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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PEOPLE
JULY 13 - JULY 19,2005
Prince fathers bastard child
PARIS — Prince Albert II of Monaco, who acknowledged last week that he is the father of a child born to a former Air France flight attendant, says others may step forward with paternity claims.
A day before the bachelor prince was to formally accede to the throne, Albert told the French TF1 TV station that he was "extremely shocked" at the way the existence of his nearly 2-year old son was made known by the press.
Asked if there might be other such cases, Albert said July 11. "I know there are other people who have nearly the same cases." He refused to elaborate, saying "we will answer when the moment comes"
French magazine Paris Match has shown photos of the child, his mother, Nicole Coste, and also of Albert feeding his son while Monaco was officially mourning the April death of Prince Rainier.
Albert's lawyer, Thierry Lacoste, issued a statement last week saying the prince wanted to face up to his responsibilities and acknowledged he was the father of the boy, whose name is Alexandre.
Albert, 47, son of Prince Rainier III and Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, said Alexandre will "want for nothing," but the Monaco constitution does not place him in the hereditary line of rulers, so he will never inherit the throne.
The prince said in the TV interview that he remained quiet about his son because "I wanted to protect him."
"I was extremely shocked by the manner in which this was treated and the totally inopportune moment when it came out," he said.
Royal powers were automatically conferred on Albert upon the death of his father, who died April 6 at age 81. Albert's mother was killed in a car crash in 1982.
Journalist's remains to be shot into sky
The Associated Press
ASPEN, Colo. — Friends and family of gonzo journalist Hunter S.Thompson are preparing to pepper the sky with the late writer's ashes.
His cremated remains will be shot into the air Aug. 20 from a cannon installed on a 150-foot-high tower behind his home in Woody Creek.The 67-year-old Thompson, who had been in failing health, shot himself at his home on Feb. 20 after a long and flamboyant career.
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Johnny Depp, a close friend of Thompson's, has hired a Beverly Hills, Calif., events planner to oversee the event, which will be closed to the public.
"Hunter meant a lot to me. He was another hero and someone that I got to know very well because I played him in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.' We got very, very close," Depp said in a recent interview with APTelevision News.
"He was a great pal, one of my best friends. We had talked a couple of times about his last wishes to be shot out of a cannon of his own design. ... All I'm doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true. I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out," the
42-year-old actor said in the interview.
The Associated Press
Hollywood stars relate to Disney
NEWYORK - John Stamos, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Belushi are goofy for Goofy, while David Arquette, Peyton Manning and Terry Bradshaw are daffy about Donald Duck according to a recent Disney survey.
In a poll of 45 actors, musicians and athletes, 20 percent most identified with the Disney animated character Goofy. Non-celebrities agreed, with 15 percent of 8,000 consumer respondents also selecting Mickey Mouse's best friend as the character they relate to the most.
Other survey results revealed singers Avril Lavigne and Ashanti know the words to "It's a Small World." Arquette and his wife, Courteney Cox, both picked The Haunted Mansion as their favorite attraction.
Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts hired independent research firm Directive Analytics to conduct the "Golden Ears" survey in honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary July 17.
The Associated Press
Pitt accompanies Jolie for adoption
The co-stars traveled to Ethiopia to finalize Jolie's adoption of a baby girl
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Angelina Jolie and her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Brad Pitt were in Ethiopia to pick up the orphaned baby girl she was adopting, an official said July 7.
Pitt, Jolie and Jolie's 3-year-old son Maddox arrived July 6. The couple have refused to speak to The Associated Press about the adoption.
Tesfey Berhu, manager of the Wide Horizons agency, which arranged the adoption, said the exact cause of death of the baby's parents wasn't clear, but he suspected they died of AIDS, which has killed more than 900,000 people in Ethiopia.
For months, rumors of Pitt and Jolie's offscreen relationship have been circulating. The couple have been photographed together near her Buckinghamshire, England, estate, while he rides a dirt bike with Maddox. They have also been photographed with Maddox on a beach in Africa.
The twice-divorced Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. The 30-year-old actress has told People that she and Maddox, whom she adopted in Cambodia, are "very happy to have a new addition to our family."
Jolie has named her 5-month-old daughter Zahara Marley Jolie, according to People magazine's Web site.
Pitt, 41, and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, announced their separation in January. Aniston filed for divorce in March, citing irreconcilable differences. Pitt has denied Jolie is the reason for the split and Jolie has said she's never had sex with Pitt.
Ethiopia, a country of 70 million, has more than 5 million orphans, their parents lost to famine, disease, war and AIDS.
In 2003, a record 1,400 children were adopted from abroad, more than double the number in the previous year. The number of private adoption agencies in Addis Ababa, the capital, has doubled in the past year to 30.
Ethiopia has strict laws to thwart dubious adoption agents and fraudulent paperwork. Agencies charge adoption fees of about $20,000 per child.
Ian West/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS