Madonna graces cover, spread of W magazine

New York – Madonna is back in the saddle again.

The Material Girl/Mom, who broke nine bones in a horse riding accident last year, stars with six Andalusian stallions in a 58-page photo spread in W magazine’s June issue, on newsstands May 19.

On the magazine’s cover, she wears equestrian-inspired garb, complete with a riding crop and fishnet stockings.

Madonna, 47, suffered three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand after falling off a horse on Aug. 16.

Queen Elizabeth II opens garden dedicated to sister

Oxford, England – Queen Elizabeth II opened a garden dedicated to the memory of her sister, Princess Margaret, who died in 2002 at age 71.

The publisher Viscount Rothermere, whose company publishes the Daily Mail tabloid, on Friday showed the queen and Margaret’s children in the garden, which he called a tribute to the part the princess played in building Anglo-American relations.

Comic creator looks for new hero on reality TV

Pasadena, Calif. – The creator of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk is on the hunt for a new superhero, and he plans to find it on reality TV.

Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee said Friday that his new reality show “Who Wants to be a Superhero?” breaks new ground.

Eleven wannabe superheros – whittled down from 200 – are set to compete in the show, which is scheduled to premiere July 26 on the Sci-Fi channel. The winning superhero will be the star of a new comic book created by Lee.

The reported catch-phrase for those who don’t make the cut? “Turn in your spandex!”

Hasselhoff, Bach awarded joint custody of daughters

Los Angeles – David Hasselhoff and estranged wife Pamela Bach have been awarded joint custody of their daughters.

A Superior Court judge on Thursday said the actor and actress will have alternating weeks with their daughters Taylor, 16, and Hayley, 12. They also will alternate custody annually for holidays.

“My wife and I have been able to reach an agreement that we feel is in the best interest of our children, which affords them the opportunity to spend significant time with each of us,” Hasselhoff said in a statement read Friday by his publicist, Judy Katz.

Earlier Hasselhoff, 53, and Bach, 42, had been splitting custody of the girls.

Hasselhoff filed for divorce Jan. 12, citing irreconcilable differences after 16 years of marriage. Bach filed her own divorce papers a day later, also citing irreconcilable differences.