Sideshow: Star Jones marriage kaput

Star Jones Reynolds, who worked so hard to secure corporate backers to pay for her over-the-top November '04 wedding to Al Reynolds in exchange for plugging the companies' products, is divorcing Al.

Syndicated celeb show Entertainment Tonight says Star, 46, very quietly filed divorce papers on March 26 in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan.

Sadly, notes ET, the papers are sealed.

"Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life. A month ago I filed for divorce," Ms. Jones tells ET.

"The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone's life that requires privacy with one's thoughts. I have committed myself to handling this situation with dignity and grace."

Dignity and grace, indeed. Dignity and grace.

William Hung, sexy math prodigy

California State University at Northridge has been William Hung-ed.

The school's newspaper, the Daily Sundial, says the American Idol reject, who so charmed America four years ago with his rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs," has transferred from U.C. Berkeley to CSUN to pursue a sexy-hot degree in mathematics.

The Sundial, which calls Hung a "cult icon," says "Hung has the spirit of classic American tenacity" and abides by a "true-grit ethic."

A slice of J.Lo

Ever wanted a slice of Jennifer Lopez?

Now you can have it: New parents Marc Anthony and J.Lo, who welcomed twins in February, have signed up to star in a reality show on TLC, reports Access Hollywood.

According to a statement, the show will "deliver a slice of [Jennifer's] life that audiences have never seen before, as she takes on her career and launches a new fragrance while trying to juggle her new responsibilities as a first-time mom."

Hyatt: Come back, Paris, come back!

Access Hollywood says widespread reports yesterday that celebutante-actress Paris Hilton had been banned from the Moscow Hyatt Hotel because she pulled a stupid stunt are inaccurate. Tabloids the Sun of London and the New York Daily News reported that Paris had allegedly written her name (That would be P. . . a. . . r. . . i. . . s! Good girl) in black marker on the walls of the hotel's $16,000-per-night presidential suite.

Paris' rep called the reports nonsense. "We are confirmed to stay there next month when Paris launches her latest fragrance there," the rep said.

Blaine's latest taste-defying stunt

Inspirational artist, athlete and spiritual adviser David Blaine will face "threats of heart failure, brain damage and even death," in the words of a news release, Wednesday, on the super-special syndicated show The Oprah Winfrey Show: David Blaine Risks His Life to Break a World Record - LIVE.

Blaine's latest bit of self-indulgence will have him attempt to "hold his breath for more than 16 minutes and 14 seconds - the record currently held by Tom Sietas - while submerged in a sphere-shaped aquarium filled with more than 2,500 gallons of water."

Why Oprah would want to have anything to do with this (aside from the ratings bonanza such a freak show will bring her) is a mystery to me.

Cannes announces lineup

Organizers say the Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 14 to 25, will feature an out-of-competition screening of Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, starring Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett. Woody Allen will also show his next flick, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, out of competition.

Americans Sean Penn and Natalie Portman will serve on the jury. They'll be faced with in-competition entries from two fellow Americans: Changeling by Clint Eastwood and the Che Guevara biopic Che by Steven Soderbergh.

Aiken's latest soul-crushing product

American Idol-manufactured niceboy Clay Aiken will don his sexiest ensemble for a night of consumerist prostitution with a live TV performance on QVC at 7 p.m. Monday.

Clay will play tunes from his new CD, On My Way Here, which you'll be able to order eight days before its May 6 release date. Info: www.QVC.com.

Jay-Z + Beyoncé =

In an Exclusive! report, People mag has confirmed that music superstars Jay-Z and Beyoncé must indeed be married, since they filed a signed wedding license Friday in Scarsdale, N.Y. The papers list April 4 as the day the pair were wed - an event neither will publicly acknowledge.

Jay-Z + Kanye West =

Actually, we're not sure if poker or blackjack was involved, but Jay-Z took a long-deserved break from the daily grind of marriage to have a man's night out with the newly partner-free Kanye West at hot nightclub Goa on Tuesday night, right after West's show at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

Jay-Z sported a hood, sunglasses and no wedding ring; Kanye sported the absence of Alexis Phifer, his onetime fiancée, whom he ditched last week. Other revelers included Paris Hilton, Benji Madden, Rob Kardashian and Adrienne Bailon, Jamie Foxx and Quddus.

A starring role for Arnold

Just in: Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to guest-star on America's Most Wanted. The governator will be on Saturday's episode (9 p.m. on Fox29), meeting with host John Walsh at a state-of-the-art laboratory in Sacramento where DNA testing is conducted. They'll talk about expanding law enforcement's authority to take DNA samples from criminal suspects. Schwarzenegger was instrumental in helping pass California's Prop 69, which mandates taking DNA samples from felony suspects, not just convicted criminals. California is one of only a handful of states with such a policy, and Walsh is calling for all states to implement similar regulations.

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