SPOTTED: After appearing nude together in the Broadway revival of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," "Sopranos" star Edie Falco, 39, and Stanley Tucci, 43, were quietly rumored to be an offstage item, despite Tucci's being married. (The actor and his wife have since split.) Last week, at the premiere of the Broadway revival of the musical "Nine," starring Antonio Banderas, Falco and Tucci showed up publicly as a couple. Tucci's publicist declined comment to The New York Times, but did state: "He does remain committed to his children."

IMPROVED: "No respect" comic Rodney Dangerfield, 81, has been taken off a respirator following brain surgery, and his first request to doctors was to turn on the TV so he could watch Jerry Springer, Dangerfield's agent tells Reuters. The comedian underwent the risky procedure (intended to improve the blood flow to his brain) last week at the UCLA Medical Center in preparation for heart-valve replacement scheduled for next week.

IDENTIFIED: A body found on an Oregon beach was identified Monday as that of reality TV pioneer Paul Stojanovich, 47, a former producer of the long-running series "COPS," officials tell the Associated Press. The remains were discovered Sunday about a mile from where Stojanovich fell from a bluff while he was out hiking with his fiancee on March 15. The body was identified through dental records.

PUCKERED: Daytime TV viewers will witness their first on-screen lesbian kiss next week, ABC has announced. The groundbreaking smooch is set to take place during the April 22 episode of "All My Children," during which, the network says, gay teen character Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) and her new friend Lena (Olga Sosnovska) "in a moment of truth and true love" come to terms with their feelings.