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Actress CHRISTINA APPLEGATE is expecting a baby with her fiance, Dutch mu sician MARTYN LENOBLE - almost two years after beating cancer.
Applegate, 38, dated 41-year-old Lenoble, a bass player and founding me mber of Porno for Pyros, for two years before becoming engaged on Valenti ne’s Day (14Feb10) - and now the couple is preparing to start a family.
A date has yet to be set for the wedding, her rep tells People.com.
The Samantha Who? star, who was pronounced free of breast cancer in Aug ust, 2008, has previously credited Lenoble with helping her to recover af ter undergoing a double mastectomy.
She told People magazine last year (09): "I’m very grateful to Martyn f or coming along at a time that he did because he’s been my rock through a ll of this. He gave me something to really want to live for and something to smile about." It will be the second marriage for both stars. Applegate was previously wed to actor Johnathon Schaech but they divorced in 2007. (JMA/WNWCPL/MT

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DEF LEPPARD star JOE ELLIOTT has accused the music press of failing to gi ve rock bands due credit - insisting his group deserves the same respect as stars such as BONO, SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and MORRISSEY.
The singer claims music journalists fawn over big name stars such as th e U2 frontman and the former Beatles bassist, but often ridicule his band even though they have enjoyed comparable success.
And Elliott can’t understand why Def Leppard aren’t considered "cool".
He tells Britain’s Metro, "We don’t get the credit we deserve in Britai n… It’s nice to walk down Oxford Street without being recognised but th en again when music magazines write about us they take the p**s (ridicule us) because we’re not as cool as Johnny Marr, who isn’t as successful as us by a million miles. (British TV host) Jools Holland won’t have us on his show because we’re not cool enough.
"Rock’s ploughed its own furrow for 30 years but still music magazines don’t give rock its due… How many more front covers do Paul McCartney a nd Morrissey need? Our album will sell more than Morrissey’s so why don’t we get the same kind of respect? "There are more people than Bono and Michael Stipe to put on the cover of a magazine… There are more musicians out there… Bands who have sol d s**tloads of records, whether it be us or Depeche Mode, are becoming fo otnotes."

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BIG BOI’s rap affiliate KHUJO GOODIE walked free from jail on Tuesday (20 Jul10), just days after he was sentenced to serve two years behind bars f or a mystery crime.
Details of The Goodie Mob star’s legal troubles have been scarce, but a ffiliates of the hip-hop group spoke out last week (ends16Jul10) to conde mn the punishment.
Rapper Big Rube wrote on his blog, "I wanna send out nothin but love to my folk Khujo. He didn’t deserve no damn (sic) 2 years." As WENN went to press, it was still unclear what Goodie was sentenced f or, but OutKast star Big Boi suggests his pal’s lawyers appealed the jail term and won, leading to his release.
Taking to his Twitter.com account on Tuesday, Big Boi writes, "Khujo Go odie Will be FREE Today…!!! GIVE THANKS! We just got khujo out of jail.
They can’t stop what GOD HAS planned…"

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Former BABYSHAMBLES drummer ADAM FICEK spiralled into a "dark" and "miser able" period of depression during his final days in the British rock band , and blames a group "meltdown" for his decision to quit.
Ficek walked away from the Pete Doherty-fronted band this summer (Jun10 ) after admitting he had not been in contact with the singer for months.
He said, "To be honest with you, there is a lot of confusion. I don’t r eally know what is happening (with the group). I haven’t spoken to Pete s ince March. He did a gig without me and guitarist Drew McConnell back in April." The bandmates have yet to properly address the split, but Ficek has now started to open up about the trouble within Babyshambles - although he a dmits there are some details that are best left out until a later date.
In a post on his blog, titled ‘I’m slowly growing again’, he writes, "W here do I start, It=E2=80=99s been a very dark, miserable and upsetting t ime regarding the band. Something I feel is an intrinsic part of me, has been lost. It=E2=80=99s very difficult to go into detail about the situat ion - it=E2=80=99s all a bit wobbly but, I=E2=80=99ll do my best when thi ngs settle a little, apologies, I know you=E2=80=99re all waiting for the gossip!" Babyshambles have since replaced Ficek with Supergrass star Danny Goffe y, who is filling in for the former drummer on all of the group’s summer tour dates.

