Salma Hayek engaged to boyfriend, expecting a baby

New York – Next up for Salma Hayek is a wedding – and a baby carriage.

The 40-year-old actress is engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and is pregnant with their first child, her spokeswoman, Cari Ross, said Friday in a statement. No further details were provided.

The Mexico-born Hayek has starred in films such as “Frida,” “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” and “After the Sunset.” She is one of the executive producers of ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” in which she recently guest starred as a two-faced magazine editor.

Pinault is chairman and chief executive officer of the luxury goods company PPR SA, which owns high-end labels such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Stella McCartney.

Springfields to compete for ‘Simpsons’ movie screening

Springfield, Ore. – Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut of Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family this summer.

City officials accepted an invitation from 20th Century Fox to compete for the honor of hosting the premier screening of “The Simpsons Movie” in July.

Fox publicist Gwyne Ortiz said Fox has asked 16 Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts to participate.

Fox will pick the winner after reviewing film entries showcasing the community’s aspects and links to the Simpsons, who live in their own fictional Springfield.

The prime-time animated series created by Oregon-born Matt Groening is now in its 18th season.

“There’s plenty of serious issues to talk about, but this is something that we might as well try to have a little fun with,” Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken told the Register-Guard newspaper.

Kate Winslet wins damages after diet doctor allegations

London – Kate Winslet was awarded substantial libel damages Friday after a British magazine wrongly stated that she had visited a diet doctor.

The 31-year-old actress, known for her criticism of excessive dieting, wasn’t at London’s High Court for the hearing on an article published last month by women’s magazine Grazia.

Winslet’s attorney, Rachel Atkins, said the story wrongly stated that Winslet had sought the help of California-based Chinese herbalist Yi Pan for her weight, despite vowing not to bow to Hollywood pressure on actresses to be skinny.

Atkins said Winslet had visited Pan for a neck injury.

Grazia printed an apology in its March 5 issue, saying it was “very happy to set the record straight.”

“I am not a hypocrite,” Winslet said in a statement. “I have always been, and shall continue to be, honest when it comes to body/weight issues. I feel very strongly that ‘curves’ are natural, womanly and real.”

Attorneys for Winslet said she would be donating the unspecified but “substantial” damages payment to charity.

Eddie Van Halen announces plans to enter rehab

Los Angeles – Eddie Van Halen has said he will enter rehab for unspecified reasons.

In a statement addressed to fans Thursday on Van Halen’s Web site, the guitarist said he decided to seek treatment because “at the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best.”

“That’s why I have decided to enter a rehabilitation facility to work on myself, so that in the future I can deliver the 110 percent that I feel I owe you and want to give you,” the statement said.

It wasn’t known whether Van Halen will attend his band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony Monday in New York.

The operator of Van Halen’s Web site declined to release further details.

Brad Delp, lead singer of band Boston, found dead at home

Atkinson, N.H. – Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said. He was 55.

Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was “untimely” and that there was no indication of foul play.

Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said.

The cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s office. Police said an incident report would not be available until Monday.

Delp fronted the rock band, who rose to fame in the late 1970s and had several hits, including “More than A Feeling.” The group sold millions of records.