– DMX finally showed up in court to face speeding and other traffic charges and was sent to jail Thursday by the judge who issued a warrant for his arrest. The rapper was due in court Wednesday in White Plains, N.Y., but failed to appear.
– Kiss is marketing French Kiss Vanilla, Demon Dark Roast and Rockuccino at the first Kiss Coffeehouse. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, sans the scary makeup, greeted a crowd of hundreds Tuesday to mark the opening of their coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
– Skinny blond celebutante Paris Hilton’s reggae song is doing well online. “Stars Are Blind” was the eighth most popular song Thursday on iTunes.
– Tom Hanks was inducted Thursday as an honorary member of the U.S. Army’s Ranger Hall of Fame in Ft. Benning, Ga., for his accurate portrayal of a World War II Army Ranger company commander in “Saving Private Ryan” and for his commitment to honoring those who served in the war. He is the first actor to receive the honor.
– Mariska Hargitay, one of the stars of NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and her husband, Peter Hermann, have welcomed their first child, a son named August.
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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.