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Rap superproducer DR. DRE took a break from working on his long-awaited c omeback album on Tuesday (20Jul10) to make music with an unlikely collabo rator - teenage pop star JUSTIN BIEBER.
The Still D.R.E. hitmaker has been perfecting the tracks for Detox for months and his first new release in over a decade is expected to hit musi c retailers by the end of the year (10).
But Dre temporarily put the album on hold this week to provide Usher’s protege Bieber with some beats and share a few wise words with the 16 yea r old.
Revealing the news on his Twitter.com blog on Tuesday, Bieber wrote, "G ot to be in the studio with the legend himself Dr. Dre. Made a couple bea ts and he gave me some advice…i was hyped. can u blame me?" Detox is Dre’s much-delayed follow-up to his 1999 album, 2001. (MT/WNWC

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EMINEM is making his new music video a red-hot affair - MEGAN FOX is repo rtedly in talks to star as DOMINIC MONAGHAN’s love interest in the rapper ’s promo for LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE.
Eminem’s collaboration with Rihanna has already become a chart hit acro ss the globe and record label bosses have brought in director Joseph Kahn to rush out a video, which will star Lost actor Dominic Monaghan.
Confirming the last-minute job, Kahn recently wrote on his Twitter.com page, "Got off a call. Emergency music video. Gonna write and turn in tre atment in three hours to shoot asap." Shooting on the promo began in Los Angeles on Tuesday (20Jul10) but ind ustry rumours suggest the Transformers beauty is preparing to join Eminem , Rihanna and Monaghan on set, turning up the heat for steamy scenes with the British actor.
A source tells Eonline.com’s Marc Malkin, "It gets really intense." Kahn is no stranger to Eminem’s success - he has previously directed th e rapper’s promos for hit singles Without Me and We Made You. (MT/WNWE/JM

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Internationally-renowned dance educator DENISE JEFFERSON, the woman who c ontinued the legacy of the pioneering ALVIN AILEY dance troupe, has died.
Jefferson, a longtime director of the Ailey School, died in Manhattan, New York on Saturday (17Jul10) after losing her battle with ovarian cance r. She was 65.
Jefferson trained generations of world-class performers at the Ailey Sc hool, the official training academy for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Th eater.
A member of the Ailey School faculty since 1974, she was served as its director from 1984 until her death.
Alvin Ailey, the late dancer and choreographer who founded the company in 1958, is often credited with revolutionising African-American particip ation in concert dance in the 20th century and popularising modern dance.
Jefferson is survived by her mother, Irma Jefferson; her sister, Margo Jefferson; and a daughter, Francesca Harper.

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Celebrated American playwright and actor JIM NEU has lost his battle with lung cancer at the age of 66.
Neu died on Monday (19Jul10) at his home in Brooklyn, New York.
He often performed his own works, including 2004 play Target Audience, the Code of the Western.
His other plays include: The Floatones, Mondo Beyondo, Undercurrent Inc orporated, and Gang of Seven.
In addition to his work as a playwright, Neu wrote scripts for feature films Doomed Love (1983) and The Big Blue (1988).
He is survived by his partner of more than 40 years, Carol Mullins. (JM

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Actress KELLY MONACO has heaped praise on JAMES FRANCO for turning his ba ck on Hollywood to appear on TV drama GENERAL HOSPITAL - because he prove d soap actors are just as talented as movie stars.
The Spider-Man star stunned fans when he announced he’d accepted a role on the long-running U.S. daytime show last year (09), marking a big depa rture from his usual Hollywood parts.
He played a recurring villain named Franco in his first brief run and r eturned to the soap again earlier this year (10) to revive his character for more episodes.
And Monaco, who has appeared on the TV drama since 2003, is thrilled th at Franco has helped to ease the stereotyping she faces as a soap star.
She says, "Why not do a soap? I think it’s awesome James came to Genera l Hospital. It takes the stigma away from stereotyping soap actors. It’s really, really, really tough work. And when James is in… we would call it Franco Fridays - and he would have about 90 pages of dialogue all to h imself, so it’s pretty incredible…
"In films you don’t do that, you have maybe five pages." (JMA/WNVWWS/MT

