LeadingUp theAisle:MegRyan
There’sno lonelyol’ nights.
But actressMeg Ryan, 57,
admittedshe’snotin a rush
wi thJohnMellencamp,
67. “Yes,I’mgoingto get
marriedat somepoint.But
fo r now thisengagement
th ingis a stateof grace,”
asshefocuseson her
ki ds.“I’meitherfiguring
out howto providefor
th em,figuringouthow
tosayit right,figuring
out all thosemomthings.
I wantthemto be happy.”HELLOS & GOODBYES
Threeforall! On Aug.5,Todayco -hostand
fo rmerfirstdaughterJennaBushHager, 37,
welcomedher thirdchildwithhusbandHenry
— a babyboy.SaidJenna,“Hisnameis Henry
Harold,namedaftermy [maternal]grandpa,
an d Henryformy husband,andwe callhim
Hal.” Meanwhile,singerandsonof Caitlyn
Jenner,BrandonJenner, 38, awaitstwomore
ki dsas he andgirlfriendCayleyStokerare
expectingtwins.
Oh,it’s a big,fat,hairydeal.Nickelodeonhas
ac quiredthe rightsto the long-runningcomicstrip
Garfieldan d looksto bringthe lasagna-loving
ca t backto TV. “Theyknowhowto entertainand
wi ll be greatstewardsforthe franchise,”stated
cr eatorJimDavis.“I am alsoexcitedto continue
todo the thingthat getsme out of bedevery
morning...thecomicstrip!”Garfieldis already
theveteranof a pairof series,1988’sGarfieldand
Fr iendsan d 2009’sTheGarfieldShow.
●BABYBOOM
●FAREWELLS
That’sa Bill of sale.Season 3
ofFX’sAmericanCrime
Storyis goingto be the
impeachmentof President
Cl inton...withthe woman
at the cruxof it,Monica
Lewinsky, 46, servingas
co -producer.AsACScr eator
RyanMurphysaid,“I told
her, ‘Nobodyshouldtellyour
st orybut you,andit’s kind
of grossif theydo. If you
want to produceit withme,
I wouldlovethat;but youshouldbe the producer
andyoushouldmakeall thegoddamnmoney.’ ”●INTERNINGTHEPAGE
Reel sad. On Aug. 1,
noted filmmaker D.A.
Pennebaker, who directed
such cinema verité docs as
The War Room, Don’t Look
Back and Monterey Pop,
passed away at age 94. On
Aug. 3, NFL All-Pro wide
receiver Cliff Branch, who
won three Super Bowls
with the Oakland Raiders,
passed at 71. Finally,
Nobel Prize–winningauthor Toni Morrison
(above), best known for
her works The Bluest Eye,
Song of Solomon and the
Pulitzer Prize–winning
Beloved, died on Aug. 5.
She was 88.●ON HIS
MAJESTY’S
SECRETSERVICE
●FEED THE KITTY
Charles, Prince Charles.
After a recent visit
to the set of the 007
pic Bond 25, it’s been
reported that the heir
to the British throne has
been offered a cameo in the forthcoming flick.
The Prince of Wales, 70, would be following in the
footsteps of his mum Queen Elizabeth II — who
teamed up with current 007 Daniel Craig, 51, in a
James Bond spoof for the opening ceremonies of
the London Summer Olympics in 2012.6 August 26, 2019 CLOSER