Glamorous guest list for Norman wedding

Greg Norman and fellow sporting legend Chris Evert will marry in a lavish Bahamas island wedding this weekend.

The guest list is believed to include former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush senior, Martina Navratilova, singers Gwen Stefani and Kenny Loggins, and comedian Chevy Chase.

Norman and Evert, both 53, will marry at sunset on the beach on Paradise Island on Saturday, Bahamas time (Sunday, Australian time) in a million-dollar ceremony, media reports say.

The Australian golfing great and the American tennis champion flew into Paradise Island aboard Norman's private jet today, and security at the private airport ordered media, including a crew from Australia's Nine Network, away from the couple.

Norman has booked out all 200 rooms of the exclusive One & Only Ocean Club hotel for four days, Nine reported today.

Norman filed for divorce from his wife of 25 years Laura Andrassy in June 2006. After fiery court proceedings and interviews in the press, Andrassy reportedly collected $US100 million ($107.34 million) in the divorce settlement.

The couple have two adult children, Morgan-Leigh and Gregory.

Evert has been married twice before - first to fellow tennis player, Englishman Chris Lloyd and then to skiing champ Andy Mills, and has three sons.

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Katie Holmes and 'All My Sons' start performances Sept. 18 on Broadway

NEW YORK - Curtain up Sept. 18 for Katie Holmes' Broadway debut.

That's the date the former "Dawson's Creek" star and wife of Tom Cruise begins preview performances in a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," producer Eric Falkenstein announced Tuesday.

The production, which also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson, officially opens Oct. 16 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre for a limited engagement through Jan. 11.

"All My Sons" concerns businessman Joe Keller (Lithgow) whose factory supplied defective cylinder parts to the military, resulting in the deaths of 21 pilots during the Second World War. Yet it was his business partner who went to jail for the mistake.

Wiest will play Keller's wife, Wilson his idealistic son and Holmes will play the son's fiancee who is the daughter of Keller's disgraced partner. The director is Simon McBurney.

Ticket prices for "All My Sons" will inch higher than usual for a play. The top price for all evening performances as well as the Saturday and Sunday matinees will be US$116.50, with Wednesday matinees going for $111.50.

That's the same price "Equus," starring Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths, will charge this fall. No word yet on what premium tickets will cost for "All My Sons" but "Equus" charges $251.50 for premium (best seats in the house) tickets. And it goes higher - $301.50 - for holiday weeks such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

By comparison, "August: Osage County," winner of the 2008 Tony Award for best play, currently has a $110 top price for a non-premium ticket. The revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" charges $96.50 and "Boeing-Boeing," the 2008 Tony winner for best play revival, has a top price of $99.50.

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Ben Affleck - Affleck Jets Off To The Sudan To Gain More Knowledge

BEN AFFLECK was so worried his views on the crisis in the Sudan would not be enough to spark change in the region he jetted off to Africa to get a closer look.

The movie star has just returned from a fact-finding trip to the Sudan after adopting the refugee problem and ongoing war in the area as a new cause.

United Nations officials advised Affleck to scrap his plans to fly to the war zone, telling him he would be putting his life at risk.

Speaking about his decision to follow in the footsteps of stars like George Clooney and Don Cheadle, the Daredevil star has told CNN, "I got really interested in southern Sudan for a number of reasons. I think it's a fascinating place going through some really hard times.

"I wanted to really feel like I understood the place and learn as much as I could about it, before I got into trying to be an advocate and kind of running my mouth about it.

"I got into doing some learning, talking to experts, travelling there."

Unshaved and tired, Affleck told CNN he has been left scarred by what he witnessed on his trip: "It was terrible. I've never seen anything like it."

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Janet Jackson - Jackson Praises Man Behind Wardrobe Malfunction

JANET JACKSON has heaped praise on the designer of her infamous nipple-baring Super Bowl costume, branding him a great "love" in her life.

The singer was forced to issue an apology for the 2004 "wardrobe malfunction", which happened when Justin Timberlake tore off part of her corset during a half-time duet, exposing her breast to millions of unsuspecting viewers of the American football event.

British designer Alexander MCQueen confirmed he created the tight black outfit Jackson wore on the night earlier this week (beg12May08), prompting the pop star to come to his defence, insisting she does not hold him responsible for the incident.

She tells Fox News, "I thought maybe only half of the outfit was (his design), but I guess he did all of it."

She adds, "I don't blame him; he didn't rip it. Alexander is so great at what he does - he's a genius. I've loved him for a long time, ever since I saw one of his very first shows 10 years ago in London, which is where we first met."

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