Kevin Costner scores hit with BP
NEW YORK, June 16 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Kevin Costner has finally scored a hit with BP on the oil cleanup device he spent 15 years developing, a statement released by the firm indicates.
Costner, 55, spent weeks calling attention to the high-tech machine developed by his company saying it could help in cleaning up the gulf oil spill, ABC News reported.
After testing the device, BP released a statement saying that it works and company officials are "excited" about its potential.
"We were confident the technology would work but we needed to test it at the extremes," Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, said.
Suttles said BP has placed a significant order with Costner's company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, and will be working with the firm to rapidly deploy 32 of the machines.
The device is a centrifuge that separates spilled oil from water.
Costner spent more than $20 million developing the oil separator that testing indicates leaves water 99 percent free of oil.
Randy Jackson suffers heart attack
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Randy Jackson's assistant says the younger brother of late pop star Michael Jackson was hospitalized in Pasadena, Calif., after suffering a mild heart attack.
The 48-year-old singer and musician was admitted to Huntington Memorial Hospital Tuesday after experiencing chest pains, E! News said.
"Randy was admitted to the hospital yesterday," Jackson's assistant told the entertainment news program. "He will be staying overnight. He suffered from a mild heart attack. Thank you for your concern. He is doing as well as expected."
Jackson said via Twitter earlier this month that he is still having a difficult time dealing with Michael's death, which occurred June 25, 2009.
"How do I cope?" E! News said Randy Jackson tweeted. "I have a strong Christian faith & find power in prayer… although this month is hard."
Fox and Green get engaged again
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Hollywood couple Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have gotten engaged for a second time, sources told UsMagazine.com.
Fox and Green, who have been dating since 2004, broke off a previous 2-year engagement in 2009.
UsMagazine.com said Green proposed to Fox again June 1 on a beach Hawaii, however, during the excitement the 2-carat diamond ring he offered the actress got lost in the sand.
"Security and maintenance staff spent a couple of hours looking for it," an insider told the magazine. "No one found it."
Green is best known for his work on TV's "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."
Fox starred in two "Transformers" blockbusters.
'Regionals' tops U.S. album chart
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- "Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack, followed by Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" at No. 3, Jack Johnson's "To the Sea" at No. 4 and Plies's "Goon Affiliated" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" at No. 6, "Glee: The Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" at No. 7, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" at No. 8, Dierks Bentley's "Up on the Ridge" at No. 9 and Jewel's "Sweet and Wild" at No. 10.
