The old flat tire trick

A man has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping actor Jeremy London and forcing him to use drugs, the Riverside County district attorney’s office said Thursday.

Brandon Adams, 26, of Palm Springs, remained jailed after being arraigned Tuesday on five charges that include kidnapping and theft, said Michael Jeandron, a district attorney’s spokesman.

A statement from Palm Springs police said London, who appeared on TV’s “Party of Five,” was kidnapped while changing a flat tire on June 10.

The 37-year-old actor told police that several men helped him and he offered them a ride home. Police said one man later pulled a gun, forced London to drive around, buy alcohol and take drugs.

Mom’s got talent

Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe isn’t the only one in the family with talent. In a segment that aired Tuesday night, her mom, Alice Tan Ridley, auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the audience with her performance. Her rendition of the Etta James classic “At Last” brought the audience to their feet, and the judges unanimously voted to send her through to the next round in Las Vegas.

A lethal stew

The son of former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel, who was found dead after a day of bar-hopping with a man he’d just met, died from a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol, the medical examiner’s office said Friday. Andrew Koppel’s May 31 death was ruled an accident. He died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of alcohol, heroin, cocaine and other drugs, said a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner’s office.

The birthday bunch

Gena Rowlands is 80. Spanky McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang is 68. Ann Wilson of Heart is 60. Paula Abdul is 48.