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Latino singer LUIS MIGUEL has become a dad for the second time with wife, Mexican actress ARACELY ARAMBULA.
A news release posted on the singer’s Web site says the seven pound, seven ounce (3.5 kilogram) baby boy was born on Thursday (18Dec08).
The baby’s name was not mentioned in the posting.
Miguel and Arambula announced they were expecting on 8 July (08).
They became first-time parents last year (01Jan07), when their son Miguelito was born. (JMA/WNWA/JMA) WENN - BREAKING NEWS - 19 December 2008 ————————————————————————–

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BRITNEY SPEARS could be set to trump hotel heiress PARIS HILTON - she is reportedly dating the socialite’s ex, BENJI MADDEN.
The Toxic hitmaker is said to have grown close to the Good Charlotte rocker after they were introduced to each other by Spears’ manager Larry Rudolph following Madden’s break up from Hilton, according to reports in the U.S.
A source tells In Touch Weekly magazine that the pair shared dinner at a Los Angeles hotel, and have seen each other several times since.
The unnamed source adds: "They’ve been on a few dates. She appears to like Benji a lot, and he seems to really like her." Madden split from Hilton last month (Nov08) after a nine-month relationship.

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has played down speculation unheard BEATLES track CARNIVAL OF LIGHT is a lost classic - insisting some fans won’t like it.
The Hey Jude hitmaker announced last month (Nov08) that he plans to release the song - a 14-minute experimental number recorded in 1967 that was never officially released.
It has gained mythical status among avid Beatles fans - but McCartney has now spoken out, urging fans not to expect the track to sound as classic as songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever.
He says, "People are thinking there’s another Strawberry Fields somewhere…
this is more plinky-plonky. I mean, I like it, but it’s not to everyone’s taste."

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A hooded burglar broke into PARIS HILTON’s California mansion and stole millions of dollars worth of jewellery on Friday (19Dec08).
The intruder is believed to have forced his way through the front door of the property in Sherman Oaks before ransacking the hotel heiress’ bedroom and making off with an estimated $2 million (£1.3 million) worth of gems.
The burglary happened at around 5am local time.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department tells People.com, "At around 5am Friday, officers received a call from a security guard who reported that Paris Hilton’s residence had been broken into.
"According to detectives, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gloves forced entry through the front door, ransacked her bedroom, took unknown property and fled." Hilton was not in the property at the time of the raid. Her representative was unavailable for comment as WENN went to press.

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KATIE HOLMES, ANGELINA JOLIE, KATE HUDSON and TINA FEY are among a list of Hollywood’s hottest mums revealing the secrets of their family life in a new tell-all book.
The trio, who boast eight tots between them, talk about maintaining a sense of normality in the spotlight, enjoying holidays around the world, and living life as a single mum in forthcoming tome The Black Book of Hollywood Pregnancy Secrets.
Authors Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman reveal Hudson finds dating difficult as the single mother to her five-year-old son, Ryder.
She says, "I do find it tough to date," but swiftly adds, "I’d rather be at home with my son cooking dinner than going out with a guy. My son is my man." Jolie adds of raising her international brood of six kids with partner Brad Pitt, "We were in India (for Halloween) and Brad and the kids and I had an off celebration in the hotel we were staying at. We had candy sent up, which we said was from the saints." Meanwhile, American actress/comedienne Tina Fey takes a down-to-earth approach to parenting: "I don’t care how many (magazine) covers you’re on. When you’re chasing a three-year-old around with a pull-up (diaper) hoping she won’t poop on the floor, you’re just like every other mom on the planet." The book is scheduled to hit shelves next March (09).

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MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA, the world’s oldest film maker, shows no sign of slowing down after celebrating his 100th birthday earlier this month (Dec08) - he is planning to release a book of poems.
The revered Portuguese director has made a movie a year since 1990 and recently finished shooting his 46th film in Lisbon.
And he wants to mark his milestone birthday with a limited edition volume of his poems and musings, which will have a run of just 100 copies, and will be titled One Hundred Years, One Hundred Texts.
Oliveira’s publisher Jose Manuel Lello says, "It’s a compilation of texts that Manoel de Oliveira has written in recent years. There are philosophical writings on humanity or science, several poems, and even a story in which he recounts an episode from his childhood."

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Actor MICHAEL CHIKLIS was inspired to write a TV series about pyramid selling schemes - after he fell victim to a scam earlier this year (08).
The Shield star got caught up in an investor con - also known as Ponzi schemes - in which victims are promised abnormally high returns on their payments.
But he intends to reverse his fortunes and use the experience to create positive effect - by penning a new TV series based on the scams.
Chiklis has spoken to other victims to gather anecdotes and information for the show, provisionally titled House of Cards.
He says, "There are fascinating characters who perpetrate these schemes.
These rip-offs have become (pervasive). And there’s more ahead, I’m sure."

