Bono, lead singer of U2, became a knight of the British Empire yesterday. He was honored in a ceremony in the Dublin home of British Ambassador David Reddaway.The singer was honored for his steadfast campaign against poverty and disease in Africa. Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has in recent years become a vocal activist known for his support of social and political causes like debt relief of third-world debt and the AIDS pandemic in Africa.

Bono has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005 and 2006 and was named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People” in 2004 and 2006. In 2005 he was named Person of the Year, with Bill and Melinda Gates by Time magazine.

In 1997, after her breakup with ex-husband David Justice, Halle Berry told Parade magazine that she tried to take her own life. Of the suicide attempt Berry said, “I was sitting in my car, and I knew the gas was coming when I had an image of my mother finding me.” After a second marriage, which ended as a result of Eric Benet’s sex addiction and cheating, Berry says she is now taken control of her life and is considering motherhood. She credits therapy and counseling for getting for life on track and is not dating male model, Gabriel Aubry.

Berry was the first black actress to win an Academy Award for her portrayal of a waitress in “Monster’s Ball.” She’s also played Catwoman and was a Bond girl in “Die Another Day”. Her most popular role was as Storm in the “X-Men” movie series.

Rumors had Michael Jackson in hospital with pneumonia but his spokesperson, Raymone K. Bain denied those reports. She claimed that Jackson, while ill, was not in the hospital nor had he been. According to Bain, Jackson is at home conducting meetings with business associates.

Jackson has been living in Las Vegas since late last year while evaluating options for his come-back. Previously, he had been living in Bahrain and Ireland.

Meanwhile, a London woman is trying to get child support and shared physical custody of
Jackson’s 3 children. Nona Paris Lola Jackson filed paper in Los Angles Superior Court claiming that she is the mother of, Prince, Paris and Prince II not Michael Jackson’s former wife, Debbie Rowe. Judge Robert Schneider refused to hear her motion last month saying that Nona Jackson “failed to submit and credible evidence that she gave birth to the minor children.”

Britney Spears and her husband of two years, Kevin Federline, have come to an agreement on their divorce settlement. A spokesman for Federline stated that after a 5 hour meeting with their attorneys, the couple has signed “a global settlement on all issues of their marriage.”

The spokesman declined to elaborate over the agreement but said that it covered all financial and child custody issues. Rumors had been flying that Federline and Spears had agreed to a $19 million settlement but there was no confirmation of that from either camp.

Spears and Federline have two children together 18-month-old Sean Preston and 6-month-old Jayden James.

Paris Hilton could be heading to jail and it’s unlikely she’d find that “hot”. Hilton pleaded no contest to reckless driving while intoxicated in January for an incident that occurred in September and was sentence to $1,500 in fines, alcohol education and 36 months probation. In February she was pulled over for speeding and was ticketed for misdemeanor driving with a suspended license. Hilton claimed, through her spokesman, that she was unaware her license was suspended.

Los Angeles prosecutors said that they will be asking a judge to revoke her probation which could result in a jail term for Paris. If the judge agrees to the revocation, Hilton could spend up to 90 days in jail. The hearing is set for April 17, 2007.

In the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind, The Kaiser Foundation released a report on the conclusions of their research into 1,638 hours of children’s programming. The study reports that in those hours they found nearly 9,000 food and beverage advertisements. The breakdown of those ads are 34% for candy and snack, 28% for cereal, 4% of the ads were for dairy products and 1% for fruit juice. Not one of the 8,854 advertisements in the Kaiser study included fruits or vegetables.

In 2006 the American Academy of Pediatrics asked Congress to implement a ban on junk food commercials and the Kaiser study seems to back them up with a link between childhood obesity and junk food advertising. Childhood obesity has become a serious problem in the U.S. with an estimated 31% of children between the ages of 3 and 19 qualifying as overweight or obese.

To the horror of everything “Idol” holy Sanjaya Malakar escaped getting the boot for another week. Instead the audience voted out Chris Sligh. After a steady decline in his performances, Sligh’s tempo-challenged version of “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police earned him the honor for going home.

While people strongly feel that Sanjaya has no musical talent, his ever changing hair-dos are getting folks talking. This week’s style statement was a “ponyhawk” do. The hairstyle was even copied by Ryan Seacrest at the opening of the show.

Simon Cowell has stated that should Sanjaya win “American Idol” he will quit. Simon warned, “He’s not going to win. I won’t be back if he does!”

Heather Mills awed judges on “Dancing with the Stars” by performing a back walk-over. Judges were impressed with the level of difficulty in her performance and didn’t hesitate to comment. “What in the world? That was a back walk-over — I’m just so blown away by you. The level of difficulty in that routine was far higher than anyone else’s tonight and I wouldn’t think you would have thrown that in but you did and you nailed it. That was great.” stated Carrie Ann Inaba, choreographer to Madonna.

Judges and audience alike were stunned not simply because of the difficulty of the move but because Mills has a prosthetic leg. Mills was crossing a road in
London when she was hit by a police motorcycle. The accident caused crushed ribs, a punctured lung, required a metal plate in her pelvis and the amputation of her left leg below the knee.

Mills also took the opportunity to dispel rumors that she’s attracted to her partner, Jonathan Roberts. She resolutely stated, “I asked for a gay guy. I said, “Whatever you do, send me a gay guy.” So Jonathan turned up, and I thought, “Well, he doesn’t really look gay.” And I said, “Are you gay?” And he said, “No, I’m not. I’m married”. Heather Mills is the estranged wife of Beatles legend, Paul McCartney.

Donatella Versace revealed that her daughter, Allegra, is suffering from anorexia. The renowned fashion designer stated that her 20 year old daughter has been admitted to a specialized clinic to be treated for the eating disorder. Versace released a joint statement with Allegra’s father asking the media to respect their privacy. “Sadly she has been suffering from this disease for some years and the cures have only been temporary. For some time the situation has become worse and that is why we decided to place her in a designated specialized clinic where she is receiving the best possible treatment.”

Allegra inherited $700 million upon her 18th birthday from her uncle, Gianna Versace, fashion icon and leader of the Versace fashion House. Gianna Versace was gunned down by Andrew Cunanan who committed suicide shortly after the murder. Cunanan was also responsible for 4 other murders during a three month period in a cross-country journey.

Wynnona Judd has filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences” from her husband, Dan Roach, of 3 years.Divorce papers were filed less than a week after Roach was arrested on sex charges involving a minor. Roach was arrested in Abilene, Texas and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a child younger than 13 and according to a police spokesman is expected to be extradited to Nashville, Tenn.

The couple has already been estranged, since mid-February, and Judd stated that Roach was receiving treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in Texas. They don’t have any children.