The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news
Mama Uma …
Now that she’s engaged to Swiss multimillionaire Arpad “Arki” Busson, Uma Thurman says she’s open to the possibility of having more children.
“I can safely say I don’t know,” the actress, 38, tells InStyle for its September issue. “If it’s meant to happen, it will. I love and adore being a mother.”
Thurman says parenting her two children (with ex-husband Ethan Hawke), Maya, 10, and Levon, 6, is “the
greatest gift I’ve ever been given.” The actress — who announced
her engagement in June — adds: “I understand that raising children is universally difficult and that people read an article hoping for something worthwhile in it. The truth is, I am not on some inside track. I have no incredible revelations to share.”
While no wedding date has been set, Thurman confirms that she likes to be married. “I crave structure,” she says.
Stand up and sing …
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2.
That’s when “Just Stand Up” hits airwaves and iTunes. The song features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. All sales of the star-studded single will benefit cancer research.
The charity tune was conceived by Antonio “L. A.” Reid, who produced it with longtime creative colleague Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.
All 15 singers will share the stage to perform the song live on Sept. 5 during the “Stand Up to Cancer” television special, set to air simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS. Other stars expected to turn out for the hourlong fund-and awareness-raising program include Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Katie Couric, Sally Field, Salma Hayek, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker and Reese Witherspoon.
Divorce court …
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife are calling it quits after nearly nine years of marriage.
Wahlberg and his wife, Kim Fey Wahlberg, each filed for divorce in separate counties in the Los Angeles area, court records show.
Kim Wahlberg cited “irreconcilable differences” in her filings in Los Angeles Superior Court. Donnie Wahlberg’s petition was filed in Ventura County.
The couple were married in August 1999 and separated earlier this year.
The move comes as Wahlberg, 39, prepares to tour with a reunited New Kids on the Block and appears on the big screen in “Righteous Kill,” which will be released Sept. 12.
They have two sons, ages 15 and 7.
Happy days …
They’re giving two thumbs up to the bronze Fonz in Milwaukee.
Dozens of people lining the Milwaukee River downtown cheered as a bronze statue of the “Happy Days” character was unveiled Tuesday.
Actor Henry Winkler stroked his hair and smiled as he inspected the life-size, bronze statue of Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. The statue shows the Fonz smiling and giving his signature two thumbs up.
Most of the cast was on hand Tuesday.
