O’Brien meets president he endorsed for re-election

Helsinki, Finland – Conan O’Brien finally met his match.

The “Late Night” jokester, who ran a mock ad campaign endorsing the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen – because of her strong resemblance to him, red hair and all – had a face-to-similar-face meeting with her Tuesday at the presidential palace in downtown Helsinki.

O’Brien handed the Nordic country’s first female president a box of chocolates in the shape of a red heart as they posed for photographers before their 15-minute meeting.

Last year, O’Brien caused a political stir when, based on their resemblance, he endorsed the 62-year-old Halonen for a second six-year term – which she won last month. His mock ads not only backed Halonen but also attacked her opponents.

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes deny report that they’ve split

Los Angeles – Not true.

That was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ response Tuesday to a Valentine’s Day report by Life & Style magazine claiming that the Hollywood superstar and his pregnant paramour have split up.

“It should be known that the story is 100 percent false,” Arnold Robinson, a publicist for the couple, said in a statement. “Mr. Cruise and Ms. Holmes are still engaged and are moving forward with their wedding plans, as well as planning for the arrival of their child.”

The Feb. 27 issue of the magazine, which will be on news stands Friday, says in a cover story that the public pair “plan to keep up the charade of their romance until after their baby’s birth this spring.”

Holmes, 27, and Cruise, 43, have been engaged since June. They announced her pregnancy in October.