I did not know that William Shatner had a horse farm and that he is that
involved in showing them
> NATIONAL ENQUIRER...MIKE WALKER...
> --HE'D BE DALAIGHTED DEPT.: Buddhist dad-to-be Richard Gere's telling
pals he's
> thrilled that the Dalai Lama has promised to be godfather to his child
by
"Law
> & Order" galpal Carey Lowell.
>
> MITCHELL FINK...
> --The star, whose vocal cords were damaged in 1997 by a bacterial
> infection,
> isn't ready to sing, but has mended enough to play a proper English
mother in
> "Relative Values," a $10 million comedy that just started shooting on
the
Isle
> of Man off the coast of Northern Ireland. "She can talk," said Gene
> Schwam,
> who represents Andrews and her husband, director Blake Edwards. "She
just
can't
> sing." Edwards is in Los Angeles trying to nail down financing for his
> new
> comedy, "It Never Rains," starring Chevy Chase. The two won't see each
other
> until the end of September when Andrews returns to L.A. Schwam said
Andrews and
> Edwards recently put their Manhattan townhouse up for sale. "They still
have a
> condo in L.A., and a house in Sag Harbor," he said. "And they still may
> buy
> something else in New York."
>
> --Katie Couric, Tony Bennett and Drew Barrymore are about to make their
> collective debut as fa****on designers. And the models they'll be using
> are
> dogs. I don't mean that they're not pretty. I'm talking real dogs. A
charity
> event to benefit the Humane Society of New York will be Sept. 7 at
> Jivmakuti
> Yoga Center on Lafayette St., which has been home to such celebrated
followers
> of the Hindu philosophy as Madonna, Donna Karan, Russell Simmons and
> Sting.
> During the event, dogs from the Humane Society will parade up and down
the
> runway in collars and leashes designed by Couric, Bennett and Barrymore.
Model
> Christy Turlington will be emcee. I hope she has the good sense not to
tell the
> dogs they'll be on a catwalk.
>
> USA TODAY...
> --LOUISVILLE -- Actor William Shatner spent most of last week here
competing in
> the World Champion****p Horse Show at the Kentucky State Fair. His Belle
> Reve
> Horse Farm scooped up lots of prizes, and so did he. Among his trophies:
first
> place in the Amateur Fine Harness Gentleman's Stake and third in the
> Amateur
> Five-Gaited Gentleman's Stake. Between outings, Shatner - who is
mourning
the
> Aug. 9 drowning of wife Nerine - was consoled with hugs from friends.
The
crowd
> greeted his wins with cheers.
>
> --Horror writer Stephen King says he is grateful to be alive but angry
that the
> driver who hit him still has a driver's license. "It's God's grace that
he
> isn't responsible for my death," King said in Saturday's Bangor Daily
News, his
> first interview since being struck by a van while walking near his home
> June
> 15. After six surgeries, King says he probably will never walk at 100%
again. A
> grand jury will decide Sept. 30 what charges, if any, should be brought
against
> driver Bryan Smith.
>
> --ATLANTA - Ex-rapper Mase swore off hip hop to seek a higher calling.
> Now,
> he's seeking a higher education. The 20-year-old, whose real name is
Mason
> Betha, enrolled at Clark Atlanta University this semester, majoring in
> business. Mase's religious convictions led him to leave rap behind and
switch
> to gospel music. The New York native visited the historically black
school two
> months ago before enrolling in cl*****, which began Aug. 19. He may be
> downplaying his superstar status on campus, but he does get special
> parking
> privileges and is living off campus, unlike most freshmen.
>
> --SINGA****E - Ricky Martin ushered in a new era of concert-going freedom
> in
> conservative Singa****e last year. On Sunday, the red-hot Puerto Rican
sensation
> was back urging fans to start Livin' La Vida Loca. Some 800 die-hard
fans
> waited in the rain during a 1-hour delay caused by lighting equipment
problems.
> Martin's appearance in Singa****e last year marked the first time
concert-goers
> in the conservative city-state were allowed to dance during the show
under new,
> relaxed laws.
>
> --ROCK HILL, S.C. - When Mel Gibson leaves South Carolina after filming
> The
> Patriot, he'll be remembered for helping expand a local domestic
violence
> shelter. Gibson made a sizable contribution to the Safe Passage Inc.
> shelter
> last week, said Peggy Payne, shelter executive director. Payne wouldn't
> say
> exactly how much Gibson gave, but noted that ''it'll go a long way
toward
our
> new facility we're building.'' Safe Passage plans to start building a
> bigger
> shelter later this year. It will have six bedrooms and bathrooms and
offices,
> as well as play, dining and laundry areas for as many as 25 people.
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