’ family, details of her medical condition are being kept private. Her character had been absent from “Ally McBeal” the past few weeks, but Carson plans to return once she’s recovered …
… Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, 64, was hospitalized for an allergic reaction to a drug administered after cutting his finger, his father said Tuesday. The singer, best known for the song “Great Balls of Fire,” cut his finger with a knife at his home in Nesbitt, Miss., and was taken to an unidentified Memphis hospital. Lewis’ reaction was a result of shots given to kill his pain and treat infection, and he was then taken to Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, where officials refused to release information on his condition. …
“GREEN” SMILE: Michael Clarke Duncan, the Golden Globe-nominated actor from “The Green Mile,” has been named ShoWest’s Male Star of Tomorrow. The National Association of Theater Owners will hand Duncan the honors during its convention March 6-9 in Las Vegas. Previous winners include Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Johnny Depp.
Of course, the honor also has gone to the likes of football player-turned-actor-turned-sportscaster Howie Long, whose first headlining film, “Firestorm,” went up in smoke.
In other ShoWest news, composer John Williams is set to be honored with the convention’s first Maestro Award. Williams, if you don’t know, recently composed “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” and “Angela’s Ashes.”
PUDDING HEADS: Billy Crystal and Jamie Lee Curtis have been named this year’s recipients of Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year awards. No, they won’t be sampling Jell-O for the masses. Rather, Curtis, 41, will lead a parade through Harvard Square on Feb. 10, and Crystal, 52, will wear a bra and wig at a roast in his honor Feb. 17. The awards are a tradition of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Organization, which counts male students dressed in drag among its members. Previous winners include Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Michelle Pfeiffer and Meg Ryan.
OSCAR WATCH: Defending Oscar champs Steven Spielberg and Gwyneth Paltrow have been confirmed as presenters for the 72nd Annual Academy Awards on March 26 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. “Double Jeopardy” heroine Ashley Judd and “Anna and the King” star Chow Yun-Fat are also set to present.
But, frankly, we’re more excited about the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 12 because award-show ham Roberto Benigni will be presenting the statue for Outstanding Female Lead Film Performance. Look for Benigni to make an Oscar appearance, too. Like Spielberg and Paltrow, he, too, is a defending champ. Albeit, a more effusive one.