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Former SAVED BY THE BELL star TIFFANI THIESSEN is thankful her newborn da ughter is fit and healthy after a nightmare birth.
The actress and her husband Brady Smith welcomed their first child, Har per Renn Smith, in June (10), but Thiessen reveals her smooth pregnancy t urned complicated as soon as she went into labour.
The baby girl was delivered by Cesarean section after 30 hours in a Los Angeles hospital and the star admits the tiring process was "very surrea l".
She says, "First my water didn’t break; they had to do it for me. Then the baby wasn’t descending, because the cord was wrapped around her neck.
"Once she was finally out, I didn’t even get to hold her before they wh isked her away. You’re staring across the room, like, ‘Hello? Over here!’ The whole thing was very surreal." Thiessen, who introduces the world to little Harper in a photoshoot for this week’s (begs19Jul10) People magazine, insists home life with her da ughter has been much less dramatic and she’s still marvelling at her bund le of joy.
She says, "She sleeps anywhere from three to four hours at a time at ni ght, which is not bad. It’s a lot of work. This is a kind of love that yo u never really knew about. You haven’t known this person for very long, b ut you love them so much." Thiessen and Smith wed in 2005.

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Actress KELLY MONACO is still struggling to come to terms with the "devas tating" end of her 18-year romance with her high school sweetheart - comp aring the love loss to "giving a child up for adoption".
Monaco and her longtime love Michael Gonzalez broke up last year (09), leaving the General Hospital star single for the first time since she was 15.
Now 34, Monaco has opened up about her relationship woes, admitting she ’s having a hard time moving on.
She says, "I was with him for 18 years. It was devastating. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about it… I feel like you can fa ll out of love and still be in love with somebody. I feel like I had to g ive a child up for adoption after having it for 18 years." (JMA/WNVWWS/MT

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OKSANA GRIGORIEVA is facing her own police investigation into allegations she attempted to extort $10 million (=C2=A36.6 million) from her ex-boyf riend MEL GIBSON to keep recordings of his vile telephone rants private.
Secret audio tapes allegedly featuring an enraged Gibson hurling explet ives and abuse at the Russian singer emerged days after Grigorieva accuse d her ex of hitting her during heated arguments before they split earlier this year (10).
Los Angeles police have since launched a domestic violence investigatio n into her claims as the former couple fight over custody of their baby g irl, Lucia.
The Braveheart star’s legal representatives have denied the attack alle gations and have since countered that Grigorieva tried to bribe Gibson fo r a big cash payout in exchange for the audio footage.
Gibson’s attorney, Blair Berk, formally filed the complaint with the Lo s Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday (20Jul10) and the lawyer is believed to have evidence to prove the extortion claims.
Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore tells TMZ.com, "Extortion allegation s have been brought to our attention and we are certainly going to be loo king at that."

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SNOOP DOGG has vowed to make his next album more female-friendly in a bid to encourage women to buy his records.
The Gin & Juice hitmaker is convinced many girls find his music off-put ting because of the frequent sexual references in his lyrics.
Snoop Dogg has now decided to change his style in the hope of expanding his fan base, promising his female followers a whole record of less-offe nsive tunes.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "I gotta tone it down. I’ve always given my female fans bits and pieces and I feel like I owe them a whole record."

