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Sandbar piano copycats warned
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MIAMI SHORES, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental officials warn copycat pranksters and artists inspired by a baby grand piano being plunked on a sandbar off Miami that they are breaking the law.

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PSAs: Mental health help for Gulf Coast
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. surgeon general is being featured in ads saying there is mental help assistance for those affected by last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Hollywood buzz: Gervais to join 'Office'?
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Comedian Ricky Gervais may be in the mix to replace Steve Carell on NBC's "The Office," Showbiz411.com said Saturday.

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Source discounts claims by Steve Harvey ex
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The ex-wife of comedian Steve Harvey wasn't destitute and willingly sent their young son to see his dad, a former assistant to Mary Harvey claims.

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Report: Demi Lovato home from rehab
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Teenage singer-actress Demi Lavato completed her rehab this week and was back in her Los Angeles home, sources told People magazine.

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Lindsay pulling for Sheen's rehab recovery
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Even Hollywood party poster girl Lindsay Lohan says Charlie Sheen was probably due for a stint in rehab.

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SoCal Friars Club building being razed
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Preservationists say it's a shame the Friars Club building in Beverly Hills is being knocked down rather than being saved for its architectural significance.

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'CHiPs' actor sentenced to probation
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida has sentenced Larry Wilcox to three years probation after the actor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud.

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Palin disinvited from university talk
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Washington University in St Louis says Bristol Palin, teen pregnancy prevention advocate, will not participate in a panel discussion at the school as planned.

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Former "CHiPs" actor sentenced to probation in Fort Lauderdale
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Jan. 29--FORT LAUDERDALE --

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Jaime Pressly files for divorce
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Actress Jaime Pressly filed for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court from Simran Singh, her husband of a little more than a year, records show.

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Charlie Sheen enters rehab
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Charlie Sheen's publicist said Friday the U.S. television actor has entered an undisclosed rehab after his hospitalization in Los Angeles this week.

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Iranian woman to be stoned
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TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Hollywood stars have supported an illiterate Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning but critics say her case is diverting attention from real dissidents.

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'Jihad Jane' reportedly to plead guilty
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia-area woman who allegedly used the name "Jihad Jane" in extremist Internet postings will plead guilty next week, her lawyer said Friday.

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Anna Deveare Smith show to air on PBS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Anna Deavere Smith's one-woman production, "Let Me Down Easy," is to be videotaped at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater and set to air on PBS.

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