Scott Stapp, 32, former frontman of the rock band Creed, whose solo album The Great Divide went platinum last month, and his girlfriend, Jaclyn Nesheiwat, 25, are engaged. The couple plan to tie the knot Feb. 10. This will be her first marriage and Stapp's second.
BIRTHS
Boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya, 32, and his wife of four years, Millie Corretjer, 31, welcomed their first child, a son, Oscar Gabriel, Dec. 29 in L.A. De La Hoya has two children from previous relationships: Atiana, 6, with his ex-fiancée, actress Shanna Moakler (Meet the Barkers), and a son, Jacob. “We thank God that we are all healthy,” De La Hoya said in a statement.
LEGAL MATTERS
The Los Angeles District Attorney's office recently announced that charges won't be filed against photographer Galo Ramirez, 24, who was arrested last May for allegedly crashing his car into Lindsay Lohan's Mercedes-Benz while he was reportedly following the actress. Although the incident sparked controversy over the lengths to which celebrity photographers go to obtain shots of A-listers, authorities said the case was dropped because there was insufficient evidence. A rep for Lohan could not be reached for comment.
ARRESTED
Tito Moses, 31, and Steven Wortman, 49, were arrested during a Dec. 27 sting operation in New York City after they allegedly tried to extort $1 million from Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez in exchange for a copy of the couple's June 2004 wedding video. The recording was obtained from a laptop taken from Anthony's car last October. The two New Jersey men were nabbed while attempting to sell the computer to undercover police officers posing as Marc Anthony's staff. Moses and Wortman were charged with conspiracy, attempted grand larceny and possession of stolen property. Neither attorneys for the accused nor representatives for Lopez or Anthony could be reached for comment.
DEATHS
Actor Richard De Angelis, 73, who played Col. Raymond Foerster in the HBO series The Wire, died Dec. 28 in Silver Spring, Md., after suffering from congestive heart failure and complications from prostate cancer. Prior to his gig on the hit drama, De Angelis worked as an accountant for 14 years and as a stand-up comedian. “Richard's work gave the character humor and nuance in the smallest of moments,” says Wire creator David Simon…. Character actor Patrick Cranshaw, 86, known for playing Blue, the elderly frat boy who gets overexcited in the 2003 hit comedy Old School, died Dec. 28 in Fort Worth of natural causes. Cranshaw appeared in dozens of films, including the 2000 comedy Best in Show and last year's Herbie: Fully Loaded, starring Lindsay Lohan.
TRIBUTE
Michael Vale, 83, the burly, mustachioed actor who wearily delivered his catchphrase, “Time to make the doughnuts,” as Fred the Baker in Dunkin' Donuts TV commercials, died Dec. 24 in New York City of complications from diabetes. The Brooklyn-born actor, who appeared in more than 1,300 commercials during his career, filmed his first Dunkin' Donuts ad in the early 1980s and retired his baker's hat in 1997. Vale also performed on Broadway in the comedy The Impossible Years in 1965 and appeared on The Cosby Show.
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