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MATTHEW BRODERICK has vowed never to reprise his role in cult teen movie FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF - because he is too old.
The 1986 comedy - which shot Broderick to stardom - has recently been at the centre of a string of sequel rumours, with the actor tipped to star in a follow-up.
But Broderick insists he has rejected a string of lucrative offers to make a second Ferris Bueller film, because he thinks that at 46 he wouldn’t be able to make the character believable.
He says, "I can’t play young rebellious guys anymore."

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Former THE JAM frontman PAUL WELLER has signed up to a campaign to save traditional English pubs.
Weller has joined fellow British rockers, including Madness singer Suggs and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys, to back a crusade to preserve classic bars in the U.K.
Save our Pubs! was launched by the authors of a tour guide after it emerged almost 60 traditional British drinking establishments go out of business every month. (ZN/WNWCNM/LR) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 19 DECEMBER 2008

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Country music star TAYLOR SWIFT has given up writing about her bitter break-ups - to pen a song for her mother.
The 19-year-old was recently ditched by Jonas’ Brothers singer, Joe, for an actress cast in his band’s music video.
And though she’s insisted writing about her relationships is the best way to move on, Swift took a break from her heartache to pen a song for her mother with new track The Best Day.
She tells country music website TheBoot.com, "The coolest thing about my mom is she’s always been so real with me, and she’s been honest with me no matter what. Even when I was pre-teen, that’s when I needed her the most. That’s usually when people are (in the) too-cool-for-their-parents stage.
"Well, I was really not cool enough for anyone but my parents in that phase.
I had no friends. My mom was the one person that I could turn to and who never, ever hurt me."

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Rockers AC/DC are set to receive an unusual honour - they will be praised by politicians in the Scottish parliament.
The band, based in Australia, has strong ties with Scotland - founding members Angus and Malcolm Young were born in Glasgow, and former frontman Bon Scott hailed from Kirriemuir.
And South of Scotland politician Christine Grahame has now lodged a parliamentary motion - titled AC/DC, We Salute You - calling for the achievements of the group to be praised.
She says, "After 35 years AC/DC are still contributing to music and giving fans enjoyment worldwide. I think they have long deserved official recognition from their homeland for that major musical contribution and my parliamentary motion will go some way towards recognising that."

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KANYE WEST has already made his New Year’s resolution - he has promised to make his peace with the paparazzi.
The Stronger hitmaker has been arrested on two different occasions after clashing with photographers.
West was detained by police in Newcastle, England last month (Nov08) after he was accused of pushing a camera into a snapper’s face. He was subsequently released without charge.
West and his assistant were also arrested over a similar incident at Los Angeles’ LAX airport in September (08). The pair was charged with felony vandalism after reportedly smashing a snapper’s camera, but the charges were later dropped by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
And the rapper is adamant that in 2009 he will make more of an effort to be pleasant to photographers.
He tells TMZ.com, "I love you guys. That’s my New Year’s resolution. Me and the paparazzi."

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SARAH JESSICA PARKER has been supporting her SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE co-star JENNIFER HUDSON while she grieves for her murdered family - insisting the singer/actress is "surviving." The Dreamgirls star cancelled all of her public engagements after her mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were found shot dead at their home in Chicago, Illinois in October (08). Hudson’s nephew Julian King, seven, was found dead three days later.
Parker, who acted alongside the star in this year’s (08) hit movie, is adamant that she is there for Hudson if she ever needs a friend.
She tells U.S. talkshow host Larry King, "I have been in touch with her, just wanting her to know that any little or big thing I can do - I think those of us who love her want to be there for her, to the degree that it’s appropriate. I don’t know her very well, so it’s a delicate situation. You don’t want to intrude on a person. But I just keep reminding her that I’m here, whatever that might mean to her. And it’s an unthinkable situation, really. Unthinkable." And Parker is sure that Hudson will be able to recover from the crisis, as she is such a strong-willed woman.
She adds, "The little bit that I would share is just that I think she’s surviving. I don’t know how a person navigates anything like this. And I think nobody is prepared for something like this. But she is incredibly strong. She is a woman of faith. And I think she is figuring out. I can’t imagine what it must be like for her." Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, has been charged with all three murders.

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MARK FELT, the man who blew the whistle on the WATERGATE scandal and helped bring down U.S. President RICHARD NIXON, has died aged 95.
Felt, codenamed Deep Throat by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, fed the duo information about corruption within Nixon’s government which led to the president’s resignation in 1974.
The identity of the journalists’ high-level source - which inspired the multi Oscar-winning film All The President’s Men - remained a closely-guarded secret for 33 years until Felt unmasked himself during an interview with Vanity Fair magazine in 2005.
Felt, who was associate director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when he began working with the reporters in 1972, died in his sleep on Thursday (19Dec08) at a California hospice. He had been in poor health for a number of years.
Felt and his wife Audrey, who died in 1984, had two children.

