Paltrow misses Venice due to plane problem
VENICE, Italy, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- "Proof" star Gwyneth Paltrow missed the "highlight" of her summer after her plane was forced to turn around en route to the Venice Film Festival.
Paltrow called into the news conference set up for her film Monday and told reporters she had an "extraordinary unpleasant" experience trying to reach Venice from New York, the BBC reported.
Technical problems forced the plane to turn around and return to New York, festival organizers said.
"I had an absolutely, extraordinarily unpleasant evening last night trying to get there," she said Monday. "I had all kinds of plane problems ... but I was very, very sorry not to be with you. It was going to be the highlight of my summer."
The film was promoted instead by her co-stars, Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal.
"Proof" is in the running for the Golden Lion, the Venice Film Festival's top honor, the BBC said.
Woman slashes Lichtenstein art
BREGENZ, Austria, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A German armed with red paint, a knife and screwdriver slashed a painting by U.S. pop artist Roy Lichtenstein at Austria's Kunsthaus Bregenz museum.
The 35-year-old Munich resident whipped the knife from her purse and slashed "Nudes in Mirror" four times Saturday, damaging but not destroying it, the BBC reported Monday.
Staff and visitors restrained the vandal and police charged her with causing grave property damage.
The woman reportedly said she wanted to destroy the painting because it was a fake, the BBC said.
Officials said the painting was insured for $6 million and would be restored.
Winslett picked Britain's Yummy Mummy
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Actress Kate Winslet has been chosen Britain's hottest mama by a poll taken by Avent for National Yummy Mummy week.
The "Titanic" star and No. 1 "Yummy Mummy" has two children, Mia, 4, and 20-month-old Joe.
Winslett, who refused to diet after her kids were born, won on the basis of her relaxed, down-to-earth attitude about her figure, Sky News reported.
In second place was the model known only as Jordan, who wore hotpants just weeks after giving birth to her son.
BBC TV host Tess Daly was third, followed by Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, Jools Oliver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle Macpherson, Anna Friel, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost.
Tom Petty joins Fox TV's 'King'
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Veteran rocker Tom Petty lending his voice to Fox TV's "King of the Hill" this season, it was reported Monday.
Petty will provide the voice of Lucky, Luanne's new boyfriend, in the 10th season of the animated series, TVguide.com reported.
Also slated to voice characters this season are Johnny Knoxvillle, Outkast singer Big Boi, John Schneider and Shannon Elizabeth.
"King of the Hill" is slated to air its season premiere on Sept. 18.
