Oprah Winfrey gathers footage at Navajo Nation

Window Rock, Ariz. – Oprah Winfrey visited the Navajo Nation this week to gather footage for an upcoming episode of her show, tribal officials said.

Winfrey toured the Navajo capital of Window Rock on Wednesday and watched children perform a powwow dance, according to a statement released by the tribe.

“It was a real honor to have such a celebrity grace us with her presence, especially on sacred ground right under the Window Rock,” said Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. “She’s a very likable person, of course, very honorable.”

The Window Rock is a geographic feature that gave the community its name.

It’s true: Anna Nicole Smith confirms that she’s pregnant

New York – Anna Nicole Smith has confirmed that she’s pregnant, in a video clip posted on her Web site.

“Let me stop all the rumors. Yes, I am pregnant. I’m happy, I’m very very happy about it. Everything’s goin’ really, really good and I’ll be checking in and out periodically on the Web and I’ll let you see me as I’m growing,” the 38-year-old former reality TV star and Playboy playmate says.

Smith, who is shown floating on an inflatable raft in a swimming pool, did not provide any details.

Her attorney and spokesman, Howard K. Stern, could not be reached by The Associated Press for comment.

Early last month, there were reports that Smith was expecting a baby. Stern issued a written statement saying: “If Anna Nicole is pregnant, she obviously doesn’t want anybody to know yet.”

Smith has a 20-year-old son, Daniel, from her first marriage.

Rappers West, Ludacris win copyright infringement trial

New York – Top-selling rappers Kanye West and Ludacris won a copyright infringement trial Thursday when a jury concluded their 2003 hit “Stand Up” did not copy a tune by New Jersey musicians.

“I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame,” Ludacris said after the verdict was announced. “This whole experience is proof to me of why I will always fight for what I believe in.”

Ten jurors returned the verdict after less than a day of deliberations in the trial in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

West was not in court.

Outside the courthouse, Ludacris signed autographs and posed for pictures before leaving for Los Angeles to promote a documentary he narrated about a female basketball team in Seattle.

Ludacris said he never doubted the jury would agree that the song he and West created did not sound like “Straight Like That,” a tune created by an East Orange, N.J., group named I.O.F., or It’s Only Family.

Oasis debut beats Beatles for greatest album of all time

London – “Definitely Maybe,” the debut album by Oasis, has beaten the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in a British vote for the greatest album of all time.

The Beatles took third place with “Revolver” and had three other albums – “The Beatles (The White Album),” “Abbey Road” and “Rubber Soul” – in the Top 100 in the vote staged by British Hit Singles & Albums, an annual publication, and NME.com.

Other albums in the top 10: “OK Computer,” Radiohead; “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” Oasis; “Nevermind,” Nirvana; “The Stone Roses,” The Stone Roses; “Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd; “The Queen Is Dead,” The Smiths; and “The Bends,” Radiohead.

Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz has baby boy

Los Angeles – It’s a boy for Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz and her fiance, director Darren Aronofsky.

The couple had their first child Wednesday in New York, according to Weisz spokeswoman Kelly Bush. No other details were made available.

Weisz, 35, won an Oscar in March for her portrayal of a political activist in “The Constant Gardener.” Later this year, she can be seen in “The Fountain,” which Aronofsky directed.