Ryder’s trial postponed a day

Beverly Hills, Calif. Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial was delayed Tuesday after her lead attorney was unable to appear in court.

Judge Elden J. Fox postponed the case until today after prosecutors and Ryder’s lawyer met in his chambers. But attorney Shepard Kopp said he expects the trial will be delayed until next week to allow lead attorney Mark Geragos to complete an attempted murder trial.

Ryder will stand trial on charges of felony grand theft, burglary and vandalism. She faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

Actor could use a little magic

London Richard Harris, who stars as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” movies, has been hospitalized following treatment for cancer, his agent said Tuesday.

The veteran Irish actor fell ill in August after shooting the second film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” and went to a hospital with a severe chest infection, said his London-based agent, Sharon Thomas.

Thomas said the 72-year-old has been at the University College Hospital, central London, for two months, where he’s had a course of chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease.

She said Harris would be available for the third movie based on author J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”

Scandalous photos turned over

Lumberton, N.C. The former fiance of Rebekah Revels, the Miss North Carolina who resigned after the Miss America pageant learned about nude photos of her, turned over the pictures Tuesday, her lawyer said.

Attorney Barry Nakell said in Robeson County court that Tosh Welch handed in the photographs just before his contempt hearing was to begin. Nakell would not describe the pictures in detail.

Revels won the crown in June but resigned in July after the Miss America pageant received an e-mail indicating there were nude photos of her. Revels told pageant officials the e-mail came from Welch.

“Would you want to be represented by someone with a past?” the message said. “Nude pics of Miss America bring in big bucks nowadays.”

After Revels resigned, she sought to reclaim her crown after the Miss North Carolina Organization signed a contract with runner-up Misty Clymer.

More traffic in their home

Los Angeles “Traffic” co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are getting ready for baby No. 2.

The Hollywood couple announced Monday they are expecting their second child next spring, according to publicist Cece Yorke.

Their first child, Dylan Michael Douglas, is 2 years old.

The new baby will be Zeta-Jones’ second and the third for Douglas, who has a son, Cameron, from a previous marriage.

Douglas and Zeta-Jones married in November 2000.