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90210's ex-Brandon now big daddy

Jason Priestley, star of '90s TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, is a proud father. His wife, Naomi Lowde-Priestley, gave birth to a baby girl on July 2, the 37-year-old actor told KTTV-TV on Monday. She is the couple's first child.

"She's beautiful," he said. "It was like the second she came into the world, just everything changed."

Priestley, who played Brandon Walsh on the long-running 90210 teen drama, and Lowde-Priestley, who is a makeup artist, were married in 2005. He stars in Lifetime's new TV series Side Order of Life, which premieres on July 15.

Fireworks victims get the Beyonce treatment

Two people injured when pyrotechnics went awry at Beyonce Knowles' concert in St. Louis received a surprise emergency room visit from the singer.

The accident happened on Sunday night, just as the R&B star's concert began. Broadcast reports said pyrotechnics meant for the stage accidentally spilled into the front row.

Two concertgoers were taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Both were expected to make a full recovery.

Soon after the concert, Knowles arrived at the hospital, said head nurse Darryl Williams.

"She was just very concerned about the people injured in the audience," Williams said. "It was unannounced and we kept it very low-key so that she could spend time with them."

Knowles, 25, met with the fans for about 45 minutes. "I just thought it was a great thing for someone of her stature to do," Williams said.

Knowles' world tour opened in April in Tokyo and runs through early September. Other stops include New Orleans, Dallas, New York City, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Crow's get-well wish for Pavarotti

Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery last year, has wished Luciano Pavarotti well in his own battle against cancer.

Crow spoke about the famed tenor while she was on the Italian resort island of Ischia, where she received a music award, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Pavarotti underwent surgery after doctors discovered a malignant pancreatic mass last year.

"Best wishes to maestro Pavarotti, that he can survive this terrible illness, an experience that I, too, had, and that made me stronger today," ANSA quoted Crow as saying.

She was on the island in the Gulf of Naples with her infant son, Wyatt, whom she adopted several months ago. "Thanks to him, I work much better. Two days ago, I finished cutting an album," she said.

Agencies

(China Daily 07/11/2007 page18)