BABY MAKES FOUR: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are the proud parents of son, Deacon Phillippe, born last Thursday. The couple also has a four-year-old daughter, Ava. The family is reportedly very happy and doing well.
LENNOX LORDS IT: Annie Lennox contributing a song to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King soundtrack. The CD will be released November 25; the film opens December 17.
SIN CITY HEIST: Nelly being robbed of more than $1 million in jewelry from his Las Vegas hotel room while he was in town for the 2003 Radio Music Awards; thieves also stole computer equipment from Michelle Branch's room.
IN DEEP: Courtney Love charged on two felony counts of drug possession stemming from October 2 arrest for being under the influence. She turned herself in Tuesday morning in connection with an October 22 warrant issued for her arrest and is scheduled to be arraigned November 12 in Beverly Hills Superior Court.
VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: R.E.M. performing in a Christmas episode of Boston Public December 19 on Fox. The band will perform an acoustic version of "Losing My Religion," while their new single "Bad Day" will play in the background during the episode.
SWEATSHOP HOG? National Labor Committee accusing P. Diddy of using sweatshop labor in Honduras to manufacture his Sean John line, where workers are subjected to daily body searches, contaminated drinking water and 11- to 12-hour shifts. Officials with the clothing label said they were unaware of the alleged conditions.
REMEMBERED: The 2003 Country Music Association Awards adding a tribute to the late Johnny Cash during their live ceremony November 5 on CBS. Among those performing during the segment are Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Travis Tritt and Hank Williams Jr.
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: California's wildfires destroying an airstrip set from the Leonardo DiCaprio flick The Aviator, forcing production to switch to an interior shot. Fifteen people have died due to the fires in Southern California, hundreds more have been displaced.
TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY: A Japanese businessman accused of stalking Britney Spears sued the city of Los Angeles for $2 million Monday, alleging that a 2002 search of his Sunset Boulevard hotel room caused "loss of human dignity." Last week, Masahiko Shizawa filed a separate suit against Spears, claiming that her security guards intimidated him.
SPEARS ADD: Meanwhile, Britney telling Britain's I-T-V television that she's considering a move to London.
REALITY CHECK: Donnell Langham, a cast member on MTV's latest installment of Road Rules, pleaded guilty in a Massachusetts court to assaulting his ex-girlfriend. He was sentenced to a year's probation, directed to enter a batterer's program, and told to keep his distance from his ex, according to the Smoking Gun.
NOT QUITE READY TO RUMBLE: The Tuesday start of the trial between Rosie O'Donnell and her ex-publishing partner, Gruner + Jahr, pushed back due to scheduling conflicts. The breach-of-contract battle over the former talk-show host's namesake magazine will likely begin later this week.
JAIL-BOUND: Tom Sizemore sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of domestic violence against former gal-pal Heidi Fleiss. However, a judge set aside the sentence until a January hearing. In the interim, Sizemore must complete drug rehab and anger-management counseling.
THE WILL: Katharine Hepburn's estate being valued at $17.4 million according to probate court documents. That amount includes $10 million in real estate, $4.1 million in securities and cash, a $2.6 million trust fund and $700,000 worth of furniture, art, silver and other possessions. She also owned a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria worth $4,425.
IMMORTALIZED: TV Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie of The Andy Griffith Show immortalized in a bronze statue unveiled Tuesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, by Andy Griffith.
MUSICAL CHAIRS: ABC News reporter Chris Wallace is replacing Tony Snow as host of Fox News Sunday starting in mid-November. Snow is leaving the one-hour political chat show to be host of a syndicated program for Fox News Radio.
JINX JINXED: Halle Berry will not be reprising her role as Jinx, from the James Bond flick Die Another Day in a spinoff flick after all. The project, which was to be called Jinx, has been nixed by MGM.
HEARD IT ON THE RADIO: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers receiving the Legend Award on Monday at the 2003 Radio Music Awards while Justin Timberlake won Artist of the Year/Top 40 Radio and Tim McGraw took home Artist of the Year in the country category.
SO LONG, LUIS: Fox officially axed Luis Guzman's sitcom Luis after only four episodes due to lackluster ratings. Luis is officially the first new show of the fall to be canceled.
HERE TO STAY: CBS ordering full seasons of freshman series Joan of Arcadia, Cold Case, Navy NCIS, Two and a Half Men and The Handler.
REMEMBERED: Rod Roddy, whose voice beckoned contestants to "Come on Down" on The Price is Right since 1986, died Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.
COVER BOY: Tom Cruise being chosen as Marie Claire magazine's first ever male cover model. The December issue featuring Cruise offers readers two different covers: one in black and white and one in color.