Snooki gives birth to potential co-star
“Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi gave birth early Sunday to her first child, a boy.
The reality TV star and her fiancé, Jionni LaValle, welcomed 6-pound, 5-ounce Lorenzo Dominic LaValle into the world at just before 3 a.m. Sunday at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., MTV said.
MTV congratulated Polizzi and her fiance and looked toward the newborn’s possible appearance on “Jersey Shore.”
MTV has said it’s bringing “Jersey Shore” back for a sixth season, with the 24-year-old Snooki as part of the action, but has declined to offer specifics on how big a part Snooki will play in the show about hard-partying Italian-American friends.
Prince Philip appears in public
Prince Philip has made his first public appearance since he was discharged from a hospital last week.
The 91-year-old British royal accompanied his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, to an 18th-century parish church in Scotland on Sunday. Crathie Kirk church is near the Balmoral estate where they have been staying.
The prince, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, spent five nights at Scotland’s Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after a recurrence of a bladder infection. It was Philip’s third hospital stay in the last eight months. He was discharged on Monday.
Punk band members flee Russia
Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their bandmates to prison, the group said Sunday.
Five members of the feminist group took part in a provocative performance inside Moscow’s main cathedral in February to protest the Russian leader’s rule and his cozy relationship with the Orthodox Church.
The band tweeted on Sunday that the two activists had fled Russia and are “recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions.” No mention was made of where they went.
At least 12 other members of the group remain in Russia, another message on Twitter said.
The birthday bunch
Musician Daryl Dragon (The Captain and Tennille) is 70. Actress Tuesday Weld is 69. Singer-bassist Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge) is 68. Ex-porn star Harry Reems is 65. Guitarist Jeff Cook (Alabama) is 63. Actor Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman) is 60. Guitarist Alex Lifeson (Rush) is 59. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams is 51. Percussionist Bobo (Cypress Hill) is 44. Bassist Tony Kanal (No Doubt) is 42. Actress Sarah Chalke is 36. Actress Demetria McKinney (“House of Payne”) is 34. Actor Patrick J. Adams (“Suits”) is 31. Actress Alexa Vega (“Spy Kids”) is 24.