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Actor STACY KEACH is back at home in Los Angeles recovering from a mild stroke.
The Mike Hammer star was hospitalised last week (17Mar09) after suffering a stroke and he spent six days under observation.
Keach was portraying President Richard Nixon in a tour of hit play Frost/Nixon when he fell ill. It is not known if or when he’ll return to the role.
His understudy, Bob Ari, has stepped in to replace Keach.

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COLUMBO star PETER FALK’s daughter will have to prove that she and her father were close before he developed Alzheimer’s Disease if she wants to pay him regular visits.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva K. Bobb has dismissed Catherine Falk’s request for conservatorship for Falk, but she has scheduled a hearing in May (27May09) to decide whether court intervention is necessary to allow visits between the actor and his daughter.
Judge Bobb, who recently oversaw Britney Spears’ bid to extend restraining orders against ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and former manager Sam Lutfi, will determine just how close Falk and his daughter were before he fell ill at the evidentiary hearing.
Catherine Falk petitioned for a conservatorship in December, revealing her father was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and advanced dementia. She claimed Falk’s wife, Shera, was preventing her from visiting her father.
Bobb previously granted Catherine Falk a 30-minute supervised visit with her father last month (Feb09), after the actor’s daughter revealed she had not seen the TV favourite for six months.

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Playing TV personality DAVID FROST on stage and screen in FROST/NIXON sent actor MICHAEL SHEEN to the dentist.
Trying to perfect Frost’s famous underbite cost the Welsh star jaw problems that he had to get fixed when filming on the Oscar-nominated movie wrapped.
He explains, "For two years, I had to spend most of the time with my jaw sticking out, and I started to have a problem. I had to have dental work.
"You know the thing that attaches your gum to your lip… I f**ked it up from doing that. I had to have work done on my jaw."

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ASHTON KUTCHER has taken to the internet to give his fans advice on marriage - using his relationship with DEMI MOORE as an example of marital bliss.
Kutcher, 31, married the Ghost star, 46, in 2005, becoming step-father to Moore’s three daughters from her previous marriage to Bruce Willis.
The actor is adamant that their union is happy and strong, and wants to help his fans achieve the same happiness in their own relationships - so he has been dishing out tips on his Twitter.com internet page.
He writes, "For me it’s about relearning that supporting my wife isn’t about providing $ (money) and home, it’s about supporting her desires, needs and emotions.
"Greatest lesson in my marriage: Don’t try to solve her problems, just listen, love and be supportive. This is the opposite of male nature."

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KIEFER SUTHERLAND has pledged his allegiance to hit TV show 24 - vowing to stay with the series even though he is desperate to move on.
The actor credits the action series with reviving his flagging career and insists is eternally grateful to TV bosses for giving him the opportunity.
And although Sutherland longs to branch out into new movie and theatre projects, he is determined to stay with 24 as long as producers want him.
He says, "If I was going to liken 24 to a girlfriend, 24 has been really good to me. And I need to be really good back.
"There are plays I want to do. There are so many different things I would like to do, but I was so fortunate to be part of something like 24 that my focus is still on that right now." The 42-year-old has confirmed he will return to make an eighth series of the programme, and is hoping to eventually take the show to the big screen.

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Metal rockers BRING ME THE HORIZON are searching for a new guitarist after bandmember CURTIS WARD quit mid-way through the group’s U.S. tour.
Ward walked out following a bust-up with bandmates, and has been temporarily replaced by the British group’s guitar technician Dean Rowbotham.
A statement from Bring Me the Horizon’s record label reads, "Curtis and the band have made the mutual decision to part ways based on personal differences, but remain firm friends as they have done since the band’s inception in Sheffield (England) in 2004."

