Comedian, wife expecting a child
Chris Rock and his wife are expecting their first child, the actor-comedian's spokesman, Matt Labov, said.
Rock, 35, and his 31-year-old wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, have been married five years. Compton-Rock is the executive director of the charitable organization Styleworks.
A former "Saturday Night Live," cast member whose HBO series, "The Chris Rock Show," won an Emmy for its writing in 1999, Rock has appeared in movies including "New Jack City," "Dogma" and "Down to Earth."
Janet Jackson ready for love
Nearly three years after her divorce, Janet Jackson said finding a special someone is her biggest wish but no wedding bells are ringing just yet.
"I'd like to be in love," she told reporters in Tokyo on Thursday, without naming any potential candidates.
Jackson has described the great emotional pain that followed her February 1999 breakup with co-writer Rene Elizondo Jr., whom she had married secretly in 1991.
After the marriage dissolved, Jackson started dating something she said she never did while growing up. But the singer said that no new partnership would lead to nuptials any time soon.
No doubt, a wedding's on tap
Gwen Stefani has no doubt about Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale: Stefani has agreed to marry him.
Rossdale, 34, proposed to Stefani, the 32-year-old lead singer for No Doubt, on New Year's Day, her spokeswoman Terry Wang said Wednesday.
Stefani became a staple in the music world with the 1995 release of No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" album. British-born Rossdale made his American debut with the more-somber album "Sixteen Stone."
The pair will set a wedding date later in the year, Rossdale publicist Laura Gold said. It will be the first marriage for both singers.
Author's next work: 1776
Historian David McCullough, author of the million-selling "John Adams," has decided to remain in Revolutionary times. His next book will focus on the year 1776.
"I came across a lot of material I wanted to use for the Adams book and wasn't able to," McCullough told The Associated Press in a phone interview from his home in West Tisbury, Mass.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Harry Truman, McCullough said he's especially interested in 1776 because it "represents the nadir of the United States of America. It seemed very clear that the war was over and we had lost."
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