Berry baby

Los Angeles, Sept. 5 (Reuters): Halle Berry and her model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry are expecting their first child, the Oscar-winning actress told celebrity TV show Access Hollywood today.

“Yes, I am three months pregnant,” Berry wrote in an email to the programme. “Gabriel and I are beyond excited, and I’ve waited a long time for this moment in life. Now the next ... months will be the longest of my life!” Access Hollywood” said Berry, 41, met Aubry, 31, in 2005.

Celebrity news website TMZ.com reported that producers of an upcoming film starring Berry, Tulia, have postponed production of the movie, which was scheduled to begin in October.

Penn film

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP): The debut of Into the Wild, a movie directed by Sean Penn about a 24-year-old young man who starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness, drew a packed house at a venue outside Fairbanks. More than 100 people attended the premiere on Monday night at the Blue Loon, a bar, theatre and dance hall. Many wanted to see if their contributions made the credits for the movie that includes a handful of Alaska locations. Actor Emile Hirsch plays Christopher McCandless, a man from a well-off family in the Washington, DC, area. McCandless left home after college in the early 1990s and eventually made his way to Alaska, where in 1992 he spent 16 weeks living in an abandoned bus in the wilderness around Denali National Park and Preserve.

Star weds

Los Angeles (AP): Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire and fiancee Jennifer Meyer, the mother of his baby girl, were married during a ceremony in Hawaii, his publicist confirmed on Tuesday. The couple wed on Monday night, publicist Kelly Bush confirmed. Maguire, 32, and Meyer have been together since 2003. The couple got engaged last year and have a daughter, Ruby, who was born in November. Meyer is the daughter of Ron Meyer, president and chief operating officer of Universal Studios.

Tenor work

Rome (AP): Opera star Luciano Pavarotti will receive a new government award for his work at promoting Italian culture in his country and abroad. The 71-year-old tenor, who has been fighting pancreatic cancer, is the first recipient of the prize, the culture ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. No date has been set for the award ceremony.