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE frontman GERARD WAY is turning to his legions of fans to help in his search for a rare vintage car.
The singer began his quest for a "1979 Pontiac Trans Am" on social networking site Twitter.com, announcing he is open to offers to buy such a vehicle from any of his blog’s readers.
He has now stepped up his search by posting a plea for help on the band’s official website, detailing his exact specifications and asking fans to get in touch if they have any "leads".
He writes, "Some of you, who have seen my Twitter about wanting a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am, may be asking yourselves, ‘Is this for real?’ And my answer to you is one-hundred percent MFR (Mad F**king Real). I need the vehicle for ‘research and exploration’.
"I would like it to be in California, close to or within the greater Los Angeles area. Oh and it needs to be an automatic, as I can’t drive stick (surprise!)." And Way goes on to urge anyone who gets in touch to be honest.
He adds, "No scams or hustles. I won’t have cash on me, and I’m not important enough to kidnap…"

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The family of comatose DEFTONES rocker CHI CHENG have set up a website to appeal for help covering his medical costs.
The bassist has been in a coma since a horrific car crash in November (08).
Four and a half months on, Chi Cheng’s family have established oneloveforchi.com to collect donations from generous well wishers.
The Deftones are preparing for their first performance without Cheng, at April’s Bamboozle Left Festival in California.

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Veteran country star DOLLY PARTON will never quit her singing career - because she’d happily resort to selling albums from the back of her car if she ever lost her recording contract.
The 9 to 5 hitmaker, 63, has enjoyed a career spanning four decades, selling over 100 million records around the world and earning a multitude of honours, including seven Grammy Awards.
And she has vowed to continue entertaining for as long as she lives.
She tells AARP magazine, "After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over.
"I’ll be making records if I have to sell them out of the trunk of my car. I’ve done that in my past, and I’d do it again."

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Rapper BIG BOI has blasted rumours of a rift with his OUTKAST bandmate ANDRE 3000, revealing the pair is preparing to return to the studio to record the group’s first album in six years.
Both artists have been working on solo projects since the release of 2003’s super-successful double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
Recent reports suggested the disc would be Outkast’s last, because of tensions between the two performers.
But Big Boi insists they are ready to reunite - as soon as Andre 3000 finishes his current solo project.
He says, "As soon as Dre finishes his solo record, we’ll get the Kast cranking. Since we’ve both been working with (production team) Organized Noize on our solo projects, we hear different records and be like, ‘Well, we’re gonna keep this one for the Kast album’. We’re cooking up tracks, all right. Never stop. That’s an everyday thing."

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Singer/rapper T-PAIN is facing a $5 million (£3.4 million) legal battle with concert promoters in Guyana after pulling out of a gig because of death and kidnapping threats.
The Can’t Believe It hitmaker, real name Faheem Najm, was scheduled to perform as part of the carnival celebrations in the South American country in February (23Feb09).
But he cancelled the show after finding himself targetted by an unidentified attacker, who was threatening him in emails and telephone calls.
Now T-Pain, his company Nappy Boy Touring and promotions firm Chase Entertainment have been slapped with a breach of contract lawsuit by executives at Hits and James Entertainment.
They claim T-Pain’s last-minute cancellation caused chaos for them, insisting reports of the death threats were never substantiated.
They also allege the star made excessive demands for his tour rider, which included plane tickets for an entourage of 12, a four star hotel, a private jet, and FBI protection.
T-Pain was reportedly given a $75,000 (£51,725) advance, which Chase Entertainment officials have offered to return to Hits and James.
Chase Entertainment’s David Abram says, "We feel horrible about not being able to play the concert. We are going to do what needs to be done to make this right with the promoters. They’re a good company. We’re a good company.'’ But Hits and James Entertainment bosses have pressed ahead with legal action, filing their lawsuit in Broward Circuit Court in Florida on Monday (23Mar09).
They are also suing for libel, defamation and are seeking damages and legal costs.

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Iconic American actress MAE WEST orchestrated a stint in jail on charges of indecent exposure because she thought prison would be an "interesting" experience, according to a new biography.
In 1927, the late vaudeville legend was prosecuted on charges one of her acts "corrupted the morals of youth" and sentenced to 10 days in a New York prison.
According to author Charlotte Chandler, West could have escaped the jail stint by simply paying a fine, but the actress insisted on serving her time - a total of eight days before she was released for good behaviour.
In new book about the star, titled She Always Knew How, Chandler quotes West as saying: "I was told I could pay the fine and get out of going to jail, but I made up my own mind. I decided it would be more interesting to go to prison. I was always fascinated by prisons and mental institutions… I wasn’t going to be deprived of that experience. I saw those as 10 very valuable days, a kind of working vacation." West died from complications following two strokes in 1980, aged 87.

