Bruce Willis plays the blues at space center

Cape Canaveral, Fla. – Some 7,000 people showed up to watch Bruce Willis and his blues band perform at the Kennedy Space Center’s rocket garden.

Fans cheered as Willis sang and played the harmonica, filling the moments between songs by bantering with the crowd.

“We love playing for you,” Willis said at Thursday night’s show. “Even when it’s hot.”

The 52-year-old actor starred in the 1998 sci-fi movie “Armageddon,” which was shown on a giant inflatable screen across the lawn from the stage after the concert. In the film, Willis leads a group to destroy a giant asteroid headed toward Earth. Parts of the movie were filmed at the Kennedy Space Center.

Gwen Stefani too sexy for Malaysia show

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Gwen Stefani will not wear revealing costumes during her Aug. 21 concert after Muslim students protested her sexy outfits and steamy performances.

Show organizer Maxis Communications Bhd. said the 37-year-old singer will follow the local code of ethics for foreign artists, which bans the unnecessary baring of skin.

“Gwen Stefani has confirmed that her concert will not feature any revealing costumes. She will abide by the Malaysian authorities’ guidelines to ensure that her show will not be offensive to local sensitivities,” the company said Thursday.

The National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students, which has some 10,000 members, charged that Stefani’s skimpy outfits and cheeky performances clashed with Islamic values.

Man killed in dog attack at home of Ving Rhames

Los Angeles – A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by as many as four dogs at the home of Ving Rhames on Friday, authorities said.

The victim, who hasn’t been identified, had worked at the actor’s home for about two years and was responsible for caring for the dogs, said Los Angeles Police officer Sandra Gonzalez.

Four mastiffs were seized by animal services, she said.

Police got a call at 7:15 a.m. from someone reporting a dead body at the home. Gonzalez didn’t know who made the call.

The victim was found on the front lawn, she said.

Rhames, 46, who appeared in the “Mission Impossible” series of films, wasn’t at home when the attack occurred, she said.

Stevie Wonder plans 1st U.S. tour in 12 years

Los Angeles – Stevie Wonder said Thursday that he will hold his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, beginning next month in San Diego.

“A Wonder Summer’s Night” will include 13 concerts from Aug. 23 to Sept. 20 in eight states. Stops in California will include San Diego, Lake Tahoe, Concord, Santa Barbara, Saratoga and Los Angeles. Other cities include Portland, Ore.; Woodinville, Wash.; Chicago; Detroit; Atlanta and Baltimore. The final concert will be in Boston.

Tickets will be available beginning Aug. 11. Ticket prices were not immediately released.

Although the 57-year-old has given numerous performances worldwide, Wonder’s last full-scale tour in the United States was in 1995.

Lionel Richie weighs in on daughter’s ‘mistakes’

Los Angeles – Lionel Richie says his 25-year-old daughter, Nicole, has “made some mistakes in her life,” but that he raised her to take responsibility for her behavior.

“She has not blamed others for her problems and is growing up very quickly, albeit in the heat of the media spotlight,” the 58-year-old R&B singer told Usmagazine.com.

“My father taught me to stand straight and take whatever punishment or hardships were the result of my own actions, and I am proud that I was able to hand that philosophy down to my daughter,” he said.

Nicole Richie was sentenced last week to four days in jail and ordered to undergo drug and alcohol treatment. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs.

Murphy says he fathered Spice Girl’s daughter

Los Angeles – Eddie Murphy acknowledged he is the father of Melanie Brown’s young daughter Friday, a day after the former Spice Girl took legal action to establish him as the child’s parent.

Murphy, 46, “always has and will continue to honor his responsibilities as a father,” according to a statement released through his publicist, Arnold Robinson.

“Mr. Murphy and Ms. Brown dated very briefly and never made any plans of ANY sort,” the statement said. “He acknowledges paternity of the child Angel, and has paid child support to Ms. Brown as well as covering the expenses of her pregnancy.”