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Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee are confirming a split.
In a statement, the pair said that they remain “caring friends with admiration and respect for each other.” They wed five years ago at Joel’s mansion on Long Island.
Joe’s representative did not says whether the couple were getting a divorce.
This was the Piano Man’s third marriage and her first.
Joel, 60, recorded the song “All My Life” as an anniversary gift to his wife, 27, two years ago.
Oscar-winner Sean Penn is dropping out of two films, “The Three Stooges” and “Cartel.”
Spokeswoman Mara Buxbaum did not specify a reason but said that if the productions’ start dates were postponed, Penn would remain involved.
Penn, 48, was set to star as Larry in the long-gestating “Three Stooges” (with rumored co-stars Jim Carrey as Curly and Benecio Del Toro as Moe) and as a dad protecting his son in “Cartel.”
Beyoncé will perform at the BET Awards. Show organizers say the pop star will attend the ceremony, as will her husband, Jay-Z.
The two join a performance lineup that includes Kanye West, Maxwell, Young Jeezy, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy.
Beyonce is nominated for five BET Awards, including video of the year. Rapper T.I. also has five nods, followed by Lil Wayne, T-Pain and Keri Hilson, who are tied with four nominations each.
Jamie Foxx will host the show, to be broadcast live June 28.
Usher says he and his wife were separated for nearly a year before the R&B singer filed for divorce, calling the marriage “irretrievably broken,” court records said.
The divorce petition, initiated by Usher, says the couple has lived separately since July. They wed in August 2007. The petition says there is “no reasonable hope of reconciliation” between Usher, 30, and Tameka Raymond, 38.
Usher is seeking joint custody of their sons, Usher Raymond V, 18 months, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, 6 months. The couple is due in court July 15.
Nielsen’s recount for ABC’s “World News” last week has boosted its audience by 800,000 viewers. Nielsen Media Research reissued its report Wednesday after ABC disputed the original figures.
Corrected figures for the week of June 8 show ABC’s “World News” averaged 6.99 million viewers. It was the runner-up newscast to NBC’s “Nightly News,” with 8.3 million viewers.
Nielsen had said “World News” was watched Friday by 4.1 million viewers, well below its Friday average of 7.3 million. Nielsen didn’t factor in “World News” broadcasts for Tuesday and Thursday, when the program was pre-empted for the NBA Finals.
Among celebrity birthdays today: Musician Paul McCartney is 67. Movie critic Roger Ebert is 67. Actress Isabella Rossellini is 57. Actress Carol Kane is 57. Singer Blake Shelton is 33.