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ONE TREE HILL star CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY has posted a bizarre video on the internet, complaining he has been written out of the hit show.
Murray’s career took off with the U.S. TV series in 2003, which has been renewed for an upcoming seventh season.
But the 27-year-old actor has announced his character Lucas Scott is set to leave the teenage drama, claiming in a video posted on YouTube.com that bosses have opted not to renew his contract, reports the New York Post.
The context of the video, which was removed from the website on Monday (23Mar09), remains unknown.
Murray remarks, "They’re not bringing me back next year… because they want to save money. They don’t want me. I’m not joking. This is actually the last scene we’re shooting, right now." Network bosses have yet to comment on which actors will return for the show’s next season.

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JASON SEGEL was only handed a role in new film I LOVE YOU, MAN because director JUDD APATOW felt guilty for urging him to drop out of school.
Segel cast aside his dreams of a university education after Apatow picked him to star in the 1999 U.S. sitcom Freaks and Geeks, alongside funnyman Seth Rogen.
But the show flopped after just 12 episodes had aired, and Segel insists his pal Apatow has been desperate to get him more work ever since.
Segel says, "He’s been incredibly loyal and has helped us out. I think he had some since of obligation because a bunch of us dropped out of high school and didn’t go to college to do Freaks and Geeks, which got cancelled after two months."

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Controversial comedian DENIS LEARY is heading for a clash with environmental campaigners, after revealing his life’s goal is to leave the "biggest carbon footprint" ever.
The Rescue Me star claims he needs to drive gas guzzling trucks on his farm in Massachusetts - and he doesn’t care what impact they have on the environment, Leary tells Starpulse.com, "My goal is to leave this planet with the biggest carbon footprint I can possibly leave. First of all, I have to have trucks because I live most of my time on a horse farm, so I’ve gotta have trucks. It’s in the northeast, I’ve got to have pickup trucks to move snow, number one. Number two, just if I’m driving, I don’t have to have an SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) but I want a big car. That’s why I love America. That’s why I think we should save the auto industry. I don’t care.
"I honestly don’t care if my grandchildren can breathe or not. I am a guy, my comfort. I want to be comfortable where I’m driving and where I’m sitting. I want bigger stuff."

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Legendary TV director HARRY HARRIS has lost his battle with blood disorder myelodysplasia. He was 86.
Harris’ credits include directing Steve McQueen’s series Wanted: Dead Or Alive and episodes of Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Falcon Crest, Magnum, P.I. and Beverly Hills, 90210.
He won an Emmy Award for directing an episode of Fame in 1982.

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Champion cyclist LANCE ARMSTRONG is determined to bid for his eighth Tour de France title in July (09), despite breaking his collarbone on Monday (23Mar09) after crashing during a race in Spain.
The 37-year-old star athlete was competing in the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon event this week when he was involved in a multiple collision.
His team manager Johan Bruyneel has described the injury as "a clean fracture without complications", adding the break is not serious enough to prevent him from getting in shape for the prestigious competition.
It will be Armstrong’s first attempt at reclaiming the title since retiring from the sport in 2005, having won the Tour de France for a record-breaking seven consecutive years. He returned to competitive cycling last year (08).
Armstong is also expected to recover from his injuries in time to compete in the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) race, which begins on 9 May (09).

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Veteran actor LORD RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH has vowed to regain his health in time to fulfil his summer (09) obligations to new film IRONCLAD.
The 85-year-old Oscar winner was admitted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting, West London on 18 December (08) after he fell and slipped into a coma.
He regained consciousness and was kept under observation by concerned doctors throughout the Christmas period.
Three months after the accident, Attenborough is still being treated at the South London medical facility, but was seen out in public for the first time since the accident this week (begs23Mar09), when he visited a specialist neurological clinic.
A spokesperson for the star insists he is making steady progress and is determined to be discharged in time to tackle his 74th film role this summer in historical movie Ironclad, alongside Robert Carlyle, James Purefoy and Pete Postlethwaite.
The representative says, "He remains committed to the project. He has been growing stronger by the day. He is confident he will be well enough by the summer. He’s doing well and he will be having rehabilitation when he’s out."

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