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Romantic TOM CRUISE missed wife KATIE HOLMES’ 30th birthday on Thursday (17Dec08) - but arranged for her to receive an onstage celebration and an enormous cake after her performance on Broadway.
The couple was forced to spend Holmes’ milestone birthday apart - she was appearing in Arthur Miller play All My Sons in New York while he was promoting new movie Valkyrie in Los Angeles.
But the Top Gun star was determined to make it a special day, and persuaded Holmes’ co-stars to arrange a surprise celebration at the close of the evening’s performance.
As the curtain fell, Holmes was presented with a five-tiered cake before her fellow cast members and hundreds of theatre-goers in the audience sang Happy Birthday to her.
Holmes’ co-star John Lithgow told the crowd, "Tom Cruise, our good friend, devoted fan to the show, doting husband of Katie, could not be here tonight.
He’s heartsick that he couldn’t be here..
. but he wanted to make his presence felt
. So, he’s joining us, inviting all of you, to celebrate Katie’s birthday." Clutching her two-year-old daughter Suri, an emotional Holmes told fans: "Thank you for coming out to the show tonight
. It was a real pleasure." And Cruise insists the birthday celebration was carefully scheduled down to the last detail.
He tells People.com,"I planned it so that when she comes out for the standing ovation, John (would) get the whole audience to wish her a happy birthday.

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JEREMY PIVEN was ordered to pull out of Broadway play SPEED-THE-PLOW because he had six times the normal level of deadly mercury in his body - from allegedly eating too much sushi.
A doctor who examined the actor and advised him to quit the show admits he was "stunned" to discover Piven’s mercury levels was "shockingly high".
He ordered the star to pull out of the play immediately - and scrap the rest of his run, which was due to continue until 22 February (09).
Dr Carlon Colker, who has been treating the star, tells People.com, "I pulled Jeremy from the show. I’m an unpopular character right now… He’s disappointed that I had to pull the plug. But I think he’s hurt more by the comments that he’s not trying or that he walked away. He’s been working straight for 30 years. He doesn’t walk away; I tore him away from it." The doctor insists Piven initially came to him after the show began its run in October (08), complaining of severe fatigue.
After a series of tests, Dr Colker was surprised to find mercury at a level "almost six times the upper limit of normal and allowable." He adds: "It’s the highest level I’ve ever seen." Colker blames the high mercury count on Piven’s habit of eating sushi and taking Chinese herbs for his health - and the actor has been ordered to quit both to aid his recovery.

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British comedians MATT LUCAS and DAVID WALLIAMS have accepted libel damages from a U.K. newspaper over a report alleging their TV show LITTLE BRITAIN USA had offended gay groups.
The comic duo was accused of upsetting "pink protest groups" in a story which appeared in tabloid publication the Daily Star Sunday in September (08).
But during a hearing at the High Court in London on Friday (19Dec08), judge Mr Justice Eady heard that the two organisations named in the article do not appear to exist.
Bosses at Express Newspapers, owners of the Daily Star Sunday, have agreed to pay the funnymen undisclosed damages, as well as legal costs, over the false allegations and agreed to print an apology.
The court was told the report had caused considerable distress to the funnymen, who have close ties to the gay community.
The pair’s advocate, Rod Christie-Miller, says, "The article clearly suggested that Little Britain USA went beyond the scope of acceptable public viewing and that as a result gay and lesbian groups were calling for some sketches in the series to be banned and for the viewing public to boycott the series.
"The allegations have been particularly hurtful because Mr. Walliams and Mr.
Lucas consider that they misrepresent their relationship with an important fan base - the gay community." Little Britain USA, made for cable channel HBO, was filmed in the U.S. and broadcast earlier this year (08).

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The lead singer of British rockers GALLOWS has been diagnosed with an incurable stomach condition - which has thrown the recording of their new album into jeopardy.
The band’s frontman Frank Carter is suffering from severe acid reflux, a stress-related condition which sees stomach acid seep into the throat.
The illness has already begun affecting Carter’s voice, making the creation of the follow-up to their 2006 LP Orchestra of Wolves a long and slow process as the group has to ensure Carter stays stress-free to avoid triggering his illness.
He tells British magazine NME, "I developed a bit of a condition towards the end of this year. Whenever I get really stressed I feel like I’m gonna throw up acid. Ironically the only thing it really affects is my voice.
"Once you get it, you’ve got it for life and you just have to look after yourself. But that doesn’t really work when you’re in a band like Gallows. I’m normally the saving f**king grace (of recording an album), but this time it’s been dragged out. If I’m stressing, the first thing to go is my voice, which is not good."

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