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SELENA GOMEZ’s mum will feel the heat when the teen sensation turns 18 on Thursday (22Jul10) - she’s organised a barbecue bash for 250 people.
The Disney star will celebrate the milestone at her Los Angeles home, a nd her mum, Mandy Teefy, is putting on a Texas-style grill to remind Gome z of her home state.
But Teefy won’t have much time to enjoy the party - she’s in charge of overseeing the barbecue meat and making potatoes for the huge number of g uests.
She says, "We’re throwing her a big BBQ bash, 250 of her closest friend s and family are coming over to our place in L.A. and it’s going to be so much fun.
"We’re ordering the BBQ meats but I’m cooking the cheese potatoes." Gomez received an early gift during a meal with her family on Monday (1 9Jul10), when a group of fans serenaded her with Happy Birthday at the re staurant.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Went to dinner with my family and some fans sang happy birthday to me! What an awesome early bir thday gift. Thank you."

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British rockers FOALS were stunned by their nod for the Mercury Prize bec ause they were tricked into attending the nomination ceremony by their ma nagers.
The band found out they are one of 12 acts competing for the prestigiou s honour at an event in London on Tuesday (20Jul10).
But the rockers had no idea they were going to be included in the short list as their reps got them to the Hospital Club venue by telling them th ey were scheduled to do a press interview.
And frontman Yannis Philippakis admits they were fuming because they ha d to cut short a two-day break in Spain to fly back to Britain.
He tells NME.com, "We’re really shocked. We didn’t know about it until five minutes before the announcement. We were tricked by the people who w ork for us into thinking we were here for some other reason.
"We were in Spain and we had two days off, but they told us to fly back to do some press. We were kind of angry, so now it’s made the trip worth while." The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on 7 September (10 ).

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Electro rockers KLAXONS almost scrapped their second album because they f eared they would not be able to recreate the popular sound of their debut , MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE.
The British band received huge critical acclaim with their first record in 2007, winning Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize for their experimen tal efforts.
But the process of recording their follow-up disc was set back when the y were forced to ditch a full album’s worth of material after label bosse s deemed it too "psychedelic".
And the group’s keyboardist James Righton admits the band came close to walking away from the project altogether.
He tells NME, "For a while we were nowhere near the headspace to make a record. The more we discussed what we wanted to become, the more tangled we got. It felt so forced. The opposite of what we were about.
"If I’m honest there was a brief point where I thought, ‘Was it all jus t a moment in time that we can’t recreate? Will we ever be able to do it again?’"

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FABOLOUS almost sabotaged his upcoming album following a lunch in New Jer sey - he left a cell phone filled with lyrics at his table.
The Trade It All rapper was enjoying lunch at Morton=E2=80=99s Steakhou se in Hackensack earlier this week (begs19Jul10), and was enthusiasticall y typing away on his Blackberry phone, according to New York gossip colum n PageSix.
But Fabolous forgot to take the device with him after paying the bill a nd headed to the parking lot empty-handed.
A source tells the publication a speedy waiter ran after the hip-hop st ar, who was hugely grateful to get the phone back because he had been wri ting lyrics for his next album Loso’s Way 2 throughout his meal. (MJ/WNWC

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BRET MICHAELS feared he would sink into prescription drug addiction follo wing his recent brain haemorrhage, because he was pumped full of painkill ers as he recovered from the health scare.
The Poison star has been a hospital regular over the last few months - as well as the haemorrhage he also suffered a stroke, underwent an emerge ncy appendectomy and was diagnosed with a hole in his heart.
Michaels reveals he was given a cocktail of drugs to help him through t he ordeal, but he was scared the medication he was being given would lead to an addiction.
He tells CNN.com, "Every two seconds they’re (the doctors) like, ‘Can I just…’ They give you Dilaudid (a morphine derivative), which is like, really good. I understand why people get addicted to stuff. I’m just bein g brutally honest here.
"Then they give you Soma (a muscle relaxant) and Oxycodone (an opiate-b ased painkiller) and all this stuff to get better, and then my brain star ted thinking, ‘Man, I’m going to end of up having an addiction problem wh en this is all done!’ "There’s no way to describe the pain. It feels like you have the most i ntense migraine headache all the time. It starts to get very depressing."

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