Candidate gets shoe of support

New York Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has renamed a sneaker offered by his Phat Farm clothing label for a month in support of Democratic gubernatorial candidate H. Carl McCall.

The sneaker, known as the Phat Classic, will be called the Carl McCall running shoe during October, Simmons said. Simmons endorsed McCall over Republican Gov. George Pataki in mid-September.

“I want people to race down to the polls,” Simmons said Monday.

The all-white sneaker features fat laces and a raised P in a crest logo on the side.

Rock wins stunt rights

Honolulu The state land board has approved a movie company’s use of a site considered sacred by Hawaiian royalty, but imposed stringent conditions on the stunt planned for the film starring The Rock.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Monday approved an action scene that involves flipping a jeep off a rock outcropping next to Kapena Falls and into the pool beneath.

“The jeep will be steam-cleaned, have no engine, transmission or glass and will be removed after the stunt by helicopter to avoid damage to surrounding areas,” the board said in a news release.

The Rock, a World Wrestling Entertainment star whose real name is Dwayne Johnson, lived in Honolulu for part of his youth. In addition to the current production, he says he has been tapped to star in a film on the life of Hawaiian warrior king Kamehameha the Great.

Pamela, Tommy Lee close to deal

Los Angeles Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson are close to an agreement on custody of their two sons, lawyers told a judge Tuesday. Details weren’t disclosed.

Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon warned that if the deal isn’t completed by Monday, she would declare a mistrial.

The actress filed a petition last year seeking full custody of sons Brandon, 6, and Dylan, 4.

She claimed Lee is a poor role model and a “very angry, unstable man who presents a danger to others, particularly when he is using alcohol.”

Lee filed a court declaration that he’s been sober for two years and poses no danger to his sons. He had said he planned to ask the court for equal custodial time.

Rosie sued by publisher

New York The publisher of Rosie magazine sued Rosie O’Donnell for $100 million Tuesday for abruptly pulling out of the venture last month.

Gruner + Jahr Printing and Publishing Co. said in court papers that the former talk show host breached her contract and publicly disparaged the magazine when she quit Rosie on Sept. 18.

A call to O’Donnell’s spokeswoman was not immediately returned.

The publisher and O’Donnell had been feuding for months about the direction of the magazine.

Among other things, O’Donnell and G + J had reportedly argued repeatedly about what the magazine cover should look like.