– Los Angeles Judge Robert Schnider said Tuesday that Howard K. Stern might eventually be forced to give DNA for a paternity test to determine the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s 6-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. Schnider denied a motion by Larry Birkhead, Smith’s onetime boyfriend, that Stern be compelled to immediately join the case.
– Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, actor Chris Klein and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson pressed Congress on Tuesday to restore funding for the arts to levels from 15 years ago–before those funds were slashed.
– Richard Jeni committed suicide after being diagnosed earlier this year with clinical depression and suffering bouts of psychotic paranoia, the late comic’s family said Tuesday.
– Tori Spelling gave birth to a boy Tuesday. She and husband Dean McDermott welcomed 6-pound, 6-ounce Liam Aaron McDermott in Los Angeles.
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Personals was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
