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'Bonanza' star Roberts dead at 81

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. actor and civil-rights advocate Pernell Roberts died of cancer at his Malibu, Calif., home, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

Eleanor Criswell told the Los Angeles Times Roberts died Sunday.

Best known for his roles on the TV shows "Bonanza" and "Trapper John, M.D.," the Georgia native marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, his family said in a statement issued to CNN.

His film credits include "Desire Under the Elms," "Ride Lonesome" and "Four Rode Out." He guest starred in more than 60 TV shows and served as host of "FBI: The Untold Stories."

Roberts' family said Criswell, his fourth wife, was with him when he died Sunday, CNN said.

His only son, Chris, died in 1989 after a motorcycle crash.

83M watched MTV's Haiti relief telethon

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Friday's "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" drew a cumulative audience of more than 83 million viewers, MTV said.

The telethon also had a gross average audience of more than 24 million viewers in the United States. The event has raised more than $61 million in donations from the general public to date, MTV, which organized the telethon, said Monday.

"Hope for Haiti Now" aired across numerous networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, AMC, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Espanol, HBO Latino, Logo, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul.

Across the Web and on mobile outlets, "Hope for Haiti Now" attracted 1.9 million video streams during the live broadcast.

"Hope for Haiti Now" was intended to benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Program, Yele Haiti Foundation and the Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.

The telethon was led by Wyclef Jean in New York, George Clooney in Los Angeles and CNN's Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti. It featured performances by Jean, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Emeline Michel, Beyonce and Coldplay, as well as group performances by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z and Rihanna, and Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.

Lawyer: Coleman not charged with assault

SANTAQUIN CITY, Utah, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Gary Coleman's lawyer says the former U.S. child television actor was arrested after a disturbance at his house, but not charged with assault.

Attorney Randy Kester told People.com the one-time "Diff'rent Strokes" star was arrested during the weekend in Santaquin City, Utah, on a misdemeanor failure-to-appear-in-court warrant, not for domestic assault as has been widely reported.

"This is a lot less serious than it seems," Kester told the magazine's Web site. "He was not arrested for assault."

Kester said it was unclear what matter the failure to appear warrant concerned.

Santaquin City police told People.com they responded to Coleman's home Sunday for an unspecified "civil disturbance," but emphasized no criminal charges have been filed against him in connection with the incident.

Coleman reportedly was released from police custody after posting $1,725 bail.

The 41-year-old actor has seen his career overshadowed in recent years by reports of his health problems and legal woes.

Earlier this month, he was hospitalized after suffering a seizure. More recently, he settled a lawsuit brought against him by a fan who says Coleman tried to run him over with his truck when he attempted to take a photo of him with his cell phone in a bowling alley parking lot. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

The actor also appeared on TV's "Divorce Court" with his wife, Shannon Price, to hash out some of their marital problems in 2008 and Price reportedly was arrested after a domestic violence incident involving the actor last year.

McAvoy and Duff expecting first child

LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Scottish movie star James McAvoy has announced his wife, British actress Anne-Marie Duff, is pregnant with their first child.

The intensely private couple, who co-starred in the 2009 film "The Last Station," married in 2006.

Their spokesman, Rupert Fowler, told the BBC they had no further comment to make and no other details regarding Duff's pregnancy would be released at this time.

McAvoy's big-screen credits include "Wanted," "Becoming Jane," "Atonement," "The Last King of Scotland" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." He is 30.

Duff, 39, has appeared in the movie "Nowhere Boy," and British TV's "Margot" and "Shameless."