R. Kelly’s ‘mentor’ sues singer for alleged attack

Chicago – A man describing himself as a “mentor and guide” to R. Kelly since he was a teenager is suing the singer, alleging that he attacked him and reneged on an agreement to pay him for a song idea.

In a suit filed Wednesday, Henry “Love” Vaughn says he’s worked for Kelly off and on for years.

The suit says that in February he went to Kelly’s suburban Olympia Fields home to watch a basketball game and that one of Kelly’s other employees became “verbally abusive.” It goes on to allege that Kelly, 39, and others dragged him to the basement, attacked him and held him against his will.

Olympia Fields police investigated the alleged attack but decided not to file charges, said Cmdr. James Keith.

The suit also alleges that the song “Step in the Name of Love” was Vaughn’s brainchild and that Kelly reneged on a promise to give him half the proceeds from the song.

Comedian Dane Cook taking ‘Tourgasm’ to Las Vegas

New York – Comedian Dane Cook is taking his “Tourgasm” to Las Vegas.

Cook, along with buddies Gary Gulman, Robert Kelly and Jay Davis, will perform the popular show Nov. 17 at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.

The festival will take place Nov. 14-18 at Caesars Palace. Other performers include Kathy Griffin, Mario Cantone, Dave Attell, Bob Saget, Mo’Nique and Don Rickles.

Tori Spelling, husband Dean McDermott expecting child

New York – Tori Spelling and her husband, actor Dean McDermott, are expecting their first child together.

The 33-year-old Spelling, daughter of the late producer Aaron Spelling, will give birth in the spring, Spelling’s representative, Jill Fritzo, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

McDermott, 39, had roles in the movies “Against the Ropes” and “Open Range.” He has a 7-year-old son, Jack, and a 1-year-old daughter, Lola, from his first marriage.

It’s a girl for actors Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard

New York – It’s a girl for Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.

The couple welcomed Ramona into the world on Tuesday, Gyllenhaal’s representative, Amanda Silverman, said in a statement to The Associated Press. The news was first reported by People magazine.

“Mom, dad and baby are healthy and happy,” Silverman said.

In April, Silverman told the AP that Gyllenhaal, 28, and Sarsgaard, 35, were engaged and expecting a baby. It will be the first marriage for both.

Drummer Barker breaks arm shooting music video

New York – Travis Barker, the apparent cause of a nightclub brawl between Paris Hilton and estranged wife Shanna Moakler, has a broken arm.

The tattooed drummer of the rock band (+44) – pronounced “plus forty-four” – broke his right arm Sept. 9 while shooting a music video for the title track from the band’s upcoming album “When Your Heart Stops Beating,” publicist Dvora Vener said Thursday. She declined to say exactly how he fractured it.

She said no dates had been canceled yet even though the band is scheduled to begin a tour Oct. 13 in San Diego.

Dunst not concerned about bad ‘Antoinette’ reviews

New York – When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, “Marie Antoinette” drew boos from French critics. Kirsten Dunst, who plays Antoinette in the movie, has a laid-back attitude about it.

“I didn’t take it to heart,” Dunst says in an interview in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. “How would we feel about the French doing a movie about George Washington with French actors?”

Sofia Coppola’s costume drama opens Oct. 20 in U.S. theaters.