Angelina Jolie helps stranded paparazzi
NEW YORK, June 16 (UPI) -- Actress Angelina Jolie did her daily good deed when she stopped and helped a photographer who had a flat tire in New York.
Celebrity photographer James Ambler was trailing the star of "A Mighty Heart" around New York on his bike, when he popped one of his tires, People magazine reported Saturday.
While figuring out what he was going to do, Jolie's car pulled up to him and the driver asked if he wanted a ride. Ambler, whose nickname is "Lance" after cycling champ Lance Armstrong, then heard Jolie herself say, "Come on Lance, hop in."
While riding, Jolie reportedly told Ambler she was appreciative of the space some of the photographers were giving her children. He added he was not sure exactly how much time he spent in the car with Jolie, "Time stood still," he said.
He described the actress as "really down to earth, really lovely."
Modest Mouse frontman hit with bottle
MORISSON, Colo., June 16 (UPI) -- Modest Mouse front man Isaac Brock is sporting an eye patch after being hit in the head by a bottle during a performance in Britain.
Brock's face was struck by a bottle thrown by an unknown person in Nottingham May 28, Pollstar reported Saturday. According to his publicist, he had surgery on his eye the following week, causing the band to cancel several shows this month.
Modest Mouse's U.S. tour begins Aug. 1 in Morisson, Colo., and includes stops at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park, Download Festival in Mansfield, Mass., and The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash.
The band also has a pair of August appearances at Japan's Summersonic festival in Tokyo and Osaka.
Hasselhoff gets custody of daughters
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Actor David Hasselhoff has received primary custody of his two teenage daughters.
Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas ruled Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, could visit the girls on alternate weekends and Wednesday nights for dinner, Hasselhoff's attorney, Melvin S. Goldsman, said Friday.
The ruling marked a startling reversal for the actor, who was banned from seeing Taylor-Ann, 17, and Hayley, 14, after a video of the actor drunk surfaced in May. Hasselhoff regained his parental rights by agreeing to alcohol testing, reported People magazine.
The former "Baywatch" star, now a judge on "America's Got Talent," left the courtroom smiling, telling reporters, "Enough is enough, these children have been through enough."
Bach didn't comment, but was seen crying in the courthouse hallway, People said. Hasselhoff, 54, and Bach, 42, filed for divorce in January 2006 after 16 years of marriage. They have battled over money and custody of their daughters ever since.
Rod Stewart marries model girlfriend
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Venerable rocker Rod Stewart became a married man for the third time Saturday by tying the knot in Italy with model Penny Lancaster.
The 62-year-old Stewart and his 36-year-old bride were hitched in a small town near the resort of Portofino with only two witnesses present and the town hall official presiding, People magazine reported.
The Stewarts have one daughter together, Alistar, who was born in late 2005. The Los Angeles-based singer was divorced in January from his second wife, Rachel Hunter, who also is a model.
People said Stewart had presented Lancaster with a sizable diamond ring.
